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User:MSwierenga/LDUG Wikidata Edit-a-thon 2024

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Indiana and Michigan Schools Wikidata Edit-a-Thon
Welcome to the 2024 MCLS/LDUG Wikidata Edit-a-thon: Schools, held online April 22-26, 2024. Everything you need will be listed below. If ever you have a question, please don't hesitate to reach out to the event team.

Opening Event Schedule edit

Data as a knowledge graph. User:fuzheado

Opening event: Monday, April 22, 2024, 1-2:30pm Eastern (12-1:30pm Central), via Zoom (Recording)

  1. Welcome
  2. Orientation to the edit-a-thon
  3. Introduction to Wikidata/Linked data ~15min
  4. Examples ~15min
  5. Questions?
  6. How to edit/Let's edit ~15min
  7. Editing ~30min
  8. Wrap-up and next steps

Closing Event Schedule edit

Closing event: Monday, April 26, 2024, 1-2pm Eastern (12-1pm Central), via Zoom (Register)(Slides)

  1. Review of Dashboard Statistics
  2. Querying Wikidata
  3. Questions/Comments
  4. Future Edit-a-thons?

Edit-a-thon Orientation edit

Tools edit

  • The Edit-a-thon Dashboard: What is it? How do I join it? Where is it?
    • What: The Dashboard is a course/workshop/edit-a-thon management platform. It works with both Wikipedia and Wikidata. It neatly tracks edits for the duration of a workshop or program. It also can contain trainings, resources, and tips. It is customizable and presents data that may be otherwise difficult to find
    • Where is it?: You can enroll independently here: Dashboard link
    • How to join: Follow the link to the dashboard and click the button Join Program. Enter the passcode rbcftjuq
    • Problems joining? send your Wikimedia username to marianne.swierenga@wmich.edu
  • The MCLS Wikidata Slack Channel: Communicate with other participants, ask questions, get clarifications, share your best edits

Training Resources edit

 
Wikidata Leveling Up Days 2024 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024)

The Project edit

Data Models edit

A data model is a set of common properties we use to describe things on Wikidata. Data models are not prescriptive. Often the best way to learn how to model items is to look at existing well-modeled items.

Properties edit

Wikidata calls predicates properties. Properties are relationships that describe the connection between items (subjects) and their values (objects). Listed below are some commonly used properties for describing authors and books.

Educational Institutions Properties edit

Types of educational institutions, examples:

School Buildings Properties edit

A school building, former school building, schoolhouse, or one-room schoolhouse is a structure where the main use is or was education.

Data Structure for Educational Institutions edit

Examples of Wikidata items for different kinds of educational institutions, like school districts, high schools, magnet schools, and community colleges:

Table of Properties edit

This table was adapted from WikiProject:Education's model for [Educational Institutions].

Title ID Data type Description Examples Inverse
instance ofP31Iteminstance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)Loy Norrix High School <instance of> high school-
official nameP1448Monolingual textofficial name: official name of the subject in its official language(s)Hackett Catholic Prep <official name> Hackett Catholic Prep (English)-
school districtP5353Itemschool district: school district to which a settlement or other item belongsLoy Norrix High School <school district> Kalamazoo Public Schools-
has part(s)P527Itemhas part, consist of and meronymy: part of this subject; inverse property of "part of" (P361). See also "has parts of the class" (P2670).Catholic Schools of Greater Kalamazoo <has part(s)> Hackett Catholic Preppart of
countryP17Itemcountry: sovereign state that this item is in (not to be used for human beings)Loy Norrix High School <country> United States of America-
inceptionP571Point in timedate of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619Loy Norrix High School <inception> 1961-
located in the administrative territorial entityP131Itemadministrative territorial entity: the item is located on the territory of the following administrative entity. Use P276 for specifying locations that are non-administrative places and for items about events. Use P1382 if the item falls only partially into the administrative entity.Loy Norrix High School <located in the administrative territorial entity> Kalamazoo-
students countP2196Quantitystudent and schoolchild: number of students of any type in an educational organization. Qualify with " point in time" (P585). The most recent count would generally have preferred rank; data for previous years normal rank (not deprecated rank). Don't overwrite.Loy Norrix High School <students count> 1,771-
named afterP138Itemeponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which oneHackett Catholic Prep <named after> John R. Hackett-
official websiteP856URLofficial website and home page: URL of the official page of an item (current or former). Usage: If a listed URL no longer points to the official website, do not remove it, but see the "Hijacked or dead websites" section of the Talk pageLoy Norrix High School <official website> https://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/LNHS-
religion or worldviewP140Itemreligion, religious identity, religious movement, doxastic attitude and religion or world view: religion of a person, organization or religious building, or associated with this subjectHackett Catholic Prep <religion or worldview> Catholicism-
NCES district IDP2483External identifieridentifier for a school district or education agency in the United StatesKalamazoo Public Schools <NCES district ID> 2619950-
NCES school IDP2484External identifieridentifier for a public school in the United StatesLoy Norrix High School <NCES school ID> 261995005663-

Data Structure for School Buildings edit

School Building examples:

Table of Properties edit

This table was adapted from WikiProject:Heritage Institutions' [of Buildings].

Title ID Data type Description Examples Inverse
instance ofP31Iteminstance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)Oakdale School <instance of> one-room school-
occupantP466Itemperson or organization occupying propertyMcCalla School <occupant> University Collections-
named afterP138Itemeponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which oneMcCalla School <named after> Margaret Hemphill McCalla-
inceptionP571Point in timedate of establishment: time when an entity begins to exist; for date of official opening use P1619McCalla School <inception> 1907-
owned byP127Itemproprietor, property and owned by: owner of the subjectMcCalla School <owned by> Indiana Universityowner of
heritage designationP1435Itemhistoric preservation and heritage designation: heritage designation of a cultural or natural siteOld Central High School <heritage designation> National Register of Historic Places listed place-
located in the administrative territorial entityP131Itemadministrative territorial entity: the item is located on the territory of the following administrative entity. Use P276 for specifying locations that are non-administrative places and for items about events. Use P1382 if the item falls only partially into the administrative entity.Old Central High School <located in the administrative territorial entity> Kalamazoo-
street addressP6375Monolingual textaddress: full street address where subject is located. Include building number, city/locality, post code, but not country; use also P669 if the street has its own separate itemOld Central High School <street address> 714 South Westnedge Avenue-
postal codeP281Stringpostal code: identifier assigned by postal authorities for the subject area or buildingOld Central High School <postal code> 49007-
coordinate locationP625Geographic coordinatesgeographic coordinate: geocoordinates of the subject. For Earth, please note that only WGS84 coordinating system is supported at the momentOld Central High School <coordinate location> 42°17'5"N, 85°35'26"W-


Data Sets edit

For this event, the following tables contains sets of schools, school buildings, and other educational institutions related data:

Google sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1otAoggJB3QxAnrrqV2As3hFS7YiokhlLzs7ZLMC8x7o/edit?usp=sharing

  • If we complete our Mich/Ind spreadsheet, start spreading out into other states:

Connecting to Wikimedia Commons edit

By using the property (P18) Image, you can add an image from Wikimedia Commons to your Wikidata item. Inversely, you can add the Wikidata item as structured data to the Wikimedia Commons image. Use "depicts" and use the Q# for them Wikidata item the image depicts.

Commons Categories edit

 
Canton Center District School No. 4, Canton Township, Michigan

Queries of Indiana and Michigan Schools edit

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