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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A" title="ملف الضبط الاستنادي الدولي الافتراضي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ملف الضبط الاستنادي الدولي الافتراضي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheru_d%27Autoridaes_Virtual_Internacional" title="Ficheru d'Autoridaes Virtual Internacional – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Ficheru d'Autoridaes Virtual Internacional" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2" title="ভার্চুয়াল ইন্টারন্যাশনাল অথরিটি ফাইল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ভার্চুয়াল ইন্টারন্যাশনাল অথরিটি ফাইল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2" title="वर्चुअल इंटरनेशनल ऑथारिटी फाइल – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="वर्चुअल इंटरनेशनल ऑथारिटी फाइल" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Виртуален международен нормативен архив – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Виртуален международен нормативен архив" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffeil_Awdurdodi_Rhyngwladol,_Rhithwir" title="Ffeil Awdurdodi Rhyngwladol, Rhithwir – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ffeil Awdurdodi Rhyngwladol, Rhithwir" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichero_de_Autoridades_Virtual_Internacional" title="Fichero de Autoridades Virtual Internacional – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fichero de Autoridades Virtual Internacional" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazioarteko_Autoritate_Fitxategi_Birtuala" title="Nazioarteko Autoritate Fitxategi Birtuala – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Nazioarteko Autoritate Fitxategi Birtuala" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84%DB%8C" title="برگه‌دان مستند مجازی بین‌المللی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="برگه‌دان مستند مجازی بین‌المللی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier_d%27autorit%C3%A9_international_virtuel" title="Fichier d'autorité international virtuel – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Fichier d'autorité international virtuel" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%80%EC%83%81_%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C_%EC%A0%84%EA%B1%B0_%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%BC" title="가상 국제 전거 파일 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="가상 국제 전거 파일" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2" title="वर्चुअल अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्राधिकरण फ़ाइल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="वर्चुअल अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्राधिकरण फ़ाइल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualna_me%C4%91unarodna_normativna_baza" title="Virtualna međunarodna normativna baza – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Virtualna međunarodna normativna baza" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtu%C4%81l%C4%81_starptautisk%C4%81_autoritat%C4%ABv%C4%81_datne" title="Virtuālā starptautiskā autoritatīvā datne – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Virtuālā starptautiskā autoritatīvā datne" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemzetk%C3%B6zi_Virtu%C3%A1lis_Katal%C3%B3gust%C3%A1r" title="Nemzetközi Virtuális Katalógustár – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nemzetközi Virtuális Katalógustár" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%93%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Виртуелна меѓународна нормативна податотека – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Виртуелна меѓународна нормативна податотека" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AB" title="व्हीआयएएफ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="व्हीआयएएफ" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%89" title="ملف استنادى دولى افتراضى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ملف استنادى دولى افتراضى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_Kewibawaan_Antarabangsa_Maya" title="Fail Kewibawaan Antarabangsa Maya – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Fail Kewibawaan Antarabangsa Maya" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E5%9B%BD%E9%9A%9B%E5%85%B8%E6%8B%A0%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB" title="バーチャル国際典拠ファイル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バーチャル国際典拠ファイル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_Virtual_Internacional_de_Autoridade" title="Base Virtual Internacional de Autoridade – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Base Virtual Internacional de Autoridade" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datoteka_e_Autoritetit_Virtual_Nd%C3%ABrkomb%C3%ABtar" title="Datoteka e Autoritetit Virtual Ndërkombëtar – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Datoteka e Autoritetit Virtual Ndërkombëtar" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%BD%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%BF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%BD%D9%8A_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84" title="ورچوئل انٽرنيشنل اٿارٽي فائل – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="ورچوئل انٽرنيشنل اٿارٽي فائل" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualna_mednarodna_normativna_datoteka" title="Virtualna mednarodna normativna datoteka – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Virtualna mednarodna normativna datoteka" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%92%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Виртуелна међународна нормативна датотека – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Виртуелна међународна нормативна датотека" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualna_me%C4%91unarodna_normativna_datoteka" title="Virtualna međunarodna normativna datoteka – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Virtualna međunarodna normativna datoteka" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIAF" title="VIAF – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="VIAF" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%87%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%B7%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%85%E0%B0%A5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%80_%E0%B0%AB%E0%B1%88%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D" title="వర్చువల్ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ అథారిటీ ఫైల్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="వర్చువల్ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ అథారిటీ ఫైల్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" 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href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%81" title="مجازی عالمی فائل مقتدرہ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="مجازی عالمی فائل مقتدرہ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%99%9A%E6%8B%9F%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E8%A7%84%E8%8C%83%E6%96%87%E6%A1%A3" title="虚拟国际规范文档 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="虚拟国际规范文档" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_International_Authority_File" title="Virtual International Authority File – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Virtual International Authority File" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">International authority file</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/VIAF_icon.svg/220px-VIAF_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:6.5em;">Acronym</th><td class="infobox-data">VIAF</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:6.5em;">Organisation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Online_Computer_Library_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Online Computer Library Center">OCLC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:6.5em;">Introduced</th><td class="infobox-data">6 August 2003<span class="noprint">; 21 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2003-08-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:6.5em;">Example</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/106965171">106965171</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:6.5em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/">viaf<wbr />.org</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54919#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Virtual International Authority File</b> (<b>VIAF</b>) is an international <a href="/wiki/Authority_file" class="mw-redirect" title="Authority file">authority file</a>. It is a joint project of several national libraries and operated by the <a href="/wiki/OCLC" title="OCLC">Online Computer Library Center</a> (OCLC).<sup id="cite_ref-LibraryJournal-VIAFtoOCLC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LibraryJournal-VIAFtoOCLC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virtual_International_Authority_File&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png/220px-VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png/330px-VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png/440px-VIAF_Screenshot_2012.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Homepage" class="mw-redirect" title="Homepage">Homepage</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Discussions about having a joint international authority started in the late 1990s. After several failed attempts to develop a unique joint authority file, the new idea was to link existing national authorities. This would present all the benefits of a standard file without requiring a significant investment of time and expense in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-IFLA-VIAF-Origins-2016_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IFLA-VIAF-Origins-2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The project was initiated by the American <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> (LOC), the <a href="/wiki/German_National_Library" title="German National Library">German National Library</a> (DNB), and the OCLC in April 1998 as a proof-of-concept that authority records can be linked.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After extensive testing, the VIAF consortium was formed at the 2003 World Library and Information Congress, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Library_Associations_and_Institutions" title="International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions">International Federation of Library Associations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 6 August 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by September it had its own page at the OCLC website.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France" title="Bibliothèque nationale de France">Bibliothèque nationale de France</a></span></span> (BnF) joined the project on 5 October 2007. </p><p>The project transitioned to being a service of the OCLC on 4 April 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-OCLC-VIAF-Service-2012_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCLC-VIAF-Service-2012-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The aim is to link the national authority files (such as the German <a href="/wiki/Integrated_Authority_File" title="Integrated Authority File">Integrated Authority File</a>) to a single virtual authority file. In this file, identical records from the different data sets are linked together. A VIAF record receives a standard data number, contains the primary "see" and "see also" records from the original documents, and refers to the original authority records. The data is made available online and is available for research and, data exchange and sharing. Reciprocal updating uses the <a href="/wiki/Open_Archives_Initiative" title="Open Archives Initiative">Open Archives Initiative</a> <a href="/wiki/Open_Archives_Initiative_Protocol_for_Metadata_Harvesting" title="Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting">Protocol for Metadata Harvesting</a> (OAI-PMH) protocol. </p><p>The file numbers are also being added to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> biographical articles and are incorporated into <a href="/wiki/Wikidata" title="Wikidata">Wikidata</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OCLC-VIAFbot-2012_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCLC-VIAFbot-2012-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Code4Lib-VIAFbot-2013_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Code4Lib-VIAFbot-2013-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Christine_L._Borgman" title="Christine L. Borgman">Christine L. Borgman</a> groups VIAF with the <a href="/wiki/International_Standard_Name_Identifier" title="International Standard Name Identifier">International Standard Name Identifier</a> and <a href="/wiki/ORCID" title="ORCID">ORCID</a> systems, describing all three as "loosely coordinated efforts to standardize name forms".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Borgman characterizes all three systems as attempts to solve the problem of <a href="/wiki/Author_name_disambiguation" title="Author name disambiguation">author name disambiguation</a>, which has grown in scale as the quantity of <a href="/wiki/Data" title="Data">data</a> multiplies.