Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library
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Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library are the foundational regulations and governance framework established by Sir Thomas Bodley to organize, manage, and preserve Oxford University’s Bodleian Library.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library Context triple: [Thomas Bodley, notableWork, Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library]
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A.
Statutes of the University of Oxford
The Statutes of the University of Oxford are the fundamental legal and regulatory framework that governs the organization, powers, and procedures of the University and its offices.
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B.
Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
The Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge are the core legal and regulatory framework that governs the university’s structure, administration, and academic procedures.
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C.
Magna Charta Universitatum
The Magna Charta Universitatum is an international declaration that outlines fundamental principles of university autonomy and academic freedom, serving as a charter for higher education institutions worldwide.
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D.
Royal Charter of the University of Oxford
The Royal Charter of the University of Oxford is the formal legal instrument, issued by the Crown, that grants the university its corporate status, rights, and governing privileges.
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E.
Clarendon Code
The Clarendon Code was a series of 17th-century English laws that enforced religious uniformity in favor of the Church of England and suppressed Nonconformist Protestant groups during the Restoration period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library Target entity description: Bodley’s Statutes for the Bodleian Library are the foundational regulations and governance framework established by Sir Thomas Bodley to organize, manage, and preserve Oxford University’s Bodleian Library.
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A.
Statutes of the University of Oxford
The Statutes of the University of Oxford are the fundamental legal and regulatory framework that governs the organization, powers, and procedures of the University and its offices.
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B.
Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
The Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge are the core legal and regulatory framework that governs the university’s structure, administration, and academic procedures.
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C.
Magna Charta Universitatum
The Magna Charta Universitatum is an international declaration that outlines fundamental principles of university autonomy and academic freedom, serving as a charter for higher education institutions worldwide.
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D.
Royal Charter of the University of Oxford
The Royal Charter of the University of Oxford is the formal legal instrument, issued by the Crown, that grants the university its corporate status, rights, and governing privileges.
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E.
Clarendon Code
The Clarendon Code was a series of 17th-century English laws that enforced religious uniformity in favor of the Church of England and suppressed Nonconformist Protestant groups during the Restoration period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governance framework
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library statute ⓘ regulation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Bodleian Library
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodleian Library
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Sir Thomas Bodley ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Bodley
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Thomas Bodley
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Bodley
|
| context | early modern university administration ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| defines |
duties of the Bodleian Librarian
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governance structure of the Bodleian Library ⓘ procedures for acquisition of books ⓘ procedures for cataloguing of books ⓘ rules for access to the Bodleian Library ⓘ rules for preservation of manuscripts and printed books ⓘ rules for use of the Bodleian Library collections ⓘ |
| field |
academic libraries
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library governance ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure the long‑term preservation of the library’s holdings
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to maintain the library as a permanent public institution of the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rules on acquisitions
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rules on cataloguing ⓘ rules on conservation and preservation ⓘ rules on governance and oversight ⓘ rules on reader behaviour ⓘ rules on staffing and appointments ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest comprehensive sets of statutes for a major European university library ⓘ |
| influenced |
later regulations of the Bodleian Library
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subsequent university library governance models ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sir Thomas Bodley
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linked to:
Thomas Bodley
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| purpose |
to manage the Bodleian Library
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to organize the Bodleian Library ⓘ to preserve the Bodleian Library’s collections ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment of library staff
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conduct of readers in the Bodleian Library ⓘ financial management of the library ⓘ lending and non‑lending policies ⓘ |
| repository | Bodleian Library ⓘ |
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