*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Wikidata-related presentations at Workshop on Open Citations https://workshop-oc.github.io/, 3-5 September, Bologna: Remixing the graph https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7038695.v3/ Scholia as of September 2018 http://www2.compute.dtu.dk/pubdb/views/edoc_download.php/7116/pdf/imm7116.pdf/ A guided tour through citation networks around public health emergencies https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wikidata_for_research/Talks/Workshop_on_Open_Citations_2018 - The Wikidata Birthday will take place in more than 20 places around the world https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday. What about yours?
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Many faces of Wikibase: Rhizome's archive of born-digital art and digital preservation https://wikimediafoundation.org/2018/09/06/rhizome-wikibase/, Wikimedia Blog - Wikidata Sparql Query Log Analysis (Part 1 http://sulab.org/2018/08/wikidata-sparql-query-log-analysis/, Part 2 http://sulab.org/2018/08/wikidata-sparql-query-log-item-analysis/)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Structured Data on Commons: There is now a page with a collection of Wikidata properties that may be needed for Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Properties_table. Please improve this page and provide feedback! - Structured Data on Commons: Take a look at the new mockups of structured licensing and copyright statements on file pages https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Statements, and leave your comments. - Manuscript explorer powered by Wikidata http://glam-discovery.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/manuscripts/ - Wikimedia Sverige receives funding for Finding GLAMs https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-September/012404.html and Libraries Data project https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-September/012383.html - Wikimedia Deutschland has several open positions around the Wikidata development team https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-August/012363.html including a program manager position - Stanford has a job opening https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/LD4P2/Wikimedian-in-Residence+position+at+Stanford+University for a Wikidata-focused Wikimedian in Residence
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: Cooperative Patent Classification code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5778, Thomson Reuters Business Classification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5798, narrative role https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5800, stage crew member https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5802, has program committee member https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5804, OSI Model layer location https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5805, cryptocurrency https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5810, elongation at break https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5811 - External identifiers: Arnet Miner author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5776, CoinMarketCap cryptocurrency ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5777, CPAN project https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5779, cpcrulez ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5780, DBUnico MIBACT ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5782, Cranach Digital Archive artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5783, DSV person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5784, EU Research Participant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5785, Moviepilot.de film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5786, Ski Jumping Hill Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5787, The Gymternet gymnast ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5788, WorldofVolley player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5789, Skijumping.pl jumper ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5790, Cineuropa film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5791, NooSFere series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5792, Dobry słownik ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5793, IGDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5794, IGDB platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5795, IGDB person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5796, Twitch channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5797, AustLII ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5799, Academia.edu topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5801, VOR/DME identifier for airport beacons https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5803, SNOMED CT identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5806, Alternativa Teatral person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5807, Alternativa Teatral work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5808, Alternativa Teatral place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5809, MusicBrainz release ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5813, IANA service name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5814, OlympicChannel athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5815 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: title in TeX https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/title_in_TeX, Admission rate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Admission_rate, is retracted by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_retracted_by, intelligence quotient https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/intelligence_quotient, subject stated as, predicate stated as https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subject_stated_as,_predicate_stated_as, Vocabolario Treccani ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vocabolario_Treccani_ID, Bank properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bank_properties, forms https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/forms, has contraction https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_contraction, Study fees https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Study_fees - External identifiers: GameID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameID, ww2.org ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ww2.org_ID, Country or city ID on Hilton https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Country_or_city_ID_on_Hilton, ArhivX LOD https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ArhivX_LOD, National Trust for Historic Preservation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Trust_for_Historic_Preservation_ID, Television Academy Foundation show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Television_Academy_Foundation_show_ID, LHW ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LHW_ID, Relais et Châteaux ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Relais_et_Ch%C3%A2teaux_ID, World Travel Awards ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Travel_Awards_ID, Mathematical Reviews journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mathematical_Reviews_journal_ID, Preferred Hotels and Resorts ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Preferred_Hotels_and_Resorts_ID, AnimeClick anime ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AnimeClick_anime_ID, AnimeClick character ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AnimeClick_character_ID, AnimeClick manga ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AnimeClick_manga_ID, AnimeClick novel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AnimeClick_novel_ID, Code aéroport interne de l'espace russophone https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Code_a%C3%A9roport_interne_de_l%27espace_russophone, iTunes podcast ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iTunes_podcast_ID, AnimeClick person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AnimeClick_person_ID - Query examples: - Nobel Prize winners in WIkidata that miss a LIBRIS id https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%20%3Farticle%20%3FNobelArticle%20%3FSELIBR%20%3FVIAF%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Flaureate%20p%3AP166%20%3FawardStat.