README.md

In njahn82/viaf: Access the Virtual International Authority File

R Client for VIAF API

R interface to the Virtual International Authority File. VIAF combines multiple authority files from national libraries and others.

API Documentation:

http://www.oclc.org/developer/develop/web-services/viaf.en.html

Installation from GitHub

devtools::install_github("njahn82/viaf")

Load viaf

library(viaf)

Suggest VIAF

viaf_suggest("helen longino")
#> $query
#> [1] "helen longino"
#> 
#> $result
#>                                  term        lc nametype       dnb
#> 1                       Helen Longino n86035805 personal 176451609
#> 2                       Helen Longino      <NA> personal 170510573
#> 3                Helen Longino, 1944- n86035805 personal 176451609
#> 4 Helen Longino, American philosopher n86035805 personal 176451609
#>        bnf    viafid
#> 1 13595608 111108524
#> 2     <NA> 219308999
#> 3 13595608 111108524
#> 4 13595608 111108524

Get Authorty Cluster

viaf_get("111108524")
#> $viafID
#> [1] "111108524"
#> 
#> $BNF
#> [1] "http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13595608x"
#> 
#> $DNB
#> [1] "http://d-nb.info/gnd/122488938" "http://d-nb.info/gnd/176451609"
#> 
#> $ISNI
#> [1] "0000000081774366"
#> 
#> $LC
#> [1] "n86035805"
#> 
#> $NSK
#> [1] "000306020"
#> 
#> $NTA
#> [1] "07411218X"
#> 
#> $NUKAT
#> [1] "vtls009446963"
#> 
#> $SUDOC
#> [1] "076451690"
#> 
#> $WKP
#> [1] "Q5702699"
#> 
#> $Wikipedia
#> [1] "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Longino"
#> [2] "http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Longino"

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njahn82/viaf documentation built on May 23, 2019, 7:07 p.m.