Re: Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want

From: Karen Coyle <lists_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:02:34 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
John Hostage wrote:
> I think the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek is doing something along those
> lines with the German personal name authority file (PND)
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:PND
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This is great. Then if someone like dbpedia would pick up the various 
links, we could create an open source switching system between name 
authorities. Hmmm. VIAF for everyone, not just libraries.

kc

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>> -----Original Message-----
>> I'd like to see a link between the LCCN in LC names and wikipedia
>> pages...
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