originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2003-08-26.htm
OCLC, Die Deutsche Bibliothek and LC to develop Virtual International Authority File OCLC, Die Deutsche Bibliothek (the German national library) and the Library of Congress have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). oneill@oclc.org http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/ http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_news.rdf August 26, 2003 The project will virtually combine the personal name authority files of the Library of Congress and Die Deutsche Bibliothek into a single name authority service. <P>The long-term goal of the <acronym title="Virtual International Authority File">VIAF</acronym> project is to include the authoritative names from many national libraries into a common global service that should be freely available to users worldwide via the Web.</P> <P><A href="../projects/viaf/default.htm">http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/viaf/</A></P> Ed O'Neill +1-614-764-6074 Bob Bolander bolander@oclc.org +1-614-761-5207 Consulting Research Scientist OCLC Research Communications & Programs Manager OCLC Research