Virtual International Authority File facts for kids
The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) is a joint project of several national libraries and operated by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC).
History
In 1998, the project was started by the German National Library and the U.S. Library of Congress.
In 2003, VIAF was established.
The file numbers are being added to some Wikipedia articles about people.
Participating libraries
| English-language name | Native-language name (if non-English) | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Institute for the Union Catalogue of Italian Libraries and Bibliographic Information | Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico | Rome | Italy |
| German National Library | Deutsche Nationalbibliothek | Frankfurt | Germany |
| Getty Research Institute | – | Los Angeles, California | United States |
| Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Ottawa, Ontario | Canada |
| Library of Alexandria | Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Alexandria | Egypt |
| Library of Congress (NACO consortium) | – | Washington, D.C. | United States |
| National Library of Australia | – | Canberra | Australia |
| National Library of France | Bibliothèque nationale de France | Paris | France |
| National Library of Israel | הספרייה הלאומית | Jerusalem | Israel |
| National Library of Portugal | Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal | Lisbon | Portugal |
| National Library of Spain | Biblioteca Nacional de España | Madrid | Spain |
| National Library of Sweden | Kungliga Biblioteket | Stockholm | Sweden |
| National Library of the Czech Republic | Národní knihovna České republiky | Prague | Czech Republic |
| National Széchényi Library | Országos Széchényi Könyvtár | Budapest | Hungary |
| RERO: Library Network of Western Switzerland | Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidentale or Westschweizer Bibliothekverbund | Switzerland | |
| French university library consortium | Système universitaire de documentation | France | |
| Swiss National Library | Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, Bibliothèque nationale suisse, Biblioteca nazionale svizzera, Rete delle bibliotheche della Svizzera occidentale | Berne | Switzerland |
| NUKAT: Union Catalogue of Polish Research Libraries | NUKAT: katalog zbiorów polskich bibliotek naukowych | Poland | |
| Vatican Library | Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana | – | Vatican City |
See also
In Spanish: Fichero de Autoridades Virtual Internacional para niños
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