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Sources to Import Data From edit

The table below contains an overview over the data sources to import data about heritage institutions from (listed by country). Try to be as comprehensive as possible when listing potential data sources of a given country.

Country Publisher Database Coverage Wikidata item Mapping information Rights Contact Comments Ingestion Status
CH arCHeco Register of economic fonds preserved in archives of Switzerland and Liechtenstein Archives in Switzerland with economic fonds to be clarified Daniel Nerlich (Archiv für Zeitgeschichte) Data partly included in the Swiss GLAM Inventory.
CH infoclio.ch Inventory of Swiss Archives Selection of archives in Switzerland, including a description of their holdings to be clarified Enrico Natale (infoclio.ch) Data partly included in the Swiss GLAM Inventory.

Describe the Data Sources on Wikidata edit

Databases suitable for data ingestion into Wikidata should be described on Wikidata itself. For each database, an item needs to be created on Wikidata, so that the database can be cited as a source when ingesting data into Wikidata. Refer to Help:Sources for information about how to use sources in Wikidata. When it comes to importing data about heritage institutions, the types of data sources most commonly found are:

  • Online databases: In the case of an online database, a Wikidata property should be created that corresponds to a unique identifier used to refer to items in the database. For the database itself, a Wikidata item should be created. Refer to Help:Sources#Databases for further guidance. Example: <insert an example of an online database here.>.Note: In fall 2016, it was impossible to properly reference online databases using the Quick Statements Tool, a tool commonly used to batch ingest data into Wikidata. As of December 2016, a new version of the tool is under development. <Check the next release of the tool and update this note if necessary.>