Kjedereferanseutvalg

Kjedereferanseutvalg is a Norwegian term that translates to “chain reference committee.” It is used in some organizations to describe a committee tasked with managing and ensuring the integrity of reference chains in documentation, research outputs, or standards development. The concept focuses on how cited material is linked through successive references and how those links are validated.

The typical mandate includes establishing guidelines for citing sources, auditing references for accuracy and traceability, resolving disputes over attribution, and advising on best practices for chaining references in documents and databases. The committee may also oversee procedures for handling missing, outdated, or retracted sources and may coordinate with other governance bodies on reference-related policies.

Composition and placement vary by organization. Kjedereferanseutvalg is often composed of librarians or information specialists, researchers or subject-matter experts, and representatives from relevant departments or units. In some cases the committee operates under a larger standards or governance framework within universities, research institutes, government agencies, or industry associations.

Scope and authority differ across contexts. There is no single national or universally standardized kjedereferanseutvalg, and the term can describe different bodies with related functions in different organizations. Tasks are generally advisory or coordinative rather than legislative, with practical authority defined by the host organization’s governance structure.

See also: referanseutvalg, bibliografi, sitering, attribution, citation standards.