authortietoja

Authortietoja, literally “author information” in Finnish, refers to the set of data that describes the creator of a written, visual, or digital work. It is used in libraries, publishers, and online platforms to provide context, allow proper attribution, and facilitate discovery and citation. The scope of authortietoja can encompass a wide range of attributes, including the author's full name, pseudonyms, date and place of birth or death, nationality, the genres or subjects they work in, and their notable titles or contributions. In many cataloguing systems, authortietoja are organized to reflect relationships among multiple names and to resolve ambiguities such as homonymous authors.

In bibliographic standards like MARC 21, the author’s data is captured in fields such as 100 (main entry) and 700 (added entry), detailing personal names, corporate names, and the associated authority record. For publishers and authors who use their own websites, authortietoja may also comprise contact details, social media handles, and links to profiles on platforms such as ORCID or Google Scholar. These external identifications help link works to the correct individual across disparate databases.

In the context of digital publishing, authortietoja is often required for copyright registration, digital rights management, and platform compliance; it enables automated checks of author cumulative output, as well as secure, non‑interceptable attribution. Proper handling of authortietoja is therefore vital for scholarly communication, intellectual property rights enforcement, and the accurate historical record of literature and media.