General Information (Subject Heading Contribution)

NACO participants are encouraged to participate in the Cooperative Subject Cataloging Project (CSCP) by submitting proposals for new subject headings to the Library of Congress Subject Headings via Coop Cat. Contributors must follow the procedures given in the Library of Congress Subject Cataloging Manual, 4th ed., sections H200-H400. Please note that the submission of subject headings is not done through LSP. Rather, a workform supplied by LC (see Appendix VI ) must be filled in (preferably typed) and sent to the following address:

Cooperative Cataloging Teams

Regional & Cooperative Cataloging Division

The Library of Congress

Washington, D.C. 20540-4380

Forms may also be sent via e-mail (CSCP@mail.loc.gov) or fax (202-707-2824) to the Coop Cat liaison. Facsimiles of workforms can be seen in section H200 of the LC Subject Cataloging Manual, or accessed through LC’s Marvel gopher server (marvel.loc.gov; password = marvel; see Appendix V ).

NACO participants may also propose changes to existing subject authority records by making a printout of the record, marking changes and additions in red ink, and sending the printout to the same address.

See also:

Section III - Subject Heading Contribution