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publishing, education
Updated on Apr 10, 09
Created on Mar 06, 09
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Most self-publishers and many small, independent publishers find themselves unable to acquire a Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication (CIP) data, due to LoC policy. This data appears on the book's copyright page (reverse side, or verso, of the title page) and may be used by librarians to determine how to catalog and shelf your book. If you cannot acquire LoC CIP data, you may include a Publisher's CIP (PCIP) block on the copyright page.
Although there are differences of opinion about how useful this data is to librarians and whether its presence will lead to more library sales, a CIP block is an inexpensive addition that may help sell books to libraries and may make your self- or micro-publishing business appear more established, professional, and knowledgeable.
Probably the biggest advantage to having PCIP data for your book is that it may get your book cataloged faster and out on the shelves of libraries faster than books for which the librarians have to create the cataloging data.
Getting that LCCN through the PCN program is a two-step process: first apply for a PCN account (might take up to two weeks) and then apply for a PCN (LCCN) for your book (they say this might take 1-2 weeks but we ususally get ours within a day or so).
A Library of Congress catalog card number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians use it to locate a specific Library of Congress catalog record in the national databases and to order catalog cards from the Library of Congress or from commercial suppliers. The Library of Congress assigns this number while the book is being cataloged. Under certain circumstances, however, a card number can be assigned before the book is published through the Preassigned Card Number Program.
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5 items | 1 visits
publishing, education
Updated on Apr 10, 09
Created on Mar 06, 09
Category: Schools & Education
URL: