Library of Congress Rule Interpretations

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cataloging guideline library cataloging standard

Library of Congress Rule Interpretations were a set of official guidelines issued by the Library of Congress to clarify and supplement AACR2 cataloging rules for librarians.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations canonical	2
AACR2 rule interpretations	1
Library of Congress Policy Statements	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4345723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Library of Congress Rule Interpretations
Context triple: [LC-PCC Policy Statements, replaced, Library of Congress Rule Interpretations]

A. Five Laws of Library Science
The Five Laws of Library Science are a foundational set of principles proposed by S. R. Ranganathan that guide the philosophy, organization, and user-centered service of modern librarianship.
B. Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division
The Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division is the unit within the Library of Congress responsible for developing, maintaining, and overseeing cataloging policies, standards, and classification systems used by libraries worldwide.
C. Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.
D. Prolegomena to Library Classification
Prolegomena to Library Classification is a foundational work in library and information science that systematically sets out the principles and theory underlying modern library classification systems.
E. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules is a widely used library cataloging standard that provides guidelines for describing and accessing library materials in English-speaking countries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Library of Congress Rule Interpretations
Target entity description: Library of Congress Rule Interpretations were a set of official guidelines issued by the Library of Congress to clarify and supplement AACR2 cataloging rules for librarians.

A. Five Laws of Library Science
The Five Laws of Library Science are a foundational set of principles proposed by S. R. Ranganathan that guide the philosophy, organization, and user-centered service of modern librarianship.
B. Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division
The Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division is the unit within the Library of Congress responsible for developing, maintaining, and overseeing cataloging policies, standards, and classification systems used by libraries worldwide.
C. Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.
D. Prolegomena to Library Classification
Prolegomena to Library Classification is a foundational work in library and information science that systematically sets out the principles and theory underlying modern library classification systems.
E. Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules is a widely used library cataloging standard that provides guidelines for describing and accessing library materials in English-speaking countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cataloging guideline ⓘ library cataloging standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	AACR2 rule interpretations ⓘ linked to: Library of Congress Rule Interpretations LCRI ⓘ
appliesTo	Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition ⓘ linked to: Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
basedOn	Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules ⓘ cataloging policy decisions of the Library of Congress ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
documentationForm	numbered interpretations keyed to AACR2 rules ⓘ
field	bibliographic cataloging ⓘ library and information science ⓘ
hasPart	rule interpretation for abbreviations ⓘ rule interpretation for accompanying material ⓘ rule interpretation for added entries ⓘ rule interpretation for capitalization ⓘ rule interpretation for cartographic materials ⓘ rule interpretation for choice of entry ⓘ rule interpretation for conferences ⓘ rule interpretation for copyright dates ⓘ rule interpretation for corporate bodies ⓘ rule interpretation for cross references ⓘ rule interpretation for edition statements ⓘ rule interpretation for electronic resources ⓘ rule interpretation for filing rules ⓘ rule interpretation for government publications ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for expressions ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for families ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for items ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for manifestations ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for persons ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for places ⓘ rule interpretation for headings for works ⓘ rule interpretation for language of cataloging ⓘ rule interpretation for legal materials ⓘ rule interpretation for main entry ⓘ rule interpretation for manuscripts ⓘ rule interpretation for microforms ⓘ rule interpretation for motion pictures and videorecordings ⓘ rule interpretation for multipart items ⓘ rule interpretation for music ⓘ rule interpretation for notes ⓘ rule interpretation for personal names ⓘ rule interpretation for physical description ⓘ rule interpretation for publication statements ⓘ rule interpretation for punctuation ⓘ rule interpretation for rare books ⓘ rule interpretation for references ⓘ rule interpretation for religious works ⓘ rule interpretation for serials ⓘ rule interpretation for series ⓘ rule interpretation for series statements ⓘ rule interpretation for sound recordings ⓘ rule interpretation for standard numbers and terms of availability ⓘ rule interpretation for titles ⓘ rule interpretation for uniform headings ⓘ rule interpretation for uniform titles ⓘ
influenced	cataloging practice in many libraries worldwide ⓘ
issuedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	online documentation ⓘ printed documentation ⓘ
purpose	to clarify AACR2 cataloging rules ⓘ to supplement AACR2 cataloging rules ⓘ
regulates	access point formulation ⓘ descriptive cataloging practice ⓘ name headings ⓘ series headings ⓘ title headings ⓘ uniform titles ⓘ
relatedTo	Resource Description and Access ⓘ
replacedBy	Library of Congress Policy Statements ⓘ linked to: Library of Congress Rule Interpretations
scope	interpretation of specific AACR2 rules ⓘ
status	superseded ⓘ
typeOfGuidance	binding policy for Library of Congress catalogers ⓘ optional model for external libraries ⓘ
usedBy	Library of Congress catalogers ⓘ other libraries following Library of Congress practice ⓘ
usedWith	MARC 21 authority format ⓘ linked to: MARC standards MARC 21 bibliographic format ⓘ linked to: MARC standards

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LC-PCC Policy Statements → replaced → Library of Congress Rule Interpretations ⓘ

CONSER → usesStandard → Library of Congress Rule Interpretations ⓘ

Library of Congress Rule Interpretations → alsoKnownAs → AACR2 rule interpretations ⓘ

linked to: Library of Congress Rule Interpretations

Library of Congress Rule Interpretations → replacedBy → Library of Congress Policy Statements ⓘ