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Cooperative Programs

Find the fields, subfields, notes, and product availability for the Cooperative Programs word (dl: or pc:) index.

Also called the DLC restrictor in FirstSearch or Source index. Enter code or value for Library of Congress/specific LC cooperative programs as cataloging source.

Word (dl: or pc:)

Connexion

Label dl:
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples dl:y
Fields/Subfields

Records are retrieved if they contain the data below:

  • 008 Srce c
  • 040 c DLC
  • 040 a DLC
  • 040 a DLC/other data
  • 040 a Other data/DLC
  • 042 a lcderive
  • 042 a lccopycat
  • 042 a lccopycat-nm
  • 042 a lcode
  • 042 a pcc
  • 042 a lcnccp
  • 042 a premarc
  • 042 a lcac
  • 042 a lc
  • 042 a lcd
  • 042 a msc
  • 042 a nsdp
  • 042 a nst
Qualifier index? Yes
Notes
  • Use to limit searches to records produced by the Library of Congress (LC) or LC cooperative programs.
  • If selecting a value from a list, select DLC.
  • To retrieve records contributed by a specific library, use Cataloging Source phrase index (cs=) (see description above) and an OCLC-assigned institution symbol.
  • Enter either:
    • As slash qualifier: /dlc
    • With index label and value y: dl:y (y is the only valid value).

FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections

Label dl:
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples dl:y
Fields/Subfields

Records are retrieved if they contain the data below:

  • 008 Srce c
  • 040 c DLC
  • 040 a DLC
  • 040 a DLC/other data
  • 040 a Other data/DLC
  • 042 a lcderive
  • 042 a lccopycat
  • 042 a lccopycat-nm
  • 042 a lcode
  • 042 a pcc
  • 042 a lcnccp
  • 042 a premarc
  • 042 a lcac
  • 042 a lc
  • 042 a lcd
  • 042 a msc
  • 042 a nsdp
  • 042 a nst
Qualifier index? Yes
Notes
  • Called DLC restrictor.
  • Use to limit searches to records produced by the Library of Congress (LC) or LC cooperative programs.
  • If selecting a value from a list, select DLC.
  • To retrieve records contributed by a specific library, use Cataloging Source phrase index (cs=) (see description above) and an OCLC-assigned institution symbol.
  • Enter either:
    • As slash qualifier: /dlc
    • With index label and value y: dl:y (y is the only valid value).

WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery

Label pc:
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples pc:y
Fields/Subfields

Records are retrieved if they contain the data below:

  • 008 Srce c
  • 040 c DLC
  • 040 a DLC
  • 040 a DLC/other data
  • 040 a Other data/DLC
  • 042 a lcderive
  • 042 a lccopycat
  • 042 a lccopycat-nm
  • 042 a lcode
  • 042 a pcc
  • 042 a lcnccp
  • 042 a premarc
  • 042 a lcac
  • 042 a lc
  • 042 a lcd
  • 042 a msc
  • 042 a nsdp
  • 042 a nst
Qualifier index? Yes
Notes
  • Use to limit searches to records produced by the Library of Congress (LC) or LC cooperative programs.
  • If selecting a value from a list, select DLC.
  • To retrieve records contributed by a specific library, use Cataloging Source phrase index (cs=) (see description above) and an OCLC-assigned institution symbol.
  • Enter with index label and value y: pc:y (y is the only valid value).

WorldCat.org

Label pc:
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples pc:y AND kw:green
Fields/Subfields

Records are retrieved if they contain the data below:

  • 008 Srce c
  • 040 c DLC
  • 040 a DLC
  • 040 a DLC/other data
  • 040 a Other data/DLC
  • 042 a lcderive
  • 042 a lccopycat
  • 042 a lccopycat-nm
  • 042 a lcode
  • 042 a pcc
  • 042 a lcnccp
  • 042 a premarc
  • 042 a lcac
  • 042 a lc
  • 042 a lcd
  • 042 a msc
  • 042 a nsdp
  • 042 a nst
Qualifier index? Yes
Notes
  • pc: must be paired with another index using the AND operation. Use to limit searches to records produced by the Library of Congress (LC) or LC cooperative programs.
  • If selecting a value from a list, select DLC.
  • To retrieve records contributed by a specific library, use Cataloging Source phrase index (cs=) (see description above) and an OCLC-assigned institution symbol.
  • Enter with index label and value y: pc:y (y is the only valid value).