Authority Control

Authority Control in DSpace

DSpace includes support for integration with an external authority control service. An example included in the default dspace.cfg is the Library of Congress Names Authority hosted by OCLC. Below are some screenshots from the DSpace Edit Item page with LC Name Authority support enabled:

Example: LC Name Authority Control

''Default DSpace Edit Item with two controlled names. The green checkmark means: "This authority value has been confirmed as accurate by an interactive user." The authority ID for the ''record is stored along with the text value. The magnifying glass displays the lookup window (below).

''Example of an added author name that has not been controlled. The blue question mark means: "There are multiple matching authority values of equal validity."''

''Example of an added author name that is not found in the authority file. The red thumbs-down means "There are no matching answers in the authority."''

LC Names Authority lookup window: