Macaulay Library
E35373
Macaulay Library is a comprehensive online archive of wildlife audio, video, and photo recordings, best known for its extensive collection of bird media used for research, education, and conservation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macaulay Library canonical | 2 |
| Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T272793 — 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: Macaulay Library Context triple: [Cornell Lab of Ornithology, operatesWebsite, Macaulay Library]
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A.
Lewis Music Library
Lewis Music Library is MIT’s specialized library dedicated to music, housing scores, recordings, and research materials that support music study and performance.
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B.
Schlesinger Library
Schlesinger Library is a major research library at Harvard University specializing in the history of women, gender, and feminism, particularly in the United States.
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C.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
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D.
Loeb Music Library
Loeb Music Library is Harvard University's primary music research library, housing extensive collections of scores, recordings, and musicological resources.
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E.
Houghton Library
Houghton Library is Harvard University's principal rare books and manuscripts library, renowned for its extensive collections of literary, historical, and cultural materials.
- 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: Macaulay Library Target entity description: Macaulay Library is a comprehensive online archive of wildlife audio, video, and photo recordings, best known for its extensive collection of bird media used for research, education, and conservation.
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A.
Lewis Music Library
Lewis Music Library is MIT’s specialized library dedicated to music, housing scores, recordings, and research materials that support music study and performance.
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B.
Schlesinger Library
Schlesinger Library is a major research library at Harvard University specializing in the history of women, gender, and feminism, particularly in the United States.
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C.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
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D.
Loeb Music Library
Loeb Music Library is Harvard University's primary music research library, housing extensive collections of scores, recordings, and musicological resources.
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E.
Houghton Library
Houghton Library is Harvard University's principal rare books and manuscripts library, renowned for its extensive collections of literary, historical, and cultural materials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity database
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online media archive ⓘ ornithological resource ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Cornell University ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | eBird ⓘ |
| collects |
archival wildlife media
ⓘ
behavioral video ⓘ bird calls ⓘ bird songs ⓘ field recordings ⓘ species photographs ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
avian conservation planning
ⓘ
global biodiversity knowledge ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedBy |
birdwatchers
ⓘ
citizen scientists ⓘ conservation organizations ⓘ educators ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
birds
ⓘ
wildlife media ⓘ |
| hasAccessMode |
online
ⓘ
open access with registration ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
audio recordings
ⓘ
photographs ⓘ video recordings ⓘ |
| hasDigitalPlatform |
searchable database
ⓘ
web portal ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
high‑definition video
ⓘ
high‑resolution images ⓘ sound spectrograms ⓘ |
| hasNamedAfter | Arthur A. Allen Macaulay family (benefactors) ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
bioacoustics
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biodiversity ⓘ ornithology ⓘ |
| integratedWith | eBird media uploads ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ithaca, New York, United States
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surface form:
Ithaca, New York
|
| operatedBy | Cornell Lab of Ornithology ⓘ |
| supports |
distribution studies
ⓘ
long‑term ecological monitoring ⓘ species identification ⓘ vocalization analysis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
citizen science
ⓘ
conservation ⓘ education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Macaulay Library Description of subject: Macaulay Library is a comprehensive online archive of wildlife audio, video, and photo recordings, best known for its extensive collection of bird media used for research, education, and conservation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds