The Virtual International Authority File, known as VIAF, is a service that links the name authority records of many national libraries and other institutions into a single combined record for each person, organisation or work. It was started as a joint project of the Library of Congress, the German National Library and the French national library, with OCLC, the library cooperative, later taking over its operation. By matching records that refer to the same author in different languages and scripts, it helps libraries and researchers to avoid confusion between people with similar names. VIAF identifiers are used in databases such as Wikidata, and the service has expanded to include dozens of national and regional libraries.
Before and after
- 2003Creation of Puppy Linux
- 2003Creation of Scratch
- from 2003 to 2006Serbia and Montenegro
- 2003Launch of Myspace
- 2003Release of Virtual International Authority File
- 2003Introduction of East Timor centavo coins
- 2003Release of Inkscape
- 2003Publication of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- 2003Known exoplanets pass 100
More in Science & technology
- 1955Discovery of mendelevium
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- 8 December 1994Discovery of roentgenium
- 1996Discovery of copernicium
- August 2003Discovery of moscovium
- 2006Discovery of nihonium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.