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Authority files

Scope note

Documentation of the form of names or subject headings used in a catalog, inventory, or information retrieval system.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300026957

Broader Terms used

<files by function>

Term used for

files, authority

Equivalent Terms used

authority file

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: authority files" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-41844 Accessed: 2024-11-30 04:52:33

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-41844|title=Terminology definition for: authority files|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-30 04:52:33|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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