User:John Cummings/sandboxWikidataforWikimedia projects
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This page has been created to outline the benefits and challenges of using facts from Wikidata on other Wikimedia projects including how to avoid, improve or correct any issues and address common misunderstandings or concerns. It will also provide an overview of what is and isn’t currently possible when reusing data from Wikidata on other Wikimedia projects and improvements planned in the future. If you are new to Wikidata the following links may be helpful to you:
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Centralising facts across many Wikimedia projects editCentralising facts for Wikimedia projects on Wikidata will allow people across many different Wikimedia projects in many different languages to work together to collate information which has many benefits:
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Data quality on Wikidata editWikidata is a young project that is growing quickly and receiving contribution from users are essential to improving data quality. There are several ways data is added to and improved on Wikidata: Individuals editIndividual users adding individual facts is the most common way users add data to Wikidata. Wikidata reuses data that has already been added to other Wikimedia projects, however this data is sometimes out of date, incomplete or incorrect. Importing datasets editData is also added through importing large external datasets. Anyone can request that data is imported from an external source through the Wikidata:Data Import Hub. Partnerships editThere are several partnerships with external organisations to improve data quality including:
Queries editThe Wikidata Query Service is one way that data can be checked for completeness and accuracy, you can request a query at Wikidata:Request a query. Future developments editIn future Wikidata will be introducing new features including:
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Making changes to Wikidata editWhilst Wikidata can be complex when adding a large quantity of data, adding single facts is a relatively simple process with a smaller learning curve than most other Wikimedia projects. The most common tasks on Wikidata are adding statements and adding references. Adding statements and references to Wikidata doesn't require an coding or mark up knowledge. If you would like a larger amount of information from an external database added to Wikidata please make a request on the Wikidata:Data_Import_Hub. Statements editThe process of adding statements is quite simple and requires no coding skills, an overview can be found at Help:Statements#Adding_statements References on Wikidata editMany facts on Wikidata do not yet have a reference or have a reference of being imported from another Wikimedia project. References are being added all the time both through individual contributions and planned, structured imports from external databases add 1000s or even 10,000 of referenced facts at a time. Adding a reference is a simple process:
More in depth instructions for adding references to statements please see Help:Sources |
Tracking changes to a Wikidata page from another Wikimedia project editIt is important for Wikimedia project contributors using data from Wikidata on their pages to know if a change has been made on Wikidata that affects their pages. It is possible to keep track of changes made to Wikidata item pages which are being used to display facts on other Wikimedia projects. On your Wikimedia project (when logged in):
Now when a change is made to a Wikidata item which is being on another Wikimedia project it will be displayed in your watchlist. Currently the watchlist will not display what the change is on Wikidata, although this is planned. You can simply use the History tab on Wikidata to find this information like any other Wikimedia project. This is a much clearer and simpler process than transclusion of images from Commons where it is not possible to keep track of changes of an image on Commons from within another Wikimedia project. |
Examples of data reuse editThere are many ways Wikidata is being used on other Wikimedia projects. Wikidata fed infoboxes on Wikipedia editIt is possible for infoboxes on Wikipedia to use data directly from Wikidata. Control on the wiki editThe templates that display the data from Wikidata provide additional controls to the wiki so they can customise the data to their needs, this includes:
Examples editThere are several examples of Wikidata fed infoboxes on Wikipedia, these include:
Guides editGuides are available to help set up Wikidata fed infoboxes on Wikipedia
Mapping work on a subject editIt is possible to create lists of missing articles on any subject using Wikidata. This is done by creating a set of items on Wikidata and using a tool to see which articles do and do not exist on which Wikimedia projects:
Visualisations editThere are many tools, both within Wikimedia projects and externally that reuse and combine Wikidata, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and other projects. These tools allow people to explore the content in a new way and can also be used to visualise content to provide new ways to highlght issues and possble improvements.
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