Royal Library of Sweden

E379940

legal deposit library national library research library

The Royal Library of Sweden is the national library of Sweden, responsible for collecting and preserving the country’s printed and audiovisual heritage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Library of Sweden	4
Royal Library of Sweden canonical	2
Kungliga biblioteket	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3682331 — 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: Royal Library of Sweden
Context triple: [Östermalm, hasLandmark, Royal Library of Sweden]

A. Riksdag Library
The Riksdag Library is the research and parliamentary library serving Sweden’s national legislature, providing legal, political, and governmental information to members of parliament and the public.
B. Royal Danish Library
The Royal Danish Library is Denmark’s national library and largest research library, preserving the country’s cultural heritage and providing extensive scholarly and public access to its collections.
C. Stockholm Public Library
Stockholm Public Library is a landmark early 20th-century building in Stockholm, Sweden, renowned for its cylindrical main hall and as one of architect Gunnar Asplund’s most celebrated works of Nordic Classicism.
D. Swedish royal archives
The Swedish royal archives are the historical records and documents of Sweden’s monarchy, preserving centuries of state, dynastic, and administrative history.
E. Stockholm Palace
Stockholm Palace is the official royal residence and a major ceremonial and historical landmark located in the heart of Sweden’s capital, Stockholm.
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: Royal Library of Sweden
Target entity description: The Royal Library of Sweden is the national library of Sweden, responsible for collecting and preserving the country’s printed and audiovisual heritage.

A. Riksdag Library
The Riksdag Library is the research and parliamentary library serving Sweden’s national legislature, providing legal, political, and governmental information to members of parliament and the public.
B. Royal Danish Library
The Royal Danish Library is Denmark’s national library and largest research library, preserving the country’s cultural heritage and providing extensive scholarly and public access to its collections.
C. Stockholm Public Library
Stockholm Public Library is a landmark early 20th-century building in Stockholm, Sweden, renowned for its cylindrical main hall and as one of architect Gunnar Asplund’s most celebrated works of Nordic Classicism.
D. Swedish royal archives
The Swedish royal archives are the historical records and documents of Sweden’s monarchy, preserving centuries of state, dynastic, and administrative history.
E. Stockholm Palace
Stockholm Palace is the official royal residence and a major ceremonial and historical landmark located in the heart of Sweden’s capital, Stockholm.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal deposit library ⓘ national library ⓘ research library ⓘ
buildingStyle	historicist architecture ⓘ
collectionSize	millions of items ⓘ
collectionType	audiovisual recordings ⓘ books ⓘ electronic resources ⓘ ephemera ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ newspapers ⓘ periodicals ⓘ posters ⓘ
coordinates	59.339°N 18.079°E ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
digitizationProgram	Swedish newspapers digitization ⓘ digital collections portal ⓘ
established	1661 ⓘ
hasCatalogue	LIBRIS ⓘ
hasDigitalLibrary	digital collections of KB ⓘ
hasReadingRooms	yes ⓘ
languageOfCataloguing	English ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
legalDepositFrom	1661 ⓘ
legalDepositScope	audiovisual materials ⓘ electronic publications ⓘ printed materials ⓘ
legalStatus	government agency ⓘ
locatedIn	Humlegården ⓘ
location	Stockholm ⓘ
mandate	collect Sweden’s printed heritage ⓘ preserve Sweden’s audiovisual heritage ⓘ preserve Swedish digital publications ⓘ
nationalRole	central node in Swedish library system ⓘ preservation of Swedish cultural heritage ⓘ
nativeName	Kungliga biblioteket ⓘ linked to: Royal Library of Sweden
parentOrganization	Swedish Ministry of Education and Research ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)
predecessor	Royal collections of King Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ linked to: Swedish royal archives
responsibility	Swedish national ISIL centre ⓘ linked to: Swedish Security Service coordination of Swedish library statistics ⓘ national bibliography of Sweden ⓘ national union catalogue LIBRIS ⓘ
serves	general public ⓘ researchers ⓘ students ⓘ
shortName	KB ⓘ

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