"A cumulative author list representing Library of Congress printed cards and titles reported by other American libraries."
Imprint varies: 1958-62 cumulation published by Rowman and Littlefield, New York; 1963-67 and 1968-72 cumulations, J.W. Edwards, Ann Arbor; 1973-77 cumulation, Rowman and Littlefield, Totowa, New Jersey.
Vols. for 1953-1957 compiled and edited by the Catalog Maintenance Division of the Library of Congress; 1958-1962, by the Catalog Maintenance and Catalog Publication Division; 1963-1967 - <1973-1977> by the Catalog Publication Division.
Quinquennial cumulation of the National Union catalog. First quinquennial cumulation covers the National Union catalog entries for 1956-57 and the 1953-55 annual vols. of the Library of Congress catalog. Books: authors.
Includes entries for: Maps and atlases (issued separately 1953-55 as: Library of Congress catalog. Maps and atlases); Music and phonorecords, 1953-62 (issued separately 1963- ); Motion pictures and film strips, 1953-62 (issued separately 1963- ); Films and other materials for projection, <1978>; Audiovisual materials, <1979->.