IFLA Library Reference Model
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The IFLA Library Reference Model is a high-level conceptual framework that unifies and streamlines previous IFLA bibliographic models to support consistent description and discovery of library resources.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IFLA Library Reference Model canonical | 7 |
| IFLA Functional Requirements family of models | 2 |
| IFLA LRM | 2 |
| IFLA standard | 1 |
| superseded by IFLA LRM | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4425807 — 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: IFLA Library Reference Model Context triple: [RDA, alignedWith, IFLA Library Reference Model]
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A.
Prolegomena to Library Classification
Prolegomena to Library Classification is a foundational work in library and information science that systematically sets out the principles and theory underlying modern library classification systems.
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B.
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.
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C.
Five Laws of Library Science
The Five Laws of Library Science are a foundational set of principles proposed by S. R. Ranganathan that guide the philosophy, organization, and user-centered service of modern librarianship.
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D.
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken (MAB) is a German machine-readable data exchange format historically used by libraries to encode and share bibliographic and authority records.
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E.
Program for Cooperative Cataloging
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international library initiative that coordinates shared cataloging standards and workflows to improve the quality and efficiency of bibliographic and authority records worldwide.
- 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: IFLA Library Reference Model Target entity description: The IFLA Library Reference Model is a high-level conceptual framework that unifies and streamlines previous IFLA bibliographic models to support consistent description and discovery of library resources.
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A.
Prolegomena to Library Classification
Prolegomena to Library Classification is a foundational work in library and information science that systematically sets out the principles and theory underlying modern library classification systems.
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B.
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.
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C.
Five Laws of Library Science
The Five Laws of Library Science are a foundational set of principles proposed by S. R. Ranganathan that guide the philosophy, organization, and user-centered service of modern librarianship.
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D.
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken
Maschinelles Austauschformat für Bibliotheken (MAB) is a German machine-readable data exchange format historically used by libraries to encode and share bibliographic and authority records.
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E.
Program for Cooperative Cataloging
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an international library initiative that coordinates shared cataloging standards and workflows to improve the quality and efficiency of bibliographic and authority records worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bibliographic conceptual framework
ⓘ
conceptual model ⓘ library reference model ⓘ |
| acronym |
IFLA LRM
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linked to:
IFLA Library Reference Model
|
| author | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Functional Requirements for Authority Data
ⓘ
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records ⓘ Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data ⓘ |
| definesEntity |
Agent
ⓘ
Agentive Collective Agent ⓘ Agentive Person ⓘ Collective Agent ⓘ Event ⓘ Expression ⓘ Item ⓘ Manifestation ⓘ Nomen ⓘ Object ⓘ Person ⓘ Place ⓘ Res ⓘ Time-span ⓘ Work ⓘ |
| definesRelationshipType |
is created by
ⓘ
is embodied in ⓘ is exemplified by ⓘ is realized by ⓘ |
| definesUserTask |
explore
ⓘ
find ⓘ identify ⓘ obtain ⓘ select ⓘ |
| domain |
bibliographic information
ⓘ
information organization ⓘ library cataloguing ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LRM ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
streamline bibliographic conceptualization
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support consistent description of library resources ⓘ support discovery of library resources ⓘ unify previous IFLA bibliographic models ⓘ |
| hasScope |
all media and formats
ⓘ
all types of library resources ⓘ |
| hasURL | https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/11412 ⓘ |
| influences |
IFLA standards for bibliographic description
ⓘ
linked to:
International Cataloguing Principles
Resource Description and Access ⓘ |
| isCompatibleWith | Resource Description and Access ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | The Hague ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions ⓘ |
| replaces |
Functional Requirements for Authority Data
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Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records ⓘ Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data ⓘ |
| status |
IFLA standard
ⓘ
linked to:
IFLA Library Reference Model
|
| targetAudience |
cataloguing rule makers
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library and information science community ⓘ metadata schema designers ⓘ |
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: IFLA Library Reference Model Description of subject: The IFLA Library Reference Model is a high-level conceptual framework that unifies and streamlines previous IFLA bibliographic models to support consistent description and discovery of library resources.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IFLA Library Reference Model
linked to: IFLA Library Reference Model
linked to: IFLA Library Reference Model
linked to: IFLA Library Reference Model
linked to: IFLA Library Reference Model