Virtual International Authority File

The Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) is an international authority file. It is a joint project of several national libraries and operated by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). The project was initiated by the German National Library and the US Library of Congress.

The aim is to link the national authority files (such as the German Name Authority File) to a single virtual authority file. In this file, identical records from the different data sets are linked together. A VIAF record receives a standard data number, contains the primary "see" and "see also" records from the original records, and refers to the original authority records. The data are made available online and are available for research and data exchange and sharing. Reciprocal updating uses the Open Archives Initiative protocol.

The file numbers are also being added to Wikipedia biographical articles and are incorporated into Wikidata.

Participating libraries and organizations

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Jake Chapman (politician)

Jake Chapman is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A Republican, Chapman represents the 10th district in the Iowa Senate.

Chapman is an Eagle Scout. He attended AIB College of Business, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Chapman ran for the Iowa Senate in the 2012 election for a seat that had no incumbent due to redistricting. At the age of 28, Chapman won the election and served as the youngest State Senator in the 85th General Assembly.

Chapman lives in Adel, Iowa, with his wife and their four children. He directs the operations of his family's business, as the Chief Operating Officer.

Chapman is a Later-day Saint.