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Purpose. The aim of the paper is to present the testing of the methodology for data collection and production of the retrospective bibliography of emigrant press on the example of serial publications of Croats in Australia. Approach/methodology/design. Based on the SWOT analysis, a plan for producing a retrospective bibliography of emigrant press was created. A methodology that was designed to take advantage of positive strategic factors (strengths and opportunities) and to reduce or eliminate the negative factors was developed. For data collection, the methods of content analysis of primary and secondary sources and crowdsourcing method were used. The methodology of producing a retrospective bibliography of emigrant press, apart from the research methods themselves, includes the methods for creating bibliographic records and promotion of the project. The software that meets the needs and criteria of the project has been selected for the creation of bibliographic records. For the promotion of the project, the website was created and contacts were made with the Croatian community in Australia. Findings. The results of the project brought the discoveries of new titles and a comprehensive bibliography. The results are applicable in planning the production of bibliographies for other types of material and for other geographic areas. Research limitations. Because of the size of the Croatian community in Australia, it is possible that not all the relevant persons and sources have been consulted. Originality/value. The crowdsourcing method has not been tested before for data collection and the development of a comprehensive bibliography of emigrant press. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]