Hello all,

I'm a new Wikimedian in Residence as part of the Linked Data for Production projecthttps://wiki.duraspace.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=104568167. One of the goals of the project is understanding how libraries can contribute to and leverage Wikidata as a platform for publishing, linking, and enriching library linked data. A number of institutions that are part of the grant are working on projects involving Wikidata and we decided to start an interest group with biweekly meetings to discuss various aspects of Wikidata in support of the projects. Possible topics include Wikidata best practices, documentation, communication channels, policies, and tools.

At each meeting, myself or a guest will present some relevant material related to the topic and we’ll discuss any issues members have encountered as well as helpful resources. At the first meeting on April 23rd, we’ll talk about the purpose and goals of the group as well as the Wikidata related projects that are part of the grant.

I'd like to invite any interested Wikidata community members to join us. The call details and communication channels are below.

First call details: April 23, 2019 9am PST / 12noon EST / 5pm GMT / 6pm CET Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BuszEQQxlOY14hK60Fl7n8Huvh6jEWXre0-wSvpy... Join: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/204437188

Communication: Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/joinld4slack Notes in public LD4 Wikidata folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n Website: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/LD4P2/Wikidata+Affinity+Group

The Affinity Group is open to anyone interested in libraries and Wikidata, so feel free to share this invitation.

Cheers,

Hilary

Hilary Thorsen

Wikimedian in Residence

Digital Library Systems and Services

Stanford Libraries

Lathrop Library

Stanford, CA 94305

thorsenh@stanford.edu

650-285-9429