Policy: The PCC BIBCO standard record (BSR) is one of the choices for original cataloging in LTS. The BSR is a floor record which emphasizes access points over extensive descriptive data. When it is determined that fuller cataloging is needed to enhance identification or retrieval of an item, catalogers should may use more descriptive fields as necessary.
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- Archival materials
- Audio recordings
- Cartographic resources
- Electronic resources (computer file format, Ldr/06 "m")
- Graphic materials
- Moving images
- Notated music
- Rare materials (books, cartographic resources, graphics, and notated music)
- Textual monographs
Materials not cataloged at Cornell with PCC BIBCO standards:
- Rare books:
RMC monographs are generally cataloged beyond the BIBCO standard record for rare books. If all access points in the record are covered by authority records, the RMC cataloger codes the record as PCC. If the record contains provenance tracings, local subject headings (e.g. for publication date), or other headings not covered by authority records, it cannot be coded as PCC. - Serials cataloged as monographs
- Serials; serials at Cornell may be cataloged using the RDA CONSER Standard Record (CSR) Metadata Application Profile
- Two-check original cataloging by copy catalogers (processed according to LTS Procedure #35)
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All BSR records carry the encoding level “blank.”
Authority control:
PCC standards require that all headings access points in a PCC BIBCO standard record be under authority control and that all applicable name authorities authority records conform to RDA. Create or update authority headings according to NACO guidelines.
Use procedures at NACO/SACO Workflow (LTS Procedure #95) to create authority records in Voyager or OCLC.
CUL LTS catalogers should not trace series.
Record upgrades:
Some existing Existing records can may be upgraded to BIBCO Record Standardthe BIBCO standard, if it is desirable in the cataloger's judgement.
These include:
- Vendor records (Typically Level 5)
- Level 3 records (abbreviated level), level 7 (minimal level), level K, or level I (OCLC)
- Member copy not already cataloged according to the BIBCO record standard and not containing 650s and/or nationally recognized class numbers.
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