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Open Library

online project for book data by the Internet Archive
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Open Library

Summary

Open Library is an online database[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of online_database entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Library authored Aaron Swartz[3].
  • Open Library is in the country of United States[4].
  • Open Library's instance of is recorded as online database[5].
  • Open Library's instance of is recorded as library[6].
  • Open Library's instance of is recorded as digital library[7].
  • Open Library's instance of is recorded as free software[8].
  • Open Library's instance of is recorded as website[9].
  • Open Library's instance of is recorded as bibliographic database[10].
  • Open Library's founder is recorded as Aaron Swartz[11].
  • Open Library is operated by Internet Archive[12].
  • Open Library's copyright license is recorded as Q27017232[13].
  • Open Library's programmed in is recorded as Python[14].
  • Open Library is part of Internet Archive[15].
  • Open Library's Commons category is recorded as Open Library[16].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[18].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as French[19].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as German[20].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as Czech[21].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as Croatian[22].
  • Open Library's language of work or name is recorded as Telugu[23].
  • +2007-07-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Open Library[24].
  • Open Library's official website is recorded as https://openlibrary.org[25].
  • Open Library's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary[26].
  • Open Library's participant in is recorded as Google Summer of Code[27].

Body

Founding

Open Library's founder is recorded as Aaron Swartz[11]. +2007-07-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[24].

Identity

Open Library is part of Internet Archive[15].

Operations

Open Library is operated by Internet Archive[12].

Why It Matters

Open Library ranks in the top 4% of online_database entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Aaron Swartz free software Python United States website

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q364. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . aaronsw.com. Retrieved . aaronsw.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Operator → —
    Alexa rank → {'amount': '+13290'}, {'amount': '+9565'}, {'amount': '+14360'}
    Collection or exhibition size → {'unit': 'Q11723795', 'amount': '+5000000'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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