Ruthbrarian
Joined 11 March 2018
Librarian out to improve data online. Imperfect. Decaying. Doing my best.
Examples edit
Repositories edit
This recommendation includes required statements for describing repositories in wikidata and a set of properties based on the ISDIAH standard. See also properties for corporate entities.
Fields edit
| property | ISDIAH element | expected / required value | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| label | n/a | textual string. May not exceed 250 characters. | As a wikidata entity, repositories should have a label consisting of a word or phrase by which the repository is known or can be identified. This may or may not be the same as its formal name. Must be associated with a language. May repeat for multiple languages. Use alias ("also known as,"" see below) to include other common forms of the name. Recommend including the field official name (P1448) official name. |
| also known as | 5.1.3 Parallel form(s) of name, 5.1.4 Other form(s) of name | textual string. may not exceed 250 characters. may repeat. | Also known as/skos:altLabel is a built-in Wikidata property used to designate the other names by which an entity is known. Also known as can be used to record differences in spelling or punctuation, abbreviations, or older forms of a name (when changes to the institution are not significant enough to create a new entity and replaced by/replaces relationship between the two) |
| LoC and MARC vocabularies ID (P4801) or SNAC ARK ID (P3430) or other identifiers | 5.1.1. Identifier (required) | identifier code appropriate to the property | At this point, there are multiple repository-type identifiers in wikidata but few of which are specific to repositories. LoC and MARC vocabularies ID (P4801) which can be searched on the LC website and SNAC ARK ID (P3430) are the most likely to apply. Not every repository will have a MARC organization code or SNAC Ark ID. Depending on your organization, other repository identifiers may be relevant. You may use additional identifiers such as the Library of Congress Authority ID (P244), VIAF ID (P214), etc. See also the authority-type properties in Wikidata:List_of_properties/Wikidata_property_for_items_about_people_or_organisations |
| official name (P1448) | 5.1.2 Authorised form(s) of name (required) | textual string with qualifying language field. | Record the legal name of the repository in the language or languages in which it is legally established. If the legal name has changed, you may use qualifiers such as start time (P580) and end time (P582) to specify the period during which the statement applies. |
| native label (P1705) | 5.1.3 Parallel form(s) of name, 5.1.4 Other form(s) of name | textual string with qualifying language field | Use to specify the name by which a repository is known in the language or languages under which it operates. Prefer official name (P1448) for the authorized form of repository name. |
| description | n/a | textual string, beginning with lower-case letter unless the first word is a proper noun | To improve its wikidata presence, the repository should have a brief textual description which may identify its nature, mission, affiliations, location, etc. The descriptive field must be associated with a language and may repeat in multiple languages. |
| instance of (P31) | 5.1.5 Type of institution with archival holdings | a wikidata item. recommended values specific to repositories include: archive (Q166118), departmental archives (Q2860456), regional archive (Q27032392), municipal archive (Q604177), national archives (Q2122214), public archive (Q27031009), private archive (Q12161242), academic archive (Q27032435), special collections (Q4431094), rare book library (Q44234152), religious archive (Q85545753) | instance of (P31) is a fundamental Wikidata property used to declare the type of thing the Wikidata entity describes. When possible, choose the highest applicable level. A single entity may have more than one kind of instance of. Specify multiple types of instance of when useful for describing significantly different aspects of the repository (see National Archives and Records Administration (Q518155)). |
| part of (P361) and/or parent organization (P749) | 5.3.3 Mandates/Sources of authority, 5.3.4 Administrative structur | a wikidata entity which is an instance of an organization or instance of a subclass of organization (and is the repository's parent organization) | If the repository is administratively part of another organization or entity, specify the relationship using part of (P361) or parent organization (P749). If unsure whether the two entities have a formal parent organization/subsidiary relationship, consider using part of. If using parent organization, you must add a has subsidiary (P355) statement on the parent organization's wikidata item. As part of and parent organization are not exclusive, you may choose to use both. |
| street address (P6375) | 5.2.1 Location and address(es) | textual form of full street address where the repository is located. include building number through to post code. associate with a language code | Record the repository's street address, if known. Do not use deprecated P969 (P969) |
| location (P276) | 5.3.6 Building(s) | wikidata entity representing the building in which the repository is located. | While location (P276) can be used for values other than buildings, it is the appropriate choice to fulfill ISDIAH 5.3.6 and most other types of location data such as city, state, and country should be encoded using P (P) or country (P17).
