This site contains information regarding the cataloguing standards, practices and policies of Library and Archives Canada. Recent changes are posted in the News and Announcements Section.

News and Announcements

• Yukon Territory name change to Yukon  [PDF 91 KB] [RTF 8 KB]

• LAC Decision on Series Authority Records
  Although LAC supports the goal of more cost-effective cataloguing and is undertaking its own review of policies, LAC has decided not to follow LC's recent decision to cease the creation of series authority records. The results of a costing analysis and consultation with the Canadian library community and with the public service areas of LAC indicate that the benefits of controlled series access points and authorities outweigh the cost of their creation.

• Change in DDC segmentation policy on full DDC numbers [PDF 56 KB] [RTF 19 KB]

• Library and Archives Canada Metadata Service Receives Award for Achievement in Technical Services [PDF 5 KB] [RTF 5 KB]

• Library and Archives Canada's implementation of the 13-digit ISBN [PDF 15 KB] [RTF 15 KB] (revised June 29, 2005)

• Dewey 22 (revised Feb. 27, 2004)

• Implementation of new MARC21 data elements

• Survey on the Use of NLC MARC Records in Canadian Libraries: Executive summary

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