BIBCO participants contribute bibliographic records to shared international databases, meeting or exceeding BIBCO Standard Record requirements. BIBCO records include access points backed by complete authority work, both descriptive and subject.
Documentation & Updates
- BIBCO Standard Record (BSR) RDA Metadata Application Profile (Apr. 26, 2024) [PDF: 593 KB]
- BIBCO Participants' Manual (March 15, 2024) [PDF: 614 KB]
- Guidelines for the Use of ISO 639-3 Language Codes in MARC Records (optional practice, Jan. 2023) [PDF; 506 KB]
- PCC Guidelines for Minimally Punctuated MARC Bibliographic Records (optional practice, Jan. 2020) [Word; 31 KB], Training [PPT; 130 KB] (rev. Dec. 2020), FAQ (external link)
- OCLC announcement on implementation of BIBCO role in WorldShare Record Manager (Aug. 27, 2019)
- Training Manual for Applying Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records (Jan. 22, 2015) [PDF: 343 KB]
- PCC Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Records Guide
- PCC Guidelines for Creating Bibliographic Records in Multiple Character Sets (Sept. 7, 2017) [PDF: 412 KB]
- ALA-LC Romanization Tables
- RDA Decisions, Policies, and Guidelines
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Training
- Slides Used in Orientation Webinar for New BIBCO Members (Feb. 29, 2024) [PDF: 1,215 KB]
- BIBCO Standard Record Training Course Summary
- Cataloger's Learning Workshop (CLW)
- PCC SCT Report on Available Linked Data Training Resources (Apr. 22, 2016) [Word: 25 KB]
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BIBCO Funnels
A BIBCO funnel is a group of libraries that have joined together to contribute new BIBCO records to the utilities and to enrich existing BIBCO records by adding access points, subject headings, or classification numbers from different schemes.
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BIBCO Resources & Forms
Join BIBCO
Become a BIBCO partner and reveal your collections to the world in records created to BIBCO standards.
Meetings & Events
Cataloging FAQs
- BIBCO Cataloging
- Cataloging of Resources Generated Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software (PDF, 175 KB)
- Cataloging Electronic Resources
- Uniform Titles for BIBCO Libraries
- Series
- LC Classification for BIBCO