Federal Depository Library Program
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The Federal Depository Library Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides free public access to federal government publications through a nationwide network of designated libraries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Depository Library Program canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207302 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Depository Library Program Context triple: [GPO, distributionChannel, Federal Depository Library Program]
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A.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
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B.
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s government records and historical documents.
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C.
The National Archives
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s historical and legal records.
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D.
Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate
The Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate is the division of the Library of Congress responsible for acquiring materials and creating the cataloging and bibliographic records that support access to the library’s collections.
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E.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled is a U.S. federal program that provides free accessible reading materials, including braille and audio books, to people with visual or print disabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Depository Library Program Target entity description: The Federal Depository Library Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides free public access to federal government publications through a nationwide network of designated libraries.
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A.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
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B.
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s government records and historical documents.
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C.
The National Archives
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s historical and legal records.
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D.
Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate
The Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate is the division of the Library of Congress responsible for acquiring materials and creating the cataloging and bibliographic records that support access to the library’s collections.
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E.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled is a U.S. federal program that provides free accessible reading materials, including braille and audio books, to people with visual or print disabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. federal program
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government information program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FDLP ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
free public access to federal government information
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no-fee access for users in depository libraries ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Library Services and Content Management unit of GPO
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Superintendent of Documents ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
depository libraries
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federal agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionMethod |
cataloging and indexing of government publications
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online dissemination via govinfo.gov ⓘ tangible distribution to libraries ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | government documents collections ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
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FDLP Academy ⓘ FDLP Electronic Collection ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
preserve federal government information
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support government transparency ⓘ support informed citizen participation in government ⓘ |
| hasNetworkType | nationwide library network ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
federal depository libraries
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regional depository libraries ⓘ selective depository libraries ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
disseminate federal government publications to the public
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ensure permanent public access to federal government information ⓘ provide free public access to U.S. federal government publications ⓘ |
| includesFormat |
electronic documents
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maps ⓘ microfiche ⓘ online databases ⓘ print publications ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
44 U.S.C. Chapter 19
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Title 44 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Government Publishing Office Inspector General ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Government Printing Office
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surface form:
U.S. Government Publishing Office
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| relatedWebsite |
https://www.fdlp.gov
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https://www.govinfo.gov ⓘ |
| scope |
U.S. federal government publications
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electronic government information ⓘ tangible government publications ⓘ |
| servesAudience |
business community
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educators ⓘ general public ⓘ researchers ⓘ students ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
government information access
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information policy ⓘ library and information science ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Federal Depository Library Program Description of subject: The Federal Depository Library Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides free public access to federal government publications through a nationwide network of designated libraries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chapter 17 – Distribution and Sale of Public Documents
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