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She notes that VIAF, unlike the other two systems, is led by libraries, as opposed to individual authors or creators.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="VIAF_clusters">VIAF clusters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virtual_International_Authority_File&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: VIAF clusters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>VIAF's clustering algorithm is run every month. As more data are added from participating libraries, clusters of authority records may coalesce or split, leading to some fluctuation in the VIAF identifier of certain authority records.<sup id="cite_ref-DLib-VIAF-Ambiguity-2014_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DLib-VIAF-Ambiguity-2014-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Participating_libraries_and_organizations">Participating libraries and organizations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virtual_International_Authority_File&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Participating libraries and organizations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English Wikipedia entry name </th> <th>Identifier </th> <th>Native-language name </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Country </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Argentina" title="National Library of Argentina">National Library of Argentina</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>ARBABN </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buenos_Aires" title="Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina" title="Bibliotheca Alexandrina">Bibliotheca Alexandrina</a> </td> <td>EGAXA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">مكتبة الإسكندرية</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandria" title="Alexandria">Alexandria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biblioteca_Nacional_de_Chile" class="mw-redirect" title="Biblioteca Nacional de Chile">Biblioteca Nacional de Chile</a> </td> <td>BNCHL </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Biblioteca Nacional de Chile</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santiago" title="Santiago">Santiago</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biblioteca_Nacional_de_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Biblioteca Nacional de España">Biblioteca Nacional de España</a> </td> <td>BNE </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Biblioteca Nacional de España</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madrid" title="Madrid">Madrid</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biblioteca_Nacional_de_Portugal" title="Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal">Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal</a> </td> <td>PTBNP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_et_Archives_nationales_du_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec">Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec</a> </td> <td>B2Q </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France" title="Bibliothèque nationale de France">Bibliothèque nationale de France</a> </td> <td>BnF </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Bibliothèque nationale de France</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Greece" title="National Library of Greece">National Library of Greece</a> </td> <td>ΕΒΕ </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Nationale_du_Royaume_du_Maroc" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc">Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc</a> (BNRM) </td> <td>MRBNR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">المكتبة الوطنية للمملكة المغربية</span><br /><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rabat" title="Rabat">Rabat</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Biografisch_Portaal" title="Biografisch Portaal">Biografisch Portaal</a> </td> <td>BPN </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Biografisch Portaal</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Library" title="British Library">British Library</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Danish_Agency_for_Culture_and_Palaces" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces">Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">Kulturstyrelsen</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copenhagen" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Danish_Bibliographic_Centre" title="Danish Bibliographic Centre">Danish Bibliographic Centre</a> </td> <td>DBC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">Dansk BiblioteksCenter</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ballerup" title="Ballerup">Ballerup</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/German_National_Library" title="German National Library">German National Library</a> (DNB) </td> <td>GND </td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Deutsche Nationalbibliothek</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/International_Standard_Name_Identifier" title="International Standard Name Identifier">International Standard Name Identifier</a> </td> <td>ISNI </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel_Museum" title="Israel Museum">Israel Museum</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">מוזיאון ישראל</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Istituto_Centrale_per_il_Catalogo_Unico" title="Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico">Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico</a> </td> <td>ICCU<br />SBN </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_National_Library" title="Lebanese National Library">Lebanese National Library</a> </td> <td>LNL </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">المكتبة الوطنية</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beirut" title="Beirut">Beirut</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Library_and_Archives_Canada" title="Library and Archives Canada">Library and Archives Canada</a> </td> <td>LAC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Bibliothèque et Archives Canada</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a><br />NACO consortium (Name Authority Cooperative Program) </td> <td>LCCN </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_and_University_Library_in_Zagreb" title="National and University Library in Zagreb">National and University Library in Zagreb</a> </td> <td>NSK </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croatian_language" title="Croatian language">Croatian</a>: <i