VIAF
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VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is an international service that aggregates and links authority records from national and regional libraries to create unified, global identifiers for names and works.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authority control service
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bibliographic database ⓘ virtual international authority file ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VIAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
APIs
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linked data URIs ⓘ web interface ⓘ |
| aggregates |
authority records
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name authority files ⓘ work authority records ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
MARC
NERFINISHED
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RDF ⓘ XML ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a system for creating unified global identifiers for names and works
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an international service that aggregates and links authority records from national and regional libraries ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Bibliothèque nationale de France
NERFINISHED
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek NERFINISHED ⓘ Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ OCLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Virtual International Authority File NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
bibliographic agencies
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national libraries ⓘ regional libraries ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPurpose |
to cluster and link authority records for the same entity from different libraries
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to provide persistent identifiers for personal names, corporate names, and works ⓘ |
| hasScope | international ⓘ |
| links | authority records for the same entity across institutions ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | OCLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | OCLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
URIs for authority entities
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global identifiers for names ⓘ global identifiers for works ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gemeinsame Normdatei
NERFINISHED
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International Standard Name Identifier NERFINISHED ⓘ Library of Congress Name Authority File NERFINISHED ⓘ ORCID NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
authority control
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bibliographic control ⓘ library and information science ⓘ |
| supports |
authority control in library catalogs
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disambiguation of corporate names ⓘ disambiguation of personal names ⓘ disambiguation of works ⓘ |
| usedBy |
archives
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digital humanities projects ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| uses |
Semantic Web technologies
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cluster identifiers to group equivalent authority records ⓘ linked data principles ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Hatfield