Triple

T14994002
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boston University Libraries E373908 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object African Studies Library
The African Studies Library is a specialized research library at Boston University dedicated to resources on Africa’s history, cultures, politics, and societies.
E1131127 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: African Studies Library | Statement: [Boston University Libraries, hasPart, African Studies Library]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Studies Library
Context triple: [Boston University Libraries, hasPart, African Studies Library]
  • A. Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
    The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is a major research library, based at Northwestern University, renowned for its extensive collections on Africa and the African diaspora.
  • B. Fourah Bay College Library
    Fourah Bay College Library is the main academic library of Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, supporting teaching and research with collections focused on West African and broader scholarly studies.
  • C. Howard University Libraries
    Howard University Libraries is the academic library system of Howard University, providing research resources, services, and archival collections that support the university’s teaching, learning, and scholarship.
  • D. George Padmore Research Library on African Affairs
    The George Padmore Research Library on African Affairs is a specialized public library and research center in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to African history, politics, and culture and named in honor of Pan-Africanist George Padmore.
  • E. Institute of African Studies
    The Institute of African Studies is an academic center dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on the histories, cultures, societies, and politics of Africa.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: African Studies Library
Triple: [Boston University Libraries, hasPart, African Studies Library]
Generated description
The African Studies Library is a specialized research library at Boston University dedicated to resources on Africa’s history, cultures, politics, and societies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Studies Library
Target entity description: The African Studies Library is a specialized research library at Boston University dedicated to resources on Africa’s history, cultures, politics, and societies.
  • A. Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
    The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is a major research library, based at Northwestern University, renowned for its extensive collections on Africa and the African diaspora.
  • B. Fourah Bay College Library
    Fourah Bay College Library is the main academic library of Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, supporting teaching and research with collections focused on West African and broader scholarly studies.
  • C. Howard University Libraries
    Howard University Libraries is the academic library system of Howard University, providing research resources, services, and archival collections that support the university’s teaching, learning, and scholarship.
  • D. George Padmore Research Library on African Affairs
    The George Padmore Research Library on African Affairs is a specialized public library and research center in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to African history, politics, and culture and named in honor of Pan-Africanist George Padmore.
  • E. Institute of African Studies
    The Institute of African Studies is an academic center dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on the histories, cultures, societies, and politics of Africa.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d85ccc84388190aa151e5173370c8d completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ded716ebb481908224d2d4f7561b03 completed April 15, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe969a63f081908bf11783e2a51229 completed May 9, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe97609b3481908ed481f9f061b148 completed May 9, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe980155748190aef4ce876f985ef2 completed May 9, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:53 a.m.