Contributor: Joshua Hutchinson

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Program Training took place at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting on Friday, February 9. Representatives from several PCC committees as well as the Library of Congress (LC) provided updates. The session was chaired by Judith Cannan, head of the Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division at LC.

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The Library of Congress BIBFRAME Update Forum took place at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting on Sunday, February 11. With five speakers in total, this session provided a comprehensive overview of the state of BIBFRAME—the standard that will replace MARC—from the point of view of early adopters. Representatives from the Library of Congress (LC), Library Service Platform (LSP) providers, and linked open data projects discussed their experience using BIBFRAME and other frameworks.

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