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    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).
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    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 &amp; Programs Manager
    OCLC Research