Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/BrandeisUniversity

Aim and Scope

Brandeis University Library Brandeis University Library is participating in the PCC Wikidata Pilot Project with the following aims and scope:

• Align with the PCC Strategic Directions, especially “SD4: Accelerate the movement toward ubiquitous identifier creation and identity management at the network level”

• Create an inclusive environment for catalogers and non-catalogers to contribute to authorized access points

• To strengthen our understanding of other methods of contributing to the wider scholarship community

• To understand how WikiData can support the scholarship that is conducted at Brandeis University and how it connects to the wider community

Contributors

• Joanna Fuchs: JBeddiar (talk • contribs • logs)

Projects

• Creation of WikiData for the institution--creating items for all academic units of Brandeis University
• Authority control relating to academic departments and faculty:
• Develop and understanding of Wikidata and how it can be used together with NACO
• Time permitting, looking at unique collections held at Brandeis University