University of Washington Information School
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The University of Washington Information School is an academic unit specializing in information science, data, and technology studies, offering interdisciplinary programs in areas such as library and information science, informatics, and information management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of Washington Information School canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7068679 — 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: University of Washington Information School Context triple: [Information School (University of Washington), alsoKnownAs, University of Washington Information School]
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A.
University of Washington
The University of Washington is a major public research university in Seattle known for its strong programs in science, engineering, medicine, and public affairs.
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B.
Graduate School of Information Sciences
The Graduate School of Information Sciences is a research and education institution at Tohoku University specializing in advanced studies in information science, computing, and related technologies.
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C.
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is a public university in Bellingham, Washington, known for its strong liberal arts and sciences programs and scenic campus overlooking Bellingham Bay.
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D.
Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
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E.
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
- 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: University of Washington Information School Target entity description: The University of Washington Information School is an academic unit specializing in information science, data, and technology studies, offering interdisciplinary programs in areas such as library and information science, informatics, and information management.
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A.
University of Washington
The University of Washington is a major public research university in Seattle known for its strong programs in science, engineering, medicine, and public affairs.
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B.
Graduate School of Information Sciences
The Graduate School of Information Sciences is a research and education institution at Tohoku University specializing in advanced studies in information science, computing, and related technologies.
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C.
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is a public university in Bellingham, Washington, known for its strong liberal arts and sciences programs and scenic campus overlooking Bellingham Bay.
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D.
Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
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E.
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic unit
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information school ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UW iSchool ⓘ |
| affiliation | public university ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Washington Seattle campus
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linked to:
University of Washington
|
| city | Seattle ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | other schools and departments at the University of Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline |
informatics
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information management ⓘ information science ⓘ library and information science ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community engagement
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interdisciplinary education ⓘ research ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
data
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human-information interaction ⓘ information management ⓘ information policy ⓘ information science ⓘ library and information science ⓘ technology studies ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://ischool.uw.edu/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interdisciplinary approach to information
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research in data science and information visualization ⓘ research in human-computer interaction ⓘ strong library and information science program ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Seattle, Washington
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linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
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| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Science in Informatics
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Master of Library and Information Science ⓘ Master of Science in Information Management ⓘ PhD in Information Science ⓘ |
| offersProgramLevel |
doctoral
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graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| offersProgramMode |
on-campus
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online ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Washington ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| researchArea |
data curation
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digital youth ⓘ health informatics ⓘ information behavior ⓘ information policy and ethics ⓘ knowledge organization ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
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: University of Washington Information School Description of subject: The University of Washington Information School is an academic unit specializing in information science, data, and technology studies, offering interdisciplinary programs in areas such as library and information science, informatics, and information management.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Information School (University of Washington)
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alsoKnownAs
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University of Washington Information School
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subject linked to:
Information School