lang="hr">Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica u Zagrebu</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zagreb" title="Zagreb">Zagreb</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_and_University_Library_of_Slovenia" title="National and University Library of Slovenia">National and University Library of Slovenia</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovene_language" title="Slovene language">Slovene</a>: <i lang="sl">Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ljubljana" title="Ljubljana">Ljubljana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Central_Library" title="National Central Library">National Central Library</a> </td> <td>NCL<br />CYT </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">國家圖書館</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taipei" title="Taipei">Taipei</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Diet_Library" title="National Diet Library">National Diet Library</a> </td> <td>NDL </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">国立国会図書館</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kyoto" title="Kyoto">Kyoto</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Informatics" title="National Institute of Informatics">National Institute of Informatics</a> </td> <td>NII<br />CiNii </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">国立情報学研究所</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_Board" title="National Library Board">National Library Board</a> </td> <td>NLB </td> <td>– </td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Australia" title="National Library of Australia">National Library of Australia</a> </td> <td>NLA </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Brazil" title="National Library of Brazil">National Library of Brazil</a> </td> <td>BLBNB </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>: <i lang="pt">Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Catalonia" class="mw-redirect" title="National Library of Catalonia">National Library of Catalonia</a> </td> <td>BNC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Catalan_language" title="Catalan language">Catalan</a>: <i lang="ca">Biblioteca de Catalunya</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barcelona" title="Barcelona">Barcelona</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Estonia" title="National Library of Estonia">National Library of Estonia</a> </td> <td>ERRR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estonian_language" title="Estonian language">Estonian</a>: <i lang="et">Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tallinn" title="Tallinn">Tallinn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_and_University_Library_of_Iceland" title="National and University Library of Iceland">National and University Library of Iceland</a> (NULI) </td> <td>UIY </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_language" title="Icelandic language">Icelandic</a>: <i lang="is">Háskólabókasafn</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk" title="Reykjavík">Reykjavík</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Ireland" title="National Library of Ireland">National Library of Ireland</a> </td> <td>N6I </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Israel" title="National Library of Israel">National Library of Israel</a> </td> <td>NLI </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a>: <span lang="he" dir="rtl">הספרייה הלאומית</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Korea" title="National Library of Korea">National Library of Korea</a> </td> <td>KRNLK </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span lang="ko">국립중앙도서관</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Latvia" title="National Library of Latvia">National Library of Latvia</a> </td> <td>LNB </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latvian_language" title="Latvian language">Latvian</a>: <i lang="lv">Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riga" title="Riga">Riga</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Luxembourg" title="National Library of Luxembourg">National Library of Luxembourg</a> </td> <td>BNL </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luxembourgish_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourgish language">Luxembourgish</a>: <i lang="lb">Nationalbibliothéik Lëtzebuerg</i><br /><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_City" title="Luxembourg City">Luxembourg City</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Mexico" title="National Library of Mexico">National Library of Mexico</a> </td> <td>BNM </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Biblioteca Nacional de México</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_the_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="National Library of the Netherlands">National Library of the Netherlands</a> </td> <td>NTA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Koninklijke Bibliotheek</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Hague" title="The Hague">The Hague</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_New_Zealand" title="National Library of New Zealand">National Library of New Zealand</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Norway" title="National Library of Norway">National Library of Norway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BIBSYS" title="BIBSYS">BIBSYS</a><br />W2Z </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">Nasjonalbiblioteket</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trondheim" title="Trondheim">Trondheim</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Poland" title="National Library of Poland">National Library of Poland</a> </td> <td>NLP </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>: <i lang="pl">Biblioteka Narodowa</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Russia" title="National Library of Russia">National Library of Russia</a> </td> <td>NLR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Российская национальная библиотека</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">Saint Petersburg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Scotland" title="National Library of Scotland">National Library of Scotland</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Scots_language" title="Scots language">Scots</a>: <i lang="sco">Naitional Leebrar o Scotland</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_South_Africa" title="National Library of South Africa">National Library of South Africa</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Afrikaans_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Afrikaans