*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*Discussions
- New request for comments: Domain name as data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Domain_name_as_data (Summary: How should Wikidata store the domain name associated with an item? There are many properties for URLs, but a domain name is a different value.)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past - Wikidata+Wikibase office hour session log: Telegram office hour 2024-01-17 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Telegram_office_hour_2024-01-17 - PLW 2024: Provenance loves Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:Wikipedia:Arbeitsgemeinschaft_Kunstwissenschaften_%2B_Wikipedia/Provenance_loves_Wiki/Program - Fri. 12th - Sun. 14th January. If you missed the event, catch up by reading the slides, Notes and watching the recordings on the Project page - Next: Linked Open Data in Heritage Workshop https://twitter.com/UM_Library/status/1747257408328802651/photo/1 > Jan. 23rd, 13:00 - 15:00 CET. If you are in the Maastricht University Faculty and want to know enhance heritage research, improve data management, connectivity and visualisation, register https://maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cDQAbfOkEYdZoW for the Workshop.
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Blogs - Languages with the best lexicographic data coverage in Wikidata 2023 http://simia.net/wiki/Languages_with_the_best_lexicographic_data_coverage_in_Wikidata_2023 - Working with catalogues: a Wikidata volunteer’s perspective https://tech-news.wikimedia.de/2024/01/17/working-with-catalogues-a-wikidata-volunteers-perspective/ --> interview with Epìdosis (A) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ep%C3%ACdosis where they discuss the challenges and opportunities of working with catalogues on Wikidata. - Papers - The reconciliation of SBN authority records with Wikidata. Progresses and perspectives after a decade of work (2013-2023) (Q124289369) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124289369 (Italian title: Riconciliare le voci di autorità in SBN con Wikidata. Progressi e prospettive dopo un decennio di lavoro (2013-2023)) (paper in Italian) https://jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/573 - deals with the reconciliation of the authority file of the biggest Italian collective library catalogue (OPAC SBN) with Wikidata - The evolution of authority work in SBN. From origins to Alphabetica and future prospects (Q124289388) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124289388 (Italian title: L’evoluzione dell’*authority work* in SBN. Dalle origini ad Alphabetica e prospettive future) (paper in Italian) https://jlis.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/572 - deals with the evolution of the authority work in the biggest Italian collective library catalogue (OPAC SBN), with many references to Wikidata - Biological Pathway Abstractions: From 2D drawings to Multidimensional Linked Data https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20240116aw > this thesis by Andra Sachinder Waagmeester discusses the utility of using Wikidata as a Knowledge Graph for Life Sciences. - Videos - "From Wiki to Digital Humanities - Establishing a Literature Index Network" Symposium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWqZ814E8YU(Taiwanese) from Wang Shiqing. A scholar of Taiwanese history, this symposium explores linking their historical and academic research with Wikidata. - Semantic MediaWiki Con 2023 - AskWikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STG7VhdiyZw: Natural language queries to Wikidata, a naive prototype created by Senior Software Engineer for Wikidata, Robert Timm. Want to try? (Google Colab) https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1yRZshpNj0kXwY0XuUYw5ziqjw_RffxH- - Fixing Wikidata: by viewing it as a series of tables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VyTkg3J8Sc by Yaron Koren, who challenges that Wikidata can become more useful with more structured editing and querying practices.
Tool of the week
- Wikimedia Commons based streaming services by Magnus https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske: WikiFlix https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:WikiFlix for movies and the companion tool WikiVibes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:WikiVibes for audio.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikimedia Deutschland hiring: - Software Engineer, Wikidata https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/40651559/Software-Engineer-Wikidata-m-f-d-/?jobDbPVId=110100750&l=en - Software Engineer, Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/40775956/Software-Engineer-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=110472737&l=en - Senior Software Engineer, Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/40776229/Senior-Software-Engineer-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=110473871&l=en
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 properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: - underlying structure https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12322 (an instance of the subject becomes an instance of the object if some of its data are lost) - working memory type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12323 (specifies the type of working memory of this data object) - production manager https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12324 (manager that is responsible for the administration of a feature film or television production) - simulate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12328 (the element imitates or makes the value of the property appear real) - Philippine middle name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12330 (maternal surname generally placed in the middle of this person's name) - External identifiers: ISzDb series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12306, IFTTT service ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12307, National-Football-Teams.com team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12308, Moviefone person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12309, Commonwealth Games Australia athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12310, Team Scotland athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12311, Kicker team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12312, goalzz.com team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12313, vesti.kz team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12314, Am Faclair Beag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12315, tourist information point number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12316, Alexandria.dk person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12317, Babelio serial ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12319, Moviebuff ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12320, RCS number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12321, Sayed Ganj Balochi Glossary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12325, Vazhaju Word ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12326, Stage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12327, Qué series ver ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12329 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - If non-metric https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/If_non-metric () - civil rank https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/civil_rank (non-military rank of a civil office holder in Russian Empire) - External identifiers: PhoneScoop phone ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PhoneScoop_phone_ID, TopKar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TopKar_ID, IFOPT stop identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFOPT_stop_identifier, Flashback lexicon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flashback_lexicon_ID, Letterboxd director ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_director_ID, Letterboxd user ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_user_ID, HbVar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HbVar_ID, MobiTUKI Swahili-English Dictionary entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MobiTUKI_Swahili-English_Dictionary_entry, HistoryMakers Digital Archive Maker ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HistoryMakers_Digital_Archive_Maker_ID, Wörterbuch zur Verbvalenz sense ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/W%C3%B6rterbuch_zur_Verbvalenz_sense_ID, Euro+Med PlantBase taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Euro%2BMed_PlantBase_taxon_ID, Code de la collectivité territoriale ayant les compétences départementales https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Code_de_la_collectivit%C3%A9_territoriale_ayant_les_comp%C3%A9tences_d%C3%A9partementales, Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dansk_Forfatterleksikon_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview! Did you know?
- Query examples: - Distance between the birthplace of UK ministers and London https://w.wiki/8pEM (source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1745582716936946078) - Map of countries receiving the Nobel peace prize https://w.wiki/Pra - People who have returned to being their country’s head of government after the longest gap https://w.wiki/XoZ - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: WikiProject Media art https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Media_art - to work together with initiatives archiving media art and find common best practices. - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Count of Senseless Lexemes per language https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data/Statistics/Count_of_lexemes_without_senses - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Mona Lisa (Q12418) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12418 - oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: grilldress (L1131949) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1131949 - track suit for grilling in Bokmål
Development
- IP Masking: We are continuing to adapt Wikibase to the upcoming IP Masking feature. We worked on hiding warnings about IP addresses being saved when they don’t apply (phab:T353807 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T353807, phab:T352006 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352006) and creating temporary accounts when editing (phab:T354730 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354730) - Wikibase REST API: - We continued working on the ability to get a sitelink for a given site (phab:T344039 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344039) - We started working on the ability to remove a sitelink for a given wiki (phab:T344685 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T344685) - We worked on fixing a bug where the REST API PUT request does not handle statement on Items with lowercase statement IDs (phab:T352644 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T352644) - mul language code: We did user testing to find any remaining issue before release
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: Cinematography - 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