*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>
- Upcoming: Wikidata & Wikipedia workshop
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-with-wikidata-wikimedia-and-wikipedia-tickets-55756262482>
in Aberdeen, Scotland, on March 19th
- Upcoming: Training "Valoriser les collections patrimoniales et la
recherche en histoire de l’art sur Wikipédia, WikiCommons et Wikidata"
<https://www.inha.fr/fr/agenda/parcourir-par-annee/en-2019/mars-2019/valoriser-les-collections-patrimoniales-et-la-recherche-en-histoire-de-l-art-sur-wikipedia.html>
in Paris, 28 and 29 March (in French)
- Upcoming: GLAM and Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/GLAM_%26_Wikimedia_CH#Wikidata>
in National Library, Bern (Switzerland), on March 28th (in German and
French).
- Upcoming: Wikidata Workshop for GLAM
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Atelier_2019_%C3%A0_Lausanne#Lieu>
in Lausanne (Switzerland), on March 29th (in French).
- Upcoming: Monthly Wikidata meetup
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Argentina> in Buenos Aires
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- What Wikidata offers Oxford’s GLAM Digital Strategy
<http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/digital/2019/03/14/what-wikidata-offers-oxfords-glam-digital-strategy/>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- A new data type is available : musical notation
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-March/012843.html>
- A research report is now available for the project Wikimedia Commons
Data Roundtripping
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons_Data_Roundtripping>.
The research investigates which (updated) metadata cultural institutions
would like to retrieve back from (Structured) Wikimedia Commons, and what
the main barriers are. Research summary
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons_Data_Roundtripping/Research>
/ presentation slides
<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR2OUQzE7ClAbV1FARkQ89cCbihc1hjkF6scBwgqBiA2pPjCC_s4tQKO_zRPma6_d_axdNtwqcjRLhJ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p>
/ full report
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Research_Report_%E2%80%93_Returning_commons_community_metadata_additions_and_corrections_to_source.pdf>
- If you're using Wikidata dumps, please note that the update schedule
may change from fixed weekday to fixed day of the month. More info in
this ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216160>
- Slides of the Wikidata presentation
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Presentation_at_UNESCO_by_Shani_Evenstein.pdf>
during UNESCO's Mobile Learning Week by Shani Evenstein
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Esh77> now available on Commons.
- A project to link branded businesses in Open Street Maps to Wikidata
<https://osmlab.github.io/name-suggestion-index/brands/index.html>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: Guggenheim fellows ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6594>, Sandbox-Musical
Notation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6604>
- External identifiers: Paintings by Salvador Dalí ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6595>, a-tremasov.ru
biography ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6596>, Digital
Dictionary of Surnames in Germany ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6597>, flgr-results.ru
athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6598>, HCA Red
List of Endangered Crafts ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6599>, Resident Advisor
artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6600>, Resident
Advisor label ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6601>,
Rhineland-Palatinate
protected area ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6602>, film-documentaire.fr
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6603>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: average speed
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/average_speed>,
Digital Author Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Author_Identifier>,
date of the latest value change
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_of_the_latest_value_change>,
chữ Nôm
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ch%E1%BB%AF_N%C3%B4m>,
capacity factor
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/capacity_factor>,
study or design for
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/study_or_design_for>,
motif (music)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motif_(music)>,
chess position
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/chess_position>
- External identifiers: Salvador Dali Museum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Salvador_Dali_Museum_ID>,
Tainacan MHN ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tainacan_MHN_ID>,
AWARE ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AWARE_ID>, Cini
Foundation ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cini_Foundation_ID>,
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stedelijk_Museum_Amsterdam_ID>,
Semantic Scholar topic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/_Semantic_Scholar_topic_ID>,
Artcurial ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artcurial_ID>,
Ashmolean museum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ashmolean_museum_ID>,
Index to American Botanical Literature ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Index_to_American_Botanical_Literature_ID>,
Periscope pscp.tv
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Periscope_pscp.tv>,
LinkedIn personal profile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LinkedIn_personal_profile_ID>,
Library of Parliament Person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Library_of_Parliament_Person_ID>,
Gamepedia Article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gamepedia_Article_ID>,
100 bombardirov person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/100_bombardirov_person_ID>,
JRC Names id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JRC_Names_id>,
Fandango theater ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fandango_theater_ID>,
Epitafier.se
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Epitafier.se>
- Query examples:
- Color associations in national flags
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcolor1%20%3Fcolor1Label%20%3Fcolor2%20%3Fcolor2Label%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fflag%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fflag%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ186516%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1001%20%3Fcountry%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP462%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20%3Fcolor1%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP462%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20%3Fcolor2%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcolor1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1075%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcolor2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1075%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3624078%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP576%20%3Fx%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcolor1%20wdt%3AP279%20%3Fc%20.%20%3Fc%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1075%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcolor2%20wdt%3AP279%20%3Fc%20.%20%3Fc%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1075%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fcolor1%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fcolor1L%20filter%20%28lang%28%3Fcolor1L%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcolor2%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fcolor2L%20filter%20%28lang%28%3Fcolor2L%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%28xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcolor1L%29%20%3C%20xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcolor2L%29%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fcolor1%20%3Fcolor1Label%20%3Fcolor2%20%3Fcolor2Label%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%20%3Fcolor1Label%20%3Fcolor2Label>
