Triple

T789359

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Clark Kerr	`E16876`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	The Uses of the University The Uses of the University is a seminal book by Clark Kerr that analyzes the evolving role, structure, and societal functions of modern higher education institutions, especially the multiversity.	`E93878`	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: The Uses of the University | Statement: [Clark Kerr, notableWork, The Uses of the University]

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

Target entity: The Uses of the University
Context triple: [Clark Kerr, notableWork, The Uses of the University]

A. “A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society”
“A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society” is a book by university leader and economist Harold T. Shapiro that examines the ethical, social, and civic responsibilities of modern higher education institutions.
B. “Universities and Their Leadership”
“Universities and Their Leadership” is a scholarly work by economist and academic leader Harold T. Shapiro that examines the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of modern university governance and administration.
C. Consortium on Financing Higher Education
The Consortium on Financing Higher Education is an organization of highly selective, private colleges and universities in the United States that collaborates on issues related to financial aid, affordability, and access to higher education.
D. The University Bookman
The University Bookman is a long-running conservative literary and cultural journal known for its book reviews and essays on politics, tradition, and society.
E. The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
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: The Uses of the University
Triple: [Clark Kerr, notableWork, The Uses of the University]

Generated description

The Uses of the University is a seminal book by Clark Kerr that analyzes the evolving role, structure, and societal functions of modern higher education institutions, especially the multiversity.

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

Target entity: The Uses of the University
Target entity description: The Uses of the University is a seminal book by Clark Kerr that analyzes the evolving role, structure, and societal functions of modern higher education institutions, especially the multiversity.

A. “A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society”
“A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society” is a book by university leader and economist Harold T. Shapiro that examines the ethical, social, and civic responsibilities of modern higher education institutions.
B. “Universities and Their Leadership”
“Universities and Their Leadership” is a scholarly work by economist and academic leader Harold T. Shapiro that examines the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of modern university governance and administration.
C. Consortium on Financing Higher Education
The Consortium on Financing Higher Education is an organization of highly selective, private colleges and universities in the United States that collaborates on issues related to financial aid, affordability, and access to higher education.
D. The University Bookman
The University Bookman is a long-running conservative literary and cultural journal known for its book reviews and essays on politics, tradition, and society.
E. The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607`	completed	March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a4a7841b0c8190859ecd247e32c6ec`	completed	March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a6787eac608190acc40d56f827284e`	completed	March 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a67a663f6c819084b5dffdde3531aa`	completed	March 3, 2026, 6:06 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a67b1d50b0819088232ad797babced`	completed	March 3, 2026, 6:09 a.m.

Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.