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Le service VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) est destiné aux bibliothèques et à leurs utilisateurs, et entend simplifier l’accès aux principaux fichiers d’autorité de noms du monde entier. Les contributeurs du VIAF envoient régulièrement des données d’autorité avec lesquelles le VIAF établit des correspondances, des liens et des groupes. Toutes les descriptions d'une entité donnée sont fusionnées dans un groupe qui réunit les différents noms de cette entité. Ce service permet aux chercheurs d’identifier des noms, lieux, œuvres et expressions tout en conservant les préférences régionales pour la langue, l'orthographe et les caractères.

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Parmi les contributeurs du VIAF figurent des bibliothèques nationales, des organismes culturels et d'autres institutions de premier plan dans le monde entier. Les données de plus de 50 organisations dans plus de 30 pays sont présentes dans le VIAF. Ces contributeurs participent à la gouvernance du VIAF par le biais du Conseil VIAF, qui donne des conseils sur les politiques, les pratiques et le fonctionnement du VIAF.

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La Library of Congress des États-Unis, la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek et OCLC ont commencé un projet de démonstration de faisabilité afin de relier leurs notices d’autorité en avril 1998. Après quatre années d’essais de liaison des fichiers d'autorité, ce groupe a formé le Consortium VIAF lors de la 69e Conférence générale de l’IFLA en août 2003. La Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) s'est jointe au consortium en octobre 2007. Les quatre membres d'origine du Consortium VIAF jouaient le rôle d'institutions directrices, tandis que les autres organisations les ont rejoints ultérieurement en tant que contributeurs.

En 2012, les 22 institutions directrices et contributeurs des 18 pays ont collaboré avec OCLC à la transformation du VIAF en un service d’OCLC. OCLC s'appuie sur les recommandations du Conseil VIAF pour gérer l'hébergement, les logiciels et les données pour le VIAF. Le VIAF continue de se développer, par le nombre de ses contributeurs et par sa représentation au niveau mondial.

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