IFLA Standards, UNIMARC and COBISS System: The Importance of Authority Data

Bibliographic control is one of the few internationally highly standardized activities. The generally accepted IFLA Library Reference Model (IFLA LRM) has influenced modification numerous other standards in field bibliographic control. In this context, also on UNIMARC and ISBD. Moreover, at WLIC 2022 Congress, working group for revision international cataloguing principles announced that it was analyzing introduction term “work with entities”. COBISS system, developments related to are closely monitored. transition new millennium shed a light organization information, placing focus interest authority data as basic building block approach managing sources universe. Therefore, first all, state COBISS.net network should be analyzed, which can serve starting point development cooperation between member countries field.