Hello, everyone –
We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1725379200>).
New Format!
We have decided to try a new programming format starting this fall. We’ll work with members of the community to highlight their projects and provide editing support by coordinating Project Series lasting two months. The general format will be to host one presentation and discussion oriented call followed by three Working Hour-style editing sessions in support of that project. All events will take place during our regular every-other Tuesday timeslot (12pm EST/9am PST/16:00 UTC/6pm CEST).
We are thrilled that Christa Strickler will be our first Project Series lead, with her joint project with the Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice to contribute biographical data to Wikidata from the IRFA<https://irfa.paris/en/en-learn-about-a-missionary/> database using the Mix’n’Match tool. We are excited to learn more about this project, provide a forum for discussion and shared learning, and lend a hand while building new skills. Sessions for this series will be on September 3rd and 17th, and October 1st and 15th.
Here is the plan for the series sessions:
Session 1 (September 3)
Intro to community of practice and the project
Session 2 (September 17)
Working session using Mix‘n’Match<https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/5301> to add Wikidata items
Session 3 (October 1)
Working session using a data model and the UseAsRef user script<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bargioni/UseAsRef> to enhance items
Session 4 (October 15)
Working session to demonstrate an image search for item enhancement and celebrate with data visualizations of the work we’ve done
Instructions will assume rudimentary knowledge of Wikidata, but beginners and their questions are most welcome! Step-by-step instructions will be provided, so hopefully even those unfamiliar with Wikidata will be able to follow along.
The call details are below. Working sessions will not be recorded, but demos and how-to sections will be made available as recordings. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and session information you can subscribe to the <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata>.
Call Details:
Date and Time: Tuesday, 3 September, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1725379200>)
Zoom link to join meeting:
https://notredame.zoom.us/j/94770301140?pwd=BfyyDEfFaG7o2LYRUoIq2e6aPWfBma.1
Meeting ID: 947 7030 1140
Passcode: 158361
Event Page:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…
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.
Communication:
Ld4-wikidata Google group: <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata
#wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: <https://ld4.slack.com/> https://ld4.slack.com/
Series event page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…
Website: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…
On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators,
Hilary Thorsen
Resource Sharing Librarian
Stanford Libraries
thorsenh(a)stanford.edu
650-285-9429
Call for Proposals: LD4 2024 Conference: Building Community for Linked
Open Data
Submission deadline: August 25, 2024
Submission form: https://forms.gle/jYXkFMYMVBVSYd6o7
The call for proposals for LD4 2024 Conference: Building Community for
Linked Open Data is FAST APPROACHING! The deadline to propose content is August
25, 2024.
The 2024 LD4 Conference will be held online from October 7-11. We are
accepting proposals for content in a variety of formats and we invite you
to submit your proposal to be part of creating this conference! By bringing
together a broad range of perspectives, the conference seeks to foster a
community of practice for linked data in cultural heritage institutions.
The conference will include activities tailored to all levels of experience
with linked data, with a focus on these main areas in understanding how we
can build community with linked open data:
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(LOD + Cultural Heritage Institutions)
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Developing a linked data strategy for an institution
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Implementation strategies for libraries of all types and capacity
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Managing Linked Data Ecosystem: who is responsible for data
accuracy/how can we best feedback incorrect links?
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Sustaining linked data projects after implementation
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(HOW TO DO...)
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New to Linked Data
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How is linked data created (who, how)
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Creating databases for newbies and "old"bies alike
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(Explore LOD + Knowledge Organization)
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Authority control in a linked data environment
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Show & Tell (What are you working on)
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Linked data and bias remediation work
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Visualizing knowledge graphs
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Presentations/ show tell case studies from small organizations
We are accepting proposals for content in a variety of formats:
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5-10 minute lightning talks
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45 minute presentations (inclusive of a Q&A portion)
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Workshops (longer form how-to's, show & tell, and participatory sessions)
We are especially encouraging proposals from participants from groups and
regions that are traditionally underrepresented in conferences related to
linked data in libraries and other cultural heritage organizations, as well
as proposals from early career professionals. Successful proposals will
focus on concrete ways that linked data impacts GLAM (Galleries, Libraries,
Archives, and Museums) institutions, and will share pathways that allow
others to participate in linked data.
The conference is an initiative of the LD4 Community <http://ld4.io>. The
conference is free of charge, and general registration will open around the
beginning of September. As more information becomes available, it will be
posted on the 2024 LD4 Conference Website
<https://sites.google.com/view/2024-ld4-conference/home>.
To submit a proposal, please fill out the form:
https://forms.gle/jYXkFMYMVBVSYd6o7
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2024 LD4 Conference Co-Chairs
Mohammed Awal Alhassen, Dagbani Wikimedians User Group
Jessika Davis, Semantic Lab @ Pratt
Timothy Ryan Mendenhall, Columbia University
*Jessika Davis* | MS - Museums and Digital Culture
*PRATT INSTITUTE*
144 West 14th Street | Manhattan 6 | New York, NY 10011-7301
| pronouns: she/her/hers | jdavi379(a)pratt.edu
<http://jessika-davis.com>
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessika-davis-datamuse/>