SACO Subject Authority Cooperative Program What is SACO

SACO: Subject Authority Cooperative Program

What is SACO? § A component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) § A means for libraries to propose: § new Library of Congress Subject Headings § new Library of Congress Classification numbers § changes to existing Library of Congress Subject Headings § changes to existing Library of Congress Classification numbers

SACO membership § Institutions that participate in other PCC programs are automatically considered SACO members § Non-PCC libraries and NACO Funnel participants can submit SACO membership applications

SACO membership § No formal training is required § Participants do not gain “independent” status; all proposals are reviewed at LC (and may be approved or not)

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals § Cataloger recognizes need for new LC Classification number and prepares the proposal online § Proposal is submitted to LC via the Cooperative Cataloging Team for initial review

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals § Proposal is further reviewed by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) and placed on a Tentative Weekly List

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals § Proposal undergoes final review at the CPSO Weekly Editorial Meeting

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification proposals § Approved LC Classification proposals are: § Posted to the Weekly Lists of new and changed LC Classification numbers on the CPSO web page http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/cpso/ § Included in the printed LC Classification schedules and in Classification Web

Requirements for participation § Familiarity with the principles of LC Classification § Knowledge of the procedures and guidelines in SCM : F (Classification) § Access to LC Classification schedules § In print copy § Via Classification Web

Resources § SACO home page: http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/pcc/saco. html § Online LC Classification proposal form § Guidelines for completing the LC Classification form § Tentative Weekly Lists of LC Classification proposals § Summary of Decisions from the Weekly Editorial Meeting

Resources § SACO Participants’ Manual, 2 nd ed. § Available on Cataloger’s Desktop, and § As a PDF file on the SACO home page § SCM F 50 Classification Proposals

Why submit an LC Classification proposal? § LC Classification was developed for LC’s collections § The world of knowledge keeps growing! § Other libraries’ collections and acquisition policies may differ from LC’s

Why submit an LC Classification proposal? § Cooperative cataloging efforts are expanding § Terminology within a discipline changes over time

When to submit an LC Classification proposal § For a new classification number § When the rules of specificity in classification may not be applied by using a broader number § To change an existing number § When terminology or a name change calls for classification modifications

Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: § B 738. H 3 Philosophy (General)—Medieval (430 -1450)— Special topics—Happiness § PR 739. D 42 English literature—History of English literature— Drama—By period— 20 th century—Special topics-Death

Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: § GV 1469. 62. A 24 Recreation. Leisure—Games and amusements— Indoor games and amusements—Fantasy games— Individual games—Aberrant (Game)

Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: § PL 8598. O 32 -. O 3295 Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania— African languages and literature—Special languages (alphabetically)—O-Oz PL 8598. O 32 -. O 3295 Ogba Table P-PZ 16

Examples: LC Classification numbers proposed by SACO participants: § DT 450. 86 -450. 863. A-Z History of Africa—Eastern Africa—Burundi— History—By period— 1993 DT 450. 86 General works Biography and memoirs DT 450. 862 Collective DT 450. 863. A-Z Individual, A-Z

Sample LC Classification proposal Work being cataloged:

Sample LC Classification proposal Book Description Elephants have fought in human armies for more than three thousand years. Asian powers boasted of their pachyderm power, while the Romans fielded elephants alongside their legendary legions but were, perhaps, too proud to admit that mere animals contributed to victory. Elephants have gored, stomped, and sliced their way through infantry and cavalry with great success. They have also been cut, speared, bombed, and napalmed for their efforts. This is the story of their largely forgotten role in the history of warfare.