Wikidata:WikiProject Libraries

The aim of the WikiProject Libraries is to define a structure for libraries and to create and improve the items about library.

Libraries on Wikidata

There are currently 144,327 libraries with Wikidata items (April 2024). Quick query

TO BE DONE One of the aims of this project should probably be to improve the level of precision with which we are classifying libraries on Wikidata. From the chart above, we can see that a majority of libraries are still classed simply as instance of (P31)library (Q7075). Below is a list of possible statements that could be used to improve the classification:

instance of (P31):

Please feel free to add to the list.

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Queries

SELECT DISTINCT ?item ?itemLabel ?itemDescription WHERE {
  ?item wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q7075 .
  SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en". }
}

Try it!

#most used properties on library
SELECT ?property ?propertyLabel ?propertyDescription ?count WHERE { 
	{
		select ?propertyclaim (COUNT(*) AS ?count) where {
			?item wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q7075 .
			?item ?propertyclaim [] .
		} group by ?propertyclaim 
	}
	?property wikibase:claim ?propertyclaim .
	SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "[AUTO_LANGUAGE],en" . }
} ORDER BY DESC (?count)

Try it!

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