The differences between traditional vs. electronic bibliography are described. There are four elements in the Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI) creation process: the bibliography it selves, the Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology (MST), scientists and their institutional libraries. The main features of the web interface and functions are presented. Advantages and disadvantages of such a specific approach are discussed. Some results of the four years experience, as a distribution of the bibliographic records according document type, institution and scientific project are presented.