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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.
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 online.
VIAF is licensed as ODC-BY, which is compatible with Wikipedia licensing; the use of a VIAF URI is sufficient attribution for the terms of the license. Will this give any control over Wikipedia content to third parties? No. While we will be including VIAF identifiers, the content of Wikipedia and VIAF will remain entirely separate. No metadata ...
VIAF is licensed as ODC-BY, which is compatible with Wikipedia licensing; the use of a VIAF URI is sufficient attribution for the terms of the license. Will this give any control over Wikipedia content to third parties? No. While we will be including VIAF identifiers, the content of Wikipedia and VIAF will remain entirely separate. No metadata ...
From an identifier: This is a redirect from a unique (alpha-)numerical identifier (like an EAN) to an article discussing that particular class of identifiers in mainspace.
The Virtual International Authority File ( VIAF) is a joint project of several national libraries and operated by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). [1] History. In 1998, the project was started by the German National Library and the U.S. Library of Congress. [2] In 2003, VIAF was established. [2]
