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Virtual International Authority File

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Virtual International Authority File
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The Virtual International Authority File is a name authority file. It was established in 2003[1][2]. As a name authority file, it serves a specific purpose. The Virtual International Authority File was established in the year 2003[1][2], which marks the beginning of its operations. It is a type of authority file, specifically a name authority file, and has been in existence since its establishment in 2003[1][2]. The establishment of the Virtual International Authority File in 2003[1][2] is a key fact about this name authority file. The Virtual International Authority File remains a name authority file that was established in 2003[1][2].

Virtual International Authority File

Summary

Virtual International Authority File is a name authority file[1]. It draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (name_authority_file category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Virtual International Authority File's image is recorded as VIAF Screenshot 2012.png[3].
  • Virtual International Authority File's instance of is recorded as name authority file[4].
  • Virtual International Authority File's instance of is recorded as data set[5].
  • Virtual International Authority File's instance of is recorded as online service[6].
  • Virtual International Authority File's instance of is recorded as search engine[7].
  • Virtual International Authority File's instance of is recorded as digital catalog[8].
  • Virtual International Authority File's publisher is recorded as OCLC, Inc.[9].
  • Virtual International Authority File's maintained by is recorded as OCLC, Inc.[10].
  • Virtual International Authority File's owned by is recorded as OCLC, Inc.[11].
  • Virtual International Authority File's operator is recorded as OCLC, Inc.[12].
  • Virtual International Authority File's OCLC number is recorded as 609410106[13].
  • Virtual International Authority File's copyright license is recorded as Open Data Commons Attribution License[14].
  • Virtual International Authority File's place of publication is recorded as Dublin[15].
  • Virtual International Authority File's part of is recorded as Semantic Web[16].
  • Virtual International Authority File's Commons category is recorded as VIAF[17].
  • Virtual International Authority File's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • Virtual International Authority File's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[19].
  • Virtual International Authority File's language of work or name is recorded as French[20].
  • Virtual International Authority File's has part is recorded as VIAF ID[21].
  • +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Virtual International Authority File[22].
  • Virtual International Authority File's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gd1_1[23].
  • Virtual International Authority File's official website is recorded as https://viaf.org/[24].
  • Virtual International Authority File's topic's main category is recorded as Category:VIAF[25].
  • Virtual International Authority File's main subject is recorded as authority file[26].
  • Virtual International Authority File's external data available at URL is recorded as https://viaf.org/viaf/data/[27].

Why It Matters

Virtual International Authority File draws 89 Wikipedia views per month (name_authority_file category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Adam Dunkels OCLC, Inc. Semantic Web

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . cdm15003.contentdm.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . cdm15003.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved . cdm15003.contentdm.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Bibliographic Scan of Digital Scholarly Communication Infrastructure. Retrieved . cdm15003.contentdm.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Basic Register of Thesauri, Ontologies & Classifications. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . cdm15003.contentdm.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Basic Register of Thesauri, Ontologies & Classifications. Retrieved . infodocket.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintains linking to → Wikidata Q identifier, Library of Congress Name Authority File, BnF authorities +3
    Topic's main category → Category:VIAF
    License → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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