The SACO Program

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• The SACO Program
• What is it?
• Whats in it for me as an LC cataloger?
• Paul Frank
• Cooperative Programs Section
• June 24, 2009

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• What is SACO?
• SACO Subject Authority Cooperative Program
• Mechanism by which outside libraries and
  institutions may submit subject authority
  proposals to LCSH (Library of Congress Subject
  Headings) and classification proposals to LCC
  (Library of Congress Classification)

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• Who can join SACO?
• Why would an institution want to join SACO?

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• What are the requirements for participating in
  the SACO program?
• Are there any SACO membership fees?

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• What type of training is necessary for
  participation in the SACO program?
• What about SACO workshops?

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• What is the value of the SACO program to the
  PCC?
• What is the value of the SACO program to LC?

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TENTATIVE WEEKLY LIST 25 (June 24, 2009)
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FY09 (Mid-Year)
Cumulative Totals of New Subject
Authority Records Contributed by SACO Program
Participants FY2001- FY2009 Mid-Year
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SACO_at_loc.gov
SACO MENTORS By Region or Discipline
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• SACO Proposal Workflow
• SACO proposals submitted to COOP are processed
  by two distinct sections within LC the COOP
  Section in the Cooperative and Instructional
  Programs Division (COIN) and the Data Integrity
  Section of the Policy and Standards Division
  (PSD). SACO proposals must go through the
  editorial process in order to be incorporated
  into the controlled vocabulary of Library of
  Congress Subject Headings.
• Generally, all approved subject proposals are
  processed, the approved list is posted to the
  Web, and records are distributed to MARC
  Distribution Service Subject Authorities
  subscribers within 5 to 6 weeks after initial
  receipt by the Library of Congress.

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http//www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html
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http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
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http//www.eric.ed.gov/
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http//www.itis.gov/
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http//www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html
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• All of these SACO Web Resources sites are
  available to LC catalogers
• Also please do not forget the Databases and
  E-Resources at the Library of Congress page
• Especially helpful when registration to access a
  site may be required

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http//www.loc.gov/rr/ElectronicResources/
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CATALOGING POLICY AND SUPPORT OFFICE SUMMARY OF
DECISIONS, EDITORIAL MEETING NUMBER 32 August 6,
2008
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• The SACO program and its website offer valuable
  subject-related information to LC catalogers!
• A couple of warnings, though
• And I did not talk about the SACO review process
  in detail .
• Heres where you might be able to help us

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• Thanks!
• Paul Frank
• Cooperative Programs Section
• pfrank_at_loc.gov
• x7-1570