*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: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: We will have several speakers joining us to discuss their projects in lightning talks, 1 December. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zcTZEmk8yTgmTug3oYFuG_gEn6E5O-tweomgzuqWY0M/edit# - Upcoming: WMF search platform team office hour, Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020. 16:00-17:00 GMT / 08:00-09:00 PST / 11:00-12:00 EST / 17:00-18:00 CET. Etherpad https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Search_Platform_Office_Hours, Google Meet https://meet.google.com/vyc-jvgq-dww. You can come and chat about the Wikidata & Commons Query Service. - Online edition of the Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award ceremony, on Friday, December 11th at 17:00 UTC. - Upcoming: Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #41 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#41, December 6
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Linking OpenStreetMap with knowledge graphs — Link discovery for schema-agnostic volunteered geographic information https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.05841.pdf (the KGs referred to are Wikidata & DBPedia) - "Women’s representation and voice in media coverage of the coronavirus crisis" https://www.kcl.ac.uk/giwl/assets/covid-media-analysis.pdf: an analysis linking news articles to information on Wikipedia and Wikidata. - Wikidata Bib v0 http://lubianat.github.io/wikidata_bib, prototype for personalized analytics of scientific readings using Wikidata. - Video: Strategies for Assembling the Biodiversity Knowledge Graph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NXbPOAjZBY by Roderic Page - Video: Semantic Web in Libraries 2020 (replay) - ORCID for Wikidata: A workflow for matching author and publication items in Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_W3_i4L6o - id.loc.gov and Wikidata, one year later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvcBBRZ_sUM
Tool of the week
- osm2kg https://github.com/NicolasTe/osm2kg is a tool to facilitate matching Wikidata entries to OSM nodes.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The second edition of the Coolest Tool Award will happen online on Friday 11 December 2020 at 17:00 UTC https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-November/014398.html The awarded tools will be showcased in a virtual event, with broadcasted video and chat channels for socializing. - The University of Nevada has an open position around Wikidata; Digital Collections Wikimedian-in-Residence https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-November/014392.html - Round 2 of the consultation on using Wikidata for curriculum digitization begun on November 24th, and will end on December 7th. You can participate by sharing your ideas in this response form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL_LDiknFo-o2D7mbiaIqfcPP6y-s182LfuBD1QTU9m5TwZA/viewform (Google forms) - Wiki Movimento Brasil will support WikidataCon 2021 https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-November/014399.html - Wikidata descriptions changes will be included more often in Recent Changes and Watchlist on Wikimedia wikis https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-November/014402.html
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: facial hair https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8852, identity element https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8864, mathematical inverse https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8865, has operator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8866, has marker https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8872, Hong Kong film rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8874, indexed in bibliographic review https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8875, number of taxpayers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8876, ITRANS https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8881, complementary property https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8882, number of points/goals attempted https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8884, Water area https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8887, MTRCB rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8889, power consumption index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8890, heating energy consumption index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8891 - External identifiers: Absolute Games person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8844, FIS grass skier ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8845, FISG athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8846, Kinorium movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8847, CONOR.AL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8848, CONOR.BG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8849, CONOR.KS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8850, CONOR.SR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8851, Musica Brasilis ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8853, Salzburgwiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8854, IEV number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8855, British Phonographic Industry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8856, CRGPG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8857, Drizly product ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8858, Canada Business Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8860, FINA Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8861, Foodlocate restaurant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8862, Qobuz label ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8863, AAA campground ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8867, AAA hotel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8868, AAA restaurant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8869, Hyperion Records person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8870, Southwest Harbor Public Library item ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8871, DriveThruComics numeric publisher identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8873, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8877, HLTV player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8878, Kinorium person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8879, AstroGen ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8880, BBC sound effects asset ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8883, Namuwiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8885, CIP data sheet https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8886, AniDB episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8888, edition humboldt digital Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8892, Sistema de Información Legislativa ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8893 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: ELSPA rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ELSPA_rating, cites work string https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cites_work_string, artistic director https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/artistic_director, MDJF ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MDJF_ID, Coordinates of depicted place https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coordinates_of_depicted_place, first family name in Portuguese name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/first_family_name_in_Portuguese_name, propriétés à éviter https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9s_%C3%A0_%C3%A9viter, Commons category for the view from the item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commons_category_for_the_view_from_the_item, Filmstriben film-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmstriben_film-ID, Mailing List https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mailing_List, provides HTML microdata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/provides_HTML_microdata, provides JSON-LD data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/provides_JSON-LD_data - External identifiers: vets.cz ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/vets.cz_ID, Parler ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Parler_ID, HAL Journal id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HAL_Journal_id, Fitzwilliam Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fitzwilliam_Museum_ID, National Gallery of Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Gallery_of_Australia_ID, U.S. Masters Swimming ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/U.S._Masters_Swimming_ID, Gab ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gab_ID, Museo del Prado ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museo_del_Prado_ID, National Gallery of Ireland ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Gallery_of_Ireland_ID, Auckland Art Gallery ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Auckland_Art_Gallery_ID, Artfacts ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artfacts_ID, Order of Canada ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Order_of_Canada_ID, SKD ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SKD_ID, DIA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DIA_ID, ZOBODAT https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ZOBODAT, AppGallery app ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AppGallery_app_ID, Czech Gymnastics athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_Gymnastics_athlete_ID, Students of Prague Universities ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Students_of_Prague_Universities_ID, Amsterdam Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Amsterdam_Museum_ID, theses.cz ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/theses.cz_ID, curid https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/curid - Query examples: - Politicians with an account at GitHub, CPAN, or Wikimedia https://w.wiki/nhq (Source https://twitter.com/nichtich/status/1330886648880619522) - Percentage of deaths caused by tuberculosis by decade https://w.wiki/nir (Source https://twitter.com/sandpapier/status/1330930615810744322) - Number of programming languages and their paradigms https://w.wiki/nja (Source https://twitter.com/jsamwrites/status/1330950329660305408) - Museums within 2 miles of MoMA https://w.wiki/o7F (federated query) (Source https://twitter.com/edwardbetts/status/1331969708887826432) - Largest cities of the world ordered by population https://w.wiki/mYg (Source https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1332207421230632961) - Italian politicians who served as a minister in more than one cabinet since 1990 https://w.wiki/oHz (Source https://twitter.com/i_m_andrea/status/1332321608829198337) - People born after 1800 whose “name in native language” is in Latin https://w.wiki/ohG (Source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1333024285657591809) - UK statues and whether they are of nobles and/or women https://w.wiki/ohH (Source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1332782739284779009) - Location of German cities with a population count greater than 50.000 https://w.wiki/ohK (Source https://twitter.com/robbi5/status/1332757685247348736) - Map of medicines used (green) to fight infectious diseases (orange) https://w.wiki/oNW (Source https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/1332596090391195650) - Schema examples: - museum https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E125
Development
- Development on the Query Builder is continuing. You can follow along at https://query-builder-test.toolforge.org - Fixed an issue where language fallback indicators were still shown when falling back from a variant of the language (phab:T267502 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T267502) - Fixed an issue on Lexeme pages where language and lexical category fields turn red on unfocus even though no changes were made (phab:T266936 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266936) - Working on improving what happens to sitelinks when an article is moved to a unsupported namespace (phab:T261275) https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T261275)) - Investigating a significant increase in skipped Item IDs (phab:T268625 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268625) - Addressing the feedback for the draft of the REST API spec
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