Hi all, A reminder that today's Blazegraph call zoom link has been updated since I have needed to pass on facilitation to the kind and wonderful Eric Willey due to personal emergency. It is correct in the agenda. Call Details: * Zoom link to join meeting: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/97669716243?pwd=OHNXbmY4WDB0U0crVE5GU3haTlR… (Password: 416514) * Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1loXQkOQcF-nxxgsx6bn8b09iWznapQCpe2V2Qlx… Best, Alex From: Alex Jiyun Jung Sent: December 6, 2022 3:31 PM To: LINKEDOPENLIB-L(a)LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA Subject: FW: LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, December 13th Heads-up: Wikimedia Search Team will be at the upcoming LD4-Wikidata call, sharing updates on the backend for Wikidata's SPARQL endpoint. Blazegraph is the current query engine, but there are significant issues with scalability-enough that the search for alternative backends are long underway, in anticipation of "catastrophic failure within the next 5 years if no action is taken" (see WDQS backend update<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_…)e>). Bring your questions about Blazegraph and the future of the WDQS! Best, Alex From: Alex Jiyun Jung Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2022 1:27 PM To: ld4-wikidata@googlegroups.com<mailto:ld4-wikidata@googlegroups.com> Subject: LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, December 13th Hello! We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC (time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1670950816>)6>). Wikimedia Search Team will be sharing updates on Wikidata Query Service (WDQS)<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_Query_Service> and Blazegraph. The call details are below. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you aren't able to attend, the meetings are recorded and meeting notes are available on Google Drive<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F…amp;reserved=0>. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F…amp;reserved=0>. The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata. Call Details: * Zoom link to join meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81523928212 (Password: drinkwater) * Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1loXQkOQcF-nxxgsx6bn8b09iWznapQCpe2V2Qlx… LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Events: Our Group Calls are held every other Tuesday, Working Hours (we're working on a summer project!) on alternating Mondays and Fridays, and Wikibase and WBStack Working Hours monthly. For exact dates, times, links to agendas, recordings of past group calls, and further information please see our project page<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Aff…up>. Communication: Wikiproject page<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Aff… LD4-wikidata Google group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack<http://bit.ly/ld4slack> Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7… On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators: Alex Jung Open Knowledge Specialist University of Toronto Libraries