Hi everyone,
I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata. In my case it would be an instance of a public library in Australia.
I found this blog post that looks very good https://coffeecode.net/creating-and-editing-libraries-in-wikidata.html but thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691 and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to some best practice examples.
sincerely, Mylee user [[Aliaretiree]]
*Mylee Joseph* @myleejoseph +61 407450739
Hi Mylee
Can I give a public thanks to Dan Scott for this post - which I know you have on your list https://coffeecode.net/creating-and-editing-libraries-in-wikidata.html I have adapted this as pdf handout for public artworks edit-athon and museums editathon. I will send through examples to you tonight.
Cheers Pru
Pru Mitchell
On 17 May 2019, at 12:49 pm, Mylee Joseph mylee.joseph@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata. In my case it would be an instance of a public library in Australia.
I found this blog post that looks very good https://coffeecode.net/creating-and-editing-libraries-in-wikidata.html but thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691 and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to some best practice examples.
sincerely, Mylee user [[Aliaretiree]]
Mylee Joseph @myleejoseph +61 407450739 _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 03:49, Mylee Joseph mylee.joseph@gmail.com wrote:
I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata.
thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
Teaching new editors to create an item and add statements manually is a good approach, because it helps them to understand the mechanics of Wikidata.
But if you need to add several libraries, then using Cradle will speed things up:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Cradle
(if you need to add hundreds then use QuickStatements, but that's a whole different game).
I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691 and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to some best practice examples.
Looks good. Other properties that could be added include "located at street address", "e-mail address", and "named after". Images, too, if they are on commons - or you could encourage people to take and upload them.
You should add references to each statement - with a couple of exceptions, like "official URL" and perhaps "coordinates". Note that Cradle also does not add references, so these need to be done after using it. The "DuplicateReferences" gadget:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Edit_items#DuplicateReferences
will make this much easier.
Finally, the QIDs of the newly-added libraries could be added to the equivalent objects in OpenStreetMap (or new OSM objects created if needed). This is obviously too much for an introductory Wikidata session, but you could at least collate a list of QIDs and let your local OSM mappers know.
Great questions!
Is Cradle working again now? I never managed to do anything with it, always got stuck.
Paulo
Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk escreveu no dia sexta, 17/05/2019 à(s) 11:19:
On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 03:49, Mylee Joseph mylee.joseph@gmail.com wrote:
I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a
library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata.
thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
Teaching new editors to create an item and add statements manually is a good approach, because it helps them to understand the mechanics of Wikidata.
But if you need to add several libraries, then using Cradle will speed things up:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Cradle
(if you need to add hundreds then use QuickStatements, but that's a whole different game).
I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691 and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to some best practice examples.
Looks good. Other properties that could be added include "located at street address", "e-mail address", and "named after". Images, too, if they are on commons - or you could encourage people to take and upload them.
You should add references to each statement - with a couple of exceptions, like "official URL" and perhaps "coordinates". Note that Cradle also does not add references, so these need to be done after using it. The "DuplicateReferences" gadget:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Edit_items#DuplicateReferences
will make this much easier.
Finally, the QIDs of the newly-added libraries could be added to the equivalent objects in OpenStreetMap (or new OSM objects created if needed). This is obviously too much for an introductory Wikidata session, but you could at least collate a list of QIDs and let your local OSM mappers know.
Great questions!
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
You might also find this Wikidata in One Page resource useful in doing a general introduction before you get folks to dive into editing.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:In_one_page
Figuring out how to structure organizations and their parent / child relationship is important. As Olaf mentioned, they library system is the overall administrative home and the branch is a physical location -- some things belong with the parent, some with the child. It would be great to model this consistently.
In the work that OCLC did to acquaint librarians with WIkidata, people on that project did an discovery and exploration exercise that I think was good and gave people a chance to explore Wikidata before diving into editing. I can't take any credit for that whatsoever but you might consider structuring an activity like that. I can share a copy of that with anyone who is interested.
Merrilee
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 7:49 PM Mylee Joseph mylee.joseph@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata. In my case it would be an instance of a public library in Australia.
I found this blog post that looks very good https://coffeecode.net/creating-and-editing-libraries-in-wikidata.html but thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691 and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to some best practice examples.
sincerely, Mylee user [[Aliaretiree]]
*Mylee Joseph* @myleejoseph +61 407450739 _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
All of the branches of the Los Angeles Public Library are in Wikidata. The list is here: http://w.wiki/45D
These are a mix of very-well-described historical landmarks and bare-bones placeholders. My original idea was to use the placeholders as starter items for new editors to expand in a datathon, using the more complete items as examples.
Paula
On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 8:56 AM Merrilee Proffitt mproffitt@gmail.com wrote:
You might also find this Wikidata in One Page resource useful in doing a general introduction before you get folks to dive into editing.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:In_one_page
Figuring out how to structure organizations and their parent / child relationship is important. As Olaf mentioned, they library system is the overall administrative home and the branch is a physical location -- some things belong with the parent, some with the child. It would be great to model this consistently.
In the work that OCLC did to acquaint librarians with WIkidata, people on that project did an discovery and exploration exercise that I think was good and gave people a chance to explore Wikidata before diving into editing. I can't take any credit for that whatsoever but you might consider structuring an activity like that. I can share a copy of that with anyone who is interested.
Merrilee
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 7:49 PM Mylee Joseph mylee.joseph@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata. In my case it would be an instance of a public library in Australia.
I found this blog post that looks very good https://coffeecode.net/creating-and-editing-libraries-in-wikidata.html but thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691 and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to some best practice examples.
sincerely, Mylee user [[Aliaretiree]]
*Mylee Joseph* @myleejoseph +61 407450739 _______________________________________________ Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries
Libraries mailing list Libraries@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries