C. V. Starr East Asian Library
E172368
The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is a major research library at UC Berkeley specializing in East Asian languages, literature, history, and related area studies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| C. V. Starr East Asian Library canonical | 2 |
| C.V. Starr East Asian Library | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1510626 — 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: C. V. Starr East Asian Library Context triple: [UC Berkeley Library, hasComponent, C. V. Starr East Asian Library]
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A.
Harvard-Yenching Library
The Harvard-Yenching Library is Harvard University's primary research library for East Asian studies, renowned for its extensive collections of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other East Asian materials.
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B.
Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Duke University’s primary special collections repository, housing rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other unique research materials.
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C.
National Central Library
The National Central Library was a former UK library service that coordinated inter-library loans and access to scholarly materials, later absorbed into what became the British Library.
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D.
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.
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E.
Robbins Library
Robbins Library is a historic public library and cultural landmark serving the community of Arlington, Massachusetts.
- 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: C. V. Starr East Asian Library Target entity description: The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is a major research library at UC Berkeley specializing in East Asian languages, literature, history, and related area studies.
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A.
Harvard-Yenching Library
The Harvard-Yenching Library is Harvard University's primary research library for East Asian studies, renowned for its extensive collections of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other East Asian materials.
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B.
Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Duke University’s primary special collections repository, housing rare books, manuscripts, archives, and other unique research materials.
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C.
National Central Library
The National Central Library was a former UK library service that coordinated inter-library loans and access to scholarly materials, later absorbed into what became the British Library.
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D.
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.
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E.
Robbins Library
Robbins Library is a historic public library and cultural landmark serving the community of Arlington, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Asian studies library
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academic library ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | primarily serves UC Berkeley community ⓘ |
| affiliation |
University of California Library System
ⓘ
linked to:
University of California Libraries system
|
| buildingType | library building ⓘ |
| campus | UC Berkeley campus ⓘ |
| collectsMaterialInLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ |
| collectsMaterialType |
archives
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books ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ periodicals ⓘ rare books ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fieldOfStudySupported |
Chinese studies
ⓘ
East Asian studies ⓘ Japanese studies ⓘ Korean studies ⓘ Tibetan studies ⓘ |
| hasCollectionFocus |
humanities
ⓘ
social sciences ⓘ |
| isMajorResearchLibraryFor | East Asian studies at UC Berkeley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkeley, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Berkeley
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| name | C. V. Starr East Asian Library ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cornelius Vander Starr ⓘ |
| operator | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| partOf | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| primaryUserGroup |
East Asian studies researchers
ⓘ
UC Berkeley faculty ⓘ UC Berkeley students ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Tibet ⓘ
linked to:
Tibet Autonomous Region
|
| specialization |
East Asian area studies
ⓘ
East Asian history ⓘ East Asian languages ⓘ East Asian literature ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley
ⓘ
Group in Asian Studies, UC Berkeley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C. V. Starr East Asian Library Description of subject: The C. V. Starr East Asian Library is a major research library at UC Berkeley specializing in East Asian languages, literature, history, and related area studies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: C. V. Starr East Asian Library