McMaster University Library
E141978
McMaster University Library is the academic library system of McMaster University, providing research resources, study spaces, and scholarly support services to students and faculty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McMaster University Library canonical | 3 |
| McMaster University Library system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1232758 — 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: McMaster University Library Context triple: [McMaster University, librarySystem, McMaster University Library]
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A.
McGill University Library
McGill University Library is the academic library system of McGill University in Montreal, providing extensive research collections, study spaces, and information services to students, faculty, and researchers.
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B.
University of Toronto Libraries
University of Toronto Libraries is the extensive academic library system of the University of Toronto, supporting research and learning with one of the largest collections in North America.
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C.
Vanier Library
Vanier Library is one of Concordia University’s main campus libraries, providing students and faculty with study spaces, research resources, and academic support services.
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D.
Ryerson Library
Ryerson Library is the research library of the Art Institute of Chicago, housing an extensive collection of art history and architecture resources for scholars and students.
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E.
McMaster University
McMaster University is a major Canadian public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, renowned for its innovative problem-based learning approach and strong programs in health sciences, engineering, and research-intensive disciplines.
- 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: McMaster University Library Target entity description: McMaster University Library is the academic library system of McMaster University, providing research resources, study spaces, and scholarly support services to students and faculty.
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A.
McGill University Library
McGill University Library is the academic library system of McGill University in Montreal, providing extensive research collections, study spaces, and information services to students, faculty, and researchers.
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B.
University of Toronto Libraries
University of Toronto Libraries is the extensive academic library system of the University of Toronto, supporting research and learning with one of the largest collections in North America.
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C.
Vanier Library
Vanier Library is one of Concordia University’s main campus libraries, providing students and faculty with study spaces, research resources, and academic support services.
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D.
Ryerson Library
Ryerson Library is the research library of the Art Institute of Chicago, housing an extensive collection of art history and architecture resources for scholars and students.
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E.
McMaster University
McMaster University is a major Canadian public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, renowned for its innovative problem-based learning approach and strong programs in health sciences, engineering, and research-intensive disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library system
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university library ⓘ |
| affiliation | McMaster University ⓘ |
| city |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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surface form:
Hamilton, Ontario
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| collectionType |
archives
ⓘ
digital collections ⓘ print collections ⓘ special collections ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
supporting learning
ⓘ
supporting research ⓘ supporting teaching ⓘ |
| governedBy | McMaster University Senate policies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering
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Health Sciences Library ⓘ Innis Library ⓘ Mills Memorial Library ⓘ |
| hasService |
circulation services
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course reserves ⓘ data services ⓘ institutional repository support ⓘ scholarly communication support ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://library.mcmaster.ca/ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | McMaster University ⓘ |
| locatedOn | McMaster University main campus ⓘ |
| name | McMaster University Library self-link ⓘ |
| offers |
course-integrated instruction
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online research guides ⓘ research consultations ⓘ subject liaison librarians ⓘ |
| provides |
access to electronic books
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access to electronic journals ⓘ information literacy instruction ⓘ interlibrary loan services ⓘ reference services ⓘ research resources ⓘ scholarly support services ⓘ study spaces ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| regionServed | McMaster University community ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| serves |
McMaster University faculty
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McMaster University staff ⓘ McMaster University students ⓘ |
| supports |
faculty research at McMaster University
ⓘ
graduate programs at McMaster University ⓘ undergraduate programs at McMaster University ⓘ |
| typeOfAccess | primarily for McMaster University community ⓘ |
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: McMaster University Library Description of subject: McMaster University Library is the academic library system of McMaster University, providing research resources, study spaces, and scholarly support services to students and faculty.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McMaster University Library system