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This is forwarded from the RDA-L listserv. Apologies to those who may
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Some new resources for name authorities and remote access to LCSH ...<br>
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Randy<br>
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<td>Re: [RDA-L] Authority Files on the Web</td>
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<td>Fri, 2 May 2008 13:13:03 -0400</td>
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<td>Barbara B Tillett <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:btil@LOC.GOV"><btil@LOC.GOV></a></td>
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<td>Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and
Access <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:RDA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA"><RDA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:RDA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA">RDA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA</a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:SRV-VM-EGWS7hx27kBn00000084@SRV-VM-EGW.lac-bac.gc.ca"><SRV-VM-EGWS7hx27kBn00000084@SRV-VM-EGW.lac-bac.gc.ca></a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:1E2AE3042B9B4C459BED104D1ACB4064020A54A8@jaguar.cclaflorida.org"><1E2AE3042B9B4C459BED104D1ACB4064020A54A8@jaguar.cclaflorida.org></a></td>
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<pre>Just a quick response on the 'authority files on the Web' part of this query, the Virtual International Authority File is a reality, even if it is still in start up project mode - try <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://viaf.org">http://viaf.org</a> (for now it is just the personal name authority records from the Library of Congress, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, and the Bibliotheque nationale de France). This was started long before the WGFBC was ever thought of.
Another "authority file on the Web" is a portion of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is also available in SKOS format at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lcsh.info/">http://lcsh.info/</a>. There are also the Web tools for subscription that also give access to LCC, LCSH, etc. (like Class Web). - Barbara Tillett
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