PCC Values Statement

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging and its membership value:

• The timely creation and maintenance of authoritative, cost-effective bibliographic and authority records by knowledgeable catalogers at many institutions around the world;
• Quality cataloging records, rich enough in content to be used with little or no modification at the local level and reasonable enough in cost to be generated in large numbers;
• Working in a manner that fosters and reflects cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships, collegiality, professional judgment, and service to the user;
• The PCC's role in providing leadership in the bibliographic community in the form of continuing education, development of standards, authoritative and up-to-date documentation, and enabling more effective use of automation.