*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Press, articles, blog posts
- Working with Structured Data on Commons: A Status Report <https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/08/27/working-with-structured-data-on-commons-a-status-report/>, by Lucas Werkmeister - Citation.js: a format-independent, modular bibliography tool for the browser and command line <https://peerj.com/articles/cs-214/>, article in PeerJ Computer Science (Q27726596) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27726596> by Lars Willighagen (Q45907528) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45907528> - A systematic literature review on Wikidata <https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DTA-12-2018-0110/full/html> (paywalled) - Marçal Mora-Cantallops et al. - GeneDB and Wikidata <https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-114/v1> - Magnus Manske, et al. - Wikidata from a Research Perspective -- A Systematic Mapping Study of Wikidata <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.11153.pdf> - Mariam Farda-Sarbas, Claudia Mueller-Birn - Enriquecimiento de entidades de Wikidata mediante un modelo de descomposición y mapeado de categorías de Wikipedia <http://eprints.rclis.org/38628/> ("Enrichment of Wikidata entities through a decomposition model and mapping of Wikipedia categories") - Tomás Saorín et al.; text in Spanish 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>.* - Cocoda <https://coli-conc.gbv.de/cocoda/app/> is a web application to manage mappings between authority files. It supports editing Wikidata-mappings including GND <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P227>, Basisklassifikation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5748>, Regensburg Classification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1150>, Iconclass <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1256>, and Nomisma <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2950>. Cocoda can be used like mix'n'match but for more complex mappings. Other Noteworthy Stuff - The vision and strategy papers for Wikidata and Wikibase <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Strategy/2019> have been published - comments welcome on the talk page - Follow-up from Wikimania: you can now give input about the language barrier on Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Language_barriers_input> and federating Wikibase instances with Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Federation_input> - New tool: a Python library to create bots, scripts and tools for lexicographical data <https://github.com/Nudin/LexData/> by MichaelSchoenitzer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:MichaelSchoenitzer> - There is now a new API parameter to add tags on edits summaries <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-August/013392.html> - soweego <https://soweego.readthedocs.io/> version 1.1 is on its way, thanks to a WMF Rapid Grant <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Hjfocs/soweego_1.1> - Several job offers related to Wikidata were published in the last few weeks: - Scribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scribe>, a Wikimedia Foundation funded software and research project, is looking for a full-stack software engineer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scribe/Job> - The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a software engineer <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1768759> for its Search Platform team, including work on Wikidata Query Service - Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for a UX designer <https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/3696022/UX-Designer-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=13064858&l=en> and a full-stack developer <https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/4361894/Full-Stack-Developer-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=12124039&l=en> for Wikidata Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: access restriction status <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7228>, in defining formula <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7235> - External identifiers: RPGGeek ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7226>, DIBAVOD ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7227>, Fundación Goya en Aragón ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7229>, AccuRadio artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7230>, eSTUDÁNKY ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7231>, LongSwimsDB ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7232>, WTA trail ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7233>, Scribd Item ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7234>, Dove.org work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7236>, Chinese Engineering Expert Tank ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7237>, Open Science Framework ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7238>, SCTrails trail ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7241>, Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7242> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: Mediawiki Wiki <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mediawiki_Wiki>, Pilze Deutschland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pilze_Deutschland_ID>, Moose Deutschland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Moose_Deutschland_ID>, scope and content <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/scope_and_content>, Number of nodes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_nodes>, Performance <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Performance>, use restriction status <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/use_restriction_status>, Significant number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Significant_number>, FCC Product Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FCC_Product_Code>, Hardware Version Identification Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hardware_Version_Identification_Number>, amount cataloged <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/amount_cataloged>, number of decimal digits <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_decimal_digits>, Gregorian calendar <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gregorian_calendar>, food energy <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/food_energy>, pronunciation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pronunciation> - External identifiers: YouTube Music channel ID 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_Music_channel_ID_2>, Pandora artist ID 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pandora_artist_ID_2>, The Independent topic ID 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Independent_topic_ID_2>, NÖ Proposal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/N%C3%96_Proposal_ID>, Guia dos Quadrinhos brazilian comic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_brazilian_comic_ID>, Guia dos Quadrinhos international comic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_international_comic_ID>, Guia dos Quadrinhos brazilian publishing house ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_brazilian_publishing_house_ID>, Guia dos Quadrinhos international publishing house ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_international_publishing_house_ID>, Guia dos Quadrinhos artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_artist_ID>, Guia dos Quadrinhos character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Guia_dos_Quadrinhos_character_ID>, ScienceOpen author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScienceOpen_author_ID>, ScienceOpen publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScienceOpen_publication_ID>, Newspapers.com ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Newspapers.com_ID>, ESPN.com College Football Player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ESPN.com_College_Football_Player_ID>, WGA