*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Press, articles, blog posts
- Working with Structured Data on Commons: A Status Report
<https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/08/27/working-with-structured-data-on-commons-a-status-report/>,
by Lucas Werkmeister
- Citation.js: a format-independent, modular bibliography tool for the
browser and command line <https://peerj.com/articles/cs-214/>, article
in PeerJ Computer Science (Q27726596)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27726596> by Lars Willighagen (Q45907528)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45907528>
- A systematic literature review on Wikidata
<https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DTA-12-2018-0110/full/html>
(paywalled) - Marçal Mora-Cantallops et al.
- GeneDB and Wikidata
<https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-114/v1> - Magnus Manske, et
al.
- Wikidata from a Research Perspective -- A Systematic Mapping Study of
Wikidata <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.11153.pdf> - Mariam Farda-Sarbas,
Claudia Mueller-Birn
- Enriquecimiento de entidades de Wikidata mediante un modelo de
descomposición y mapeado de categorías de Wikipedia
<http://eprints.rclis.org/38628/> ("Enrichment of Wikidata entities
through a decomposition model and mapping of Wikipedia categories") - Tomás
Saorín et al.; text in Spanish
Tool of the week
- *In this new section, you can share your favourite tool with the other
Wikidata users. You can add some suggestions here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Status_updates/Next#Tool_of_the_week_section>.*
- Cocoda <https://coli-conc.gbv.de/cocoda/app/> is a web application to
manage mappings between authority files. It supports editing
Wikidata-mappings including GND
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P227>, Basisklassifikation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5748>, Regensburg Classification
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1150>, Iconclass
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1256>, and Nomisma
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2950>. Cocoda can be used like
mix'n'match but for more complex mappings.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The vision and strategy papers for Wikidata and Wikibase
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Strategy/2019> have been
published - comments welcome on the talk page
- Follow-up from Wikimania: you can now give input about the language
barrier on Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Language_barriers_input>
and federating
Wikibase instances with Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Federation_input>
- New tool: a Python library to create bots, scripts and tools for
lexicographical data <https://github.com/Nudin/LexData/> by
MichaelSchoenitzer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:MichaelSchoenitzer>
- There is now a new API parameter to add tags on edits summaries
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-August/013392.html>
- soweego <https://soweego.readthedocs.io/> version 1.1 is on its way,
thanks to a WMF Rapid Grant
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Hjfocs/soweego_1.1>
- Several job offers related to Wikidata were published in the last few
weeks:
- Scribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scribe>, a Wikimedia
Foundation funded software and research project, is looking for
a full-stack
software engineer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scribe/Job>
- The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a software engineer
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1768759> for its Search
Platform team, including work on Wikidata Query Service
- Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for a UX designer
<https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/3696022/UX-Designer-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=13064858&l=en>
and a full-stack developer
<https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/4361894/Full-Stack-Developer-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=12124039&l=en>
for Wikidata
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: access restriction status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7228>, in defining formula
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7235>
- External identifiers: RPGGeek ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7226>, DIBAVOD ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7227>, Fundación Goya en
Aragón ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7229>, AccuRadio
artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7230>, eSTUDÁNKY ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7231>, LongSwimsDB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7232>, WTA trail ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7233>, Scribd Item ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7234>,
Dove.org work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7236>, Chinese Engineering
Expert Tank ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7237>, Open
Science Framework ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7238>, SCTrails
trail ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7241>, Laws &
Regulations Database of the Republic of China ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7242>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Mediawiki Wiki
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mediawiki_Wiki>,
Pilze Deutschland ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pilze_Deutschland_ID>,
Moose Deutschland ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Moose_Deutschland_ID>,
scope and content
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/scope_and_content>,
Number of nodes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_nodes>,
Performance
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Performance>,
use restriction status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/use_restriction_status>,
Significant number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Significant_number>,
FCC Product Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FCC_Product_Code>,
Hardware Version Identification Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hardware_Version_Identification_Number>,
amount cataloged
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/amount_cataloged>,
number of decimal digits
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_decimal_digits>,
Gregorian calendar
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gregorian_calendar>,
food energy
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/food_energy>,
pronunciation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pronunciation>
- External identifiers: YouTube Music channel ID 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_Music_channel_ID_2>,
Pandora artist ID 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pandora_artist_ID_2>,
The Independent topic ID 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Independent_topic_ID_2>,
NÖ Proposal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/N%C3%96_Proposal_ID>,
Guia dos Quadrinhos brazilian comic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_brazilian_comic_ID>,
Guia dos Quadrinhos international comic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_international_comic_ID>,
Guia dos Quadrinhos brazilian publishing house ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_brazilian_publishing_house_ID>,
Guia dos Quadrinhos international publishing house ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_international_publishing_house_ID>,
Guia dos Quadrinhos artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_artist_ID>,
Guia dos Quadrinhos character ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_character_ID>,
ScienceOpen author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScienceOpen_author_ID>,
ScienceOpen publication ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScienceOpen_publication_ID>,
Newspapers.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Newspapers.com_ID>,
ESPN.com College Football Player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ESPN.com_College_Football_Player_ID>,
