Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging
E168399
Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging (CMARC) is a standardized bibliographic data format used in Chinese libraries and information systems to encode and exchange catalog records in machine-readable form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1468059 — 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: Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging Context triple: [CMARC, acronymFor, Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging]
-
A.
Korean cataloging rules
Korean cataloging rules are the national standards that define how library materials are described and organized in South Korea, providing the basis for formats such as KORMARC.
-
B.
Program for Cooperative Cataloging
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international library initiative that coordinates shared cataloging standards and workflows to improve the quality and efficiency of bibliographic and authority records worldwide.
-
C.
MARC
MARC is a commuter rail service in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. with Baltimore and other regional destinations.
-
D.
Korean MARC
Korean MARC is a national bibliographic metadata standard used in South Korea for cataloging library and information resources.
-
E.
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken (MAB) is a German machine-readable data exchange format historically used by libraries to encode and share bibliographic and authority records.
- 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: Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging Target entity description: Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging (CMARC) is a standardized bibliographic data format used in Chinese libraries and information systems to encode and exchange catalog records in machine-readable form.
-
A.
Korean cataloging rules
Korean cataloging rules are the national standards that define how library materials are described and organized in South Korea, providing the basis for formats such as KORMARC.
-
B.
Program for Cooperative Cataloging
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international library initiative that coordinates shared cataloging standards and workflows to improve the quality and efficiency of bibliographic and authority records worldwide.
-
C.
MARC
MARC is a commuter rail service in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. with Baltimore and other regional destinations.
-
D.
Korean MARC
Korean MARC is a national bibliographic metadata standard used in South Korea for cataloging library and information resources.
-
E.
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken (MAB) is a German machine-readable data exchange format historically used by libraries to encode and share bibliographic and authority records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bibliographic data format
ⓘ
library cataloging standard ⓘ machine‑readable cataloging format ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CMARC ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
audio‑visual materials
ⓘ
books ⓘ electronic resources ⓘ serials ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | integrated library systems ⓘ |
| dataStructure | machine‑readable form ⓘ |
| domain | library and information science ⓘ |
| enables |
interlibrary catalog data exchange
ⓘ
resource sharing ⓘ union catalog construction ⓘ |
| formatType | structured text format ⓘ |
| goal |
interoperability between Chinese library systems
ⓘ
standardization of Chinese bibliographic records ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
directory
ⓘ
fields ⓘ indicators ⓘ record leader ⓘ subfields ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
field‑based
ⓘ
machine‑processable ⓘ record‑oriented ⓘ standardized ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
academic libraries
ⓘ
public libraries ⓘ special libraries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MARC
ⓘ
linked to:
MARC standards
UNIMARC ⓘ
linked to:
MARC standards
|
| representation | tagged record structure ⓘ |
| represents | bibliographic elements in coded form ⓘ |
| supports |
authority control
ⓘ
bibliographic description ⓘ holdings information ⓘ subject access ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
automated cataloging
ⓘ
batch record exchange ⓘ online public access catalogs ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cataloging departments
ⓘ
library consortia ⓘ national bibliographic agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
encoding bibliographic records
ⓘ
exchange of catalog records ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese libraries
ⓘ
library information systems ⓘ |
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: Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging Description of subject: Chinese Machine‑Readable Cataloging (CMARC) is a standardized bibliographic data format used in Chinese libraries and information systems to encode and exchange catalog records in machine-readable form.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.