National bibliographic Centre

Information and Responsibility:

Activities:

Bibliographic processing of library materials and the development of national rules, recommendations, guidelines, and standards to ensure consistent, high-quality, and internationally comparable cataloguing:

• providing publications with basic cataloguing records (CIP);
• managing the ISBN Agency, ISMN Agency, and the National ISSN Centre for Slovenia;
• bibliographic processing of materials and metadata management;
• collecting, processing, and disseminating statistical data related to bibliographic processing;
• preparing and publishing the Slovenian National Bibliography;
• maintaining and updating the Online General Slovenian Subject Headings List;
• preparing professional background materials (analyses, recommendations, guidelines, instructions) in the field of bibliographic processing;
• participating in the development of the national shared bibliographic system (COBISS.SI), including authority control, editorial review, and quality assurance of bibliographic records;
• contributing to the development and establishment of the Slovenian humanities and heritage data space;
• participating in the acquisition of permissions for shared cataloguing;
• providing professional advisory services in the field of bibliographic processing of library materials;
• carrying out research, development, educational, exhibition, and promotional activities within the scope of its work.