WGA writer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WGA_writer_ID>,
WGA project ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WGA_project_ID>,
FCC Grantee Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FCC_Grantee_Code>,
Spectrum Management System Company Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spectrum_Management_System_Company_Number>,
Radio Equipment List Certification Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radio_Equipment_List_Certification_Number>,
National Equipment Registration System Supplier Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Equipment_Registration_System_Supplier_Number>,
Prime Pages ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prime_Pages_ID>,
New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Czech
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_Encyclopedic_Dictionary_of_Czech>,
Peakbagger climber ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peakbagger_climber_ID>,
Naver Music artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_Music_artist_ID>,
Naver Music album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_Music_album_ID>,
Hiking Project area ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hiking_Project_area_ID>,
Hiking Project site ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hiking_Project_site_ID>,
Slovo i Dilo person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovo_i_Dilo_person_ID>,
playmarkerstats.com team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/playmarkerstats.com_team_ID>,
WorldFootball.net team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldFootball.net_team_ID>,
FNL player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FNL_player_ID>,
Peakbagger key col ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peakbagger_key_col_ID>,
MUBI film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUBI_film_ID>,
MUBI person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUBI_person_ID>
- Query examples:
- Public art in London by female artists
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcreator%20%3FcreatorLabel%20WHERE%20%0A%7B%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ557141%20.%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fsub0%20.%20%0A%20%20%3Fsub0%20%28wdt%3AP131%29%2A%20wd%3AQ23939248%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP170%20%3Fcreator%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcreator%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
- People used as examples in Wikidata properties <https://w.wiki/7dV>
(source <https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1167120966515920897>)
- Closest capitals of non bordering countries (<200 km)
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry1Label%20%3Fcountry2Label%20%3Fcapital1Label%20%3Fcapital2Label%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry1%20%3Fcountry2%20%3Fcapital1%20%3Fcapital2%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry1%20p%3AP463%20%3Fstatement1%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital1%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement1%20ps%3AP463%20wd%3AQ1065%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fstatement1%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fx%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcountry1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3024240%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry2%20p%3AP463%20%3Fstatement2%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital2%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement2%20ps%3AP463%20wd%3AQ1065%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fstatement2%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fx%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcountry2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3024240%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcapital1%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords1%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcapital2%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords2%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcountry1%29%20%3C%20xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcountry2%29%29%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry1%20p%3AP47%20%3FstatementBorder%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FstatementBorder%20ps%3AP47%20%3Fcountry2%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3FstatementBorder%20pq%3AP5102%20%3Fx%20%7D%20%7D%20UNION%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20%3FstatementBorder%20pq%3AP5102%20wd%3AQ15104814%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28ROUND%28geof%3Adistance%28%3Fcoords1%2C%20%3Fcoords2%29%29%20AS%20%3Fdistance%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fdistance%3C200%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdistance>
(source
<https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1167092693438259200>)
- Hillforts mapped with their heritage designation/protection status
<https://w.wiki/7ij>
- YouTubers without a YouTube channel <https://w.wiki/7jD>
- Racing automobile drivers who died in a car crash
<https://w.wiki/7kF> (source
<https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1168159154395111424>)
- Schema examples:
- Public library branch in The Netherlands
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E89>
- Newest database reports: papers about Wikipedia
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/articles/Wikipedia>
Development
- Adjust label of save button of the Entity Schema and add accesskey for
easier editing editor (phab:T230398
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230398>)
- Get Grafana Datamodel References dashboard back up and running (
phab:T214894 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214894>)
- Fix an issue in EntitySchema tests that caused some CI failures (
phab:T231065 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231065>)
- Localize Wikibase API help links (phab:T231269
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231269>)
- Support tags parameter on Wikibase APIs that edit entities (
phab:T229917 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229917>)
- Add in Wikidata support for sitelinks to
https://nap.wikisource.org (
phab:T212886 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212886>)
- Reading property terms from new store in production now (phab:T225053
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T225053>)
- Adding WDQS lag to maxlag info, to avoid stress on WDQS machines (
phab:T221774 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221774>)
- Implementing the fallback version of the new better edit summary
messages on items through API (phab:T224010
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224010>)
- Fixing the issue of an invisible quality constrain violation indicator
(phab:T227866 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227866>)
- Switching item terms to migration stage of writing to both wb_terms
and the new store (phab:T225055
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T225055>)
- Preparing to run migration of item terms (phab:T219123
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219123>)
- Allowing to access Wikibase entities from multiple (Wikibase)
databases (phab:T214557 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214557>)
- Hiding non-supported languages in old termbox (phab:T227083
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227083>)
- Work on a new solution to move "Data item" link outside of sidebar
toolbox avoiding the cache issues (phab:T66315
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66315>)
- Bridge: saving the Wikidata edit when submitting (phab:T226999
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226999>)
- Showing the current Wikidata value in the edit modal (phab:T226997
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226997>)
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>
- Suggested and open tasks
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks>
!
- 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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.