It may be used to fulfill ISDIAH 5.2.1 if the most specific place where a repository is located is something other than an administrative region. For example, a repository might be located on an historic estate which has its own wikidata entity. It might be located on a mountain or other geographic entity which is not an administrative region. Exercise care in use. |
| located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) | 5.2.1 Location and address(es) | wikidata entity representing a city, borough, state, or other administrative territory (not country) | Record the most specific administrative entity in which the repository can be found. Because located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) is an inherited property, you do not need to apply less specific levels. |
| coordinate location (P625) | 5.2.1 Location and address(es) | latitude and longitude coordinates | Record the repository's latitude and longitude coordinates to facilitate mapping. |
| country (P17) | 5.2.1 Location and address(es) | wikidata entity representing the appropriate country | While country can be inferred from located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) consider recording it. This field should always be used if administrative territory is unknown. |
| P132 (P132) and/or fax number (P2900) | 5.2.2. Telephone, fax, email, 5.2.3 Contact persons | the telephone number in the RFC3966 format (see examples) | Use references to cite the source of this information along with its date of retrieval. Large entities may have more than one public phone or fax number for separate uses. If so, consider adding the qualifier has use (P366) with the appropriate function for each number. |
| email address (P968) | 5.2.2. Telephone, fax, email, 5.2.3 Contact persons | email address as text prefixed with mailto: | Use references to cite the source of this information along with its date of retrieval. Large entities may have more than one contact email for separate uses. If so, consider adding the qualifier has use (P366) with the appropriate function for each number. |
| official website (P856) | 5.2.1 Location and address(es) | url with http(s):// or other appropriate prefix | Specify the repository's primary website using official website (P856). This should include the http(s):// or other appropriate prefix. A repository should only have one official website.
However if the website's URL has changed, rank the most recent as preferred along with reason for preferred rank (P7452) with a value of most recent value (Q71533355). Include qualifier language of work or name language of work or name (P407) to provide information about the language in which the website is written. Do not remove previous official websites. Consider adding start time (P580) and end time (P582) information if known. |
| inception (P571) and/or dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576) | 5.3.1 History of the institution with archival holdings | most specific date known | As a part of providing a history of the repository, add its date of creation if known and dissolution if exists. Values may include uncertain dates such as 1980s or 19th century. See Dates help for details. |
| replaces (P1365) and/or replaced by (P1366) | 5.3.1 History of the institution with archival holdings | the wikidata entity representing the institution which replaced or replaces the entity being described | If the repository was replaced by another repository or replaces another repository, you may join them with replaced by (P1366) and replaces (P1365) statements. Do not use this for simple name changes, but when the nature of the repository has fundamentally changed. This may include incorporation into a new parent institution, a significant mission shift, etc. The relationship should be reciprocated by an inverse statement the other entity's record. |
| operator (P137) and/or authority (P797) | 5.3.3 Mandates/Sources of authority | wikidata entity for the operator or authority | Record the name of the authority responsible for operation, oversight, and administration of the repository. Use qualifiers start time (P580) and end time (P582) to record any additional information about when an authority became or ceased to be responsible for the repository. When possible, link to or cite the document, law, directive, or charter as a reference. |
| open days (P3025) and/or closed on (P3026) | 5.4.1 Opening times | a wikidata entity representing a day of the week, a date, or a grouping of days (e.g. all days of the week (Q26214163)) | If the repository has regular days of operation, consider using open days (P3025) to record its regular hours, along with closed on (P3026) to record dates of special closures (e.g. January 1 (Q2150)). If these days only apply to a particular season, you may qualify with open period from (P3027) and open period to open period to (P3028) recording the period's start and end dates. Before recording these, consider whether your repository's schedule is too complex to record in wikidata and whether the information you provide will serve the end user. An updated calendar on your official website (P856) might be more useful, for example. |
| member of (P463) | n/a | the wikidata element for an organization or other entity to which one can belong | When a repository is a member of an organization, such as a consortia or coalition, consider adding that relationship using member of (P463). The organization of which it’s a member must have a wikidata entity. |
| affiliation (P1416) | n/a | the wikidata entity for an organization or institution | When the repository has additional affiliations which provide context about its function but are not parent organization/subsidiaries or memberships, record the relationship as affiliation affiliation (P1416). |
Examples edit
People edit
This recommendation includes required statements for describing humans in wikidata and a set of properties based on the ISAAR-CPF and DACS standards. Wikidata has many other properties which can be used to describe humans which will not be included here. See instead, Wikidata list of properties about people and Wikidata list of authority control properties about people.
