Name Authority Service for Institutional and Subject Repositories: The Names Project
The JISC-funded Names Project is working toward the development of a prototype name authority service for UK repositories that "will reliably and uniquely identify individuals and institutions."
The Names Project has just released the Software Requirements Specification for the Names Project Prototype.
Read more about the project at "What’s in a Name? Prototyping a Name Authority Service for UK Repositories."
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