THE POSSIBILITIES OF INFORMATION SEARCH USING THE NAME AUTHORITY FILE OF RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

The experience of the Central Scientific Agricultural Library (CSAL) in organizing search and access to information using the database “Authority file: research institutions in agricultural field” of its own generation is presented. The possibilities of searching based on authority data in the format of a separate information resource and in the bibliographic database “AGROS” are described. It is noted that the authority file provides unification of data, identification of objects, access to bibliographic and full-text information, serves as a source of reference and historical information about institutions. The growing role of authority files in the web environment is emphasized.