The Anglo-American Authority File : an idea whose time has come ?
The Anglo-American Authority File (AAAF) is the working title for an agreement between the British Library and the Library of Congress to develop a common authority file based on the existing US Name Authority file, a copy of which will be held at the British Library and maintained by overnight file transfer. This paper describes the reasoning which led to this decision, reviews the progress to date and considers the future implications for international authority cooperation
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