*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week. This is the Wikidata summary of the week before 2024-03-11.
Translations
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current>
are available.*
* Discussions *
- New requests for permissions/Bot: MONA.artpublic.bot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MONA.artpublic.bot>
(Task: The bot's function is to add information about artists specializing
in public artwork in Québec, Canada. The bot will initially only add that
an artist's genre of work is public art for a set of known public artists
in Québec compiled by MONA Montréal from open data sets.)
* Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
*
- Upcoming:
- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group>
call April 2, 2024: Come join us for fun data modeling discussions! We'll
create breakout rooms in Zoom for people to discuss 4 examples
of cultural
heritage items to contribute to Wikidata. Each group will choose
categories, brainstorm properties for basic and enhanced description, and
discuss challenges. Then we'll have some quality time at the end
to compare
notes and discuss our processes! Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NXkhSEgaGueSXaEDKXJyEeDKQy9SgfET47mJshtK0nc/edit?usp=sharing>
- Wikidata Leveling Up Days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024>,
everything you need to know about Wikidata: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 April.
The event is taking place online and the videos are already available on
the program page.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs: Galerij der Groten op Wikidata
<https://www.wikimedia.nl/actueel/blog/galerij-der-groten-op-wikidata/>
(Dutch) - Wikimedia NL hosted an Edit-A-Thon on the Baroeg project, the
task was to document and archive on Wikidata all of the bands that have
played at the live music venue, the idea born from a stack of band flyers
and posters hung in the bathroom(!) Join the next one Sunday April 14th.
- Papers: Understanding Wikidata
<https://github.com/AndreaWesterinen/Wikidata-and-OWL/blob/main/papers/Understanding%20Wikidata.pdf>
- Wikidata is extremely valuable as a data source to supplement, validate
and extend existing knowledge bases and applications. To effectively
utilize Wikidata in a Semantic Web application, one must understand its
design, terminology and correspondence with ontological concepts
(especially RDF and OWL). This paper attempts to explain and position this
information. (by AWesterinen
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AndreaWest>)
- Videos
- Wikipedia Weekly: Ep. 255
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js1fRnS_xmU> (Swedish) - Hosted by
Jan Ainali and Magnus. This week covers scarcely clicked
sources, API uses
and wave at beautiful images.
- Wikimedia Ghana is bringing together Ghanians to enrich and
translate content for the Ga Language
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOzk6ZHJLXw> and Twi Language
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQmm4-Lnc0> as part of the Wikidata
For Education Project
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_for_Education>.
- Mapping Linguistic territories using Wikidata and SPARQL
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvpgQAyk8mc> - a topic presented by
Camilo Fique, shows how to use Wikidata and the WDQS as tools for mapping
linguistics. In this example, Camilo uses toponyms, specifically Human
Settlements.
- Evaluating Named Entity Disambiguation with Wikidata & SpaCy
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3rKZqHObg> - creating a Named
Entity Disambiguation model in SpaCy with the entity linker based on a
custom knowledge base derived from Wikidata and Wikipedia, by Matthew
Pellegrino.
- Notebooks: Gender differences in the number of sitelinks among members
of the European Parliament
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/gender-differences-in-the-number-of-sitelinks-among-meps>,
a statistical analysis based on Wikidata about the number of sitelinks by
gender.
* Tool of the week *
- Wikidatalite <https://altilunium.github.io/Wikidatalite/?item=Q480> :
Search, browse, and navigate Wikidata items with a mobile-friendly,
simplified user interface.
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- MEPs: Sitelinks and Gender differences
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/gender-differences-in-the-number-of-sitelinks-among-meps>
- this Notebook by PAC explores the completeness or lack of content
differentiated by gender of MEP's in the Wikimedia Projects, helping
highlight lack of representation and information.
- Metadata schemas and vocabularies for TU Delft's digitized special
collections <https://observablehq.com/d/7edfa6a725d2f373>
- Dashboard of Members of European parlianent
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/members-of-european-parliament> - by
PAC02
- ORACC & Cuneiform Project
<http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.com/2024/04/oracc-dataset-format-to-lod-factgrid.html>
- repository of LOD datasets for the FACTGRID Wikibase instance for the
Cuneiform project.
* Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>
and property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review *
- Newest General datatypes:
- form decomposition <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12527>
(decomposition of a word)
- nanopublication identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12545> (RDF-based
publication, with references and history)
- media modality <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12548>
(which media modalities are present in a creative work, particularly in
digital, multimodal works such as electronic literature)
- height of letters <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12549>
(height of the letters of an inscription)
- Imagehash difference hash
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12563> (hash which tells
whether two images look nearly identical)
- image of construction
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12565> (image showing the
building/object/work under construction)
- Newest External identifiers: TNHR&CE temple ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12528>, Diccionario de la
lengua española entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12529>,
Malaysia company new number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12530>, GARAE ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12531>, Oyez Project ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12532>, Gematsu event ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12533>, Singapore Infopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12534>, OSL ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12535>, Combine OverWiki ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12536>, EJAtlas ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12537>, Galician Authors in
the BUSC ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12538>, Premier
League player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12539>, Ludzie
Nauki ID (new) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12541>, WhatsApp
channel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12542>, Portal Wiki
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12543>, RatingGraph TV show
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12544>, Instagram account
numeric ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12546>, Doom Wiki
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12547>, DWDS sense ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12550>, 11v11 player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12551>, Hyatt hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12552>, ECF rating code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12553>, CalPhotos taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12554>, TMDB season ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12558>, TMDB episode ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12559>, ASM Mammal Diversity
Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12560>, SteamGridDB
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12561>, Amazon Luna game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12562>, Triton Poker player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12564>, Traineras rower ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12566>, StatMuse Premier League
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12567>
- New General datatypes property proposals to review:
- official gazette
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/official_gazette>
(periodical publication authorised to publish public or legal notices for
that administrative entity or governmental institution)
- RTE substation ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RTE_substation_ID>
(identifier of electrical substations operated by RTE in France)
- follows spelling paradigm
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/follows_spelling_paradigm>
(spelling rule, pattern or paradigm followed by this form)
- intervener
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/intervener>
()
- WEM facility code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WEM_facility_code>
()
- New External identifier property proposals to review: SNS Info Saúde
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SNS_Info_Sa%C3%BAde>,
Zentrum für Dramatik ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Zentrum_f%C3%BCr_Dramatik_ID>,
Michigan Historical Marker ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Michigan_Historical_Marker_ID>,
RERO+ ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RERO%2B_ID>,
Encyclopaedia
of the Qur'ān entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopaedia_of_the_Qur%27%C4%81n_entry>,
Traineras club ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Traineras_club_ID>,
Traineras competition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Traineras_competition_ID>,
Oxford Reference entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oxford_Reference_entry>,
Peertube Channel Address
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peertube_Channel_Address>,
istina.msu.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/istina.msu.ru_person_ID>,
arch2.iofe.center person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/arch2.iofe.center_person_ID>,
identifiant Sculpturo
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Sculpturo>,
AllSkaters persons ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AllSkaters_persons_ID>,
BSWW team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BSWW_team_ID>,
Algerian
National Library ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_National_Library_ID>,
museum-digital person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/museum-digital_person_ID>,
Quran.com entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quran.com_entry>,
ID of member of the Chambre des députés
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ID_of_member_of_the_Chambre_des_d%C3%A9put%C3%A9s>,
Supreme Court of Canada case number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supreme_Court_of_Canada_case_number>,
Featherbase ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Featherbase_ID>,
TMDB award IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TMDB_award_IDs>,
Theatrical Index theatre ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Theatrical_Index_theatre_ID>,
