Resource Description & Access (RDA)

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DCM Z1 Update: 1) The update includes agreements between PCC and LC with regard to "best practices" in the new MARC fields for authority records. Note especially the information on the use of subfields $u and $v; the full text on the use of $u and $v is supplied only in the 046 section, but it is referenced in each of the fields where these subfields may be used. Here is an excerpt from that 046 section on the use of subfields $u and $v -- NACO catalogers please take note: The following represents PCC practice on recording sources of information in $u and $v in fields where they are defined, and/or in field 670: 1. 670s must be used to support information used as part of a heading in 1XX and 4XX. 2. For 046, 37X, 381: a. use of $v is optional if the same information/source is already cited in the 670 b. use $v if the information/source is not cited in a 670 c. use of $u is optional, and should always be preceded by $v. 2) Catalogers are instructed to no longer supply Conte

Changes in LC-PCC Policy Statements   in the October 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit

(source: Library of Congress Website 10/2/12) The Library of Congress and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging are pleased to announce a title change of the "Library of Congress Policy Statements" to "Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements" (LC-PCC PSs) effective with the October 2012 release of the RDA Toolkit. The new title reflects the ongoing collaboration of LC and PCC in adopting a single set of policy statements, with clear labels indicating any differences in application. Adding "PCC Practice" statements has already begun, and will be ongoing until completed; developing new policy statements, negotiating changes to existing statements, etc., will be an ongoing activity shared by LC and PCC. Current Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PSs) are freely available as part of the RDA Toolkit. Go to Access the RDA Toolkit and click on the "Resources" tab; a

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