Local Name Authorities and Linked Data: The Landscape

Name authority control-the process of selecting and maintaining a set of headings or access points for named entities-brings consistency to names in online systems and can help users locate needed items and identify related materials. Linked data provides the opportunity to extend name authority dat...

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Published in:Serials review Vol. 45; no. 1-2; pp. 61 - 65
Main Author: Craft, Anna R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Greenwich Routledge 03.04.2019
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
Authority
Authority control
Data
digital libraries; linked data; metadata; name authorities; special collections
Landscape
Linked Data
Names
Online Systems
ISSN:0098-7913, 1879-095X
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Summary:Name authority control-the process of selecting and maintaining a set of headings or access points for named entities-brings consistency to names in online systems and can help users locate needed items and identify related materials. Linked data provides the opportunity to extend name authority data sets and make them available to wider audiences. This column seeks to provide an overview of the landscape of local name authority projects using linked data, along with practices, challenges, and other considerations in this area.
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ISSN:0098-7913
1879-095X
DOI:10.1080/00987913.2019.1613736