The Program for Cooperative Cataloging supports access to information
resources, with a focus on the changing needs and expectations of the end
user. The Program achieves its goals through cooperative efforts to increase
cost-effective creation, sharing, and timely availability and use of
authoritative records. These records are created using cataloging standards
(currently AACR/MARC based) or derived from other bibliographic files and
resources according to accepted standards. The Program assists with the
promulgation of standards, develops education and training opportunities for
catalogers, and influences the development of cataloging and resource
discovery tools in its support of record creation activity.