Electronic PCN: Cataloging in Publication Program (Library of Congress)

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/loose.dtd"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://pcn.loc.gov:80/","20080209181125","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1202580685"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Electronic PCN: Cataloging in Publication Program (Library of Congress)</title> <base href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125/http://pcn.loc.gov/"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="keywords" content="library of congress, cataloging in publication, electronic, EPCN"> <meta name="description" content="Electronic PCN: Cataloging in Publication Program of the Library of Congress."> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"> <link rel="StyleSheet" href="/web/20080209181125cs_/http://pcn.loc.gov/pcnN4x.css" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css">  </style> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="/web/20080209181125js_/http://pcn.loc.gov/pcn.js"></script> </head> <body onfocus="close_childwin()"> <div class="center"> <table width="480" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <th> <p><img src="/web/20080209181125im_/http://pcn.loc.gov/images/epcn_ban.gif" alt="Electronic Preassigned Control Number Program" height="117" width="477"></p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+1">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. </font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <map name="homepage"> <area shape="rect" coords="0,0 63,29" href="pcn002.html" alt="Purpose"> <area shape="rect" coords="64,0 124,29" href="pcn003.html" alt="Process"> <area shape="rect" coords="125,0 202,29" href="pcn004.html" alt="Eligibility"> <area shape="rect" coords="203,0 252,29" href="pcn005.html" alt="Scope"> <area shape="rect" coords="253,0 290,29" href="pcnfaq.html" alt="FAQ"> <area shape="rect" coords="291,0 422,29" href="pcn006.html" alt="Open New Account"> <area shape="rect" coords="423,0 477,29" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125/http://ecip.loc.gov/pls/ecip/pub_signon?system=pcn" alt="Log On"> </map> <br> <p><img src="/web/20080209181125im_/http://pcn.loc.gov/images/hp_bar.gif" border="0" align="top" alt="EPCN button bar" usemap="#homepage" width="477" height="29"></p> <p> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125/http://www.loc.gov/catdir/">Cataloging Home Page</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125/http://www.loc.gov/loc/infopub/">Information for Publishers Home Page</a> <br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125/http://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress Home Page</a></font> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <br> <hr width="480"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125im_/http://www.loc.gov/homepage/lc2.gif" alt="" height="46" width="91" align="left"> <strong>  Library of Congress</strong><br> <strong>  Cataloging in Publication Division</strong><br> <br> <address> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209181125/http://pcn.loc.gov/ask-pcn.html">PCN Help Desk</a> ( October 4, 2006 ) </address> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>

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