authority control file

C1034
concept

An authority control file is a structured database that standardizes names, subjects, and titles to ensure consistent identification and retrieval of entities across bibliographic and information systems.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
authority file 2
authority control database 1
authority control file canonical 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: authority control file
Generated description
An authority control file is a structured database that standardizes names, subjects, and titles to ensure consistent identification and retrieval of entities across bibliographic and information systems.

Instances (7)

Instance Via concept surface
Name Authority File
ISSN Register authority file
ISNI database authority control database
UDC Master Reference File bibliographic classification authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei authority file
GND integrated authority file
Library of Congress Linked Data Service authority data service