Name Authority File

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authority control file bibliographic authority data set controlled vocabulary library cataloging tool

The Name Authority File is a standardized database of authorized names and headings used by libraries and other institutions to ensure consistent cataloging and retrieval of bibliographic records.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Name Authority File canonical 2
BNF authority file 1
LC/NACO Authority File 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf authority control file ⓘ
bibliographic authority data set ⓘ
controlled vocabulary ⓘ
library cataloging tool ⓘ
appliesTo corporate bodies ⓘ
families ⓘ
geographic names ⓘ
persons ⓘ
subjects ⓘ
works ⓘ
followsStandard authority data standards ⓘ
cataloging rules ⓘ
goal enable interoperability between catalogs ⓘ
ensure consistent cataloging ⓘ
improve search precision ⓘ
support data sharing ⓘ
hasComponent authorized access points ⓘ
classification codes ⓘ
links to bibliographic records ⓘ
scope notes ⓘ
see references ⓘ
see-also references ⓘ
unique identifiers ⓘ
variant names ⓘ
maintainedBy bibliographic agencies ⓘ
consortia of institutions ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
national libraries ⓘ
relatedConcept authority record ⓘ
bibliographic record ⓘ
controlled access point ⓘ
name heading ⓘ
subject authority file ⓘ
supportsStandard MARC standards ⓘ
surface form: MARC authority format

RDA cataloging rules ⓘ
linked data formats ⓘ
usedFor authority control ⓘ
cataloging consistency ⓘ
disambiguating similar names ⓘ
improving information retrieval ⓘ
linking bibliographic records ⓘ
standardizing conference names ⓘ
standardizing corporate names ⓘ
standardizing personal names ⓘ
standardizing subject headings ⓘ
standardizing uniform titles ⓘ
usedIn archival information systems ⓘ
integrated library systems ⓘ
library catalogs ⓘ
museum information systems ⓘ
national bibliographies ⓘ
union catalogs ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Library of Congress → hasIdentifierSystem → Name Authority File ⓘ
Library of Congress catalogers → useSystem → Name Authority File ⓘ
Library of Congress catalogers → useSystem → Name Authority File ⓘ
this entity surface form: LC/NACO Authority File
Program for Cooperative Cataloging → hasComponent → Name Authority File ⓘ
this entity surface form: Name Authority Cooperative Program
FRBNF11864601 → identifierSystem → Name Authority File ⓘ
this entity surface form: BNF authority file