H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering
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H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering is McMaster University’s main library facility dedicated to supporting research and study in the science and engineering disciplines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6455289 — 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: H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering Context triple: [McMaster University Library, hasPart, H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering]
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A.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Library
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Library is a specialized academic library at the University of Canterbury that supports teaching and research in engineering and the physical sciences.
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Engineering and Science Library
The Engineering and Science Library is a specialized branch of Queen's University’s library system that supports teaching and research in engineering and scientific disciplines.
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C.
Hilton M. Briggs Library
Hilton M. Briggs Library is the main academic research library of South Dakota State University, serving as a central hub for scholarly resources, study spaces, and archival collections.
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D.
Kenan Science Library
Kenan Science Library is a specialized academic library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that focuses on supporting research and study in the sciences.
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E.
Raymond H. Fogler Library
Raymond H. Fogler Library is the main academic library of the University of Maine, serving as its primary research and information resource center.
- 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: H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering Target entity description: H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering is McMaster University’s main library facility dedicated to supporting research and study in the science and engineering disciplines.
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A.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Library
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Library is a specialized academic library at the University of Canterbury that supports teaching and research in engineering and the physical sciences.
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B.
Engineering and Science Library
The Engineering and Science Library is a specialized branch of Queen's University’s library system that supports teaching and research in engineering and scientific disciplines.
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C.
Hilton M. Briggs Library
Hilton M. Briggs Library is the main academic research library of South Dakota State University, serving as a central hub for scholarly resources, study spaces, and archival collections.
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D.
Kenan Science Library
Kenan Science Library is a specialized academic library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that focuses on supporting research and study in the sciences.
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E.
Raymond H. Fogler Library
Raymond H. Fogler Library is the main academic library of the University of Maine, serving as its primary research and information resource center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library
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engineering library ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | McMaster University Library ⓘ |
| campus |
McMaster University main campus
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linked to:
McMaster University
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| collectionFocus |
engineering literature
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science literature ⓘ |
| collectionType |
electronic resources
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journals ⓘ print books ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| function |
support research
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support study ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
book stacks
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computer workstations ⓘ group study rooms ⓘ study spaces ⓘ |
| hasService |
access to online databases
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course reserves ⓘ information literacy instruction ⓘ interlibrary loan ⓘ reference services ⓘ research support ⓘ |
| isMainLibraryFor |
engineering at McMaster University
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science at McMaster University ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | McMaster University ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Hamilton, Ontario
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linked to:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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| locatedInCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Ontario ⓘ |
| name | H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering ⓘ |
| operatedBy | McMaster University Library ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | McMaster University ⓘ |
| partOf |
McMaster University Library system
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linked to:
McMaster University Library
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| primaryFocus |
engineering
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science ⓘ |
| regionServed | McMaster University ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
McMaster University faculty
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McMaster University researchers ⓘ McMaster University students ⓘ |
| shortName | Thode Library ⓘ |
| supportsDiscipline |
biology
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chemistry ⓘ engineering ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
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: H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering Description of subject: H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering is McMaster University’s main library facility dedicated to supporting research and study in the science and engineering disciplines.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering
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name
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H.G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering
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