Library of Congress

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cultural institution national library parliamentary library research library

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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All labels observed (30)

Label	Occurrences
Library of Congress canonical	285
Library of Congress buildings	5
Library of Congress Music Division	4
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division	3
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.	3
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division	2
Library of Congress campus	2
Library of Congress facilities	2
Library of Congress website	2
U.S. Library of Congress	2
Chronicling America	1
Law Library of Congress	1
Law Library of Congress reading room	1
Library Services (Library of Congress)	1
Library of Congress (assumed or contracted food service)	1
Library of Congress (implied FSA-OWI collection)	1
Library of Congress Capitol Hill campus	1
Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate	1
Library of Congress Center for the Book	1
Library of Congress Information Technology Services	1
Library of Congress Law Library	1
Library of Congress Linked Data Service	1
Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center	1
Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation	1
Library of Congress Public Affairs Office	1
Library of Congress collection in the U.S. Capitol	1
Library of Congress collections	1
Library of Congress logotype	1
National Film Registry	1
United States Library of Congress system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1165 — 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: Library of Congress
Context triple: [Washington, D.C., hasLandmark, Library of Congress]

A. Harvard Library
Harvard Library is the extensive academic library system of Harvard University, recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive research library networks in the world.
B. Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
C. MIT Libraries
MIT Libraries is the academic library system of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supporting research, teaching, and learning across science, engineering, and related fields.
D. Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and most renowned art museums, housing an extensive collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.
E. American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is a prestigious U.S. honorary society and independent policy research center that brings together leaders from academia, the arts, business, and public affairs to address complex global challenges.
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: Library of Congress
Target entity description: 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.

A. Harvard Library
Harvard Library is the extensive academic library system of Harvard University, recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive research library networks in the world.
B. Penn Libraries
Penn Libraries is the integrated library system of the University of Pennsylvania, providing extensive research collections, digital resources, and academic support services to the university community.
C. Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
D. MIT Libraries
MIT Libraries is the academic library system of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supporting research, teaching, and learning across science, engineering, and related fields.
E. Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and most renowned art museums, housing an extensive collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution ⓘ national library ⓘ parliamentary library ⓘ research library ⓘ
abbreviation	LOC ⓘ
collectionSize	one of the largest library collections in the world ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employerOf	archivists ⓘ librarians ⓘ researchers ⓘ
founded	1800 ⓘ
foundedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governedBy	Librarian of Congress ⓘ
hasBuilding	James Madison Memorial Building ⓘ John Adams Building ⓘ Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
hasCollectionType	books ⓘ digital materials ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ newspapers ⓘ periodicals ⓘ photographs ⓘ prints ⓘ recordings ⓘ
hasDivision	Congressional Research Service ⓘ Library of Congress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Law Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ⓘ
hasFunction	copyright registration and recordation ⓘ preservation of knowledge ⓘ public access to collections ⓘ research support for Congress ⓘ
hasIdentifierSystem	Library of Congress Classification ⓘ Library of Congress Control Number ⓘ Name Authority File ⓘ
hasMotto	“Library of Congress: The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution” ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.loc.gov/ ⓘ
hasOnlineService	American Memory ⓘ Library of Congress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Chronicling America Congress.gov ⓘ Library of Congress Online Catalog ⓘ
headquarters	Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
isNationalLibraryOf	United States of America ⓘ
legalName	Library of Congress self-link ⓘ
locatedIn	Capitol Hill ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversees	United States Copyright Office ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
servesAs	research arm of the United States Congress ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (330)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Historicism → hasExample → Library of Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Historicism (architecture)

this entity surface form: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The Message → awardedBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

National Book Festival → organizer → Library of Congress ⓘ

National Book Festival → sponsor → Library of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction → presentedBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction → administeredBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction → sponsor → Library of Congress ⓘ

Ward 6 of Washington, D.C. → containsLandmark → Library of Congress ⓘ

Smoke and Steel → isInCatalogOf → Library of Congress ⓘ

Universalis Cosmographia → currentLocation → Library of Congress ⓘ

Universalis Cosmographia → acquiredBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

1507 world map → currentLocation → Library of Congress ⓘ

1507 world map → collection → Library of Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division

1507 world map → acquisitionBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Historic American Buildings Survey in Florida → archivesAt → Library of Congress ⓘ

MARC Geographic Areas → maintainedBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress Living Legend → presentedBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress Living Legend → awardingBody → Library of Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Library of Congress

Library of Congress Living Legend → hasOrganizer → Library of Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Library of Congress Public Affairs Office

John Kluge → donatedTo → Library of Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Act of 1996 → relatedTo → Library of Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Act of 1996 → administeredBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Abraham Ortels → hasWorkInCollection → Library of Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Abraham Ortelius

Library of Congress as administrator of the National Film Registry → operatedBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress as administrator of the National Film Registry → partOf → Library of Congress ⓘ

Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video) → selectedForBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Act of 1992 → administeredBy → Library of Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Act of 2005 → relatedTo → Library of Congress ⓘ

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Referenced by (330)

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