EPFL library
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EPFL library is the main academic library of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, offering extensive scientific and technical resources to students and researchers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EPFL Library | 2 |
| Bibliothèque de l’EPFL | 1 |
| EPFL library canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5701527 — 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: EPFL library Context triple: [Rolex Learning Center, contains, EPFL library]
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A.
EPFL Pavilions
EPFL Pavilions is EPFL’s art and science exhibition space in Lausanne, dedicated to immersive, research-driven installations that explore the intersections of technology, culture, and society.
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B.
MFA Library
The MFA Library is the research and reference library of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, supporting scholarship on the museum’s collections, art history, and related fields.
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C.
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne
The Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne is the main academic and cantonal library serving the University of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud, offering extensive research collections and public library services.
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D.
Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library is Switzerland’s central library institution responsible for collecting, preserving, and providing access to the country’s published cultural and documentary heritage.
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E.
Delft University of Technology Library
Delft University of Technology Library is a landmark academic library in Delft, Netherlands, renowned for its innovative, grass-covered, cone-pierced architectural design.
- 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: EPFL library Target entity description: EPFL library is the main academic library of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, offering extensive scientific and technical resources to students and researchers.
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A.
EPFL Pavilions
EPFL Pavilions is EPFL’s art and science exhibition space in Lausanne, dedicated to immersive, research-driven installations that explore the intersections of technology, culture, and society.
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B.
MFA Library
The MFA Library is the research and reference library of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, supporting scholarship on the museum’s collections, art history, and related fields.
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C.
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne
The Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne is the main academic and cantonal library serving the University of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud, offering extensive research collections and public library services.
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D.
Swiss National Library
The Swiss National Library is Switzerland’s central library institution responsible for collecting, preserving, and providing access to the country’s published cultural and documentary heritage.
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E.
Delft University of Technology Library
Delft University of Technology Library is a landmark academic library in Delft, Netherlands, renowned for its innovative, grass-covered, cone-pierced architectural design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic library ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ life sciences ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| focus | scientific and technical resources ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
books
ⓘ
conference proceedings ⓘ databases ⓘ electronic resources ⓘ journals ⓘ theses ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
computer workstations
ⓘ
group study rooms ⓘ quiet study areas ⓘ study spaces ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://library.epfl.ch/ ⓘ |
| languageOfService |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
ⓘ
linked to:
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
|
| locatedInCampus |
EPFL campus
ⓘ
linked to:
EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne
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| locatedInCanton | Vaud ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Lausanne ⓘ |
| mainLibraryOf |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
ⓘ
linked to:
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
|
| name |
Bibliothèque de l’EPFL
ⓘ
linked to:
EPFL library
EPFL Library ⓘ
linked to:
EPFL library
|
| offersService |
bibliometrics support
ⓘ
citation management support ⓘ document delivery ⓘ information literacy training ⓘ interlibrary loan ⓘ literature search support ⓘ open access support ⓘ reference services ⓘ research data management support ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
ⓘ
linked to:
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
|
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| serves |
EPFL faculty
ⓘ
EPFL researchers ⓘ EPFL students ⓘ |
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: EPFL library Description of subject: EPFL library is the main academic library of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, offering extensive scientific and technical resources to students and researchers.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.