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PCC Membership Benefits
- Participate in programs that are shaping the future of cataloging practice
- Participate in the review and development of national and international
cataloging standards that result in more reliable and cost-efficient cataloging
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- Reduce the cost of cataloging operations by increasing the number of cataloging
records that can be used with little or no local editing
- Reduce the amount of authority creation and maintenance that must be done
locally by increasing the number of authority records contributed through
NACO
- Modify or enhance records, including those cataloged by national libraries
- Receive staff training by experienced PCC trainers
- Interact with colleagues at national libraries and other institutions
- Receive gratis online access to training materials and selected cataloging
documentation for NACO participants and gratis copy of training documentation
for BIBCO participants
- Alleviate common cataloging burden on a local scale through collective
efforts on a global scale
- Shape the Program's policies, objectives, and standards through service
on standing committees and task forces
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