The Selden End
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The Selden End is a historic reading room and architectural extension of Oxford's Bodleian Library, named after the jurist and scholar John Selden and noted for its early modern book collections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Selden End canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9332454 — 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: The Selden End Context triple: [Duke Humfrey’s Library, hasPart, The Selden End]
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A.
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin is a British television sitcom, based on David Nobbs' novels, that follows the midlife crisis and increasingly absurd attempts at escape by a disillusioned middle-aged executive.
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B.
The Long Firm
The Long Firm is a British television crime drama series, adapted from Jake Arnott’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of a charismatic East End gangster in 1960s London.
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C.
The Capstone
The Capstone is a former motto-associated nickname for the University of Alabama, reflecting its role as the pinnacle institution of the state's public education system.
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D.
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant is a 1985 political thriller film, based on a Robert Ludlum novel, about a man who discovers he is heir to a secret Nazi fund tied to a deadly international conspiracy.
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E.
The Last Keepers
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- 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: The Selden End Target entity description: The Selden End is a historic reading room and architectural extension of Oxford's Bodleian Library, named after the jurist and scholar John Selden and noted for its early modern book collections.
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A.
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin is a British television sitcom, based on David Nobbs' novels, that follows the midlife crisis and increasingly absurd attempts at escape by a disillusioned middle-aged executive.
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B.
The Long Firm
The Long Firm is a British television crime drama series, adapted from Jake Arnott’s novel, that follows the rise and fall of a charismatic East End gangster in 1960s London.
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C.
The Capstone
The Capstone is a former motto-associated nickname for the University of Alabama, reflecting its role as the pinnacle institution of the state's public education system.
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D.
The Holcroft Covenant
The Holcroft Covenant is a 1985 political thriller film, based on a Robert Ludlum novel, about a man who discovers he is heir to a secret Nazi fund tied to a deadly international conspiracy.
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E.
The Last Keepers
The Last Keepers is a fantasy drama film about a teenage girl who discovers she is the heir to a family of witches, blending coming-of-age themes with supernatural elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
library wing
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reading room ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early modern ⓘ |
| category |
Library buildings in Oxford
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Reading rooms of the Bodleian Library ⓘ
linked to:
Bodleian Library
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | John Selden ⓘ |
| function |
consultation of rare materials
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storage of early printed books ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
early modern books
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rare books ⓘ special collections ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfCollections |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ other European languages ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic reading room ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ Oxford, England ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Selden ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
historic core of the Bodleian Library ⓘ |
| use |
reading
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research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Selden End Description of subject: The Selden End is a historic reading room and architectural extension of Oxford's Bodleian Library, named after the jurist and scholar John Selden and noted for its early modern book collections.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.