Fields edit
| property | DACS element | ISAAR-CPF element | expected / required value | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| label | n/a | n/a | textual string. May not exceed 250 characters. | A person should have a label consisting of a form of their name by which they are known or can be identified. This may or may not be the same as their full name. Must be associated with a language. May repeat for multiple languages. Recommend including given name (P735) and family name (P734) as well. |
| given name (P735), family name (P734), second family name in Spanish name (P1950), name in native language (P1559) | 10.1.1 Authorized Form of the Name (Required) | 5.1.2 Authorized form(s) of name (Required) | given, family, and second family name in Spanish name all require wikidata entities for the name. Name in native language, on the other hand, expects the name as a textual string with a language qualifier. | To record authorized, parallel, and other forms of a person's name, use the properties given name (P735), family name (P734), second family name in Spanish name (P1950) if applies, and name in native language (P1559). Multiple names may be ordered using the qualifier series ordinal series ordinal (P1545). |
| pseudonym (P742) | 10.1.1 Authorized Form of the Name, 10.3.1 Parallel name, 10.3.2 Standardized forms of names according to other rules, 10.3.3 Other forms of name | 5.1.2 Authorized form(s) of name, 5.1.3 Parallel forms of name, 5.1.4 Standardized forms of name according to other rules, 5.1.5 Other forms of name | textual string. | If the person uses an acknowledged pseudonym, include pseudonym (P742). In some cases, the pseudonym may also be the person's label. |
| also known as | 10.3.1 Parallel name, 10.3.2 Standardized forms of names according to other rules, 10.3.3 Other forms of name | 5.1.3 Parallel forms of name, 5.1.4 Standardized forms of name according to other rules, 5.1.5 Other forms of name | a textual string representing another name by which the person is known or form of their name, this may include pseudonyms, initials, etc. | Also known as/skos:altLabel is a built-in Wikidata property used to designate the other names by which an entity is known. Also known as can be used to record differences in a name's spelling or punctuation, abbreviations (such as initials), or older forms of a name (such as a person's name before their marriage). |
| date of birth (P569) and date of death (P570) | 11.1 Dates of Existence (Required if exists) | 5.2.1 Dates of existence (Required if exists) | the most specific date known, Add qualifiers, such as the calendar used or sourcing circumstances, if needed. | Record dates date of birth (P569) and date of death (P570) when known and not likely to harm the person being described. Use caution for living people whose date of birth is not widely known and published elsewhere, even if it can be found in or deduced from an archival collection or other writings (e.g. a social media announcement that it is their 30th birthday). If different dates are stated in different sources, record both dates with references. |
| place of birth (P19) and place of death (P20) | 11.3.1 Places | 5.2.3 Places | a wikidata entity which is an instance of some kind of location | Record places place of birth (P19) and place of death (P20) when known and not likely to harm the person being described. Use caution for living people whose place of birth is not widely known and published elsewhere, even if it can be found in or deduced from an archival collection or other writings. Record the most specific place known, whether country, province, city, or even specific location such as a hospital or named house. If more than one place of birth/death exists, record both with appropriate references. |
| place of burial (P119) and/or residence (P551) | 11.3.1 Places | 5.2.3 Places | a wikidata entity which is an instance of some kind of location | Record significant locations where a person has lived as residence (P551), along with appropriate start and end times. Use caution for living people whose place of residence is not widely known and published elsewhere, even if it can be found in or deduced from an archival collection or other writings. Record the most specific place known, whether country, province, city, or even specific location such as a hospital or named house.
