Tag: VIAF
OCLC Research Makes Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Dataset Available For Download
From Thom Hickey’s Outgoing Blog: The VIAF dataset is now available for public consumption! http://viaf.org/viaf/data describes and links to the files involved and describes how we expect the ODC-By license to be applied. Hickey adds: We are not sure just how popular the files will be, so if the site appears slow, please stop downloading and […]
Virtual International Authority File Service Transitions to OCLC
Post UPDATED on April 10, 2012 If you’ve never visited the VIAF, you should. It’s not useful for catalogers but we’ve found it VERY valuable when searching for information about people. In other words, a great resource for catalogers and researchers. From OCLC: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File), a project that virtually combines multiple name […]
