Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. Discussions
- New requests for permissions/Bot: - RudolfoBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/RudolfoBot - (Task: import lists of drugs with black box Warnings) - TiagoLubianaBot 4 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/TiagoLubianaBot_4 - (Task: add drug-drug interactions from (Q123478206) A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123478206 - LiMrBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/LiMrBot - importing and updating information about asteroids and comets.
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: - Wikimedia Hackathon 2024: Register and Apply for Scholarships until January 5th 2024! https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/QHLIBSYUQXNRRWQATW5WUCGMMMBUXOXB/ - WikiMania 2024 Scholarships are open https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/15/wikimania-2024-scholarships-open-apply-now/ - You can apply now for paid accommodation, travel and registration of the event! - Next: - Extended Semantic Web Conference 2024 https://2024.eswc-conferences.org/call-for-contributions-eswc-2024/ < The deadline to submit your Papers is December 7th (23:59 UTC-12)! - Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service team https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Search_Platform_Office_Hours - the 1st Wednesday of every month, bring your questions on Wikimedia Search, Wikidata Query and Wikimedia Commons Query service. - Past: - Data Modelling Days 2023 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Modelling_Days_2023 - (30 Nov - 2 Dec.) If you missed it, don't worry! We have recordings, slides and notes for each session, available here! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Modelling_Days_2023#Sessions
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Press - Around 250 war-threatened architectural monuments documented https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/kultur-ukraine-rund-250-kriegsbedrohte-baudenkmaeler-dokumentiert-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-231203-99-162104 (German) - Wikidata, Wikibase and Commons are helping preserve and plan the restoration of culturally-significant Monuments damaged or destroyed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Blogs - How many properties are created on Wikidata each month? https://www.lehir.net/how-many-properties-are-created-on-wikidata-each-month/, by Envel Le Hir https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh - Videos - Connecting Archives Connecting People (CACP) Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R-oIuGfQmg A Wikidata Workshop provided by the British Institute at Ankara. - Metaphactory's advanced semantic search with Wikidata KG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkl2x5psvJs < shows a new way of building queries with Metaphacts visualised UI. Read more with their latest News Posts https://metaphacts.com/metaphacts-ontotext-interface-for-wikidata-demo-system ! - Wikibase for GLAM organizations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1yTuftzQ1o Collections in the Linked Open Data web by our excellent Partner Manager User:Christos Varvantakis (WMDE) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Christos_Varvantakis_(WMDE) - Intro to Wikidata and importing bibliographic elements from Zotero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDrn-HzO68 < (Italian) An initiative to expand Greek and Latin antiquities in Wikidata for use in humanistic studies. Read more here > Gruppo Wikidata per Musei, Archivi e Biblioteche https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Gruppo_Wikidata_per_Musei,_Archivi_e_Biblioteche/Bibliografia_di_antichistica
Tool of the week
- ZotWb https://github.com/dlindem/zotwb < export records in a Zotero https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Zotero#How_to_export_to_QuickStatements group library to a custom Wikibase, prepare datasets to send to OpenRefine, feed OpenRefine reconciliaton results back to the Wikibase. Wikidata is envolved in the entity reconciliation. Here's a short explanation and demo video https://vimeo.com/890641063 Tool is written and provided by David Lindermann with support from WMF Rapid Grant https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Rapid_Fund/Zotero_to_Wikibase_bibliographical_data_export_app_(ID:_22209513) .
