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A VIAF record receives a standard data number, contains the primary "see" and "see also" records from the original documents, and refers to the original authority records. The data is made available online and is available for research and, data exchange and sharing.
- Wikipedia:Authority control integration proposal - Wikipedia
This project aims to connect the English Wikipedia to this...
- Wikipedia : Authority control integration proposal/FAQ
VIAF is licensed as ODC-BY, which is compatible with...
- VIAF (identifier) - Wikipedia
VIAF (identifier) - Wikipedia. Redirect page. Virtual...
- Wikipedia:Authority control integration proposal - Wikipedia
VIAF (identifier) - Wikipedia. Redirect page. Virtual International Authority File. This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect: 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.
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 ...
This project aims to connect the English Wikipedia to this long tail of identifiers. The current proposal focuses on biographies, although this may be extended in future to cover other topics, and is built around the use of data from VIAF, a composite system bringing together several major authority files.
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 ...
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.
For use of VIAF with Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Authority control and Wikipedia:VIAF/errors. 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] Contents. 1 History. 2 VIAF clusters.
