Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc.

Publishers' CIP

PCIP: What is it?

PCIP is the acronym for Publishers' Cataloging- in-Publication. Using the same resources as the Library of Congress, our catalogers assign PCIP information to your materials, including Library of Congress subject headings and LC and Dewey classification numbers, making your product stand out to librarians. The primary benefit of PCIP is that librarians use the information to quickly catalog materials they are adding to their collections. They can trust that the PCIP information accurately reflects the content of the material when Cassidy Cataloguing Services prepares the block. The results: faster turn-around time for the publisher, the library and the end user.

Why trust Cassidy Cataloguing Services to produce it?

Many publishers choose to hire Cassidy Cataloguing Services to assign PCIP information because of our quick turn-around time and history of top quality. Our quick turn-around allows the publisher to alert the marketplace to the publication of a new work more rapidly.

How does inclusion in OCLC WorldCat affect me?

Our newest feature, and one that will help both publisher and author alike, is that Cassidy Cataloguing has begun to contribute all PCIPs that we create to OCLC's WorldCat. Since the Library of Congress changed their policy regarding PCIP creation, Cassidy Cataloguing has stepped in to make the process of getting PCIP data out to libraries easy and inexpensive.
Advantage for the library - PCIP data will be available on WorldCat before the library receives the item, allowing an OCLC member library to do copy cataloging rather than costly and time-consuming original cataloging on any given item.
Advantage for the author - The knowledge that your title's information will get to libraries quickly and correctly. OCLC's WorldCat is the standard place for members to go to retrieve new catalog records. Now that Cassidy Cataloging is contributing PCIP records, you can rest assured that the librarian will get the correct information and, therefore, your item will be in the correct location upon arrival to the library.

How long does it take and how much does it cost?

Turn-Around Time
Our cataloging staff takes the time to fully describe the work in question, and to apply multiple subject headings when appropriate. In most cases, our turn-around time is under one week.

Pricing Information
$75 for basic PCIP (author, title, Library of Congress subject headings, Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification numbers, ISBN and/or LCCN when provided by the publisher).
$90 for PCIP with additional information (such as summaries, abstracts, or extensive notes), and for foreign language materials.
$125.00 pre-paid for all first-time PCIP submissions no matter what type of block is created, to cover initial documentation and set-up costs. All ensuing PCIP blocks created will be charged at the above rates of $75.00/$90.00, depending on the type of block created. Our standard hourly rate for senior catalogers will apply to any additional work requested for existing PCIP.

What we require from PCIP customers

In order to produce a comprehensive PCIP, we ask that customers complete our information request form (Faxable) or (Online), and provide any other information pertinent to the description of the work. We also ask for complete contact and billing information (including fax numbers and email addresses).

PCIP requests may be emailed, faxed, or sent via regular mail. Completed PCIPs can be emailed, faxed, or sent via regular mail, whichever works best for you.