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academic library

library attached to a higher education institution
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Summary

academic library is a type of library[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • academic library's instance of is recorded as type of library[3].
  • academic library is a type of research library[4].
  • academic library is a type of division of an educational institution[5].
  • academic library is part of higher education[6].
  • academic library's Commons category is recorded as Academic libraries[7].
  • academic library's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Academic libraries[8].
  • academic library's different from is recorded as academic library building[9].
  • academic library's uses is recorded as academic library building[10].

Body

Definition and Type

academic library's instance of is recorded as type of library[3]. Recorded subclass of include research library[4] and division of an educational institution[5].

Use and Application

academic library is part of higher education[6].

Why It Matters

academic library has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Amani Library Auburn University California State University, Fresno Cambridge University Library Fluminense Federal University Gleeson Library Iberoamerican Institute, Sophia University Institute of Global Concern Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries Rensselaer Libraries Research Institute for Oriental Cultures, Gakushuin University State University of New York at Geneseo Library The Institute of Folklore Studies Seijo University The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies Tsinghua University Library TU Delft Library University Library Würzburg University of British Columbia University of California, Los Angeles Library Washington State University Libraries

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Yupik · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Yso id → 10184, 19136
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Yso id: 19136, Moving to scientific library"
  2. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eurovoc id → 4870
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Eurovoc id: 4870, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260985|batch #260985]]"
  3. 14w ago · C960657 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → universitetsbibliotek
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: universitetsbibliotek"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0242921-akademicke-knihovny
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0242921-akademicke-knihovny, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → research library, division of an educational institution
    Instance of → type of library
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Yso id, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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