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BASE

Summary

BASE is a database[1]. BASE has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • BASE is in the country of Germany[3].
  • BASE's instance of is recorded as database[4].
  • BASE's instance of is recorded as search engine[5].
  • BASE's instance of is recorded as open-access repository[6].
  • BASE's instance of is recorded as bibliographic database[7].
  • BASE is owned by Bielefeld University Library[8].
  • BASE is operated by Bielefeld University Library[9].
  • BASE followed JADE[10].
  • BASE's Commons category is recorded as Bielefeld Academic Search Engine[11].
  • June 24, 2004 marks the founding of BASE[12].
  • BASE's official website is recorded as https://www.base-search.net/[13].
  • BASE's main subject is communications media[14].
  • BASE's main subject is open access[15].
  • BASE's main subject is open access in Germany[16].
  • BASE's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/1266[17].
  • BASE's described by source is recorded as The varying openness of digital open science tools[18].
  • BASE's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bielefeld Academic Search Engine'}[19].
  • BASE's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+175528'}[20].
  • BASE's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+179917'}[21].
  • BASE's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BASE'}[22].
  • BASE's different from is recorded as BASE[23].
  • BASE's language used is recorded as German[24].
  • BASE's language used is recorded as Chinese[25].
  • BASE's language used is recorded as English[26].
  • BASE's language used is recorded as French[27].

Body

Geography

BASE is in the country of Germany[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include database[4], search engine[5], open-access repository[6], and bibliographic database[7].

History and Context

June 24, 2004 marks the founding of BASE[12]. BASE is owned by Bielefeld University Library[8].

Why It Matters

BASE has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] BASE is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Retrieved . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Retrieved . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . base-search.net. Retrieved . base-search.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . base-search.net. Retrieved . base-search.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Retrieved . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . alexa.com. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . alexa.com. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . ub.uni-dortmund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains scientific journal, research report
    Operator
    Follows JADE
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Open access
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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