Library of Congress authority record

E11666

authority record bibliographic control tool cataloging record controlled vocabulary entry

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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Library of Congress Authorities	3
Library of Congress Name Authority File	3
Library of Congress authorities	1
Library of Congress authority ID:n50002777	1
Library of Congress authority record canonical	1
Library of Congress identity work	1
Library of Congress records	1
Library of Congress: n81035340	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T68154 — 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 authority record
Context triple: [Library of Congress Control Number, identifierFor, Library of Congress authority record]

A. Library of Congress Control Number
The Library of Congress Control Number is a unique identification system used by the Library of Congress to catalog and organize bibliographic records for books and other materials.
B. Library of Congress Online Catalog
The Library of Congress Online Catalog is the digital search system that provides public access to the Library of Congress’s vast collections of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and other materials.
C. Library of Congress catalogers
Library of Congress catalogers are professional librarians and metadata specialists at the U.S. Library of Congress who create and maintain authoritative bibliographic records for materials in its collections.
D. Librarian of Congress
The Librarian of Congress is the chief executive and primary steward of the United States Library of Congress, overseeing its collections, services, and national library programs.
E. Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary used by libraries worldwide to provide standardized subject access to cataloged materials.
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 authority record
Target entity description: 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.

A. Library of Congress Control Number
The Library of Congress Control Number is a unique identification system used by the Library of Congress to catalog and organize bibliographic records for books and other materials.
B. Library of Congress Online Catalog
The Library of Congress Online Catalog is the digital search system that provides public access to the Library of Congress’s vast collections of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and other materials.
C. Library of Congress catalogers
Library of Congress catalogers are professional librarians and metadata specialists at the U.S. Library of Congress who create and maintain authoritative bibliographic records for materials in its collections.
D. Librarian of Congress
The Librarian of Congress is the chief executive and primary steward of the United States Library of Congress, overseeing its collections, services, and national library programs.
E. Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings is a comprehensive controlled vocabulary used by libraries worldwide to provide standardized subject access to cataloged materials.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	authority record ⓘ bibliographic control tool ⓘ cataloging record ⓘ controlled vocabulary entry ⓘ
appliesTo	conference names ⓘ corporate names ⓘ demographic group terms ⓘ genre/form terms ⓘ geographic names ⓘ medium of performance terms ⓘ personal names ⓘ topical subjects ⓘ uniform titles ⓘ
describedByStandard	Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules ⓘ MARC 21 Authority Format ⓘ linked to: MARC standards Resource Description and Access ⓘ
encodedIn	MADS/RDF ⓘ MARC 21 ⓘ linked to: MARC standards SKOS ⓘ
hasComponent	authorized access point ⓘ classification numbers ⓘ heading type code ⓘ identifiers ⓘ language code ⓘ record control number ⓘ scope note ⓘ see also reference ⓘ source citations ⓘ variant access point ⓘ
hasPurpose	ensure consistent identification of entities ⓘ ensure consistent retrieval of bibliographic information ⓘ establish authorized forms of names ⓘ establish authorized forms of subjects ⓘ establish authorized forms of titles ⓘ
maintainedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
supportsFunction	authority control ⓘ cataloging ⓘ disambiguation of similar names ⓘ standardization of headings ⓘ
usedBy	archives ⓘ bibliographic databases ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ
usedFor	authority data sharing ⓘ interoperability between catalogs ⓘ linked data applications ⓘ
usedIn	Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms ⓘ Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms ⓘ Library of Congress Linked Data Service ⓘ Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus ⓘ Library of Congress Name Authority File ⓘ linked to: Library of Congress authority record Library of Congress Subject Headings ⓘ

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