Triple

T4392009

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Sir Duncan Rice Library	`E99384`	entity
Predicate	operator	`P179`	FINISHED
Object	University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections The University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections is the university’s library service and custodian of its rare books, manuscripts, and archival heritage.	`E435278`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections | Statement: [Sir Duncan Rice Library, operator, University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections
Context triple: [Sir Duncan Rice Library, operator, University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections]

A. University of St Andrews Library
The University of St Andrews Library is the main academic library system of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, housing extensive print and digital collections that support the university’s teaching and research.
B. Edinburgh University Library
Edinburgh University Library is the main academic library system of the University of Edinburgh, housing extensive research collections and providing study and information services to students and scholars.
C. Caird Library and Archive
The Caird Library and Archive is the research library and archival collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, housing extensive resources on maritime history, exploration, and seafaring.
D. Glasgow University Library
Glasgow University Library is the main academic library of the University of Glasgow, housing extensive research collections and providing study and information services to students and staff.
E. Balliol College Library
Balliol College Library is the main academic library of Balliol College, Oxford, housing its collections and providing study facilities for students and researchers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections
Triple: [Sir Duncan Rice Library, operator, University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections]

Generated description

The University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections is the university’s library service and custodian of its rare books, manuscripts, and archival heritage.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections
Target entity description: The University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections is the university’s library service and custodian of its rare books, manuscripts, and archival heritage.

A. University of St Andrews Library
The University of St Andrews Library is the main academic library system of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, housing extensive print and digital collections that support the university’s teaching and research.
B. Edinburgh University Library
Edinburgh University Library is the main academic library system of the University of Edinburgh, housing extensive research collections and providing study and information services to students and scholars.
C. Caird Library and Archive
The Caird Library and Archive is the research library and archival collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, housing extensive resources on maritime history, exploration, and seafaring.
D. Glasgow University Library
Glasgow University Library is the main academic library of the University of Glasgow, housing extensive research collections and providing study and information services to students and staff.
E. Balliol College Library
Balliol College Library is the main academic library of Balliol College, Oxford, housing its collections and providing study facilities for students and researchers.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69b345506b408190b0e3dee616738a7d`	completed	March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69b35285592881909fcdea225a655950`	completed	March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b5e530428881908d125971263bd747`	completed	March 14, 2026, 10:46 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b5e629115881908436a81b5774ac24`	completed	March 14, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b5e68c960c8190a946574120a50047`	completed	March 14, 2026, 10:51 p.m.

Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:19 p.m.