[DCRM-L] OCLC Research's routine for matching names in VIAF

[Dooley,Jackie]

I'm frequently amazed when I learn about the processes that OCLC uses for various types of quality assurance, including matching bib and authority records. I'm guessing that many you are users of VIAF (the Virtual International Authority File) and that this blog post by Thom Hickey, our Chief Research Scientist and the brains behind VIAF, might therefor be of interest. He describes in detail the processes used for matching VIAF name headings with name headings in the  bib records in WorldCat. Fascinating stuff for us geeks. :)

http://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2015/09/matching-names-to-viaf.html


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Jackie Dooley

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