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Authority control

In information science, authority control is a process that organizes information, for example in library catalogs, by using a single, distinct spelling of a name (heading) or an identifier (generally persistent and alphanumeric) for each topic or concept. The word authority in authority control derives from the idea that the names of people, places…

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Benefits of authority control

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Authority records and files

Access control

Cooperative cataloging

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Authority control

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples53
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Authority control

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related to Diverse names describe the same subject · 14
Authority control → Authority, Charles III, Diana, For, In, Princess, Princess Diana, PRINCESS OF WALES, Records, Sometimes, This, Wales, Wikipedia, With
related to Benefits of authority control · 13
Authority control → Authority, Better, Boolean, Catalogers, Consistency, Efficiency, Fewer, It, Makes, Maximizes, Organization, The, These
related to Authority records and files · 7
Authority control → Although, As, English-speaking, It, They, This, While
related to Same name describes two different subjects · 4
Authority control → Different, Sometimes, This, When
is a · 2
Authority control → example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control such as personal and corporate names, process that organizes information

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authority name library information control heading one names subject headings catalogers records files file used different example see references diana

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Authority controlis aprocess that organizes information0.90text
Authority controlis aexample of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control such as personal and corporate names0.90text
linkagesinstance ofand are applied for other methods of organizing data0.80text
cross referencesinstance ofand are applied for other methods of organizing data0.80text
personalinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
corporate namesinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
uniform titlesinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
series namesinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
and subjectsinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
library catalogers typically focus on author namesinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
titles of worksinstance ofauthority control is an example of controlled vocabulary and of bibliographic control.While in theory any piece of information is amenable to authority control0.80text
the Integrated Authority Fileinstance ofIt is a way to standardize information from different authority files around the world0.80text

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