URI (VIAF)

MADS Element: authority

Element DefinitionA container that includes a standardized "authoritative" form of an agent (person or organization), an event, a title, or a term (topic, genre, geographic).
AILLA InstructionsGo 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.
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RepeatableNo
Form Required?Recommended
AILLA Required?Required
Subelement/Attribute NameDefinition/DescriptionExamplesXPath SyntaxDublin Core

Geographic

Subelement

Supplies the authoritative names of geographic entities mads:authority/mads:geographicto be added
AuthoritySupplies the name of the authoritative list used for the controlled vocabulary/valuesVIAFmads:geographic[@authority="viaf"]to be added
XML

<authority>

    <geographic authority="viaf">http://viaf.org/viaf/275556947</geographic>

<authority>