*WikiCite is back – Save the Date* *August 29–31, 2025* Bern, Switzerland & Online
After several years of silence, WikiCite is coming back — and it’s doing so with a fresh, hybrid format and a clear goal: to reconnect communities, institutions, and individuals working with open citations, bibliographic data, and the Wikidata/Wikibase ecosystem. Whether you're a Wikimedian, a librarian, a developer, or simply passionate about the future of open knowledge, this is your chance to participate in shaping the next chapter of WikiCite. ------------------------------ *Event Overview* *Day 1 – Friday, August 29* In-person in Bern, Switzerland Institutional sessions and showcases with invited speakers. All talks will be recorded and shared online. *Day 2 – Saturday, August 30* Fully online via live video conferencing Technical discussions, community talks, and cross-timezone engagement. *Day 3 – Sunday, August 31* Online and community-driven Interactive workshops, do-a-thons, and “Ideas for Tomorrow” closing sessions. ------------------------------ *Key Topics* The event will explore major developments and shared challenges in the WikiCite ecosystem, including: - *Federated Ontologies and Wikibase Federation* Coordination across decentralized Wikibase instances and aligning schemas across platforms - *Wikidata and Library Catalog Integration* Case studies from ETH Zürich and Swiss institutions on using Wikidata for authority data and bibliographic infrastructure - *Open Citations and Structured Bibliographic Metadata* Linking scientific publications, cultural heritage, and research outputs using Wikidata - *Tooling and Technical Infrastructure* New tools for querying, editing, and visualizing WikiCite data (e.g. LOTUS, Scholia, SPARQL evolution) - *Scalability and the Graph Split* Discussions on the Blazegraph replacement, SPARQL federation, and long-term architecture of Wikidata - *Data Quality and Disambiguation* Examples like the “Swiss homonyms cleanup” and strategies for maintaining data integrity - *Collaborative Models and Governance* How libraries, Wikimedia chapters, and research institutions are collaborating to co-maintain the bibliographic graph - *Community and Innovation* Lightning talks, interactive do-a-thons, Wikidata games, and open proposal slots for emerging ideas ------------------------------ *Who should attend?* - Wikidata contributors and WikiCite supporters - Librarians, archivists, researchers, digital humanists - Developers and data engineers - Institutions interested in structured, open bibliographic metadata - Anyone curious about Wikidata and open citations ------------------------------ *Want to join? Let us know* Register (non-binding, helps us plan): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Participants Program: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Programme Event info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025 ------------------------------ *More information coming soon* The detailed program and calls for proposals (talks, posters, workshops) will be announced shortly. Main event page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025 Let’s rebuild WikiCite — together. Mark your calendar and be part of it. #WikiCite2025 #Wikidata #OpenCitations #WikimediaCH #BibliographicData -- Ilario Valdelli Skype: valdelli Tel: +41764821371 http://www.wikimedia.ch
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