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VIAF: The 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 ...
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.
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What is A VIAF ® OCLC-hosted name authority file?
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. The VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) combines multiple name authority files into a single OCLC-hosted name authority service.
This document gives a short description of what is needed to successfully participate in the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF®), including: what records should be submitted, basic requirements for records, where VIAF looks for information, how you can influence the clustering, and common problems. Outline: • Key principles
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VIAF's goal is to make library authority files less expensive to maintain and more generally useful to the library domain and beyond. To achieve this, VIAF seeks to include authoritative names from many libraries into a global service that is available via the Web.
VIAF – Virtual International Authority File, an aggregation of authority files currently focused on personal and corporate names. WorldCat/identities Bibliographic object identification systems and authorities:
According to the VIAF home page: The VIAF® (Virtual International Authority File) combines multiple name authority files into a single OCLC-hosted name authority service.