%0A%20%20%3FnobelPrize%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7191%20.%20%23%20Nobelprize%0A%20%20%3FawardStat%20ps%3AP166%20%3FnobelPrize%20.%20%23%20%E2%80%A6%20that%20has%20the%20value%20Nobel%20Prize%20)%0A%0A%20%20minus%20%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP906%20%3FlibrisID%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP214%20%3FVIAFID%7D%0A%20%20BIND%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https%3A%2F%2Fviaf.org%2Fviaf%2F%22%2C%3FVIAFID))%20AS%20%3FVIAF)%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Flaureate%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fsv.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Flaureate%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP3188%20%3FNa%7D%0A%20%20BIND%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nobelprize.org%2Fnobel_prizes%2F%22%2C%3FNa%2C%22-facts.html%22))%20AS%20%3FNobelArticle)%0A%20%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cde%2Cda%2Cnl%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20Group%20by%20%3Fplace%20%3Fimg%20%20%3Ftwitter%20%3Fmotivation%20%3Farticle%20%3FNobelArticle%20%3Fcoord22%20%3FSELIBR%20%3FVIAF (source https://twitter.com/salgo60/status/1038737877021151232) - Recent video game items with associated sitelinks and identifiers https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fqid%20%3Fsitelinks%20%3Fidentifiers%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fqid%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20VALUES%20%3Fgametype%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ7889%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ16070115%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ705867%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20%3Fgametype.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Ainteger%28STRAFTER%28str%28%3Fitem%29%2C%20%22Q%22%29%29%20AS%20%3Fqid%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fqid%29%0A%20%20LIMIT%2050%0A%7D%20AS%20%25items%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28%3Fsitelink%29%20as%20%3Fsitelinks%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25items.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20a%20schema%3AArticle%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3AinLanguage%20%3Flanguage.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28CONCAT%28%22%5B%22%2C%20STR%28%3Farticle%29%2C%20%22%20%22%2C%20%3Flanguage%2C%20%22%5D%22%29%20AS%20%3Fsitelink%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%0A%7D%20AS%20%25itemsWithSitelinks%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28%3Fidentifier%29%20as%20%3Fidentifiers%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25items.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fproperty%20a%20wikibase%3AProperty%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ28147643%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3ApropertyType%20wikibase%3AExternalId%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1630%20%3FformatterUrl%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fwdt%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FpropertyLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FpropertyLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20%3Fwdt%20%3Fid.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28IRI%28REPLACE%28%3Fid%2C%20%27%5E%28.%2B%29%24%27%2C%20%3FformatterUrl%29%29%20AS%20%3Furl%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28CONCAT%28%22%5B%22%2C%20STR%28%3Furl%29%2C%20%22%20%22%2C%20%3FpropertyLabel%2C%20%22%5D%22%29%20AS%20%3Fidentifier%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%0A%7D%20AS%20%25itemsWithExternalIdentifiers%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25items.%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25itemsWithSitelinks.%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25itemsWithExternalIdentifiers.%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fqid%29%20LIMIT%20200 (source https://twitter.com/JeanFred/status/1038078707552985093) - Video game titles available on more than ten platforms https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flogo%20%28COUNT%28%3Fplatform%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7889.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP400%20%3Fplatform.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP154%20%3Flogo%7D.%0A%20%0A%20%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flogo%0AHAVING%28COUNT%28%3Fplatform%29%20%3E%209%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1038032968046993408) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Wikidata:WikiProject Retractions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Retractions
Development
- Improve qualifier suggestions using constraint definition (phab:T201288 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T201288) - Merge Lexemes via the API (phab:T198104 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198104) - Show lemmas and representations in constraint reports (phab:T195315 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195315) - Make Form ID link targets less redundant (phab: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/) - Polishing html for Lexemes (phab:T196226 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T196226, phab:T199081 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199081) - Merging Senses (phab:T201605 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T201605) - Checking glosses (phab:T202427 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202427, phab:T198203 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198203) - Accepting lowercase Sense IDs as values in statements (phab:T203334 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203334) - Use hyphenation for long sense gloss (phab:T203241 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203241)
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.
Monthly Tasks
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above. - Comment on property proposals: all open proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview - Suggested and open tasks https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks ! - Contribute to a Showcase item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items . - 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