| AUTHORITY FILE |
ABBREVIATION |
WEBSITE |
USE TO IDENTIFY OR DESCRIBE |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
AAT |
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/ |
formats, scripts, decoration |
| Biblioteca apostolica vaticana Digital Mss |
BAVdig |
http://digi.vatlib.it/ |
digitzied manuscripts |
| Cantus Database |
CAN |
http://cantusdatabase.org/ |
liturgical texts, chant |
| Cultural Objects Name Authority |
CONA |
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/cona/ |
titles for works of art & architecture |
| Geonames |
GEO |
https://www.geonames.org/ |
placenames and integrated geographical data |
| Google Books |
GGBK |
https://books.google.com/ |
text references, citations |
| Google Maps |
GGMP |
https://www.google.com/maps |
cities, countries, regions |
| Iconclass |
ICON |
http://www.iconclass.org/ |
image subjects |
| Library of Congress Name Authority File |
LCNAF |
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names.html |
names, corporate names |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings |
LCSH |
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html |
subjects |
| Library of Congress MARC Languages |
LCML |
http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/languages.html |
languages |
| Library of Congress MARC Countries |
LCMC |
http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/countries.html |
countries |
| METAscripta |
META |
http://metascripta.org/ |
METAscripta digitized manuscripts on microfilm; VFL microfilm number |
| Rare Books and Manuscripts Section |
RBMS |
http://rbms.info |
bindings |
| Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts |
SDBM |
http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/schoenberg/index.html |
owners, sales |
| Thesaurus of Geographic Names |
TGN |
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/ |
cities, countries, regions |
| Union List of Artists Names |
ULAN |
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/ulan/ |
artists' names |
| Virtual International Authority File |
VIAF |
https://viaf.org/ |
names, titles, places, works, |
| WorldCat |
WCAT |
https://www.worldcat.org/ |
text references, authors, titles |
