State Library of New South Wales

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cultural institution public library reference library research library state library

The State Library of New South Wales is a major public research and reference library in Sydney, renowned as one of Australia’s oldest and most significant cultural and historical institutions.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
State Library of New South Wales canonical	22
Australian Subscription Library	2
Mitchell Wing of the State Library of New South Wales	1
NSW State Library	1
State Library of New South Wales Act 1969	1
State Library of New South Wales Macquarie Street building	1
State Library of New South Wales Mitchell Wing	1
Sydney Free Public Library	1
heritage collections of the State Library of New South Wales	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T618420 — 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: State Library of New South Wales
Context triple: [Parliament House, Sydney, adjacentTo, State Library of New South Wales]

A. National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is the country’s largest reference library and principal repository of Australia’s documentary heritage, including books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and digital collections.
B. State Library Victoria
State Library Victoria is a major public research library and cultural institution in Melbourne, renowned for its historic architecture, extensive collections, and iconic domed reading room.
C. Queensland Parliamentary Library
The Queensland Parliamentary Library is the research and information service that supports the members and work of the Parliament of Queensland.
D. Lithgow Public Library
Lithgow Public Library is a historic public library serving as a key cultural and educational institution in Augusta, Maine.
E. National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia is a major social history museum in Canberra that explores the stories, cultures, and histories of Australia and its peoples.
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: State Library of New South Wales
Target entity description: The State Library of New South Wales is a major public research and reference library in Sydney, renowned as one of Australia’s oldest and most significant cultural and historical institutions.

A. National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is the country’s largest reference library and principal repository of Australia’s documentary heritage, including books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and digital collections.
B. State Library Victoria
State Library Victoria is a major public research library and cultural institution in Melbourne, renowned for its historic architecture, extensive collections, and iconic domed reading room.
C. Queensland Parliamentary Library
The Queensland Parliamentary Library is the research and information service that supports the members and work of the Parliament of Queensland.
D. Lithgow Public Library
Lithgow Public Library is a historic public library serving as a key cultural and educational institution in Augusta, Maine.
E. National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia is a major social history museum in Canberra that explores the stories, cultures, and histories of Australia and its peoples.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution ⓘ public library ⓘ reference library ⓘ research library ⓘ state library ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NSW State Library ⓘ linked to: State Library of New South Wales SLNSW ⓘ
buildingStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
collects	books ⓘ ephemera ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ newspapers ⓘ photographs ⓘ pictures ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
established	1826 ⓘ
foundedAs	Australian Subscription Library ⓘ linked to: State Library of New South Wales
hasCollection	Dixson Library ⓘ Mitchell Library ⓘ State Reference Library ⓘ
hasCollectionType	heritage collections ⓘ research collections ⓘ
hasReadingRoom	Mitchell Reading Room ⓘ State Reference Library Reading Room ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/ ⓘ
heritageRegister	New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ linked to: State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
heritageStatus	heritage-listed building ⓘ
legalDepositLibraryFor	New South Wales ⓘ
locatedIn	New South Wales ⓘ Sydney central business district ⓘ linked to: Sydney
locatedOn	Macquarie Street ⓘ linked to: Macquarie Street, Sydney
location	Sydney ⓘ
offersService	exhibitions ⓘ public programs ⓘ public reference services ⓘ research support ⓘ
openedToPublic	1869 ⓘ
operatedBy	Library Council of New South Wales ⓘ
overlooks	The Domain, Sydney ⓘ
ownedBy	State of New South Wales ⓘ linked to: New South Wales
partOf	Government of New South Wales ⓘ
predecessor	Australian Subscription Library ⓘ linked to: State Library of New South Wales Sydney Free Public Library ⓘ linked to: State Library of New South Wales
significance	major cultural institution in New South Wales ⓘ one of Australia’s oldest libraries ⓘ
specialisesIn	Australiana ⓘ Pacific material ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament House, Sydney → adjacentTo → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Macquarie Street, Sydney → houses → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

State Library of New South Wales → foundedAs → Australian Subscription Library ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

State Library of New South Wales → predecessor → Australian Subscription Library ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

State Library of New South Wales → predecessor → Sydney Free Public Library ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

State Library of New South Wales → alsoKnownAs → NSW State Library ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

Sydney Hospital → nearbyLandmark → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

The Domain, Sydney → near → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Macquarie Street civic precinct → contains → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Parliament House, Sydney → adjacentTo → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

subject linked to: parliament house

Library Council of New South Wales → governs → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Library Council of New South Wales → setsPolicyFor → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

State Reference Library → partOf → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

State Reference Library → operatedBy → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

State Reference Library → governedBy → State Library of New South Wales Act 1969 ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

Mitchell Reading Room → partOf → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Mitchell Reading Room → locatedIn → State Library of New South Wales Mitchell Wing ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

Mitchell Reading Room → operator → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Mitchell Reading Room → isWithinHeritageBuilding → Mitchell Wing of the State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

State Reference Library Reading Room → partOf → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

State Reference Library Reading Room → operatedBy → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

State Reference Library Reading Room → locatedInBuilding → State Library of New South Wales Macquarie Street building ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

SLNSW → officialName → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Law Courts Building, Sydney → nearby → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Conservatorium Road area → near → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Mitchell Library → partOf → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Mitchell Library → operator → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Dixson Library → partOf → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Dixson Library → ownedBy → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Dixson Library → administeredBy → State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

Dixson Library → isComponentOf → heritage collections of the State Library of New South Wales ⓘ

linked to: State Library of New South Wales

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