*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments:
- Wikidata:Requests for comment/How to avoid to use male form as a
generic form in property labels in French ?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/How_to_avoid_to_use_male_form_as_a_generic_form_in_property_labels_in_French_%3F>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming
- The next Wikibase live session
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2021.11.25> is 16:00 GMT on
Thursday 25th November 2021 (18:00 Berlin time). All are welcome!
- Editing Scottish government agencies at CTC24 – Open In Practice
<https://codethecity.org/what-we-do/hack-weekends/ctc24-open-in-practice/>,
November 27-28
- LIVE Wikidata editing #63 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPfg3STM08>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3109599262658563/>,
November 27 at 19:00 UTC
- Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #88
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#88>,
November 28 at 13.00 UTC
- ISKO UK Hands-on Meetup - Introduction to Wikibase
<https://www.iskouk.org/event-4540936> (November 23rd 2021 13:00
Berlin time) (register on meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Knowledge-Organisation-London/events/281627829/>
)
- Ongoing
- Weekly Lexemes Challenge #17, Bread
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=17>
- Past
- Bug Triage Hour on API issues (log
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataBugTriageHour>)
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- Using Wikidata to promote epistemic equity
<https://wikiedu.org/blog/2021/11/19/using-wikidata-to-promote-epistemic-equity/>
- How Penn's Librarians are Using Linked Data to Make the Web Better
<https://www.library.upenn.edu/blogs/libraries-news/how-penns-librarians-are-using-linked-data-make-web-better>
- Videos
- How to use the Wikidata query service without having experience
with the SPARQL language (Wikidata Query Builder) (in Spanish) -
YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s05hfU0HYc>
- Bringing Linked Data into Libraries via Wikidata - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YOf1_GfA4>
- Presenting the project for integrating data from the Ricordi
Archive into Wikimedia projects (in Italian) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDEI7iT1cZY>
- Wikidata for 5-star Linked Open Bio-Ontologies - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17PSUOTeUA>
- ENDORSE Follow up event: Wikibase and the EU Knowledge Graph as a
use case - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04VABNCgF6A>
Tool of the week
- WikiCite Search <https://wikicite-search.herokuapp.com> is a
bibliographic search engine for Wikidata that finds articles either by
searching for keywords, or by string matching.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for a Full-Stack Developer
<https://short.sg/j/4361894> and Partner Relationships Manager
<https://short.sg/j/131847> to join the Wikidata/Wikibase team.
- Are you doing research around Wikidata? There is a new fund to support
research work around the Wikimedia projects
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund#Wikimedia_Research_Fund>
that you can apply to.
- This post <https://the-qa-company.com/blog/blog-extended/13> about the
question of the week is showing how questions can be answered over
Wikidata. Also it gives some insights on how Google and Siri are using
Wikidata.
- A new openly accessible book on knowledge graphs <https://kgbook.org>
has been published by prominent researchers in the field.
- The latest version of WordNet released now links to Wikidata for many
entries <https://twitter.com/digitalling/status/1460704834168836098>
- [Feedback Requested] Introducing a dedicated section on Wikidata Item
pages for classifying properties
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295275>
- New strategies for Wikidata and the Wikibase Ecosystem published and
waiting for your feedback
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/3VJ5ZW3MO3CMCVWW4JDWSWDLXLX4XAEU/>.
Add your comments
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LinkedOpenData/Strategy2021>!