You may also choose to record the place of burial (P119) to record the city, cemetery, or other location where a person is buried. |
| occupation (P106), field of work (P101), position held (P39), and/or employer (P108) | 11.5 Functions, Occupations, Activities | 5.2.5 Functions, occupations and activities | a wikidata entity appropriate to the property used (e.g. an occupation must be an instance of occupation or something appropriately subclassed from occupation). | Document the occupation(s), field(s) of work, or positions held by the person. Use occupation (P106) to designate a specific profession or occupation, e.g. writer, activist, dancer. Use field of work (P101) to indicate the area in which a person worked, e.g. theology. Use position held (P39) to document specific positions which have a wikidata entity. Use employer (P108) with qualifier for position held when possible. Any of these should be qualified with start/end times as known. Note, employer also fulfills "Related Entities." |
| Wikidata contains too many related entity properties to list. Consult this list of properties for familial relationships. | 12.1.1 Names/Identifiers of related corporate bodies, persons, or families, 12.2 Types of Related entity, 12.3 Nature of relationship, 12.4 Dates of the relationship. | 5.3.1 Names/Identifiers of related corporate bodies, persons or families, 5.3.2 Category of relationship, 5.3.3 Description of relationship, 5.3.4 Dates of the relationship | a wikidata entity representing the entity with whom the person described has this relationship along with appropriate qualifiers, such as start/end time | Wikidata has numerous properties to describe relationships between people and other entities. See this list of immediate familial-type relationships: . Consider properties which relate a person to a corporate-type entity, e.g. employer (P108) or member of political party (P102). You may also use properties on other entities from clubs to conglomerates and point back to the person’s entity, e.g. board member (P3320), founded by (P112), and owned by (P127). |
| archives at (P485) | n/a | n/a | the wikidata entity for the institution holding the person's archives. | Use to record the institution or institutions which hold the person's papers or archival collections. |
Examples edit
Collections and Items edit
Fields edit
| property | DACS element | ISAD(G) element | expected / required value | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| label | n/a | n/a | textual string. May not exceed 250 characters. | An item should have a label consisting of a word or phrase by which the material being described is known or can be identified. This may or may not be the same as a title and may include an identifier. Must be associated with a language. May repeat for multiple languages. Recommend including a title (P1476) (see below) as well as the label. |
| title (P1476) | 2.3 Title (Required) | 3.1.2 Title (Required) | textual string | Besides having some form of its title as a label, an item may have a formal title (title (P1476)) field. See DACS 2.3 for guidelines on formulating a title. Must be associated with a language. May repeat for multiple languages. |
| description | n/a | n/a | textual string, beginning with lower-case letter unless the first word is a proper noun. | Every item may have a brief textual description (normally a sentence-fragment, may be derived from collection abstract) to allow differentiation between items with the same or similar labels. The combination of label and description should be unique. The descriptive field must be associated with a language and an item may thus have multi-lingual description. |
| instance of (P31) | n/a | n/a | Wikidata entity. Suggested values include: archival collection (Q9388534), collection (Q2668072), cultural heritage (Q210272), fonds (Q3052382), item of collection or exhibition (Q18593264), manuscript collection (Q42939539), public collection (Q2982955), oral history (Q558929) | instance of (P31) is a fundamental Wikidata property used to declare the type of thing the Wikidata entity describes. For archival materials, this is the place to declare the nature of the materials being described. The recommended values below are suggested controlled values for higher-level and aggregate levels of description. When describing individual materials, you should seek out the individual item such as letter (Q133492), photograph (Q125191), etc. |
| inventory number (P217) or catalog code (P528) | 2.1 Reference Code (Required) | 3.1.1 Reference code(s) (Required) | textual string representing the identifier | There are several ways in which one can declare the appropriate reference code for an item. Consider including it in part of the label. The property inventory number (P217) should be used in most cases for the archival identifier. The property catalog code (P528) expects a catalog more in lines with the art and, sometimes, rare book world.