Algerian National Assembly ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_National_Assembly_ID>,
OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSHA_Occupational_Chemical_Database_ID>,
Brazilian Football Confederation player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brazilian_Football_Confederation_player_ID>,
Theatrical Index company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Theatrical_Index_company_ID>,
Digital Athenaeus Catalog Author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Athenaeus_Catalog_Author_ID>,
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Barry_Hugman%27s_Footballers_player_ID>,
BeSoccer player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BeSoccer_player_ID>,
National Library of Uruguay authority ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Uruguay_authority_ID>,
IsThereAnyDeal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IsThereAnyDeal_ID>,
China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/China_Ministry_of_Industry_and_Information_Technology_ID>,
KupiGolos game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KupiGolos_game_ID>,
ffspb.org player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ffspb.org_player_ID>,
Touhou Wiki id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Touhou_Wiki_id>,
TUESPWiki id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TUESPWiki_id>,
az.lib.ru
author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/az.lib.ru_author_ID>,
Droitne ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Droitne_ID>,
WildTangent
Games ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WildTangent_Games_ID>,
The Spriters Resource game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Spriters_Resource_game_ID>
You can comment on all open property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples:
- List of masters theses written in Māori <https://w.wiki/9dta> (
source <https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1772091570302472234>)
- Tram systems with 1435mm wide rails <https://w.wiki/9XTr> (source
<https://twitter.com/LArtour/status/1770796346884141559>)
- Location and official opening of statues in Denmark
<https://w.wiki/9R$c> (source
<https://twitter.com/peterbrodersen/status/1767198458006421593>)
- Map of objects on the banks of the Kama and the rivers flowing into
it <https://w.wiki/9Hzh> (source
<https://twitter.com/infovarius/status/1762108328971264085>)
- Remakes of Soviet films with their popularity <https://w.wiki/9HYA>
(source <https://twitter.com/infovarius/status/1761875545640390986>)
- Images for all monuments with a Bavarian monument authority ID in
Passau administrative district <https://w.wiki/9dba> (source
<https://wikis.world/@awinkler@openbiblio.social/112196978463979642>)
- Most frequent objects depicted on coats of arms
<https://w.wiki/9Ygr> (source
<https://wikis.world/@kvistgaard@vivaldi.net/112162949851779659>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
- Azerbaijan
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Azerbaijan> -
aims to organize data related to Azerbaijan.
- WikiProject Paralympics
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Paralympics> -
The goal of WikiProject Paralympics is to improve items about Paralympic
Games, Paralympians, and Paralympic events.
- Lieder <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiproject_Lieder>
- This project aims to collect all Lieder, Lieder cycles and
Poems as well
as Composers and Poets related to them.
- Cultural venues
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Cultural_venues>
- The aim of the present project is to create the world’s most complete
high-quality database of cultural venues, such as theatres,
concert halls,
etc.
- Cal State University Building/San Bernardino
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Cal_State_University_Building/San_Bernardino>
- Aims to document and lists guidelines for the California State
University
San Bernardino's participation in the California State
University Wikidata
Building Project.
- Epigraphy
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Epigraphy> - Aims
to create Items of epigraphs on Wikidata.
- Newest database reports
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: This query
<https://w.wiki/9K7K> shows that there are 8000 botanists with a
standard botanical abbreviation, IPNI code, and little else. Help expand,
merge, and otherwise help us know who these folks are! (source
<https://twitter.com/CharlesMatthe12/status/1762792364702081372>)
- Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
INS Vikrant(Q2283194) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283194> - 1961
Majestic-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy
- Showcase Lexemes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: لله
قوریسین/Allah korusun (L1226849)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1226849> - Turkish interjectional
locution 'God forbid!'
* Development *
- mul language code: We are continuing the work on fixing remaining
issues for the next stage of releasing it (phab:T356200
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356200>)
- REST API:
- We continued work on modifying the data of a Property (phab:T347394
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347394>)
- We continued work on creating Items (phab:T342990
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342990>)
- EntitySchemas: We continued work on making it possible to link to
EntitySchemas in statements (phab:T359419
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T359419>)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you
want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority>.
* Weekly Tasks *
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review>
.
- Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
.
- Participate in this week's Lexeme challenge
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php>: Sandwich
- Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
in one or two sentences.
- Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats>
or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language!
- Help merge identical items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across
Wikimedia projects.
- Help write the next summary!
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next>
--
Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466
https://wikimedia.de
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