Bibliografiat

Bibliografiat is a term used in some information science and linguistic communities to denote the systematic study and practice of bibliography and the management of bibliographic information. It covers the creation, verification, organization, and presentation of sources, as well as the metadata and tools that support discovery and citation.

Core activities include compiling enumerative bibliographies (lists of sources on a topic), analytical or annotated bibliographies (entries with summaries or evaluations), and specialized bibliographies such as national, regional, or subject bibliographies. Bibliografiat also encompasses cataloging, authority control, and the design of bibliographic databases and catalogs. The field emphasizes accuracy, traceability of sources, and interoperability across collections and systems.

Standards and formats commonly involved include bibliographic metadata schemas (MARC, Dublin Core, schema.org), identifier systems (ISBN, ISSN, DOI), and citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago). Data interchange often uses machine-readable formats such as BibTeX, RIS, or JSON-LD, with practices that promote deduplication, data cleansing, and linked data integration to connect related works, authors, and subjects.

Historically, bibliography emerged as a scholarly activity in early modern Europe and evolved into library science in the 19th and 20th centuries. The digital era expanded bibliografiat through online catalogs, bibliographic databases, and research platforms that aggregate and link sources across institutions, enabling more comprehensive discovery and evaluation.

Relation and alternatives: Bibliografiat overlaps with bibliography, library science, and information architecture. It supports scholarly research, publishing, and knowledge discovery by providing structured access to sources and their relationships.

See also: bibliography, cataloging, metadata, library science.