Declarations of inventory number and catalog code both expect a qualifier. When using inventory number, use qualifier collection (P195) to link a Wikidata item representing the collection, organization, or division to which the inventory number belongs. When using catalog code, use catalog (P972) to link to a Wikidata item representing the catalog to which the code belongs. |
| maintained by (P126) | 2.2 Name and Location of Repository (Required) | n/a | Wikidata entity for the repository which maintains the materials | Provide information about the repository which holds and maintains the materials. Declare a statement of maintained by (P126) on the highest-level record for a collection. The value should be the Wikidata item for the organization, person, etc. responsible for the materials’ maintenance. Values of address, contact info, etc., should be in the maintainer's record. For items farther down in the hierarchy, ensure that the highest level has a maintained by statement and designate hierarchical relationships using part of (P361). |
| collection or exhibition size (P1436) | 2.5 Extent (Required) | 3.1.5 Extent and medium of the unit of description (Required) | Quantity, including an optional declaration of unit, e.g. "linear meter." | Record the size or extent of the collection being described collection or exhibition size (P1436). This property can record such values as "30,000 volume," or "2 terabyte" as well as 3 "cubic foot," using the Unit (which displays the label of the wikidata entity for that Thing, which is singular -- foot vs. feet, etc.). You may also record volume as quantity (P2234) with cubic dimensions as qualifiers in order to allow for calculations. |
| collection creator (P6241) | 2.6 Name of creator(s) (Required, If Known) | 3.2.1 Name of creator(s) | Wikidata entity | Designate the entity (person, corporation, family, etc.) responsible for the aggregation or aggregate creation of the archival collection using collection creator (P6241).
When describing an item which is part of a collection and created by a known entity, consider using creator (P170) or author (P50), illustrator (P110), etc. For example, if describing a letter by Adrienne Rich in a collection assembled by Audre Lorde, use creator to attribute the letter to Rich. |
| access restriction status (P7228) | 4.1 Conditions Governing Access (Required) | 3.4.1 Conditions of access | controlled values: not yet determined (Q59496158), unknown (Q24238356), fully restricted access (Q66739729), unrestricted access (Q66739888), partly restricted access (Q66739849), possibly restricted (Q66739875) | Record whether the collection has any known restrictions on access using access restriction status (P7228). This property uses a controlled value lists which allows one to record that the access restriction status is not yet determined or unknown. Note that there is not yet a way to specify details about the kinds of restrictions on use. This might be achieved through a reference url citing the finding aid, which should contain appropriate details. |
| use restriction status (P7261) | Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use (Added Value) | n/a | controlled values: not yet determined (Q59496158), unknown (Q24238356), fully restricted access (Q66739729), unrestricted access (Q66739888), partly restricted access (Q66739849), possibly restricted (Q66739875) | Record whether the collection has any known restrictions on use using use restriction status (P7261). This property uses a controlled value lists which allows one to record that the access restriction status is not yet determined or unknown. Note that there is not yet a way to specify details about the kinds of restrictions on use. This might be achieved through a reference url citing the finding aid, which should contain appropriate details. |
| language of work or name (P407) and writing system (P282) | 4.5 Languages and Scripts of the Material (Required) | 3.4.3 Language/scripts of material | Wikidata entity for the language or languages and scripts used in the creation of the work or collection. Entity should be an instance of language (Q34770) or writing system (Q8192) as appropriate. | Record the language of the work of materials using language of work or name (P407). Use with qualifier writing system (P282) to record the script. Example values for script scripts are Latin script (Q8229), Hangul (Q8222), Arabic alphabet (Q8196), and Cyrillic script (Q8209). |
