Memory of the World International Register

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UNESCO programme component documentary heritage register

The Memory of the World International Register is UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value, created to ensure its preservation and accessibility for future generations.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
UNESCO Memory of the World Register	21
Memory of the World Register	10
Memory of the World International Register canonical	5
UNESCO Memory of the World Register inscription	2
Memory of the World Register (archives)	1
Memory of the World Register (tablets from the library)	1
Memory of the World Register inscription (Thai medical inscriptions)	1
Memory of the World inscription for stone stelae of the royal examinations of the Lê and Mạc dynasties	1
UNESCO Memory of the World International Register	1
UNESCO Memory of the World register (for parts of its collections)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T336659 — 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: Memory of the World International Register
Context triple: [Memory of the World Programme, usesInstrument, Memory of the World International Register]

A. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
B. Memory of the World National Committees
Memory of the World National Committees are country-level bodies that coordinate, promote, and implement UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, preserving, and raising awareness of documentary heritage within their respective nations.
C. Memory of the World Regional Committees
Memory of the World Regional Committees are regional bodies that support and coordinate UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, evaluating, and promoting documentary heritage within their respective geographic areas.
D. Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
The Memory of the World International Advisory Committee is UNESCO’s expert body that evaluates, advises on, and recommends documentary heritage for inscription on the Memory of the World Register.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around 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: Memory of the World International Register
Target entity description: The Memory of the World International Register is UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value, created to ensure its preservation and accessibility for future generations.

A. Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a UNESCO initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, archives, and audiovisual materials.
B. Memory of the World National Committees
Memory of the World National Committees are country-level bodies that coordinate, promote, and implement UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, preserving, and raising awareness of documentary heritage within their respective nations.
C. Memory of the World Regional Committees
Memory of the World Regional Committees are regional bodies that support and coordinate UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, evaluating, and promoting documentary heritage within their respective geographic areas.
D. Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
The Memory of the World International Advisory Committee is UNESCO’s expert body that evaluates, advises on, and recommends documentary heritage for inscription on the Memory of the World Register.
E. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO programme component ⓘ documentary heritage register ⓘ
administeredBy	Memory of the World International Advisory Committee ⓘ UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
aimsTo	encourage professional standards in preservation ⓘ ensure long-term preservation of documentary heritage ⓘ facilitate access for research and education ⓘ promote digitization of documentary heritage ⓘ
category	cultural heritage ⓘ documentary heritage ⓘ
countryOfOrganisation	France ⓘ
criterionUsed	outstanding universal value ⓘ
describedAs	UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	non-binding normative instrument ⓘ
hasPart	national Memory of the World registers ⓘ regional Memory of the World registers ⓘ
hasPurpose	preservation of documentary heritage ⓘ raising awareness of documentary heritage ⓘ universal access to documentary heritage ⓘ
hasUpdateFrequency	periodic inscriptions ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ
inception	1995 ⓘ
includes	archives ⓘ audio-visual documents ⓘ digital documentary heritage ⓘ library collections ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ
isListOf	documentary heritage ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ French ⓘ
maintainedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
monitoredBy	Memory of the World International Advisory Committee ⓘ
operator	UNESCO Communication and Information Sector ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
partOf	UNESCO Memory of the World Programme ⓘ linked to: Memory of the World Programme
relatedProgramme	UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists ⓘ linked to: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity UNESCO World Heritage List ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Programme
scope	global ⓘ
selectionProcess	evaluation by International Advisory Committee ⓘ nomination by Member States ⓘ
sponsor	UNESCO Member States ⓘ
subjectOf	UNESCO General Conference resolutions ⓘ linked to: General Conference of UNESCO
targetAudience	archivists ⓘ general public ⓘ librarians ⓘ museums ⓘ researchers ⓘ
website	https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/register ⓘ

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