id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/ArchivalLibrary
name: ArchivalLibrary
title: Archival Library Type
imports:
  - linkml:types
  - ../slots/has_or_had_score
  - ../slots/has_or_had_type
  - ../slots/is_branch_of
  - ../slots/is_or_was_related_to
classes:
  ArchivalLibrary:
    is_a: OrganizationBranch
    class_uri: org:OrganizationalUnit
    description: "Library that is part of or associated with an archive, providing reference \nmaterials and published works to support archival research.\n\n**Wikidata**: Q25504402\n\n**IMPORTANT: This is an OrganizationBranch, NOT a standalone CustodianType**\n\nArchival libraries are organizational units (branches/sections) within a \nlarger Archive custodian. They do NOT exist independently - they are always\nembedded within an archive organization.\n\n**Scope**:\nArchival libraries (Archivbibliotheken) hold:\n- Reference works for archival research\n- Published guides and finding aids\n- Local history publications\n- Genealogical reference materials\n- Legal and administrative handbooks\n- Periodicals related to archive holdings\n\n**Organizational Context**:\nArchival libraries are typically:\n- Embedded within larger archive organizations (as org:OrganizationalUnit)\n- Supporting the research mission of the parent archive\n- Providing context for archival collections\n- Serving both\
      \ staff and external researchers\n\n**Branch Relationship**:\n- Use `is_branch_of` to link to the parent Archive custodian\n- Use `has_or_had_type` = BranchLibraryUnit for classification\n\n**Related Types**:\n- Archive (Q166118) - Parent archive organization\n- SpecialCollection (Q4431094) - Specialized library holdings\n- OrganizationBranch - Parent class for organizational units\n\n**Dual-Class Pattern**:\nThis class represents the BRANCH type (the library unit within an archive).\nFor the collection type, see `ArchivalLibraryRecordSetType` (rico:RecordSetType).\n\n**Ontological Alignment**:\n- **W3C ORG**: org:OrganizationalUnit (branch of parent archive)\n- **Schema.org**: schema:Library (hybrid archive-library)\n- **RiC-O**: rico:CorporateBody (as agent)\n\n**Multilingual Labels**:\n- de: Archivbibliothek\n- es: biblioteca de archivo\n- fr: biblioth\xE8que li\xE9e \xE0 une institution conservant des archives\n"
    slot_usage:
      has_or_had_type:
#         range: string # uriorcurie
        required: true
        examples:
        - value: BranchLibraryUnit
      is_branch_of:
        required: true
    exact_mappings:
    - org:OrganizationalUnit
    close_mappings:
    - schema:Library
    - schema:ArchiveOrganization
    - rico:CorporateBody
    comments:
    - 'BRANCH type: Archival library is a section WITHIN an archive, not standalone'
    - Uses org:OrganizationalUnit pattern from W3C ORG ontology
    - 'Part of dual-class pattern: branch type + rico:RecordSetType'
    - Holdings are primarily published works, not archival records
    - ALWAYS linked to parent Archive via is_branch_of
    see_also:
    - SpecialCollection
    - OrganizationBranch
    slots:
    - has_or_had_type
    - has_or_had_score
    annotations:
      specificity_score: 0.1
      specificity_rationale: Generic utility class/slot created during migration
      custodian_types: "['*']"