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SACO: Subject Authority Cooperative Program
What is SACO?
A component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) A means for libraries to propose: new Library of Congress Subject Headings new Library of Congress Classification numbers changes to existing Library of Congress Subject Headings changes to existing Library of Congress Classification numbers
SACO membership Institutions that participate in other PCC programs are automatically considered SACO members Non-PCC libraries and NACO Funnel participants can submit SACO membership applications
SACO membership No formal training is required Participants do not gain “ independent (and may be approved or not) ” status; all proposals are reviewed at LC
Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals Cataloger recognizes need for new LC Classification number and prepares the proposal online Proposal is submitted to LC via the Cooperative Cataloging Team for initial review
Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals Proposal is further reviewed by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) and placed on a Tentative Weekly List
Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals Proposal undergoes final review at the CPSO Weekly Editorial Meeting
Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals Approved LC Classification proposals are: Posted to the Weekly Lists of new and changed LC Classification numbers on the CPSO web page http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/ Included in the printed LC Classification schedules and in Classification Web
Requirements for participation Familiarity with the principles of LC Classification Knowledge of the procedures and guidelines in SCM : F (Classification) Access to LC Classification schedules In print copy Via Classification Web
Resources SACO home page: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html
Online LC Classification proposal form Guidelines for completing the LC Classification form Tentative Weekly Lists of LC Classification proposals Summary of Decisions from the Weekly Editorial Meeting
Resources SACO Participants ’ Manual, 2 nd ed.
Available on Cataloger ’ s Desktop, and As a PDF file on the SACO home page SCM F 50 Classification Proposals
Why submit an LC Classification proposal?
LC Classification was developed for LC ’ s collections The world of knowledge keeps growing! Other libraries ’ collections and acquisition policies may differ from LC ’ s
Why submit an LC Classification proposal?
Cooperative cataloging efforts are expanding Terminology within a discipline changes over time
When to submit an LC Classification proposal For a new classification number When the rules of specificity in classification may not be applied by using a broader number To change an existing number When terminology or a name change calls for classification modifications
Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: B738.H3
Philosophy (General) — Medieval (430 1450) — Special topics — Happiness PR739.D42
English literature — History of English literature — Drama — By period — 20 th century — Special topics- Death
Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: GV1469.62.A24
Recreation. Leisure — Games and amusements — Indoor games and amusements — Fantasy games — Individual games — Aberrant (Game)
Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: PL8598.O32-.O3295
Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania — African languages and literature — Special languages (alphabetically) — O-Oz PL8598.O32-.O3295
Ogba Table P-PZ16
Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: DT450.86-450.863.A-Z History of Africa — Eastern Africa — Burundi — History — By period — 1993 DT450.86
General works Biography and memoirs DT450.862
DT450.863.A-Z Collective Individual, A-Z
Sample LC Classification proposal Work being cataloged:
Sample LC Classification proposal
Book Description
Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. Asian powers boasted of their pachyderm power, while the Romans fielded elephants alongside their legendary legions but were, perhaps, too proud to admit that mere animals contributed to victory. Elephants have gored, stomped, and sliced their way through infantry and cavalry with great success. They have also been cut, speared, bombed, and napalmed for their efforts. This is the story of their largely forgotten role in the history of warfare.
Sample LC Classification proposal
Sample LC Classification proposal
Sample LC Classification proposal
Sample LC Classification proposal UH100.5.E+ Elephants
http://www.loc.gov/ catdir/pcc/saco/clas sification.pdf
UH Sample LC Classification proposal: Completing the form (1) UH100.B38
X None
Sample LC Classification proposal: Completing the form (2) [100 100 .5
.5
.A-Z Other, A-Z .B38 Bats .B67 Bottlenose dolphins] .E Elephants
ICU Sample LC Classification proposal: Completing the form (3) Kistler, J.M. War elephants, 2005.
Exercises