Maine library network
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The Maine library network is a statewide consortium that connects public, academic, school, and special libraries across Maine to share resources, services, and information.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maine library network canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5734727 — 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: Maine library network Context triple: [Maine State Library, isMemberOf, Maine library network]
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A.
Maine State Library
The Maine State Library is the official state library of Maine, providing public access to collections, research resources, and library services for residents, government agencies, and libraries across the state.
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B.
Maine Memory Network
Maine Memory Network is a digital museum and online archive that provides public access to thousands of historical images, documents, and artifacts related to the history of Maine.
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C.
Maine State Archives
The Maine State Archives is the official repository that preserves and provides access to the historical and governmental records of the state of Maine.
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D.
Maine Historical Society
The Maine Historical Society is a statewide organization dedicated to preserving and sharing Maine’s history through museums, archives, educational programs, and stewardship of historic sites.
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E.
Orono Public Library
Orono Public Library is the public library serving the community of Orono, Maine, providing access to books, media, and educational resources.
- 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: Maine library network Target entity description: The Maine library network is a statewide consortium that connects public, academic, school, and special libraries across Maine to share resources, services, and information.
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A.
Maine State Library
The Maine State Library is the official state library of Maine, providing public access to collections, research resources, and library services for residents, government agencies, and libraries across the state.
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B.
Maine Memory Network
Maine Memory Network is a digital museum and online archive that provides public access to thousands of historical images, documents, and artifacts related to the history of Maine.
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C.
Maine State Archives
The Maine State Archives is the official repository that preserves and provides access to the historical and governmental records of the state of Maine.
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D.
Maine Historical Society
The Maine Historical Society is a statewide organization dedicated to preserving and sharing Maine’s history through museums, archives, educational programs, and stewardship of historic sites.
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E.
Orono Public Library
Orono Public Library is the public library serving the community of Orono, Maine, providing access to books, media, and educational resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
library consortium
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resource-sharing network ⓘ |
| connects |
academic libraries across Maine
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public libraries across Maine ⓘ school libraries across Maine ⓘ special libraries across Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field | library and information science ⓘ |
| goal |
improve access to library resources for Maine residents
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support cooperation among Maine libraries ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
facilitating access to information resources
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interlibrary loan coordination ⓘ shared access to library materials ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collaborative
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consortium-based ⓘ statewide coverage ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
information sharing among libraries
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resource sharing among libraries ⓘ shared services for member libraries ⓘ |
| scope | statewide ⓘ |
| sector |
education
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public services ⓘ |
| serves |
academic libraries in Maine
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public libraries in Maine ⓘ school libraries in Maine ⓘ special libraries in Maine ⓘ |
| supports |
sharing of collections among member libraries
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sharing of information among member libraries ⓘ sharing of services among member libraries ⓘ |
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: Maine library network Description of subject: The Maine library network is a statewide consortium that connects public, academic, school, and special libraries across Maine to share resources, services, and information.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.