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    • Virtual International Authority File

      • It is built around use of the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), an international project to merge multiple national authority files into a single master system. VIAF identifiers correspond to identifiers in other systems, and can be used in parallel with, or instead of, these other identifiers.
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      Wikipedia:Authority control integration proposal - Wikipedia

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Virtual_InternationalVirtual International Authority File - Wikipedia

    The Virtual International Authority File ( VIAF) is an international authority file. It is a joint project of several national libraries and operated by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). [1] History. Discussions about having a joint international authority started in the late 1990s.

  4. viaf.orgVIAF - Virtual International Authority File

    The VIAF® (Virtual International Authority File) combines multiple name authority files into a single OCLC-hosted name authority service. The goal of the service is to lower the cost and increase the utility of library authority files by matching and linking widely-used authority files and making that information available on the Web.

  5. www.oclc.org › en › viafVIAF: Convenient access to name authority files | OCLC

    VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is a service that combines multiple name authority files from around the world into a single online service. It allows researchers to identify names, locations, works, and expressions across cultures and languages. VIAF is a trusted global authority file that links authority data from more than 40 organizations from more than 30 countries.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wikipedia:Authority_controlWikipedia:Authority control - Wikipedia

    WP:VIAF. Authority control is a method used to assign a unique identifier to each topic, which, like Wikipedia's own disambiguation process and redirects, is critical for subjects that either have the same name but refer to different topics, like differentiating between John Smith (professor) and John Smith (English poet), or have different ...