Master of Library and Information Science
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The Master of Library and Information Science is a graduate professional degree that prepares students for careers in libraries, archives, and other information organizations by focusing on information management, organization, access, and services.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Master of Library and Information Science canonical | 3 |
| M.L.I.S. | 1 |
| MLIS | 1 |
| MLIS (Master of Library and Information Studies) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6231722 — 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: Master of Library and Information Science Context triple: [School of Information (San José State University), offersProgram, Master of Library and Information Science]
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School of Library and Information Science
The School of Library and Information Science is a graduate program specializing in library, information, and archival studies, preparing professionals for careers in managing and organizing information resources.
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School of Information and Library Science
The School of Information and Library Science is a professional school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill specializing in education and research in information science, data management, and librarianship.
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School of Library and Information Studies
The School of Library and Information Studies is an academic unit at the University of Alberta that offers education and research programs in librarianship, information management, and related fields.
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Master of Information Management and Systems
The Master of Information Management and Systems is a professional graduate degree focused on the design, management, and use of information technologies and data to solve complex organizational and societal problems.
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School of Information Studies
The School of Information Studies is an academic unit of Dominican University that focuses on education and research in library and information science, data, and related information professions.
- 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: Master of Library and Information Science Target entity description: The Master of Library and Information Science is a graduate professional degree that prepares students for careers in libraries, archives, and other information organizations by focusing on information management, organization, access, and services.
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A.
School of Library and Information Science
The School of Library and Information Science is a graduate program specializing in library, information, and archival studies, preparing professionals for careers in managing and organizing information resources.
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B.
School of Information and Library Science
The School of Information and Library Science is a professional school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill specializing in education and research in information science, data management, and librarianship.
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C.
School of Library and Information Studies
The School of Library and Information Studies is an academic unit at the University of Alberta that offers education and research programs in librarianship, information management, and related fields.
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D.
Master of Information Management and Systems
The Master of Information Management and Systems is a professional graduate degree focused on the design, management, and use of information technologies and data to solve complex organizational and societal problems.
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E.
School of Information Studies
The School of Information Studies is an academic unit of Dominican University that focuses on education and research in library and information science, data, and related information professions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic degree
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professional degree ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
M.L.I.S.
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linked to:
Master of Library and Information Science
MLIS ⓘ
linked to:
Master of Library and Information Science
MLISc ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
information science
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information studies ⓘ library science ⓘ |
| commonAdmissionRequirement |
bachelor's degree
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letters of recommendation ⓘ statement of purpose ⓘ |
| educationLevel | master's level ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | library and information science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
archives and records management
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cataloging and classification ⓘ collection development ⓘ digital libraries ⓘ information access ⓘ information management ⓘ information organization ⓘ information policy and ethics ⓘ information retrieval ⓘ information services ⓘ information technology in libraries ⓘ knowledge organization ⓘ reference services ⓘ user services in libraries ⓘ |
| mayRequire | GRE scores ⓘ |
| offeredBy |
information schools
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library schools ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| oftenAccreditedBy | American Library Association ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
academic librarian
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archivist ⓘ data curator ⓘ digital asset manager ⓘ information architect ⓘ information manager ⓘ knowledge manager ⓘ librarian ⓘ metadata specialist ⓘ public librarian ⓘ records manager ⓘ school librarian ⓘ special librarian ⓘ |
| region | offered internationally ⓘ |
| relatedDegree |
Master of Information Science
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Master of Information Studies ⓘ Master of Library Science ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | 1 to 2 years full-time ⓘ |
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: Master of Library and Information Science Description of subject: The Master of Library and Information Science is a graduate professional degree that prepares students for careers in libraries, archives, and other information organizations by focusing on information management, organization, access, and services.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
School of Information (San José State University)
→
offersProgram
→
Master of Library and Information Science
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subject linked to:
School of Information
Information School (University of Washington)
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offersProgram
→
Master of Library and Information Science
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subject linked to:
Information School
School of Library and Information Studies
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offersProgram
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MLIS (Master of Library and Information Studies)
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linked to: Master of Library and Information Science
linked to: Master of Library and Information Science
linked to: Master of Library and Information Science
School of Library and Information Management
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offersDegree
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Master of Library and Information Science
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