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Data Migration Specialist at LYRASIS

Data model

• [Generic Tree] - generate trees from Wikidata structures, such as subclasses, administrative divisions, and taxons

Properties

Find and explore properties. "Properties useful for..." in the Notes section below collects specific properties salient to topics I'm working on.

• Hay Property browser - quick, flat property browse
• Property explorer - hierarchical property browse
• SQID - explore classes and properties
• List of properties
• Open property proposals

Ranking and deprecating statements

• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Ranking
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Deprecation
• reason for deprecation (P2241) values already used (query)

Projects

Working out models, best practices, enrichment of entries in certain areas...

• Wikidata:WikiProject Ontology
• Books
• Libraries
• Archival Description
• Indexes
• Cultural Heritage
• Linked Data for Production
• Events (includes conferences -- relevant to WikiCite because of proceedings!)

Find stuff to do

• Open tasks
• Mix-n-match -- This tool can list entries of some external databases, and allows users to match them against Wikidata items.
  • MeSH Information Science
  • Theoi (Greek mythology)
  • LCNAF
  • Iconclass

• The Distributed Game
• Database reports
• Project Merge -- Lists of items to merge or differentiate

Tools and resources for editing, etc.

• Keyboard shortcuts (enable via preferences)
• Recoin -- Recoin ("Relative Completeness Indicator") is a script that extends Wikidata entity pages with information about the relative completeness of the information. Relative completeness refers to the extent of information found on an item in comparison with other similar items.
• Property trees -- Generate lists and trees from Wikidata structures, such as subclasses, administrative divisions, and taxons.
• QuickStatements -- Enter statements in a tab delimited format
• TABernacle tool | help
• PetScan -- PetScan can generate lists of Wikipedia (and related projects) pages or Wikidata items that match certain criteria...
• Request item deletion
• Do Not Merge list whitelist pairs to keep them from being merged (or considered for merge)
• Daty -- In development Daty is a free cross-platform advanced Wikidata editor adhering to GNOME Human Interface Guidelines, intended to enable better editing workflow. Use Daty to search, select, read, batch edit items, script actions, share, visualize proposed changes and bots.

Living people

• Policy
• Properties likely to be challenged
• Properties that may violate privacy

Querying / SPARQL

• Wikidata:Request a query

Examples of GLAM applications using Wikidata

• Scholia -- Scholarly profile pages constructed from queries to Wikidata Query Service.

Notes

Properties useful for...

Authority control for people

Instances of: Wikidata property for authority control for people (Q19595382)

SELECT ?item ?itemLabel 
WHERE 
{
  ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q19595382.
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en". }
}

Mythology, deities, etc.

• appears in the form of P4675
• incarnation of P3701
• possessed by spirit P4292
• superhuman feature or ability P2563
• totem P2831
• worshipped by P1049

Follow up

My cryptic notes about stuff to wrap up.

Deletion request

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19283707

• Scottish witches

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57656241

Dissertation: https://search.proquest.com/pqdtglobal/docview/303891952/DBE731F29028423BPQ/1?accountid=14244

The longitudinal effects of medical treatment on the intellectual functioning and academic achievement of pediatric oncology patients
Netherton, Sandra Dee. Texas Tech University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1990. 9115353. 

Query examples

Monolingual text value in results, filtered to a given language

SELECT ?item ?itemLabel ?val WHERE {
  ?item wdt:P1451 ?val.
  BIND(LANG(?val) AS ?language)
  FILTER((LANG(?val)) = "en")
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". }
}
LIMIT 50

Motto text, excluding organizations and military units, showing 'instance of' value

SELECT DISTINCT ?item ?itemLabel ?val ?type ?typeLabel WHERE {
  ?item wdt:P1451 ?val.
  MINUS {?item wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q23905069.}
  MINUS {?item wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q43229.}
  OPTIONAL {?item wdt:P31 ?type.}
  BIND(LANG(?val) AS ?language)
  FILTER((LANG(?val)) = "en")
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". }
}
LIMIT 50

People whose archives are held by Computer History Museum and their employers

source: https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1076121699957977088

SELECT ?person ?personLabel ?employer ?employerLabel ("00FFFF" AS ?rgb) WHERE {
  ?person wdt:P485 wd:Q964035.
  ?person wdt:P108 ?employer.
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". }
}

items with Collective Biographies of Women ID (P4539) AND without English Wikipedia articles

# items with Collective Biographies of Women ID (P4539) AND without English Wikipedia articles  
SELECT ?item ?itemLabel ?val
WHERE 
{
  ?item wdt:P4539 ?val.
  FILTER NOT EXISTS { 
    ?articleEn schema:about ?item.
    ?articleEn schema:isPartOf <https://en.wikipedia.org/>.
  }
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en". }
}

Count most used properties for instances of a class (Books)

SELECT ?prop ?propLabel ?count WHERE {
    {
        SELECT ?prop (COUNT(DISTINCT ?item) AS ?count) WHERE {
           
           hint:Query hint:optimizer "None" .
           ?item wdt:P31 wd:Q571 .
           ?item ?p ?id .
           ?prop wikibase:directClaim ?p .
        }  GROUP BY ?prop
    }
  
    SERVICE wikibase:label {
        bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en" .
    }
} ORDER BY DESC (?count)