Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is an American librarian and administrator who became the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carla Hayden | 1 |
| Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4866659 — 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: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Context triple: [Joy Harjo, appointedBy, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden]
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Susan Brotman
Susan Brotman is an American philanthropist best known for her extensive charitable work in the Seattle area and her role alongside her late husband, Costco co-founder Jeffrey Brotman, in supporting arts, education, and community organizations.
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B.
Elinor Quarles
Elinor Quarles is a central fictional character in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Point Counter Point," representing the emotional and moral complexities of modern relationships.
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C.
Carole Shorenstein Hays
Carole Shorenstein Hays is an American theatrical producer and former co-owner of San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, known for bringing major Broadway productions to the West Coast.
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D.
Gail J. McGovern
Gail J. McGovern is an American business executive and nonprofit leader best known for serving as president and CEO of the American Red Cross.
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E.
Carla J. Shatz
Carla J. Shatz is an influential American neuroscientist renowned for her pioneering work on activity-dependent development and plasticity in the visual system and the brain.
- 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: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Target entity description: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is an American librarian and administrator who became the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress.
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A.
Susan Brotman
Susan Brotman is an American philanthropist best known for her extensive charitable work in the Seattle area and her role alongside her late husband, Costco co-founder Jeffrey Brotman, in supporting arts, education, and community organizations.
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B.
Elinor Quarles
Elinor Quarles is a central fictional character in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Point Counter Point," representing the emotional and moral complexities of modern relationships.
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C.
Carole Shorenstein Hays
Carole Shorenstein Hays is an American theatrical producer and former co-owner of San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, known for bringing major Broadway productions to the West Coast.
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D.
Gail J. McGovern
Gail J. McGovern is an American business executive and nonprofit leader best known for serving as president and CEO of the American Red Cross.
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E.
Carla J. Shatz
Carla J. Shatz is an influential American neuroscientist renowned for her pioneering work on activity-dependent development and plasticity in the visual system and the brain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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librarian ⓘ library administrator ⓘ public official ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University
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Master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Chicago ⓘ Ph.D. in Library Science from the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Librarian of the Year (Library Journal, 1995) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-08-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Roosevelt University
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
Enoch Pratt Free Library
NERFINISHED
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Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
information access
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librarianship ⓘ public libraries ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Carla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for equitable access to information
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modernizing the Library of Congress ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Library Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Carla Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress
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first woman to serve as Librarian of Congress ⓘ |
| notableWork |
expansion of public outreach at the Library of Congress
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leadership of the Library of Congress digital initiatives ⓘ |
| occupation |
Librarian of Congress
NERFINISHED
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librarian ⓘ library administrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tallahassee, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
14th Librarian of Congress
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CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library ⓘ President of the American Library Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| startTime | 2016-09-14 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Description of subject: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is an American librarian and administrator who became the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carla Hayden