Geisel Library at UC San Diego

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academic library landmark building university library

Geisel Library at UC San Diego is a landmark university library renowned for its striking, futuristic concrete-and-glass design that has become an iconic symbol of the campus.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
UC San Diego Library	3
UC San Diego Library system	3
Central Library (UC San Diego)	1
Geisel Library	1
Geisel Library at UC San Diego canonical	1
Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego	1
Geisel Library, UC San Diego	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1113480 — 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: Geisel Library at UC San Diego
Context triple: [Brutalism, hasNotableExample, Geisel Library at UC San Diego]

A. Moffitt Library
Moffitt Library is a central undergraduate-focused library at the University of California, Berkeley, offering study spaces, research resources, and student services.
B. Stanford Auxiliary Library
The Stanford Auxiliary Library is an off-campus high-density storage facility that houses and preserves lesser-used materials from the Stanford University Libraries system.
C. Stauffer Library
Stauffer Library is the main research and academic library at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, serving as a central hub for student study, resources, and scholarly work.
D. Robbins Library
Robbins Library is a historic public library and cultural landmark serving the community of Arlington, Massachusetts.
E. Robinson Library
Robinson Library is a major academic library at Newcastle University, providing extensive scholarly resources and study facilities for students and researchers.
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: Geisel Library at UC San Diego
Target entity description: Geisel Library at UC San Diego is a landmark university library renowned for its striking, futuristic concrete-and-glass design that has become an iconic symbol of the campus.

A. Moffitt Library
Moffitt Library is a central undergraduate-focused library at the University of California, Berkeley, offering study spaces, research resources, and student services.
B. Stanford Auxiliary Library
The Stanford Auxiliary Library is an off-campus high-density storage facility that houses and preserves lesser-used materials from the Stanford University Libraries system.
C. Stauffer Library
Stauffer Library is the main research and academic library at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, serving as a central hub for student study, resources, and scholarly work.
D. Robbins Library
Robbins Library is a historic public library and cultural landmark serving the community of Arlington, Massachusetts.
E. Robinson Library
Robinson Library is a major academic library at Newcastle University, providing extensive scholarly resources and study facilities for students and researchers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic library ⓘ landmark building ⓘ university library ⓘ
architect	William L. Pereira ⓘ linked to: William Pereira
architecturalStyle	Brutalist architecture ⓘ linked to: Brutalism Futurist architecture ⓘ
campus	UC San Diego main campus ⓘ linked to: University of California, San Diego
category	Brutalist architecture in California ⓘ Libraries in San Diego County, California ⓘ University and college libraries in the United States ⓘ
collectionType	general collections ⓘ research collections ⓘ special collections ⓘ
constructionStart	1968 ⓘ
coordinates	32.881°N 117.237°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
floorsAboveGround	8 ⓘ
floorsBelowGround	2 ⓘ
formerName	Central Library ⓘ
function	main library of UC San Diego ⓘ
hasCollection	Dr. Seuss Collection ⓘ
hasFeature	central tower ⓘ computer labs ⓘ large reading rooms ⓘ panoramic views of campus ⓘ special collections and archives areas ⓘ study spaces ⓘ surrounding terraces ⓘ
height	approximately 110 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	University of California, San Diego ⓘ
locatedInCity	La Jolla, California ⓘ linked to: La Jolla, California, United States
locatedInRegion	San Diego, California ⓘ linked to: San Diego, California, United States
materialUsed	glass ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
name	Geisel Library ⓘ
namedAfter	Audrey Geisel ⓘ Theodor Seuss Geisel ⓘ linked to: Dr. Seuss
notableFor	cantilevered upper floors ⓘ concrete-and-glass structure ⓘ futuristic design ⓘ iconic silhouette ⓘ
opened	1970 ⓘ
operator	UC San Diego Library ⓘ linked to: Geisel Library at UC San Diego
owner	The Regents of the University of California ⓘ linked to: University of California Board of Regents
partOf	UC San Diego Library system ⓘ linked to: Geisel Library at UC San Diego
serves	UC San Diego faculty ⓘ UC San Diego staff ⓘ UC San Diego students ⓘ researchers ⓘ
symbolOf	UC San Diego campus ⓘ UC San Diego identity ⓘ linked to: University of California, San Diego

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