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FAST Linked Data API

A Faceted Authority file based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Status: Experimental

  • Search for authority data by keywords in any or specific facets, Library of Congress source keywords, or control number of source records and retrieve FAST authority records
  • Link directly to authority records
     

Data from this web services is licensed under ODC-By.

What you get

  • Ability to search for authority data by keywords in any or specific facets, Library of Congress source keywords, or control number of source records and retrieve FAST authority records
  • Ability to link directly to FAST authority records
  • Additional links to LCSH or Geonames

Who can use it

Non-commercial Use

Interested in commercial use of this service? Contact us.

Query protocols

REST, SRU

Record formats

RDF, MARC21

Frequency of Update

Bi-annually

Base Service URL

http://id.worldcat.org/fast

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