Apologies for the delay in writing back. I want to thank everyone for the responses and additional information.
Ad nauseam, I know, but I'm obsessed with Authority control and VIAF is the major source for that (for me) so this discussion and help makes me really happy. Appreciate it.
COMMENTS
A. VIAF deletions
Thanks for the advice. I'm glad to have it --> I will NOT delete multiple VIAFs -- and will actually be even a bit more exhaustive when inputting VIAF metadata into Wikidata. Thanks for this feedback.
B. VIAF bot
Good to know there's a bot that does maintenance. Thanks Finn. #yay
C. Wikidata into VIAF
Seeing as I am creating a ton of VIAF identifiers for new Wikidata items, how do these new Wikidata values that aren't in VIAF get ingested? I am hoping there is a bot that does this. I would not enjoy sending a list to OCLC/VIAF, and suspect it is automated.
I am curious how this works and what the expected / typical timeframe of this process of ingesting new Wikidata items into existing VIAF (which don't have Wikidata yet) might be....
D. Wikipedia:VIAF
Yikes. I like the Wikidata page much better, even if I'm not 100% understanding it. This is nightmarish....
For some reason I thought there was an email to directly send VIAF/OCLC errors.
TOPICS
1. OCLC Wikipedian-in-Residence
Yes, he moved on. I too, am curious who is functioning in the VIAF-contact role now. There has to be someone doing it now.
There is a new WiR Monika Sengul-Jones, but she is working on an OCLC/WebJunction video tutorial <shudder> project that is reaching out to public librarians in the U.S., co-funded by WMF and the Knight Foundation. I tried to reach out to her to do some Authority control+Wikidata WikiFacilitating but never got traction. I am probably too shrill when it comes to Wikidata -- and Authority control. Lost opportunity. Oh well.
2. Single value violations
I don't understand this at all. Apologies, I feel very dumb but would appreciate maybe a general, non-tech speak explanation if someone might be so kind.
Thanks again!
- Erika