Why do some records have the legend “Library of Congress Holdings Information Not Available?
This legend displays on Online Catalog records in three general categories. First are items cataloged through the Cataloging in Publication program. For these, cataloging is created in advance of publication so that the publisher can print the catalog record in the published book. The Online Catalog does not include holdings information in these records until the Library receives the actual books. Second, there is a group of bibliographic records for items which were cataloged and then later found to be unsuitable for adding to the Library of Congress collections, e.g., a few large print editions. Finally, the legend also displays on records for which holdings information could not be created during the initial migration of data from legacy systems to the LC ILS; this category includes some records from the former PREMARC file which had erroneous or missing information. Plans for correcting these records are underway. Back to Questions • How can I find out whether the Library of Congre