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikimedia Deutschland job opening: We're looking for a new Product Manager for Wikibase Cloud https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/38760837?l=en. Are you interested or do you happen to know someone who might fit this position? - Wikimedia Deutschland will be collaborating with Purdue Students to Find New Mismatches for the Mismatch Finder https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/KOHYRODIG47FWKX6JUKCJKSZGXJ6C7JJ/. We Need Your Help to Suggest External Datasets! - Outreachy Round 27 interns selected, including 1 Wikidata related project https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/S7273AZ6LA4TY63JYYFEMUZNVU5BHEIK/ . - A cool new Obsidian plugin https://echinopscis.github.io/blog/2023/wikidata-plugin/ for Wikidata is in the works. - Fulltext search https://pm20-search.toolforge.org for folders in an external archive https://pm20.zbw.eu via text in Wikidata items (more https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_20th_Century_Press_Archives#Fulltext_search_function_for_PM20_folders ). - Have you tried EntiTree https://www.entitree.com/ yet? Explore relationship and connections between Wikidata entities with this new visualisation! - Last call for the Wikibase.Cloud 2023 User survey https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/wikibase-cloud-user-survey-Q4-2023. It only takes 10 minutes and it's fully anonymous so please participate! - The StructuredDiscussions extension https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Regarding_the_future_of_Structured_Discussions is being archived but your comments on the Project Chat are wanted.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: - PAEnflowered taxon URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12180 (URL for a plant taxon found in Pennsylvania on the PAEnflowered website) - External identifiers: Rare Species Guide ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12177, Minnesota Plant List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12178, Flora of the Southeastern United States ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12179, Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12181, Go Botany taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12182, Search System of Japanese Red Data ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12183, Art Gallery of Ontario object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12184, Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12185, Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae text ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12186, Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12187, Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae lemma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12188, Paradox Wikis article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12189, Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12190, Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12191, SWERIK person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12192, Team Wales athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12193, WikiIndex ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12194, Theapolis person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12195, TheTVDB movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12196, Shanghai Library surname ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12197, Shanghai Library era ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12198, Shanghai Library organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12199, Pinakes work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12200, Hugging Face user or organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12201, COR SEM ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12202 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - Montana Plant Life URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Montana_Plant_Life_URL (URL for a plant family, genus, or species on the Montana Plant Life website) - event role https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/event_role (item that describes a role in an event class) - role in event https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/role_in_event (event class for which the item describes a role) - selectional preference https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/selectional_preference ((to be used only with the subclasses of Q_event_role) an item that plays this role in an event instance should descend from this item via a combination of P31 and P279) - event arguments and types https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/event_arguments_and_types (item that plays a role in an event instance; used with a qualifier "argument type") - BnF archives and manuscripts ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BnF_archives_and_manuscripts_ID (identifier for a manuscript in the archives and manuscripts catalogue of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). Do not include the initial "cc") - clerked for https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/clerked_for (this person has held a clerkship with the judge) - battery life https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/battery_life (the length of time a device can continue to work before it needs its battery to be recharged) - External identifiers: China Animal Scientific Database taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/China_Animal_Scientific_Database_taxon_ID, DIMA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DIMA_ID, CoL Taiwan ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CoL_Taiwan_ID, RFI station ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RFI_station_ID, BUGZ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BUGZ_ID, China Animal Scientific Database dbb ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/China_Animal_Scientific_Database_dbb_ID, turismoroma.it place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/turismoroma.it_place_ID, Enciclopedia di Roma monument & street IDs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_di_Roma_monument_%26_street_IDs, International Hockey Federation competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Hockey_Federation_competition_ID, Black Games Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Black_Games_Archive_ID, Al-shamila Book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Al-shamila_Book_ID, Akadem person ID (new format) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Akadem_person_ID_(new_format), AustrianGames ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AustrianGames_ID, Atari-8-bit Forever game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Atari-8-bit_Forever_game_ID - Query examples: - People born somewhere named after them https://w.wiki/8Chs (source https://wikis.world/@edward@octodon.social/111438329806280812) - Rose cultivars named after screen writers https://w.wiki/8FKw source https://wikis.world/@edward@octodon.social/111460613316548656 ) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Events and Role Frames https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Events_and_Role_Frames - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Symphony No.7 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q260957 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: läsa https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L38412 - 'read' about this Swedish word.
Feel free to suggest next week's Showcase Item and Lexeme! Development
- Wikibase REST API: - We finished the endpoint for removing an Item's label in a specific language (phab:T335841 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335841) and the endpoint for modifying descriptions on a Property ( phab:T342981 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342981) - We are working on the endpoint for adding aliases in a given language for a Property (phab:T343721 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343721) and removing a Property's label in a given language (phab:T342983 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342983) - Mismatch Finder: We are continuing the work on moving the tool over to the new design system Codex - We adjusted the styling for the values of monolingual text statements to make the language easier to distinguish from the value (phab:T280774 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280774) - mul language code: We made some final adjustments to get it ready for testing. - Lexemes: We are adding a license note for anon users when editing a Lexeme’s lemma, a Form or Sense (phab:T343999 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343999)
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
Anything to add? Please share! :)