| donated by (P1028) | 5.2 Immediate Source of Acquisition (Added Value) | 3.2.4 Immediate source of acquisition or transfer | Wikidata entity representing a person, family, corporate entity, or other kind of entity which can donate materials. | Record the immediate source of acquisition. If that acquisition is a donation (not a purchase, etc.), use donated by (P1028). Use point in time (P585) as a qualifier when known, particularly to distinguish between multiple contributions to the same collection. If a wikidata entity for the donor does not yet exist, evaluate the utility of creating a new record for this person before doing so. Note: as of 2020-05-20, donated by (P1028) has a single value constraint. Ignore this if there is more than one donor (and consider pitching in on the property's Talk page). |
| copyright status (P6216) | n/a | n/a | controlled value: public domain (Q19652), copyrighted (Q50423863), not yet determined (Q59496158), unknown (Q24238356) | Use copyright status (P6216) to specify the copyright status of the materials being described. Even when unsure of status, you may use controlled values "unknown" or "not yet determined." If a determination has been made, use qualifier determination method (P459). A common value for the qualifier would be: as determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website (Q61848113). Consider citing with Reference URL. If copyright holder is known, use copyright holder (P3931) (see below). |
| copyright holder (P3931) | n/a | n/a | Wikidata entity representing a person, family, corporate entity, or other kind of entity which can hold copyright | If the entity who holds the copyright is known and has a wikidata entity, specify using copyright holder (P3931). While not a part of DACS and ISAD(G), this field provides information which users may find helpful in contacting the copyright holder for use of materials. If a wikidata entity for the copyright holder does not yet exist, evaluate the utility of creating a new record for this person before doing so. |
| RightsStatements.org statement according to source website (P6426) | n/a | n/a | an instance of RightsStatements.org statement (Q47530706), see values at this Wikidata query: [1] | If the collection or item has an associated RightsStatement, specify using RightsStatement status according to source website (P6426). Use the source website as a reference. It expects the value to be an instance of RightsStatements.org statement (Q47530706). |
| owned by (P127) | 5.1 Custodial History (Added Value) | 3.2.3 Archival history | Wikidata entity representing a person, family, corporate entity, or other kind of entity which can own materials | Record history of ownership by using owned by (P127) with qualifiers start time (P580) and end time (P582). Consider specifying current ownership of the materials if it may assist users in accessing and using material. Do not confuse maintained by (P126) and owned by (P127), as a repository may maintain materials it does not own.
Note that this is not necessarily the same as copyright holder (P3931) or collection creator collection creator (P6241). For example, Adrienne Rich may write a letter to Audre Lorde whose estate may transfer ownership of her letters to a repository. The repository would own the letter (or might maintain it), Rich would hold any copyright unless she transferred it, and Lorde would be the collection's creator. Lorde's ownership of the letter from receipt until donation might also be recorded. |
| main subject (P921) | n/a | n/a | Wikidata entity representing the subject as a concept/topic | Use main subject (P921) to specify the primary topics or themes of an item or collection. These may range from specific events to concepts. Note, Wikidata properties do not map directly to Library of Congress or other controlled subjects. |
Examples edit
Corporate Entities edit
Corporate bodies refers to corporations, organizations, or other groups of people which operate as an organized entity. It may include anything from local nonprofits to churches to clubs to universities to corporations and international conglomerates. See also the wikidata list of properties about organizations: [2]
Fields edit
| property | DACS element | ISAAR-CPF element | expected / required value | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| label | n/a | n/a | textual string. May not exceed 250 characters. | As a wikidata entity, corporate bodies should have a label consisting of a word or phrase by which the corporation is known or can be identified. This may or may not be the same as its formal name. Must be associated with a language. May repeat for multiple languages. Use alias ("also known as,"" see below) to include other common forms of the name. Recommend including the field official name (P1448) official name (P1448). |
| official name (P1448) | 10.1.1 Authorized Form of the Name (Required) | 5.1.2 Authorized form(s) of name (Required) | textual string with qualifying language field | Use main subject (P921) to specify the primary topics or themes of an item or collection. These may range from specific events to concepts. Note, Wikidata properties do not map directly to Library of Congress or other controlled subjects. |
