*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: Wikimania recap, 27 August. Agenda
   
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ljx_0n8tjEeKk2sXoWqWQhDpfqC7k_MhdLSjaAkIJik/edit?usp=sharing>

Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>

   - What we talk about when we talk about Wikidata quality: a literature
   survey
   <https://opensym.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/os19-paper-A17-piscopo.pdf>,
   by Alessandro Piscopo and Elena Simperl
   - Introduction to OpenRefine in video by Emma (University of Edimburgh)
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfS1qTKFQoI> (12min)
   - Old but gold: introduction to Wikidata by Asaf Bartov
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24DOvuZWaD0short> (7min)

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>.*
   - *Integraality <https://tools.wmflabs.org/integraality/>* generates
   tables to assess the completeness of properties on sets of items,
such as properties
   on railway stations
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Railways/Property_Statistics>
   for instance. Tables are automatically updated and highly configurable.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Edit 1,000,000,000
   <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?oldid=1000000000> - the
   one-billionth, or 10⁹ - was the creation of The band structure in
   microwave frequency for quasi-1-D coaxial photonic crystals (Q66665412)
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66665412> by User:Stevenliuyi
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Stevenliuyi>
   - New termbox interface on mobile is enabled - you can view and edit
   easily the labels, descriptions and aliases on mobile devices (full
   announcement
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-August/013355.html>)
   - Random finds
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Random/finds>
from WikiProject
   Random <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Random>
   - Starting from July 2019, Wikimedia Sverige and the Wikimedia
   Foundation's GLAM team work together to create a more sustainable technical
   infrastructure for global heritage and content partnerships. Read more
   about this initiative on meta.wikimedia.org
   
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMSE-WMF_joint_initiative_concerning_GLAM_communities_of_practice>
   .
   - Wiki Loves Monuments and other Wikimedia Commons campaign organizers
   can now specify structured data fields in the campaign UploadWizard on
   Wikimedia Commons
   <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard/Campaigns>.
   - The new termbox interface is now enabled on mobile
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-August/013355.html>,
   you can edit labels, descriptions and aliases from a mobile device

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: ordeal by
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7209>, newspaper archive url
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7213>, periphrastic
      definition <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7219>, lexeme for
      periphrastic definition <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7220>,
      link for periphrastic definition
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7221>
      - External identifiers: Awards & Winners artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7184>, eska.pl topic ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7185>, Image-Line artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7186>, Jango artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7187>, LiveXLive artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7188>, mora artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7189>, RMF FM artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7190>, Supraphonline artist
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7191>, TuneIn artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7192>, YesAsia author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7193>, AZLyrics.com artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7194>, Bandsintown artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7195>, musica.com artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7196>, OpenWeatherMap city ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7197>, RauteMusik artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7198>, Scribd publication ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7199>, SongMeanings artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7200>, SoundHound artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7201>, Belgian Species List
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7202>, Dizionario
      biografico dei Friulani ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7203>, Mafab.hu film ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7204>, jog.fm artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7205>, Lyrics007 artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7206>, moly.hu book ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7207>, Liber Liber author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7208>, GreatSong artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7210>, LINE BLOG user ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7211>, Lyrics Translations
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7212>, Allcinema
      person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7214>, Eiga.com
      person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7215>, MTV Polska
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7216>, MTV UK
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7217>, Vox FM
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7218>, Eiga.com
      movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7222>, Transfermarkt
      team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7223>, Insects
      (Insecta) of the World ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7224>, BEACON ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7225>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: associated with
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/associated_with>,
      present on map
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/present_on_map>,
      translated title
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/translated_title>,
      Wikia Article URL 2
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikia_Article_URL_2>,
      position in sequence
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/position_in_sequence>,
      color produced
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/color_produced>,
      Itch.io ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Itch.io_ID>,
      mobile formatter
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mobile_formatter>,
      subscribers
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subscribers>,
      Attribution text
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attribution_text>,
      difficulty
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/difficulty>
      - External identifiers: RPGGeek
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RPGGeek>,
Faculté
      des sciences de Nancy ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Facult%C3%A9_des_sciences_de_Nancy_ID>,
      DIBAVOD ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DIBAVOD_ID>,
      Fundación Goya en Aragón ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fundaci%C3%B3n_Goya_en_Arag%C3%B3n_ID>,
      Estudanky ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Estudanky_ID>,
      LongSwimsDB ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LongSwimsDB_ID>,
      L-number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L-number>,
Dove.org
      work ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dove.org_work_ID>,
      WTA ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WTA_ID>, iTunes
      (gb) artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iTunes_(gb)_artist_ID>,
      Arnet Miner publication ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arnet_Miner_publication_ID>,
      Chinese Engineering Expert Tank ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chinese_Engineering_Expert_Tank_ID>,
      Open Science Framework ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Open_Science_Framework_ID>,
      Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Laws_%26_Regulations_Database_of_the_Republic_of_China_ID>,
      NLP ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLP_ID>,
SCTrails
      ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SCTrails_ID>,
      Transporter Classification Database ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Transporter_Classification_Database_ID>,
      UN treaty reference
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UN_treaty_reference>,
      musicbrainz tag
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/musicbrainz_tag>,
      Identification code for universities and colleges
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identification_code_for_universities_and_colleges>,
      Toons Mag
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Toons_Mag>,
YouTube
      Music channel ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_Music_channel_ID>,
      The Independent topic ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Independent_topic_ID>,
      Pandora artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pandora_artist_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - https://w.wiki/7UY timeline of competitions of the 2019-2020 figure
      skating season]
      - Future figure skating competitions <https://w.wiki/7Ua>
      - Currently happening figure skating competitions <https://w.wiki/7Uc>
      - French ships whose name start with an A <https://w.wiki/7Lz> (source
      <https://twitter.com/Querybook/status/1164427144791019520>)
      - Map of birth places of delegates to the Alaska Constitutional
      Convention <https://w.wiki/7UW> (source
      <https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1164619573129338887>)
   - Schema examples:
      - human chromosome <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E109>,
      built on chromosome <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E107>,
      built on sequence assembly
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E108>
      - Lunar crater <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E106>

Development

   - Deploy mobile termbox, follow-up and bug fixing
   - Deploy then rollback the move of "Wikidata item" link on clients due
   to cache issues (phab:T66315 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66315>)
   - Work on adjusting the save button of the Entity Schema editor (
   phab:T230398 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230398>)
   - Work on the bridge emitting button (phab:T230326
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230326>)
   - Introduce a header for the bridge modal (phab:T230328
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230328>)
   - Produce initial statistics/indicators for the Wikidata Languages
   Landscape (phab:T223119 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223119>)

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

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www.wikimedia.de

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