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: train melody
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10067>
- External identifiers: SEKO ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10063>, NWT Species ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10064>, IJF competition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10065>, JudoInside
competition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10066>, SEEK
company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10068>, Tabakalera
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10069>, IRIS UNIPG author
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10070>, EXQUIRITE author
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10071>, State Duma person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10072>, ESPN MMA fighter
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10073>, Dr. Duke's
Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases chemical ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10074>, CREPČ institution ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10075>, CREPČ person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10076>, Spanish Cultural
Heritage thesauri ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10077>, Maritime
Business Directory ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10078>,
FAOLEX No <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10079>, EJU
competition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10080>,
Australian
Charities and Not‑for‑profits Register Charity ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10081>, CJFD journal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10082>, Offshore leaks
database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10083>, Osmose
Agency person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10084>, biografiA
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10085>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Rehearses at
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rehearses_at>,
image with color chart
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/image_with_color_chart>,
Wallet Address
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wallet_Address>,
dpi <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dpi>,
project
of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/project_of>,
outcome
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/outcome>,
introduced
by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/introduced_by>,
IMA Symbol
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IMA_Symbol>,
Ghana Place Names URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ghana_Place_Names_URL>,
CSS code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CSS_code>,
Deity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deity>,
number of teachers
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_teachers>
- External identifiers: Newgrounds username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Newgrounds_username>,
identifiant Numelyo
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Numelyo>,
Genie artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_artist_ID>,
Genie album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_album_ID>,
Genie song ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_song_ID>,
Genie media ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_media_ID>,
Naver VIBE track ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_VIBE_track_ID>,
Naver VIBE video ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_VIBE_video_ID>,
Bugs! track ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bugs!_track_ID>,
Bugs! music video ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bugs!_music_video_ID>,
Melon music video ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Melon_music_video_ID>,
Rutube channel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rutube_channel_ID>,
Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Saint_Petersburg_Encyclopedia_ID>,
Nintendo64EVER ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nintendo64EVER_ID>,
N64-Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/N64-Database_ID>,
MedlinePlus drug identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MedlinePlus_drug_identifier>,
Web Encyclopedia of Kyiv ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Web_Encyclopedia_of_Kyiv_ID>,
Database of Czech librarians ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Database_of_Czech_librarians_ID>,
Coub channel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coub_channel_ID>,
Catalog of arthistoricum.net ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Catalog_of_arthistoricum.net_ID>,
identifiant OùVoir.Ça
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_O%C3%B9Voir.%C3%87a>,
kino-teatr.ru film ID 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/kino-teatr.ru_film_ID_2>,
CH district ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CH_district_ID>,
Volgograd Oblast address register
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Volgograd_Oblast_address_register>,
identifiant Initiale
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Initiale>,
AbeBooks ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AbeBooks_ID>,
Sceneweb organization ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sceneweb_organization_ID>,
SensCritique work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SensCritique_work_ID>,
Library of Congress providers ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Library_of_Congress_providers_ID>,
Irkipedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Irkipedia_ID>,
Delovaya Stolitsa ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Delovaya_Stolitsa_ID>,
Baseball Prospectus ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Baseball_Prospectus_ID>,
NT Place Names Register ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NT_Place_Names_Register_ID>,
Place Names of New Brunswick ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Place_Names_of_New_Brunswick_ID>,
IRIS polytechnic universities IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IRIS_polytechnic_universities_IDs>
- Query examples:
- Numbers from 0 to 20 sorted alphabetically thanks to
lexicographical data <https://w.wiki/4QuM> (source
<https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1461317543654612998>)
- Given names of French fictional characters, as chosen by French /
non-French authors <https://w.wiki/4SBM> (Source
<https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1462406228966006784>)
- Map of members of the International Society of Biocuration
(historical and current; affiliation and education institutions)
<https://w.wiki/4Qi6> (Source
<https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1461063139852750857>)
- UK MPs and their reason for *finally* leaving office
<https://w.wiki/4Qfc> (Source
<https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1461031253839331332>)
- Number of new UK MPs at each general election since 1870 (new =
never served before) <https://w.wiki/4R2o> (Source
<https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1461439247278301192>)
- Crewe Alexandra players from Crewe <https://w.wiki/4QE4> (Source
<https://twitter.com/EEPaul/status/1460708170024853510>)
- Chronological timeline of people buried in Cimetière des Carmes
<https://w.wiki/4QCB> (Source
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1460621202645475335>)
- Stops in the travel routes of Wilhelm Müller on his way from
Leipzig to Bad Schandau in 1820/21 <https://w.wiki/4Pyx> (Source
<https://twitter.com/diedatenlaube/status/1460387431405039622>)
Development
- Working on displaying the grammatical features of Lexemes in a
particular order in the UI (phab:T232557
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232557>)
- Mismatch Finder
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mismatch_Finder>: continuing
polishing before first release. Focusing on making API documentation
available and adding a footer to the site
- The ongoing work on MediaWiki skin improvements especially for
Wikipedia will break the search box for Wikidata. We're working on
addressing this. (phab:T275251
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275251>)
- Migrating a number of components to vue 3 to keep up with the rest of
MediaWiki (phab:T294465 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T294465>)
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>
--
Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
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