*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>
- Introduction workshop about Wikidata for employees of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB, national library of the Netherlands), to make them more familiar and self-reliant with Wikidata - 6 June 2023, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, The Netherlands - Slides (in Dutch) on Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wegwijzer_in_Wikidata,_Introductiecurus_Wikidata_-_Koninklijke_Bibliotheek,_6_juni_2023.pdf> . - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Working Hour June 5, 2023: In collaboration with the Black Bibliography Project, we will be adding metadata for undescribed or under-described African-American women authors listed in The Pen Is Ours: a Listing of Writings by and about African-American Women before 1910, compiled by Jean Fagan Yellin and Cynthia D. Bond.Event page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Wikidata_Working_Hours/2023-June-5_Wikidata_Working_Hour> - Registration has opened for the workshop on mathematical research data <https://www.mis.mpg.de/calendar/conferences/2023/mardimeetsis.html> taking place on 9-11 October 2023 in Leipzig. Talks, demos and lightning talks can be suggested, including Wikidata-related ones. Tool of the week - IdentifierInput <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:1Veertje/identifierInput> makes it easier to add identifier properties by letting you put in the full url and then stripping it down to just the identifier for you. Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: - alternate universe counterpart <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11799> (this fictional character/entity is an alternate universe counterpart of the subject) - visited by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11801> (organisms attracted by this plant taxon and reported to visit it) - Mastodon instance URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11810> (the mastodon instance of/about the subject) - beforehand owned by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11811> (person or institution that owned the subject just before stated event. Meant to be used as qualifier of "significant event (P793)" for events like sales, auctions, gifts, etc) - afterward owned by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11812> (person or institution that owned the subject after stated event. Meant to be used as qualifier of "significant event (P793)" for events like sales, auctions, gifts, etc) - solubility product constant <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11813> (equilibrium constant for a sparingly soluble solid chemical substance dissolved in an aqueous solution) - funded by grant <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11814> (title or name of the grant funding this item) - External identifiers: stats.fm artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11800>, Zeno.org ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11802>, World Arachnid Catalog ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11803>, Springs and Fountains of Andalucía ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11804>, TMDb collection ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11805>, TMDB company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11806>, WGA work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11807>, Peacock ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11815> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: - Type of musical notation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Type_of_musical_notation> (system of musical notation used on a given music source or composition) - External identifiers: Identifiant "Politique pappers" <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_%22Politique_pappers%22> , Svenska Akademiens ordlista ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Svenska_Akademiens_ordlista_ID> , Holarse <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Holarse>, wiki.ubuntuusers.de article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/wiki.ubuntuusers.de_article_ID> , Marsilio Editori author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Marsilio_Editori_author_ID> , LiteraturPort autorenlexikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LiteraturPort_autorenlexikon_ID> , Kialo ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kialo_ID>, PremiershipRugby.com player ID (new) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PremiershipRugby.com_player_ID_(new)> , PesticideInfo chemical ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PesticideInfo_chemical_ID> , Ukrainian Cultural Heritage ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ukrainian_Cultural_Heritage_ID> , Image Duplicator ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Image_Duplicator_ID> , Saugoma.lt area ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Saugoma.lt_area_ID> , Lithuanian protected object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lithuanian_protected_object_ID> , Saugoma.lt object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Saugoma.lt_object_ID> , Musées Occitanie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mus%C3%A9es_Occitanie_ID> - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects> : WikiProject Aikido <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Aikido> - Newest database reports: - External identifier completeness <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/External_identifier_completeness> - External identifier property use completeness. Development - Wikibase REST API: We finished the new endpoint for patching labels ( phab:T332739 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332739>). We also started work on the new endpoint for retrieving Property data ( phab:T337720 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337720>) - Client wikis: We drastically reduced the size of a ResourceLoader module that’s loaded on most Wikipedia page views (phab:334682 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/334682>) - Language code: With awesome help from Nikki, we improved documentation for how to add language codes to Wikibase/Wikidata (phab:T335857 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335857>) - EntitySchemas: We are getting the new datatype ready for testing. 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> -- Léa Lacroix Community Engagement & Events Consultant Contractor for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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