language">Afrikaans</a>: <i lang="af">Staats-Bibliotheek der Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Sweden" title="National Library of Sweden">National Library of Sweden</a> </td> <td>SELIBR </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swedish_language" title="Swedish language">Swedish</a>: <i lang="sv">Kungliga biblioteket - Sveriges nationalbibliotek</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Wales" title="National Library of Wales">National Library of Wales</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>: <i lang="cy">Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberystwyth" title="Aberystwyth">Aberystwyth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="National Library of the Czech Republic">National Library of the Czech Republic</a> </td> <td>NKC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a>: <i lang="cs">Národní knihovna České republiky</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Sz%C3%A9ch%C3%A9nyi_Library" title="National Széchényi Library">National Széchényi Library</a> </td> <td>NSZL </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>: <i lang="hu">Országos Széchényi Könyvtár</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Budapest" title="Budapest">Budapest</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Perseus_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Perseus Project">Perseus Project</a> </td> <td>PERSEUS </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford, Massachusetts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/RERO_(Library_Network_of_Western_Switzerland)" class="mw-redirect" title="RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland)">RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland)</a> </td> <td>RERO </td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Westschweizer Bibliothekverbund</i><br /><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidentale</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Rete delle bibliotheche della Svizzera occidentale</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martigny" title="Martigny">Martigny</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9pertoire_International_des_Sources_Musicales" title="Répertoire International des Sources Musicales">Répertoire International des Sources Musicales</a> </td> <td>RISM </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syst%C3%A8me_universitaire_de_documentation" title="Système universitaire de documentation">Système universitaire de documentation</a> </td> <td>SUDOC </td> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Système universitaire de documentation</i> </td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Syriac_Reference_Portal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Syriac Reference Portal (page does not exist)">Syriac Reference Portal</a> </td> <td>SRP </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Library" title="Swiss National Library">Swiss National Library</a> </td> <td>SWNL </td> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek</i><br /><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Bibliothèque nationale suisse</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Biblioteca nazionale svizzera</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Romansh_language" title="Romansh language">Romansh</a>: <i lang="rm">Biblioteca naziunala svizra</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bern" title="Bern">Bern</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narodowy_Uniwersalny_Katalog_Centralny,_NUKAT&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Narodowy Uniwersalny Katalog Centralny, NUKAT (page does not exist)">Narodowy Uniwersalny Katalog Centralny, NUKAT</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUKAT" class="extiw" title="pl:NUKAT">pl</a>]</span> </td> <td>NUKAT </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>: <i lang="pl">Narodowy Uniwersalny Katalog Centralny</i> </td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_List_of_Artist_Names" title="Union List of Artist Names">Union List of Artist Names</a> – <a href="/wiki/Getty_Research_Institute" title="Getty Research Institute">Getty Research Institute</a> </td> <td>ULAN<br />JPG </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Agricultural_Library" title="United States National Agricultural Library">United States National Agricultural Library</a> </td> <td>NALT </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beltsville,_Maryland" title="Beltsville, Maryland">Beltsville, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Library_of_Medicine" title="United States National Library of Medicine">United States National Library of Medicine</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethesda,_Maryland" title="Bethesda, Maryland">Bethesda, Maryland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vatican_Library" title="Vatican Library">Vatican Library</a> </td> <td>BAV </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana</i> </td> <td>–</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cultuurconnect&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cultuurconnect (page does not exist)">Cultuurconnect</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Bibnet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bibnet (page does not exist)">Bibnet</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibnet" class="extiw" title="nl:Bibnet">nl</a>]</span> and LOCUS) </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Digitale_Bibliotheek_Vlaanderen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Digitale Bibliotheek Vlaanderen (page does not exist)">Digitale Bibliotheek Vlaanderen</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitale_Bibliotheek_Vlaanderen" class="extiw" title="nl:Digitale Bibliotheek Vlaanderen">nl</a>]</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brussels" title="Brussels">Brussels</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikidata" title="Wikidata">Wikidata</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td>WKP </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td> <td>International </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Libraries_added_for_testing_purposes">Libraries added for testing purposes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virtual_International_Authority_File&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Libraries added for testing purposes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>English Wikipedia entry name </th> <th>Identifier </th> <th>Native-language name </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Country </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_National_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithuanian National Library">Lithuanian National Library</a> </td> <td>LIH </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a>: <i lang="lt">Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vilnius" title="Vilnius">Vilnius</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/National_and_University_Library_of_Slovenia" title="National and University Library of Slovenia">National and University Library of Slovenia</a> / <a href="/wiki/COBISS" title="COBISS">COBISS</a> </td> <td>SIMACOB </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovene_language" title="Slovene language">Slovene</a>: <i lang="sl">Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica, NUK</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ljubljana" title="Ljubljana">Ljubljana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virtual_International_Authority_File&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Authority_control" title="Authority control">Authority control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faceted_Application_of_Subject_Terminology" title="Faceted Application of Subject Terminology">Faceted Application of Subject Terminology</a> (FAST)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Authority_File" title="Integrated Authority File">Integrated Authority File</a> (GND)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Standard_Authority_Data_Number" title="International Standard Authority Data Number">International Standard Authority Data Number</a> (ISADN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Standard_Name_Identifier" title="International Standard Name Identifier">International Standard Name Identifier</a> (ISNI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Authority_control" title="Template:Authority control">Wikipedia's authority control template for articles</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virtual_International_Authority_File&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/viaf/default.htm">the original</a> on 21 September 2003.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Virtual+international+authority+file+%5BOCLC+-+Projects%5D&rft.date=2003-09-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oclc.org%2Fresearch%2Fprojects%2Fviaf%2Fdefault.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirtual+International+Authority+File" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-OCLC-VIAF-Service-2012-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-OCLC-VIAF-Service-2012_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMurphy2012" class="citation web cs1">Murphy, Bob (4 April 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oclc.org/en/news/releases/2012/201224.html">"Virtual International Authority File service transitions to OCLC; contributing institutions continue to shape direction through VIAF Council"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(Press release)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/OCLC" title="OCLC">OCLC</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Dublin,_Ohio" title="Dublin, Ohio">Dublin, OH</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=OCLC&rft.atitle=Virtual+International+Authority+File+service+transitions+to+OCLC%3B+contributing+institutions+continue+to+shape+direction+through+VIAF+Council&rft.date=2012-04-04&rft.aulast=Murphy&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oclc.org%2Fen%2Fnews%2Freleases%2F2012%2F201224.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirtual+International+Authority+File" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-OCLC-VIAFbot-2012-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-OCLC-VIAFbot-2012_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKleinRenspie2012" class="citation news cs1">Klein, Max; Renspie, Melissa (7 December 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2012/12-07a.html">"VIAFbot Edits 250,000 Wikipedia Articles to Reciprocate All Links from VIAF into Wikipedia"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/OCLC" title="OCLC">OCLC</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=OCLC&rft.atitle=VIAFbot+Edits+250%2C000+Wikipedia+Articles+to+Reciprocate+All+Links+from+VIAF+into+Wikipedia&rft.date=2012-12-07&rft.aulast=Klein&rft.aufirst=Max&rft.au=Renspie%2C+Melissa&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oclc.org%2Fresearch%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12-07a.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirtual+International+Authority+File" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Code4Lib-VIAFbot-2013-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Code4Lib-VIAFbot-2013_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKleinKyrios2013" class="citation journal cs1">Klein, Maximilian; Kyrios, Alex (14 October 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8964">"VIAFbot and the Integration of Library Data on Wikipedia"</a>. <i>The Code4Lib Journal</i> (22). <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1940-5758">1940-5758</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Code4Lib+Journal&rft.atitle=VIAFbot+and+the+Integration+of+Library+Data+on+Wikipedia&rft.issue=22&rft.date=2013-10-14&rft.issn=1940-5758&rft.aulast=Klein&rft.aufirst=Maximilian&rft.au=Kyrios%2C+Alex&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fjournal.code4lib.org%2Farticles%2F8964&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirtual+International+Authority+File" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBorgman2015260_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBorgman2015">Borgman 2015</a>, p. 260.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DLib-VIAF-Ambiguity-2014-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-DLib-VIAF-Ambiguity-2014_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHickeyToves2014" class="citation journal cs1">Hickey, Thomas B.; Toves, Jenny A. 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Borgman">Borgman, Christine L.</a> (2015). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bigdatalittledat0000borg"><i>Big Data, Little Data, No Data: Scholarship in the Networked World</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/MIT_Press" title="MIT Press">MIT Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-262-32786-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-262-32786-2"><bdi>978-0-262-32786-2</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/900409008">900409008</a>.</cite><span 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