Review on the Historical Development of Current National Bibliography of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a central, state library that creates and publishes the current national bibliography of books, serial publications and supplements in serial publications, based on a legal deposit. The aim of this paper is a shorter historical review of the current national bibliography production in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the first “Bosanskohercegovačka bibliografija knjiga i brošura 1945–1951” (Bosnian-Herzegovinian bibliography of books and brochures 1945–1951), by Đorđe Pejanović in 1953, until the year 2017, when Bosanskohercegovačka bibliografija monografskih publikacija. NIZ A za 2013. godinu (Bosnian-Herzegovinian bibliography of monographic publications. Series A for 2013) and Bosanskohercegovačka bibliografija priloga u serijskim publikacijama. NIZ C, God. 14, sv. 14 (Bosnian-Herzegovinian bibliography of supplements in serial publications. Series C, year 14, vol. 14) were published. It is also a reminder of the librarians and bibliographers who created these bibliographies and left them to us in legacy. National bibliography has informative, educational, scientific and cultural significance.