Wikidata March 2014

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[Wikidata-l] Semantic MediaWiki conference: call for participation
by Yury Katkov 17 Jun '14

17 Jun '14

Dear users, developers and all people interested in semantic wikis, We are happy to announce SMWCon Fall 2013 - the 8th Semantic MediaWiki Conference: * Dates: October 28th to October 30th 2013 (Monday to Wednesday) * Location: A&O Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Lehrter Str. 12, 10557 Berlin, Germany * Conference wikipage: https://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2013 * Participants: Everybody interested in semantic wikis, especially in Semantic MediaWiki, e.g., users, developers, consultants, business representatives, researchers. SMWCon Fall 2013 will be supported by the Open Semantic Data Association e. V. [1]. Our platinum sponsor will be WikiVote ltd, Russia [2]. Following the success of recent SMWCons, we will have one tutorial day and two conference days. Participating in the conference: To help us planning, you can already informally register on the wikipage, although a firm registration will later be needed. Contributing to the conference: If you want to present your work in the conference please go to the conference wikipage and add your talk there. To create an attractive program for the conference, we will later ask you to give further information about your proposals. Tutorials and presentations will be video and audio recorded and will be made available for others after the conference. ==Among others, we encourage contributions on the following topics== ===Applications of semantic wikis=== * Semantic wikis for enterprise workflows and business intelligence * Semantic wikis for corporate or personal knowledge management * Exchange on business models with semantic wikis * Lessons learned (best/worst practices) from using semantic wikis or their extensions * Semantic wikis in e-science, e-learning, e-health, e-government * Semantic wikis for finding a common vocabulary among a group of people * Semantic wikis for teaching students about the Semantic Web * Offering incentives for users of semantic wikis ===Development of semantic wikis=== * Semantic wikis as knowledge base backends / data integration platforms * Comparisons of semantic wiki concepts and technologies * Community building, feature wishlists, roadmapping of Semantic MediaWiki * Improving user experience in a semantic wiki * Speeding up semantic wikis * Integrations and interoperability of semantic wikis with other applications and mashups * Modeling of complex domains in semantic wikis, using rules, formulas etc. * Access control and security aspects in semantic wikis * Multilingual semantic wikis If you have questions you can contact me (Yury Katkov, Program Chair), Benedikt Kämpgen (General Chair) or Karsten Hoffmeyer (Local Chair) per e-mail (Cc). Hope to see you in Berlin Yury Katkov, Program Chair [1] http://www.opensemanticdata.org/ [2] http://wikivote.ru

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[Wikidata-l] Meta header for asserting that a web page is about a Wikidata subject
by Andy Mabbett 24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14

Suppose I publish a web page about a notable person, building or other entity; and that the subject has a Wikidata entry. What's the best meta header, to assert that the page is about the same subject as the Wikidata entry? I'm thinking of something like: <link rel="foo" href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42"> or <meta name="DC.bar" content="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42"> but what values of foo or bar? Given the likely ubiquity of Wikidata in the near future, should we mint: <link rel="wikidata" or a more generic: <link rel="datasource" ? Are there any such headers already in the wild? Should Wikipedia articles and pages on sister projects include such headers? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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[Wikidata-l] Wikidata Toolkit 0.1.0 released
by Markus Krötzsch 09 Apr '14

09 Apr '14

Dear all, I am happy to announce the very first release of Wikidata Toolkit [1], the Java library for programming with Wikidata and Wikibase. This initial release can download and parse Wikidata dump files for you, so as to process all Wikidata content in a streaming fashion. An example program is provided [2]. The libary can also be used with MediaWiki dumps generated by other Wikibase installations (if you happen to work in EAGLE ;-). Maven users can get the library directly from Maven Central (see [1]); this is the preferred method of installation. There is also an all-in-one JAR at github [3] and of course the sources [4]. Version 0.1.0 is of course alpha, but the code that we have is already well-tested and well-documented. Improvements that are planned for the next release include: * Faster and more robust loading of Wikibase dumps * Support for various serialization formats, such as JSON and RDF * Initial support for Wikibase API access Nevertheless, you can already give it a try now. In later releases, it is also planned to support more advanced processing after loading, especially for storing and querying the data. Feedback is welcome. Developers are also invited to contribute via github. Cheers, Markus [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikidata_Toolkit [2] https://github.com/Wikidata/Wikidata-Toolkit/blob/v0.1.0/wdtk-examples/src/… [3] https://github.com/Wikidata/Wikidata-Toolkit/releases (you'll also need to install the third party dependencies manually when using this) [4] https://github.com/Wikidata/Wikidata-Toolkit/

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[Wikidata-l] Wikidata submissions to Wikimania
by Markus Krötzsch 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Dear all, There are quite a few Wikidata-related submissions to Wikimania [0]. The selection of the program committee seems to be based on user votes to some extent, so don't forget to add your name to the submission pages you care about :-). I just added another two: * "How to use Wikidata: Things to make and do with 30 million statements" [1] A general introductory talk about Wikidata data reuse in all of its forms. * "Wikidata Toolkit: A Java library for working with Wikidata" [2] A tutorial for working with Wikidata Toolkit (expected to be much more feature rich at the time of Wikimania ;-) Feedback is welcome. Cheers, Markus [0] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Submissions [1] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/How_to_use_Wikidata:_T… [2] https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikidata_Toolkit:_A_Ja…

