The Virtual International Authority File | Agrisemantics Map of Data Standards

The VIAF® (Virtual International Authority File) combines multiple name authority files into a single OCLC-hosted name authority service. The goal of the service is to lower the cost and increase the utility of library authority files by matching and linking widely-used authority files and making that information available on the Web.

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Core information

URL(s):

http://viaf.org/

Type of standard:

Name authority list

Additional information

Acronym:

VIAF

Contact email:

oclcresearch@oclc.org

Publication year:

2014

VEST / AgroPortal integration

Original source:

VEST Registry

Assessment

An overview of criteria used for the assessment can be found here.

Total score:

0.96

assessment tabs

Fitness / adoption

Complete:

Not clear - N/A

Authoritative:

Not clear - N/A

Largely compatible:

Not clear - N/A

Known:

Not clear - N/A

Used in software:

Not clear - N/A

Used in datasets:

Not clear - N/A

Discoverable:

Not clear - N/A

Regulatory:

Not clear - N/A

Endorsed:

Not clear - N/A

Long-term, sustainable:

Not clear - N/A

Participatory, collaborative:

Not clear - N/A

Maintained:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg fitness:

1.00

Avg adoption:

1.00

Usability / openness

Available on the web:

Not clear - N/A

Versatile:

Not clear - N/A

Served by APIs:

Not clear - N/A

Manageable:

Not clear - N/A

Documented:

Not clear - N/A

Supported:

Not clear - N/A

Testable:

Not clear - N/A

Machine-readable:

Not clear - N/A

Meaningful:

Not clear - N/A

Annotated:

Not clear - N/A

Linked:

Not clear - N/A

Clearly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Openly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg usability:

1.00

Avg openness:

0.86

URI: https://vest.agrisemantics.org/node/18720

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