Triple

T9198237

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	ISNI database	`E220768`	entity
Predicate	linkedTo	`P37`	FINISHED
Object	VIAF VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is an international service that aggregates and links authority records from national and regional libraries to create unified, global identifiers for names and works.	`E784462`	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: VIAF | Statement: [ISNI database, linkedTo, VIAF]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: VIAF
Context triple: [ISNI database, linkedTo, VIAF]

A. ISNI database
The ISNI database is a global registry that assigns and maintains unique identifiers for public identities such as authors, researchers, and organizations to ensure accurate attribution and disambiguation.
B. Library of Congress Linked Data Service
The Library of Congress Linked Data Service is an online platform that publishes the Library of Congress’s controlled vocabularies and authority data in machine-readable linked data formats for use in cataloging and semantic web applications.
C. Library of Congress authority record
A Library of Congress authority record is a standardized cataloging entry that establishes the authorized form of names, subjects, and titles to ensure consistent identification and retrieval of bibliographic information.
D. ORCID
ORCID is a non-profit organization that provides unique, persistent digital identifiers to researchers, enabling accurate attribution of their scholarly work across systems and platforms.
E. International Standard Name Identifier
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is a globally recognized unique identifier used to distinguish the public identities of contributors such as authors, musicians, researchers, and organizations in the creative and scholarly sectors.
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: VIAF
Triple: [ISNI database, linkedTo, VIAF]

Generated description

VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is an international service that aggregates and links authority records from national and regional libraries to create unified, global identifiers for names and works.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: VIAF
Target entity description: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) is an international service that aggregates and links authority records from national and regional libraries to create unified, global identifiers for names and works.

A. ISNI database
The ISNI database is a global registry that assigns and maintains unique identifiers for public identities such as authors, researchers, and organizations to ensure accurate attribution and disambiguation.
B. Library of Congress Linked Data Service
The Library of Congress Linked Data Service is an online platform that publishes the Library of Congress’s controlled vocabularies and authority data in machine-readable linked data formats for use in cataloging and semantic web applications.
C. Library of Congress authority record
A Library of Congress authority record is a standardized cataloging entry that establishes the authorized form of names, subjects, and titles to ensure consistent identification and retrieval of bibliographic information.
D. ORCID
ORCID is a non-profit organization that provides unique, persistent digital identifiers to researchers, enabling accurate attribution of their scholarly work across systems and platforms.
E. International Standard Name Identifier
The International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is a globally recognized unique identifier used to distinguish the public identities of contributors such as authors, musicians, researchers, and organizations in the creative and scholarly sectors.
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_69ca83e7ba70819088b74866d9da2c30`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69ccd880ab808190aa785a5f1e5d5976`	completed	April 1, 2026, 8:34 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d05c40267c8190926f4d5c912d0f45`	completed	April 4, 2026, 12:33 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d062a1052c81908e549949839baba7`	completed	April 4, 2026, 1 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d063cd3ae081909ce9289cf62b1598`	completed	April 4, 2026, 1:05 a.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:25 p.m.