| also known as | 10.3.1 Parallel name, 10.3.2 Standardized forms of names according to other rules, 10.3.3 Other forms of name | 5.1.3 Parallel forms of name, 5.1.4 Standardized forms of name according to other rules, 5.1.5 Other forms of name | textual string. may not exceed 250 characters. may repeat. | Also known as/skos:altLabel is a built-in Wikidata property used to designate the other names by which an entity is known. Also known as can be used to record differences in spelling or punctuation, abbreviations, or older forms of a name (when changes to the institution are not significant enough to create a new entity and replaced by/replaces relationship between the two). |
| description | n/a | n/a | textual string, beginning with lower-case letter unless the first word is a proper noun. | Provide a brief textual description (normally a sentence-fragment) to describe the entity at a high level, e.g. "state university located in Pennsylvania" or "student club at Howard University" or "socialist political party in Taiwan". The descriptive field must be associated with a language and may repeat once for each language. |
| instance of (P31) | 10.2.1. Type of Entity (Required) | 5.1.1 Type of entity (Required) | one or more wikidata entities which represent the type of entity being described. e.g. organization (Q43229), public company (Q891723), business (Q4830453), society (Q8425), holding company (Q219577), or a very specific entity type, e.g. doll hospital (Q85690742) | instance of (P31) is a fundamental Wikidata property used to declare the type of thing the Wikidata entity describes. When possible, choose the highest applicable level. A single entity may have more than one kind of instance of (P31). Specify multiple types of instance of when useful for describing significantly different aspects of the corporate body (see Alphabet Inc. (Q20800404)). |
| industry (P452) and/or product or material produced or service provided (P1056) and/or field of work (P101) | 11.5 Functions, Occupations, Activities | 5.2.5 Functions, occupations and activities | a wikidata entity with appropriate instance of (P31) for the type of statement being made | Document the functions performed by the corporate entity. Use industry (P452) to document the industry in which a corporation operates. Use product or material produced or service provided (P1056) if the corporate entity produces products/materials. Use field of work (P101) when the corporate entity acts in a sector or field that is not an industry. Review similar entities on wikidata and consider adding further properties as appropriate. |
| inception (P571) | 11.1 Dates of Existence (Required) | 5.2.1 Dates of existence (Required) | a date | As a part of providing a history of the corporate body, add its date of creation if known, using inception (P571). Values may include uncertain dates such as the 1980s or 19th century. See Dates for more information about formatting dates. |
| dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576) | 11.1 Dates of Existence (Required) | 5.2.1 Dates of existence (Required) | a date | As a part of providing a history of the corporate body, add its date of dissolution if known, using dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576). Values may include uncertain dates such as the 1980s or 19th century. See Dates for more information about formatting dates. |
| headquarters location (P159) | 11.3.1 Places | 5.2.3 Places | wikidata entity for the headquarters location. May be qualified with address, postal code, geo coordinates, etc., see property page for allowed qualifiers. | Use for corporate bodies with many locations or branches. |
| street address (P6375) | 11.3.1 Places | 5.2.3 Places | textual form of full street address where the repository is located. include building number through to post code. associate with a language. | Use for corporate bodies which can be associated with one street address. |
| located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) and/or country (P17) | 11.3.1 Places | 5.2.3 Places | a wikidata entity for the place being recorded. in cases of administrative territories, record the most specific place known (e.g. city over county, county over state, state over country) | If the corporate body is located one or a small set of countries/administrative entities (e.g. the US and Canada or Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia), record country (P17) and/or located in the administrative territorial entity (P131)). |
