The Virtual International Authority File is a service that brings together multiple name authority files—databases that standardize how names of people, places, and organizations are recorded—into one unified system. This matters because librarians and researchers can use a single tool to find consistent name information across different libraries and institutions worldwide, rather than having to search through separate databases.
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虚拟国际规范文档(英語:Virtual International Authority File,VIAF)是一个国际性的规范文档。该项目联合了许多国家图书馆,由线上电脑图书馆中心(OCLC)负责运营。此项目最初是为连接德意志国家图书馆、美国国会图书馆与OCLC的规范文档而建的,其目标是连接世界各国的规范文档,使之成为一个统一的虚拟规范文档。该项目的规范记录可在网上免费检索。
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