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[Wikidata-l] map of coats of arms
by Lydia Pintscher 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hey folks :) Kolossos created a nice map showing coats of arms using Wikidata data: http://toolserver.org/~kolossos/openlayers/kml-on-ol.php?lang=de&uselang=de… Cheers Lydia -- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Product Manager for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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[Wikidata-l] A proposal for a panel that might interest you
by Luca Martinelli 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

Hi there, I'm sorry - I really, properly am - for this spamming, but it's also something that might interest the Wikidata developing team. I and a couple of other users (if selected) are going to hold a presentation at Wikimania 2014 about a project conducted by Wikimedia Italy and the Europeana network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy (EAGLE). The full description is here: https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/W%28iki%29B%28ase%29_l… TL;DR: Wikimedia Italy and EAGLE are using Wikibase extensions for building up a database about Ancient Greek and Latin epigraphy, getting the data from various universities and institutions... and the thing is working! :) Of course, those data are in CC0, and there are also plans to donate those data to Wikimedia community when the Commons-Wikidata integration will be completed. This should also be the first project outside the WMF perimeter to use Wikibase for such a project (GerardM, please correct me if I'm wrong). If you're interested in it, you might want to take a peek at it. :) Sorry again for spamming! Cheers, -- Luca "Sannita" Martinelli http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Sannita

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[Wikidata-l] weekly summary #103
by Lydia Pintscher 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

Hey folks :) Here's your summary of what happened around Wikidata last week: Discussions - Wikiquote notability<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Wikiquote_notability> - Discussion relating to DBpedia<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#DBpedia_headsup> - Discussion over Wikidata data<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Is_our_data_really_bad.…> Other Noteworthy Stuff - Summary: The summaries will now be sent out on Saturday as opposed to Friday. Did you know? - Newest properties: astronomical filter<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1227> , National Archives specific records type ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1226> , National Archives topical subject ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1225> , National Archives geographic ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1224> , National Archives organization ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1223> , National Archives person ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1222> , compressor type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1221>, Internet Broadway Database person ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1220> , Internet Broadway Database show ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1219> , Internet Broadway Database production ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1218> , Internet Broadway Database venue ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1217> , English Heritage list number<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1216> , apparent magnitude <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1215> - Newest task forces <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Task_forces> : Heraldry task force<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Heraldry_task_force> Development - Reduced page load time significantly once again. Page load time was cut to roughly 2/3. For now we’re happy with the resulting page load times. We’ll start concentrating on other areas of the user interface now. - Fixed faulty selection handling when adding a property using the keyboard (bugzilla:62868<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62868> ) - Worked on fixing issues with handling of spaces in quantities ( bugzilla:62567 <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62567>) - Fixed miscount of Wikidata changes on the client watchlist ( bugzilla:45812 <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45812>) - Wrote new browser tests for special pages using the Cucumber and Selenium frameworks - Improved error formatting, localisation and handling. We will work on error message wording next to make them more understandable. - Worked on the code which propagates page moves from the clients into Wikidata as a preparation for allowing page deletions to appear on Wikidata - Made the Wikibase extension work with the new “Compact language links” Beta feature and a bit more independent from the UniversalLanguageSelector in general - The student team working on the entity suggester has finished the first version of it. The code is being reviewed now and is hopefully ready for deployment soon. Once it is deployed it will show you what new properties you could add to an item. See current sprint items<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=218716&resolution=---&re…> for what we’re working on next. You can view the commits currently in review here<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(+project:mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase+…> and the ones that have been merged here<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(+project:mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase+…> . You can see all open bugs related to Wikidata here<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?emailcc1=1&list_id=151540&resolu…> Monthly Tasks - Fix a format or content violation<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violatio…> for the *original language (P364) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P364>* property - Hack on one of these<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&ke…> . - Help develop the next summary here!<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next> - Contribute to a Showcase item<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase> Anything to add? Please share! :) Cheers Lydia -- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Product Manager for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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[Wikidata-l] Pubsubhubbub
by Sebastian Hellmann 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

Hi all, some weeks ago Anja asked me to send an email to this list with requirements from DBpedia regarding the Pubsubhubbub feed. We are really happy that finally somebody started working on this. The main thing DBpedia needs is the software to create an up-to-date mirror of each language version of Wikipedia . All other requirements can be deduced from this one.it would be bad for us, If this is out of scope or not working correctly at the end of the project. All the best, Sebastian -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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[Wikidata-l] GSoC-2014 Project: Wikidata Annotation Tool
by Amanpreet Singh 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

Hello everyone, I have applied for GSoC 2014 with Mediawiki aiming to create a plugin that can annotate statements in various websites and feed then as statements ( with references taken as website url and author in the case of Google books, Wikisource etc. Project Proposal is currently hosted at : https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikidata_annotation_tool I need to get more feedback from community such as what extra features we require from the tool which can prove this project more useful. I hope this project is considered useful by the community. So kindly, take a look at proposal and provide any valuable comments you can. Thanks Note: This mail has been crossposted to wikitech-l and wikidata-tech -- Amanpreet Singh, IIT Roorkee

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[Wikidata-l] open position at WMDE for an intern or working student to work on Wikidata
by Lydia Pintscher 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

Hey everyone :) Since Adam's internship with us is coming to an end we are looking for a new amazing intern or working student to help us out around Wikidata. You can find all the details at http://wikimedia.de/wiki/Working_student_Wikidata_(f/m). If you have any questions please let me know. Cheers Lydia -- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Product Manager for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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