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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