Leiva Mederos, Amed AbelSenso Ruíz, José AntonioDomínguez Velazco, SaimaHípola Ruíz, Pedro2015-10-192015-10-192013-03-21Amed Leiva-Mederos, Jose´ A. Senso, Sandor Domínguez-Velasco and Pedro Hípola. AUTHORIS: a tool for authority control in the semantic web. Library Hi Tech. Vol. 31 No. 3, 2013, pp. 536-55https://dspace.uclv.edu.cu/handle/123456789/2416Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a tool that generates authority files to be integrated with linked data by means of learning rules. AUTHORIS is software developed to enhance authority control and information exchange among bibliographic and non-bibliographic entities. Design/methodology/approach – The article analyzes different methods previously developed for authority control as well as IFLA and ALA standards for managing bibliographic records. Semantic Web technologies are also evaluated. AUTHORIS relies on Drupal and incorporates the protocols of Dublin Core, SIOC, SKOS and FOAF. The tool has also taken into account the obsolescence of MARC and its substitution by FRBR and RDA. Its effectiveness was evaluated applying a learning test proposed by RDA. Over 80 percent of the actions were carried out correctly. Findings – The use of learning rules and the facilities of linked data make it easier for information organizations to reutilize products for authority control and distribute them in a fair and efficient manner. Research limitations/implications – The ISAD-G records were the ones presenting most errors. EAD was found to be second in the number of errors produced. The rest of the formats – MARC 21, Dublin Core, FRAD, RDF, OWL, XBRL and FOAF – showed fewer than 20 errors in total. Practical implications – AUTHORIS offers institutions the means of sharing data with a high level of stability, helping to detect records that are duplicated and contributing to lexical disambiguation and data enrichment. Originality/value – The software combines the facilities of linked data, the potency of the algorithms for converting bibliographic data, and the precision of learning rules.enEste documento es Propiedad Patrimonial de la Universidad Central “Mata Abreu” de Las Villas. El autor o autores conservan los derechos morales que como tal le son reconocidos por la Legislación vigente sobre Derecho de Autor. Los distintos usuarios podrán copiar, distribuir, comunicar públicamente la obra y hacer obras derivadas; bajo las condiciones siguientes: 1. Reconocer y citar el autor original. 2. No utilizar la obra con fines comerciales. 3. No realizar modificación alguna a la obra. 4. Compartir aquellos productos resultados del uso de la obra bajo la misma licencia de esta. Los usuarios pueden reutilizar los metadatos en cualquier medio sin autorización previa, siempre que los propósitos de su utilización sin ánimo de lucro y se provea el identificador OAI, un enlace al registro de metadatos original, o se haga referencia al repositorio de donde han sido extraídos. Todo lo anterior está en concordancia con las legislaciones vigentes sobre derecho de Autor.Authority control softwareLinked DataRecords ExchangeSemantic WebInteroperabilidadInteroperabilityCataloguingData ManagementIntercambio de RegistrosCatalogaciónWeb SemánticaArticleUniversidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas10.1108/LHT-12-20112-0135