writer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WGA_writer_ID>, WGA project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WGA_project_ID>, FCC Grantee Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FCC_Grantee_Code>, Spectrum Management System Company Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spectrum_Management_System_Company_Number>, Radio Equipment List Certification Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radio_Equipment_List_Certification_Number>, National Equipment Registration System Supplier Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Equipment_Registration_System_Supplier_Number>, Prime Pages ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prime_Pages_ID>, New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Czech <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_Encyclopedic_Dictionary_of_Czech>, Peakbagger climber ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peakbagger_climber_ID>, Naver Music artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_Music_artist_ID>, Naver Music album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_Music_album_ID>, Hiking Project area ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hiking_Project_area_ID>, Hiking Project site ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hiking_Project_site_ID>, Slovo i Dilo person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovo_i_Dilo_person_ID>, playmarkerstats.com team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/playmarkerstats.com_team_ID>, WorldFootball.net team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldFootball.net_team_ID>, FNL player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FNL_player_ID>, Peakbagger key col ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peakbagger_key_col_ID>, MUBI film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUBI_film_ID>, MUBI person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUBI_person_ID> - Query examples: - Public art in London by female artists <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcreator%20%3FcreatorLabel%20WHERE%20%0A%7B%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ557141%20.%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fsub0%20.%20%0A%20%20%3Fsub0%20%28wdt%3AP131%29%2A%20wd%3AQ23939248%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP170%20%3Fcreator%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcreator%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D> - People used as examples in Wikidata properties <https://w.wiki/7dV> (source <https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1167120966515920897>) - Closest capitals of non bordering countries (<200 km) <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry1Label%20%3Fcountry2Label%20%3Fcapital1Label%20%3Fcapital2Label%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry1%20%3Fcountry2%20%3Fcapital1%20%3Fcapital2%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry1%20p%3AP463%20%3Fstatement1%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital1%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement1%20ps%3AP463%20wd%3AQ1065%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fstatement1%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fx%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcountry1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3024240%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry2%20p%3AP463%20%3Fstatement2%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital2%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement2%20ps%3AP463%20wd%3AQ1065%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fstatement2%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fx%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcountry2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3024240%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcapital1%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords1%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcapital2%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords2%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcountry1%29%20%3C%20xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcountry2%29%29%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry1%20p%3AP47%20%3FstatementBorder%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FstatementBorder%20ps%3AP47%20%3Fcountry2%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3FstatementBorder%20pq%3AP5102%20%3Fx%20%7D%20%7D%20UNION%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20%3FstatementBorder%20pq%3AP5102%20wd%3AQ15104814%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28ROUND%28geof%3Adistance%28%3Fcoords1%2C%20%3Fcoords2%29%29%20AS%20%3Fdistance%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fdistance%3C200%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdistance> (source <https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1167092693438259200>) - Hillforts mapped with their heritage designation/protection status <https://w.wiki/7ij> - YouTubers without a YouTube channel <https://w.wiki/7jD> - Racing automobile drivers who died in a car crash <https://w.wiki/7kF> (source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1168159154395111424>) - Schema examples: - Public library branch in The Netherlands <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E89> - Newest database reports: papers about Wikipedia <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/articles/Wikipedia> Development - Adjust label of save button of the Entity Schema and add accesskey for easier editing editor (phab:T230398 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230398>) - Get Grafana Datamodel References dashboard back up and running ( phab:T214894 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214894>) - Fix an issue in EntitySchema tests that caused some CI failures ( phab:T231065 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231065>) - Localize Wikibase API help links (phab:T231269 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231269>) - Support tags parameter on Wikibase APIs that edit entities ( phab:T229917 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229917>) - Add in Wikidata support for sitelinks to https://nap.wikisource.org ( phab:T212886 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212886>) - Reading property terms from new store in production now (phab:T225053 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T225053>) - Adding WDQS lag to maxlag info, to avoid stress on WDQS machines ( phab:T221774 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221774>) - Implementing the fallback version of the new better edit summary messages on items through API (phab:T224010 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224010>) - Fixing the issue of an invisible quality constrain violation indicator (phab:T227866 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227866>) - Switching item terms to migration stage of writing to both wb_terms and the new store (phab:T225055 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T225055>) - Preparing to run migration of item terms (phab:T219123 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219123>) - Allowing to access Wikibase entities from multiple (Wikibase) databases (phab:T214557 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214557>) - Hiding non-supported languages in old termbox (phab:T227083 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227083>) - Work on a new solution to move "Data item" link outside of sidebar toolbox avoiding the cache issues (phab:T66315 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66315>) - Bridge: saving the Wikidata edit when submitting (phab:T226999 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226999>) - Showing the current Wikidata value in the edit modal (phab:T226997 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226997>) 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 Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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