Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-18 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Finn Aarup Nielsen, 12/12/2017 21:29: Yes, I think you should add all VIAFs. That is what I have done. When I edit an item manually, I usually also mark one of the identifiers as preferred. In Wikimedia Italia events I regularly mention this as one of the benefits of Wikidata: it's the only

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-17 Thread Brill Lyle
> *From:* Wikidata <wikidata-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of > Brill Lyle <wp.brilll...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, December 17, 2017 3:56:05 AM > *To:* Discussion list for the Wikidata project. > *Subject:* Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbe

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-17 Thread Young,Jeff (OR)
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2017 3:56:05 AM To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project. Subject: Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers Thanks Thad. That was very helpful. So Jeff, if you aren't the contact from OCLC who works with VIAF, can you tell us who is, and if they have any plan

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-17 Thread Brill Lyle
Thanks Thad. That was very helpful. So Jeff, if you aren't the contact from OCLC who works with VIAF, can you tell us who is, and if they have any plans to address this issue? :-) Best, - Erika *Erika Herzog* Wikipedia *User:BrillLyle * On Thu,

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-14 Thread Young,Jeff (OR)
ber 14, 2017 at 12:19 PM To: "wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org" <wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers Well, http://www.oclc.org/en/viaf.html says that VIAF * Links national and regional-level authority records, creating a c

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-14 Thread leadsong
  Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 11:20 AM From: "Young,Jeff (OR)" <jyo...@oclc.org> To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers VIAF identifies a variety of

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-14 Thread Young,Jeff (OR)
eads...@webname.com> Reply-To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org> Date: Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 11:14 AM To: "wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org" <wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-14 Thread leadsong
; <thadgui...@gmail.com> To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers   2. Single value violations   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-14 Thread Thad Guidry
> > > *2. Single value violations* > > > https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations/P214# > "Single_value"_violations > > I don't understand this at all. Apologies, I feel very dumb but would > appreciate maybe a general, non-tech speak explanation if someone

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-12 Thread Finn Aarup Nielsen
Yes, I think you should add all VIAFs. That is what I have done. I suppose the VIAF people might discover mergeable VIAFs and merge them. On Wikidata the Ivan A. Krestinin's bot at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:KrBot seems to operate and clear things up if VIAF merge, see e.g. the edits

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-12 Thread Thad Guidry
LeadSongDog is correct. Multiple VIAF identities can be attached. BTW, we have a "named as" "credited as" property for this already https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1810 -Thad +ThadGuidry ___ Wikidata

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-12 Thread LeadSongDog
As I understand it, VIAF identities are not intended as one per person. Names change, and people use pseudonyms. Each variation used in an included authority record should make its way to a VIAF ID. One will be the preferred form and the others should eventually link to that one as over time

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-12 Thread Luca Martinelli
2017-12-12 11:49 GMT+01:00 Brill Lyle : > Hi all, > > I understand this is probably outside the scope of Wikidata-l, but I am > looking for advice in what I am noticing is a somewhat re-occuring issue > with VIAF identifiers. > > For a lot of items, I am finding 2 or more

Re: [Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-12 Thread MagnusSalgo
A no answer of your question about koordination between VIAF WIkidata But I asked this question at Wikidata cons in Berlin And got the answer if its duplicated add them and then we take away when its merged in VIAF Who “we" are I dont know ;-) Regards Magnus Sälgö Stockholm, Sweden

[Wikidata] Identifiers: Multiple VIAF numbers

2017-12-12 Thread Brill Lyle
Hi all, I understand this is probably outside the scope of Wikidata-l, but I am looking for advice in what I am noticing is a somewhat re-occuring issue with VIAF identifiers. For a lot of items, I am finding 2 or more VIAF numbers for BLP subjects. Recently I've found up to 4 VIAF numbers: -