URI (VIAF)
MADS Element: authority
| Element Definition | A container that includes a standardized "authoritative" form of an agent (person or organization), an event, a title, or a term (topic, genre, geographic). |
| AILLA Instructions | Go to http://viaf.org. Under Select Field, chose "Geographic Names" from the drop-down menu. Under Select Index, chose All VIAF from the drop-down menu. In the Search Terms field, enter the country name, and Click the "Search" button. Click on appropriate heading in the search results. Copy/paste the URI Permalink from the heading details. |
| Form option | Text |
| Repeatable | No |
| Form Required? | Recommended |
| AILLA Required? | Required |
| Subelement/Attribute Name | Definition/Description | Examples | XPath Syntax | Dublin Core |
Geographic Subelement | Supplies the authoritative names of geographic entities | mads:authority/mads:geographic | to be added | |
| Authority | Supplies the name of the authoritative list used for the controlled vocabulary/values | VIAF | mads:geographic[@authority="viaf"] | to be added |
| XML |
<authority> <geographic authority="viaf">http://viaf.org/viaf/275556947</geographic> <authority> |
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