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The file numbers are being added to some [[Wikipedia]] articles about people.<ref>Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), [http://www.cni.org/news/wikipedia-to-add-viaf-identifiers/ "Wikipedia to add VIAF identifiers"], citing [[:en: | The file numbers are being added to some [[Wikipedia]] articles about people.<ref>Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), [http://www.cni.org/news/wikipedia-to-add-viaf-identifiers/ "Wikipedia to add VIAF identifiers"], citing [[:en:Bharatpedia:Authority control integration proposal/RFC|Bharatpedia:Authority control integration proposal/RFC]]; retrieved 2013-03-15.</ref> | ||
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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[edit | edit source]
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]
The file numbers are being added to some Wikipedia articles about people.[3]
Participating libraries[edit | edit source]
| English-language name | Native-language name (if non-English) | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Institute for the Union Catalogue of Italian Libraries and Bibliographic Information | Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico | Rome | Italy |
| German National Library | Deutsche Nationalbibliothek | Frankfurt | Germany |
| Getty Research Institute | – | Los Angeles, California | United States |
| Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | Canada |
| Library of Alexandria | Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Alexandria | Egypt |
| Library of Congress (NACO consortium) | – | Washington, D.C. | United States |
| National Library of Australia | – | Canberra | Australia |
| National Library of France | Bibliothèque nationale de France | Paris | France |
| National Library of Israel | הספרייה הלאומית | Jerusalem | Israel |
| National Library of Portugal | Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal | Lisbon | Portugal |
| National Library of Spain | Biblioteca Nacional de España | Madrid | Spain |
| National Library of Sweden | Kungliga Biblioteket | Stockholm | Sweden |
| National Library of the Czech Republic | Národní knihovna České republiky | Prague | Czech Republic |
| National Széchényi Library | Országos Széchényi Könyvtár | Budapest | Hungary |
| RERO: Library Network of Western Switzerland | Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidentale or Westschweizer Bibliothekverbund | Switzerland | |
| French university library consortium | Système universitaire de documentation | France | |
| Swiss National Library | Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, Bibliothèque nationale suisse, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera, Rete delle bibliotheche della Svizzera occidentale | Berne | Switzerland |
| NUKAT: Union Catalogue of Polish Research Libraries | NUKAT: katalog zbiorów polskich bibliotek naukowych | Poland | |
| Vatican Library | Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana | – | Vatican City |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), "Virtual International Authority File (VIAF)"; retrieved 2013-3-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 OCLC, "VIAF, A brief history"; retrieved 2013-3-15.
- ↑ Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), "Wikipedia to add VIAF identifiers", citing Bharatpedia:Authority control integration proposal/RFC; retrieved 2013-03-15.
Other websites[edit | edit source]