About Us

Get to know all about Five Rainbows and our history. We’re an American-owned company run by an experienced, professional librarian. Our parent company is Five Rainbows Enterprises LLC.

  • 16 years in business & counting
  • Hundreds of satisfied clients
  • More than a thousand books cataloged

Our Company

Five Rainbows Cataloging Services is an American-owned company based in southeastern Ohio. Founded in 2007, for over a decade we’ve offered PCIP data and MARC record cataloging to independent authors and publishers not eligible for the Library of Congress CIP Program. We’ve served the unique needs of our clients and have been gratified to see so many returning to us again and again. In 2018, we became a subsidiary of Five Rainbows Enterprises LLC.

We strive to stay up to date on the latest developments in cataloging, including the RDA: Resource Description & Access standard and the Library of Congress guidelines for formatting CIP data, as well as the new BIBFRAME standard and linked data movement, both still in development. OCLC has vetted and approved our MARC records as compliant with their rigorous standards. Our MARC records are 100% valid, clean files accepted for upload to both the WorldCat and SkyRiver catalogs.

Aside from our dedication to top-notch cataloging, we’re also renowned for our selection of affordable options to fill each client’s specific needs. Keeping our prices competitive and our services up to date is a matter of pride for us.

  • American Owned : We are proud to be an all-American company based in southeastern Ohio.
  • Up To Date : We keep up with the latest developments in library cataloging to provide the best service possible.
  • Knowledgeable : We have wide-ranging expertise and interests, which enhances our cataloging of each and every book.
  • Professional : Every book is cataloged by a librarian with a master’s degree in library science and extensive experience.

Our History

In January 2007, Five Rainbows Services for Authors & Publishers was created to serve the unique needs of indie authors and publishers. Originally, the company provided a variety of publishing-related services, including editing and book design, along with PCIP data. As  Five Rainbows grew, our cataloging services became the most popular offerings on our website.

In 2012, the company signed a contract with OCLC to become a vendor partner, uploading MARC records to the OCLC system and WorldCat. Three years later, we reached a similar agreement with SkyRiver.

More changes came, as we began to eliminate many of our non-cataloging services. We now offer cataloging services exclusively.