VIAF about database HOT 5 CLOSED

Maybe I'm confused, but I thought the VIAF IDs referred to works, not editions. For example:
https://viaf.org/viaf/181860567/
That is Dante's Commedia, not any particular edition. Or am I wrong?

And if there are many numbers for one person, that is an error (duplicate), not a feature of the VIAF model.

However, I am open to using other IDs if you think they might be more exhaustive or accurate. We can change persons to ISNI, if you think that is better.

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Hello:

• Nope, duplicates are the purpose of VIAF. Libraries confront different numbers, and there is a slow process of selection. VIAF does not provide stable and unique IDs
• Exemple pour histoire de Saint Louis : 306092264 ou 14159474324027662769 ou 3113154015350509310007 catalogued as different works.

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Ok, what could we use instead of VIAF for works?

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Absolutely no idea… I suggest sticking to VIAF despite problems, and taking the one with the most libraries. for people ISNI is safer, but it would imply correcting all stemmata previsouly encoded.

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Closing, as we have settled this in favour of VIAF.

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