(source
<https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1106502235360583680>)
- List of German-language female science fiction authors
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20German-language%20female%20science%20fiction%20authors%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3FdateOfBirth%20%3FdateOfDeath%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP21%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ6581072.%0A%20%20%23%20speaks%2Fwrites%20German%2C%20or%20citizen%20of%20Germany%2C%20Austria%20or%20Liechtenstein%20%28since%20%E2%80%9Clanguages%20spoken%2C%20written%20or%20signed%E2%80%9D%20alone%20is%20not%20very%20complete%3B%20Swiss%20citizenship%20would%20probably%20include%20too%20many%20French-%20or%20Italian-writing%20authors%29%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP1412%20wd%3AQ188.%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20VALUES%20%3Fcountry%20%7B%20wd%3AQ183%20wd%3AQ40%20wd%3AQ347%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP27%20%3Fcountry.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%23%20genre%20science%20fiction%2C%20or%20occupation%20science%20fiction%20author%2C%20or%20genre%20science%20fiction%20as%20qualifier%20on%20occupation%20author%20statement%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP136%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ24925.%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ28225718.%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20p%3AP106%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20a%20wikibase%3ABestRank%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ482980%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP136%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ24925%0A%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP569%20%3FdateOfBirth.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP570%20%3FdateOfDeath.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1106121219441676289>
)
- List of the Wikimedia projects in French and languages of France
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Liste%20des%20projets%20Wikimedia%20localis%C3%A9s%20dans%20les%20langues%20r%C3%A9gionales%20et%20minoritaires%20de%20France%0A%23%20telles%20que%20d%C3%A9finies%20par%20la%20DGLFLF%0A%23%20auxquelles%20s%27ajoutent%20le%20fran%C3%A7ais%20et%20le%20luxembourgeois%0A%23%20Manquent%20%3A%20%0A%23%20-%20Wikisource%20en%20al%C3%A9manique%20%28sur%20als%3A%29%0A%23%20-%20Wikisource%20en%20corse%20%28sur%20oldwikisource%29%0A%23%20-%20Wikisource%20en%20occitan%20%28sur%20oldwikisource%29%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%20%3FwpURL%20%3FwiktURL%20%3FwsURL%20%3FwnURL%20%3FwqURL%20%3FwbURL%20%3FwvURL%20%3FwvoyURL%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20VALUES%20%3Flanguage%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ150%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ33302%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ9051%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Flanguage%20wdt%3AP361%2Fwdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ496250%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fwp%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ10876391%20.%0A%20%20%3Fwp%20p%3AP407%20%3FwpLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%3FwpLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%3Fwp%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwpURL%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwikt%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ22001389%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwikt%20p%3AP407%20%3FwiktLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwiktLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwikt%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwiktURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fws%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ15156455%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fws%20p%3AP407%20%3FwsLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwsLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fws%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwsURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwn%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ20671729%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwn%20p%3AP407%20%3FwnLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwnLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwn%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwnURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwq%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ22001361%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwq%20p%3AP407%20%3FwqLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwqLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwq%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwqURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwb%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ22001316%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwb%20p%3AP407%20%3FwbLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwbLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwb%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwbURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwv%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ22001390%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwv%20p%3AP407%20%3FwvLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwvLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwv%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwvURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwvoy%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ19826567%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwvoy%20p%3AP407%20%3FwvoyLangStatement%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwvoyLangStatement%20ps%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwvoy%20wdt%3AP856%20%3FwvoyURL%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FlanguageLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/ash_crow/status/1106586650459717634>)
Development
- Prepare new constraint
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Property_constraints_portal>
icons (phab:T191322 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191322>)
- View history revisions of entities on new termbox mobile (phab:T210615
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T210615>)
- Caching termbox output on the Wikibase side (phab:T214679
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214679>)
- Fix emojis breaking the termbox layout in Chrome (phab:T217244
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217244>)
- Work on multilingual support for schemas (phab:T215387
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215387>)
- Implement a length limit for the schema text (phab:T216148
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216148>)
- Replace the heading/title for schema pages similar to what Wikibase
does (phab:T215759 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215759>)
- Deploy the shex-simple website, which can be used to check entities
against a schema in the browser, on Toolforge (phab:T217333
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217333>)
- Deploy the score data type to production
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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication 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 27/029/42207.