Library of Congress catalogers

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cataloger librarian metadata specialist

Library of Congress catalogers are professional librarians and metadata specialists at the U.S. Library of Congress who create and maintain authoritative bibliographic records for materials in its collections.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cataloger ⓘ librarian ⓘ metadata specialist ⓘ
catalogs	books ⓘ digital resources ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ music scores ⓘ photographs ⓘ serials ⓘ sound recordings ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
employedInDepartment	Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate ⓘ Library of Congress ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Library of Congress ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress Law Library Library of Congress ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress Music Division Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division ⓘ Library of Congress ⓘ surface form: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
employerType	national library ⓘ
impact	influence cataloging practices in other libraries ⓘ support global bibliographic standards ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTask	apply cataloging standards ⓘ assign classification numbers ⓘ assign subject headings ⓘ create authority records ⓘ create bibliographic records ⓘ describe library materials ⓘ establish authorized access points ⓘ maintain authority records ⓘ maintain bibliographic records ⓘ participate in cooperative cataloging programs ⓘ perform authority control ⓘ provide cataloging training ⓘ review and revise cataloging policies ⓘ
partOf	Library of Congress cataloging staff ⓘ
useSystem	BIBFRAME ⓘ Name Authority File ⓘ surface form: LC/NACO Authority File Library of Congress Classification ⓘ Library of Congress Subject Headings ⓘ MARC standards ⓘ surface form: MARC 21 Name Authority File ⓘ Resource Description and Access ⓘ Subject Authority File ⓘ
workField	bibliographic control ⓘ information organization ⓘ knowledge organization ⓘ library science ⓘ metadata ⓘ
workLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Library of Congress Control Number → assignedBy → Library of Congress catalogers ⓘ