Wellcome Library

Library and research collection in London, England
Organization research_library Q7981192
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Wellcome Library

Summary

Wellcome Library is a research library[1]. It draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (research_library category, ranking #7 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wellcome Library was a member of Research Libraries UK[3].
  • Wellcome Library was a member of World Digital Library[4].
  • Wellcome Library was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition[5].
  • Wellcome Library was a member of SCONUL[6].
  • Wellcome Library was a member of IIIF Consortium[7].
  • Wellcome Library is in the country of United Kingdom[8].
  • Wellcome Library's instance of is recorded as research library[9].
  • Wellcome Library's instance of is recorded as academic archive[10].
  • Wellcome Library's instance of is recorded as library[11].
  • Wellcome Library's architect is recorded as Septimus Warwick[12].
  • Wellcome Library's founder is recorded as Henry Solomon Wellcome[13].
  • The location of Wellcome Library was Euston Road[14].
  • Wellcome Library is part of Wellcome Collection[15].
  • Wellcome Library's Commons category is recorded as Files from Wellcome Images[16].
  • 1900 marks the founding of Wellcome Library[17].
  • Wellcome Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5257, 'lon': -0.1349}[18].
  • Wellcome Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.525896, 'lon': -0.133943}[19].
  • Wellcome Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.526008, 'lon': -0.133723}[20].
  • Wellcome Library's parent organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust[21].
  • Wellcome Library's official website is recorded as http://wellcomelibrary.org[22].
  • Wellcome Library's official website is recorded as http://wellcomelibrary.org/collections/archive-guides/[23].
  • Wellcome Library's official website is recorded as https://wellcomecollection.org/[24].
  • Wellcome Library's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][25].
  • Wellcome Library's director / manager is recorded as Melanie Keen[26].
  • Wellcome Library's phone number is recorded as +44-20-7611-8722[27].

Body

Founding

Wellcome Library's founder is recorded as Henry Solomon Wellcome[13]. 1900 marks the founding of it[17].

Identity

Wellcome Library is part of Wellcome Collection[15].

Leadership

Wellcome Library's director / manager is recorded as Melanie Keen[26].

Operations

Wellcome Library's parent organization or unit is recorded as Wellcome Trust[21].

Why It Matters

Wellcome Library draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (research_library category, ranking #7 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wellcomecollection.org. wellcomecollection.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . hopkins.co.uk. hopkins.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wellcome.org. wellcome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . rluk.ac.uk. rluk.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wdl.org. wdl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . dpconline.org. dpconline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . iiif.io. Retrieved . iiif.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wellcomecollection.org. wellcomecollection.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . museumsassociation.org. museumsassociation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . archivesportaleurope.net. Retrieved . archivesportaleurope.net. Provenance: 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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