Required Documentation of the NACO Program

The following documentation is required for participation in the NACO program:

• Resource Description & Access (RDA)
  • Chapters 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, and Appendices
• Library of Congress-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Policy Statements (LC-PCC PSs) for RDA
  • Chapters 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, and Appendices
• MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
  • Descriptive Cataloging Manual (DCM) Z1
  • LC Guidelines Supplement to MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
• ALA-LC Romanization Tables
  • required only if contributing headings in non-roman script languages

Note: These resources can also be accessed through Cataloger's Desktop, although access to RDA requires a separate subscription to RDA Toolkit.