*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>
- Next Wikidata and Wikibase office hour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours> on July
28th at 16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin time) in the Wikidata Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>
- The next Wikibase live session
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2021.07.29> is at 16:00 UTC on
Thursday 29th July 2021 (18:00 Berlin time). This month, we welcome Luca
Mauri <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lucamauri> to give a
presentation about installing Wikibase from scratch.
- 2021 LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries
- Issues and Challenges in optimum utilization of Linked Data in
Indian libraries <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUszx6l_Po>
- Tutorial: Introduction to the Wikidata lexicographical data project
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmoSdoUcslY>
- Tutorial: Wikidata: Intro to the Basics
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B59vEET-nEk>
- Tutorial: Writing Data to Wikidata Using Spreadsheets
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukSQB8fki8>
- Wikibase: Free, Flexible and Collaborative Linked Data
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eujbI5wQfBU>
- Rune inscriptions in Wikidata / Wikibase; Sampo Model and Portal
Series on the Semantic Web
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeDXzInR_mA>
- Wikidata In Classroom • Creating Linked Data from Books and
Magazines <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbR4ASe4lE>
- LD4 meeting: Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ludJFf06w94>
- Introduction to Wikidata (in Indonesian) part 1
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z2OwpnsUMQ>, part 2
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw-uuOvKYyU>, part 3
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS3lYlaEOHE>
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Affinity_Group_Calls>
call: Andra Waagmeester on work with Shape Expressions in Wikidata to
describe the genomics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus; [1]
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/14wazqg7XJM3Asqq4kFcNHCVgBOGODRp0U8yFc-22WM8/edit?usp=sharing>,
July 27th.
- COSCUP 2021 OpenStreetMap x Wikidata 2020.07.31-08.01 Online website
<https://coscup.org/2021/en/>、Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/COSCUP_2021>
- Openstreetmap x Wikidata meetup 2021.08.09 Mozilla Community Space
Taipei (Q61752245) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61752245>
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- Typed Citations in the Journal of Cheminformatics
<https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-physicalsciences/2021/07/20/typed-citations-journal-of-cheminformatics/>
- What happens in Wikibase when you make a new Item?
<https://addshore.com/2021/07/what-happens-in-wikibase-when-you-make-a-new-item/>
- Discovering new comics with Wikidata’s powerful tools
<https://wikiedu.org/blog/2021/07/22/discovering-new-comics-with-wikidatas-powerful-tools/>
- Two metadata directions. Metadata practice is evolving. I discuss
two important trends here: entification and pluralization
<https://www.lorcandempsey.net/metadata-directions/>
- Still mapping! <https://mapio.cymru/en/2021/07/dal-i-fapio/> *"Our
team has been working continuously on improving the number of Welsh place
names that appear online since our inception in 2017 as partt of
the Welsh
Government’s Welsh Government #Cymraeg2050 project"..."we will also use
Wikidata to store and share Welsh language information".*
- Making the Camino de Santiago visible on Wikidata
<https://www.wikimedia.es/2021/07/22/camino-santiago-wikidata/>
Tool of the week
- User:Nikki/LexemeInterwikiLinks.js
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/LexemeInterwikiLinks.js> adds
Wiktionary interwiki links in the sidebar on lexeme pages.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Job opening: Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions is hiring software
engineers and an engineering manager
<https://twitter.com/wikifunctions/status/1417536522752978946>.
- Job opening: Digital Channels Outreach Manager
<https://jobs.tepapa.govt.nz/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=17768&in_jnCounter=224745389>
("mentions contributing to Wikidata and Wikimedia platforms")
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: Wikimedia Incubator URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9748>, symbol represents
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9758>, bridge number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9759>
- External identifiers: Adventure Corner video game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9747>, FRB person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9749>, Apple TV episode ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9750>, Apple TV show ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9751>, FRB event ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9752>, Wikidata language code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9753>, Raakvlak inventory
number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9754>, Scenic
Washington scenic drives and road trips ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9755>, Schoenberg Database
of Manuscripts name ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9756>,
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9757>, Enciclopedia del
Cinema ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9760>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Plant life-form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Plant_life-form>,
cabinet
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cabinet>, title
of a church
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/title_of_a_church>
- External identifiers: VI.BE Platform ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VI.BE_Platform_ID>,
Smartify artwork ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Smartify_artwork_ID>,
Women Also Know History ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Women_Also_Know_History_ID>,
IrishTheatre.ie Company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IrishTheatre.ie_Company_ID>,
BMC Id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BMC_Id>, Joods
Biografisch Woordenboek ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Joods_Biografisch_Woordenboek_ID>,
Online Begraafplaatsen cemetery ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_Begraafplaatsen_cemetery_ID>,
Rock Paper Shotgun game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rock_Paper_Shotgun_game_ID>
- Query examples:
- List of all stage winners in the Tour de France with links to the
list of stages won <https://w.wiki/3gUY> (source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:PAC2/Tour_de_France>)
- Map of miniature parks <https://w.wiki/3feT> (Source
<https://twitter.com/geospacedman/status/1418145496481337344>)
- Map of open data portals <https://w.wiki/Wnw>(Source
<https://twitter.com/salgo60/status/1418120931692666882>)
- Video games published before 1980, and their authors
<https://w.wiki/3fei> (Source
<https://twitter.com/KarlXOblique/status/1418115195998715905>)
- Protected bridges over the Zadorra river basin <https://w.wiki/3fAn>
(Source <https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/1417510382005018636>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
WikiProject Govdirectory
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory>
Development
- Added a tags parameter to the wbmergeitems API so Item merges can now
also get an edit tag (T286778 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286778>
)
- Mismatch Finder: Continued working on the store part. This week we
focused on uploading a file with potential mismatches and the UI for
getting a list of all uploaded mismatch files.
- Addressing comments from the security review of the Query Builder so
we can hopefully soon move it from the test system to its proper place
under
query.wikidata.org
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>
- 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>
--
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