New York State Librarian
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The New York State Librarian is the chief official responsible for overseeing the New York State Library and guiding statewide library development and services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York State Librarian canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3900725 — 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: New York State Librarian Context triple: [Melvil Dewey, positionHeld, New York State Librarian]
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A.
New York Secretary of State
The New York Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees business and professional licensing, state records, and various administrative and regulatory functions within New York.
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B.
Librarian of Congress
The Librarian of Congress is the chief executive and primary steward of the United States Library of Congress, overseeing its collections, services, and national library programs.
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C.
New York State Library
The New York State Library is a major public research library in Albany that serves as the central library for New York State government and preserves extensive historical and governmental collections.
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D.
New York State civil service commissioner
The New York State civil service commissioner is a senior state official responsible for overseeing and regulating the merit-based employment system for New York State government workers.
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E.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
- 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: New York State Librarian Target entity description: The New York State Librarian is the chief official responsible for overseeing the New York State Library and guiding statewide library development and services.
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A.
New York Secretary of State
The New York Secretary of State is a statewide elected official who oversees business and professional licensing, state records, and various administrative and regulatory functions within New York.
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B.
Librarian of Congress
The Librarian of Congress is the chief executive and primary steward of the United States Library of Congress, overseeing its collections, services, and national library programs.
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C.
New York State Library
The New York State Library is a major public research library in Albany that serves as the central library for New York State government and preserves extensive historical and governmental collections.
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D.
New York State civil service commissioner
The New York State civil service commissioner is a senior state official responsible for overseeing and regulating the merit-based employment system for New York State government workers.
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E.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
state librarian position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New York State
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| appointedBy | New York State Board of Regents ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
New York State Department of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Education Department
|
| fieldOfWork |
information services
ⓘ
librarianship ⓘ library administration ⓘ |
| goal |
equitable access to information across New York State
ⓘ
improvement of library services for New Yorkers ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
New York State Library staff
ⓘ
statewide library programs in New York ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration of state and federal library funds
ⓘ
duties related to library development ⓘ duties related to library services coordination ⓘ support for academic and special libraries in New York State ⓘ support for public libraries in New York State ⓘ support for school libraries in New York State ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
administration of library grants in New York
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coordination of library systems in New York ⓘ development of statewide library standards ⓘ statewide library planning ⓘ support of digital library initiatives in New York ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York State Museum
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surface form:
Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York
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| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
New York State Library
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Library system
|
| legalForm | public office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | Lauren Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
New York State Library
ⓘ
New York State Library ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Library Division of Library Development
New York State Library Talking Book and Braille Library services ⓘ New York State Library research library services ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York State Department of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Cultural Education
|
| positionHeld | New York State Librarian self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
New York State Board of Regents
ⓘ
Chancellor of the University of the State of New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Education Commissioner
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| responsibleFor |
implementation of New York State library policy
ⓘ
statewide library development in New York ⓘ statewide library services in New York ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| uses | state and federal library legislation ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Albany
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surface form:
Albany, New York
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: New York State Librarian Description of subject: The New York State Librarian is the chief official responsible for overseeing the New York State Library and guiding statewide library development and services.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lauren Moore