Librarian of Congress

E2767

federal government position leadership role public office

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Librarian of Congress canonical	39
Office of the Librarian of Congress	3
Librarian’s Ceremonial Office	1
Library of Congress leadership	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10882 — 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: Librarian of Congress
Context triple: [Library of Congress, governedBy, Librarian of Congress]

A. Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
B. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s government records and historical documents.
C. New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.
D. 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.
E. Harvard Library
Harvard Library is the extensive academic library system of Harvard University, recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive research library networks in the world.
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: Librarian of Congress
Target entity description: 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.

A. Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
B. National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s government records and historical documents.
C. New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.
D. 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.
E. Harvard Library
Harvard Library is the extensive academic library system of Harvard University, recognized as one of the largest and most comprehensive research library networks in the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal government position ⓘ leadership role ⓘ public office ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
appointedFor	indefinite term ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	Library of Congress ⓘ
fieldOfWork	copyright administration ⓘ cultural heritage preservation ⓘ information management ⓘ librarianship ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Library of Congress access policy ⓘ Library of Congress acquisitions policy ⓘ Library of Congress budget execution ⓘ Library of Congress cataloging policy ⓘ Library of Congress organizational structure ⓘ
headOf	Library of Congress ⓘ
inception	1802 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Library of Congress ⓘ
legalBasis	Act of Congress ⓘ
locationOfWork	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
memberOf	federal legislative branch support offices ⓘ
officeType	chief executive of the Library of Congress ⓘ
oversees	Library of Congress collections ⓘ Library of Congress digital programs ⓘ Library of Congress national library programs ⓘ Library of Congress outreach and education programs ⓘ Library of Congress preservation programs ⓘ Library of Congress reading rooms ⓘ Library of Congress research services ⓘ linked to: Congressional Research Service Library of Congress services ⓘ
partOf	Library of Congress ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Congress ⓘ
residence	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of Library of Congress staff ⓘ copyright registration administration ⓘ development of library collections ⓘ national bibliographic control ⓘ national library programs of the United States ⓘ oversight of Library of Congress collections ⓘ oversight of Library of Congress services ⓘ policy direction of the Library of Congress ⓘ preservation of library materials ⓘ strategic planning for the Library of Congress ⓘ
scopeOfWork	national ⓘ
seat	Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
workLocation	Library of Congress buildings on Capitol Hill ⓘ linked to: James Madison Memorial Building

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Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Library of Congress → governedBy → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress → governingBody → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

subject linked to: LOC

United States Copyright Office → subordinateTo → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

United States National Recording Registry → announcedBy → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Film Registry → firstSelectionsAnnouncedBy → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Thomas Jefferson Building → contains → Librarian’s Ceremonial Office ⓘ

linked to: Librarian of Congress

Archibald MacLeish → positionHeld → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Recording Preservation Board → advises → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Recording Preservation Board → subordinateTo → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 → designatesRoleFor → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 → givesAuthorityTo → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 → boardAdvises → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Act of 1988 → assignsResponsibilityTo → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Board → reportsTo → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Dining Room → associatedWith → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Conference Room → associatedWith → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Conference Room → associatedWith → Library of Congress leadership ⓘ

linked to: Librarian of Congress

Librarian’s Suite → usedBy → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Suite → associatedWithOffice → Office of the Librarian of Congress ⓘ

linked to: Librarian of Congress

Librarian’s Suite → primaryOccupantRole → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Service Staircase → associatedWith → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Records Room → associatedWithOffice → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Records Room → associatedWith → Office of the Librarian of Congress ⓘ

linked to: Librarian of Congress

Librarian’s Records Room → recordCreator → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Salon → associatedWith → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Librarian’s Coat Room → associatedWith → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Ada Hitchcock MacLeish → spouseOccupation → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Kluge Prize (shared) → awardedBy → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

John James Beckley → positionHeld → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress Living Legend → administeredBy → Office of the Librarian of Congress ⓘ

linked to: Librarian of Congress

Library of Congress Living Legend → associatedWith → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

United States Congress → employs → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

subject linked to: United States Congress (through the Library of Congress)

Carla Hayden → occupation → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

subject linked to: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

United States Poet Laureate → appointedBy → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

United States Poet Laureate → reportsTo → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Daniel Boorstin → occupation → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Daniel Boorstin → positionHeld → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities → hasMember → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

Carla Hayden → occupation → Librarian of Congress ⓘ

subject linked to: Carla Haden

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Referenced by (44)

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