Linking Fields and their Use in Persian Bibliographic Records to Display the Relations between Works

This study aims to review the status of linking fields in Rasa Software and their rate of application in Persian bibliographic records.Design/Methodology/Approach: This study enjoys survey method by applying a researcher- made checklist. This study identifies the difference between the definitions of linking fields represented by UNIMARC (Universal Machine Readable Cataloging) and Rasa Software. It also distinguishes that the required linking fields are applied in 21% of Persian Bibliographic Records. The results claim that the rate of applying linking fields is low in Persian bibliographic records. The proper use of UNIMARC linking fields, considering both proper application of their definitions in the software and their proper use for displaying bibliographic relations, can pave the way for linking the records.