| coordinate location (P625) | 11.3.1 Places | 5.2.3 Places | latitude and longitude coordinates | If the corporate body being described has a single coordinate location associated with it, record as latitude and longitude. This may be used for mapping the location. |
| phone number (P1329) and/or fax number (P2900) | n/a | n/a | the telephone number in the RFC3966 format, e.g. +1-814-555-1234 or +31-20-674-7001 | Contact information is not an element of ISAAR-CPF but may be appropriate for corporate entities which currently exist. Use references to cite the source of this information along with its date of retrieval. Large entities may have more than one public phone number or fax number for separate uses. If so, consider adding the qualifier “use” with the appropriate function for each number. |
| email address (P968) | n/a | n/a | the email address, preceded by mailto: e.g. mailto:DPO@adobe.com | Contact information is not an element of ISAAR-CPF but may be appropriate for corporate entities which currently exist. Use references to cite the source of this information along with its date of retrieval. Large entities may have more than one public email address separate uses. If so, consider adding the qualifier "use" with the appropriate function for each number. |
| official website (P856) | n/a | n/a | url with http(s):// or other appropriate prefix | Specify the corporate body's primary website using official website (P856). This should include the http(s):// or other appropriate prefix. A corporate entity should only have one official website per language/country.
However, if the website's URL has changed, rank the most recent [3] as preferred along with reason for preferred rank (P7452) with a value of most recent value (Q71533355). Include qualifier language of work or name (P407) to provide information about the language in which the website is written. Do not remove previous official websites. Consider adding start time (P580) and end time (P582) information if known. |
| founded by (P112) and/or owned by (P127) | 12.1.1 Names/Identifiers of related corporate bodies, persons, or families, 12.2 Types of Related entity, 12.3 Nature of relationship, 12.4 Dates of the relationship | 5.3.1 Names/Identifiers of related corporate bodies, persons or families, 5.3.2 Category of relationship, 5.3.3 Description of relationship, 5.3.4 Dates of the relationship | a wikidata entity representing the entity with whom the entity described has this relationship along with appropriate qualifiers, such as start/end time | When describing a corporate entity which has a known founder/owner consider adding a founded by (P112) and owned by (P127) relation to their entity. If ownership includes known proportions, you may add proportion (P1107). |
| parent organization (P749) and has subsidiary (P355) or part of (P361) | 12.1.1 Names/Identifiers of related corporate bodies, persons, or families, 12.2 Types of Related entity, 12.3 Nature of relationship, 12.4 Dates of the relationship | 5.3.1 Names/Identifiers of related corporate bodies, persons or families, 5.3.2 Category of relationship, 5.3.3 Description of relationship, 5.3.4 Dates of the relationship | a wikidata entity representing the entity with whom the entity described has this relationship along with appropriate qualifiers, such as start/end time | If the corporate body is administratively part of another organization or entity, specify the relationship using parent organization (P749) or part of (P361). If using parent organization (P749), you must add an inverse has subsidiary (P355) statement on the parent organization’s wikidata item. If the corporate body has its own subsidiaries which have wikidata entities (or whose wikidata entities you choose to create), designate using has subsidiary (P355). Record the inverse relationship parent organization on the subsidiary’s entity record. As part of and parent organization/subsidiary are not exclusive, you may choose to use both. Part of may also apply when the corporation is a member of a larger group, whether a trade organization, an industry special interest group, etc. |
| operator (P137) and/or authority (P797) | 11.6 Mandates/Sources of authority | 5.2.6 Mandates/Sources of authority | a wikidata entity | Record the name of the authority responsible for operation, oversight, and administration of the corporate entity. Use qualifiers start time (P580) and end time (P582) to record any additional information about when an authority became or ceased to be responsible for the entity. Authorities are most likely to be government-adjacent bodies. When possible, link to or cite the document, law, directorive, or charter as a reference. |
| archives at (P485) | n/a | n/a | the wikidata entity for the institution holding the organization's archives. | Use to record the institution or institutions which hold the an organization's records, archives, or papers. |