虽然从理论上来讲,任何一条信息都可进行规范控制,如个人或企业的名称、统一标题、系列和主题[8]。而图书馆编目通常侧重于作者姓名和书名。虽然它们通常单独考虑,不过美国国会图书馆的主题词(英语:Library of Congress Subject Headings)所起到的作用和规范控制类似。随着时间的推移和信息的变化促使这些信息重组的要求会越来越明显。根据一个观点,规范控制的宗旨并不在于创建一个天衣无缝的系统,而在于在帮助用户寻找信息的前提下不断努力适应变化提供更为“结构和秩序化”的内容[11]。
^道格拉斯·哈珀. auctor辞源检索. 在线词源词典. 2013 [2013-07-19](英语). author (n)—c.1300, autor "father," from O.Fr.auctor, acteor "author, originator, creator, instigator (12c., Mod.Fr.auteur), from L.auctorem (nom.auctor) ... -- authority (n.)— early 13c., autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument," from O.Fr. auctorité "authority, prestige, right, permission, dignity, gravity; the Scriptures" (12c.; Mod.Fr. autorité), ... (see author). ...——注:author和authority的辞源如auctor或autor、autorite都来自13世纪。
^authority (control). Memidex. December 7, 2012 [2012-12-07](英语). Etymology ... autorite "book or quotation that settles an argument", from Old French auctorité...
^authority. 韦氏词典. 2012-11-07 [2012-12-07](英语). See "Origin of authority" -- Middle English auctorite, from Anglo-French auctorité, from Latin auctoritat-, auctoritas opinion, decision, power, from auctor First Known Use: 13th century...
^Block, Rick J. 1999. "Authority Control: What It Is and Why It Matters.", [2006-03-30]
^ 12.012.1Cataloguing authority control policy. 澳大利亚国家图书馆. 2012-11-25 [2013-10-29]. (原始内容存档于2013-01-13) (英语). bhe primary purpose of authority control is to assist the catalogue user in locating items of interest.