Virtual International Authority File

International authority file
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types
Entity
instance of
Authority Control
Data Set
Online Service
Web Search Engine
Digital Catalog
inception
2012
alias
VIAF
viaf.org
short name
VIAF (english)
main subject
Authority Control
language of work or name
Multiple Languages
preferred
English
French
owned by
OCLC, Inc.
official website
viaf.org
language of work or name
English
issued by
OCLC, Inc.
maintained by
OCLC, Inc.
used by
International Standard Name Identifier
uses
Wikidata Identifier
Library of Congress Name Authority File
BnF Authorities
Integrated Authority File
CONOR
media
search formatter URL
https://viaf.org/viaf/search?query="$1"
Wikidata property
viaf_id
has part
VIAF Identifier
VIAF Component
different from
Integrated Authority File
API endpoint
refine.codefork.com
described at URL
protocol
OpenRefine Reconciliation Service API
source code repository
iphylo.org
described at URL
protocol
OpenRefine Reconciliation Service API
source code repository
Commons category
VIAF
Wikimedia Commons URL
commons.wikimedia.org
copyright license
Open Data Commons
Wikipedia creation date
11/23/2009
Wikipedia incoming links count
600,521
Wikipedia opening text
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).
Wikipedia redirect
VIAF
The Virtual International Authority File
Viaf.org
Wikipedia URL
en.wikipedia.org
BARTOC ID
2053
Datahub page
viaf
Freebase ID
/m/09gd1_1
interwiki prefix at Wikimedia
viaf
formatter URL
http://viaf.org/viaf/$1
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