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# Linking to Identities
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/linking-to-identities/
- Published: 2008-06-30T23:04:07.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:23:23.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: #MPOW, Systems

Thom has a note about linking to [Worldcat Identities](https://worldcat.org/identities/?ref=lorcandempsey.net). The current API has various aspects ….. here is a list with examples for the two simpler approaches. See [Thom’s post](https://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/06/linking-to-worl.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) for fuller detail.  
1\. Direct linking using an LCCN.  
Here is the link for Van Morrison: [https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-148183](https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-148183?ref=lorcandempsey.net).  
2\. OpenURL  
See Thom’s [post](https://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/06/linking-to-worl.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) for the detail.  
3\. NameFinder

> The name finder service gives back a list of candidate names with URI’s, ranking information, a sample title and other information about the name. …. NameFinder looks at lots of possible variations in names, so almost always results in a list rather than a unique Identity record. \[[Outgoing: Linking to WorldCat Identities](https://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/06/linking-to-worl.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

Here is Van again: [https://worldcat.org/identities/find?fullName=Van+Morrison](https://worldcat.org/identities/find?fullName=van+morrison&ref=lorcandempsey.net). Or [https://worldcat.org/identities/find?fullName=george+ivan+morrison](https://worldcat.org/identities/find?fullName=george+ivan+morrison&ref=lorcandempsey.net). (There is also a SOAP version.)  
4\. SRU searching  
There is also full SRU searching and again Thom [provides](https://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/06/linking-to-worl.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) the detail.  
And while we are talking about him, here is a [VIAF](https://www.oclc.org/research/projects/viaf/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) [entry](https://orlabs.oclc.org/viaf/LC|n85148183?ref=lorcandempsey.net) for Van Morrison and here is his [FAST](https://www.oclc.org/research/projects/fast/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) subject tag cloud from Identities.  
[![vancloud.png](https://www.lorcandempsey.net/content/images/wordpress/lorcan/vancloud.png)](https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85-148183?ref=lorcandempsey.net#linkfastheadings)  
Finally, here is a [list](https://www.worldcat.org/profiles/harrywagner/lists/61029?ref=lorcandempsey.net) of his CDs in Worldcat.