Wikidata:WikiProject Linked Data for Production/Arthur Freedman Collection Project
Background: Boston Rock City edit
Bands, musicians, venues, and events related to live recordings in the Arthur Freedman Collection: audio video
Blog post from Loeb Music Library: Play this record loud
Events edit
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Contributors and Contact Information edit
- Fernsebner - Christine Fersebner Eslao, eslao@fas.harvard.edu
- Stina Later - Christina Linklater, linklat@fas.harvard.edu
- Plaurenc - Peter Laurence, laurenc@fas.harvard.edu
- Manceyk - Kate Mancey, kmancey@g.harvard.edu
- Sradovsk - Susan Radovsky sradovsk@fas.harvard.edu
Tasks edit
Use the tables on this page to see where items need improvement.
Band description edit
Peruse this list of existing band items and improve them.
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Based in part on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Music#Group_properties
Musician description edit
Create or improve items for individual musicians with solo work in the collection, or individual musicians who had a role in a band in the collection.
Based in part on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Music#Person_properties
Venue description edit
| Property | Value | Value may be new entity? | Usage note |
|---|---|---|---|
| instance of (P31) | music venue (Q8719053) or other venue type; please note that an organization that operates a venue must be described in a separate item; see property P137, below | no | |
| operator (P137) | person or organization that runs venue | possibly | |
| on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008) | Arthur Freedman Collection Project (Q66067752) | no | |
| located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) | city or town | no | |
| located on street (P669) | street or square; to add the number, use Property:P670 "street number" as qualifier; if street can't be found in Wikidata, see property P6375, below | no | |
| street address (P6375) | full street address as text string; language code required | n/a | |
| coordinate location (P625) | geocoordinates for mapping (use Google Maps or LatLong) | n/a | |
| official website (P856) | URL | no | |
| image (P18) | upload photograph to commons | yes | |
| inception (P571) | year or more specific date | n/a | |
| chief executive officer (P169) | year or more specific date | n/a | Should be avoided on venues (use on corresponding organization items) |
| dissolved, abolished or demolished date (P576) | year or more specific date | n/a |
Based in part on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Cultural_venues and https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Modelling/Other_domains#Architecture
Show description edit
| Property | Value | Value may be new entity? | Usage note |
|---|---|---|---|
| instance of (P31) | concert (Q182832) | no | |
| on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008) | Arthur Freedman Collection Project (Q66067752) | no | |
| location (P276) | the venue or structure where the show took place | yes | |
| point in time (P585) | date of show | n/a | |
| participant (P710) | bands or other performers; qualify with object has role (P3831) to specify roles | yes | |
| on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008) | Arthur Freedman Collection Project (Q66067752) | no | |
| described at URL (P973) | link to an external description, such as a page in a finding aid, or a blog post, or a review | n/a | |
| full work available at URL (P953) | in the rare case that there's a recording of the show (like for Post-Moderns at the Rat (Q106716072)!), provide the URL where it's publicly available | n/a |
References edit
Please add references to your statements whenever possible. Even if you're describing a band you know personally!
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| Property | Value | Value may be new entity? | Usage note |
|---|---|---|---|
| reference URL (P854) | url of web page, finding aid or finding aid description, catalog record, etc. | no | |
| stated in (P248) | item for reference source, such as MusicBrainz (Q14005) | yes | optional, but recommended if source already exists as a Wikidata item (like the resources listed below) or if source will be used extensively |
| retrieved (P813) | date when source was consulted | n/a | enable currentDate gadget for easier data entry |
Resources edit
| Name | URL (use more specific page URL in references whenever possible) | Wikidata item to use with stated in (P248) | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finding aid for Arthur Freedman Collection (audio) | https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/27/resources/4729 | HOLLIS for Archival Discovery (Q106715485) | Describes the part of the collection at Loeb Music Library | |
| Finding aid for Arthur Freedman Collection (video) | https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/23/resources/6695 | HOLLIS for Archival Discovery (Q106715485) | Describes the part of the collection at Harvard Film Archive | |
| MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ | MusicBrainz (Q14005) | Open data and identifiers for music | |
| Discogs | https://www.discogs.com/ | Discogs (Q504063) | All-purpose reference source with emphasis on record releases | |
| Maximumrocknroll archive | https://maximumrocknroll.com/ | Maximum Rocknroll (Q1914259) | Monthly nonprofit punk zine | |
| Maximumrocknroll archive | https://archive.org/details/maximumrnr | Maximum Rocknroll (Q1914259) | searchable archive covering 1982-2018 | |
| Boston Groupie News | https://www.bostongroupienews.com/ | Local fan site, with a guide to venues including closed venues and street addresses | ||
| Boston Phoenix 1983 band guide | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wOvCOOUQfi54ALMhiBT2X1amlpCsCPqx/view?usp=sharing | The Phoenix (Q2756161) | scanned copy of alphabetical list of all local bands from 1983 | |
| Boston Compass | https://www.bostoncompassnewspaper.com/ | Boston Compass (Q106921169) | Local newspaper, with a music blog | |
| Rock'n'Roll Rumble | https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Rumble# | Lists of bands competing in the Rumble by year | ||
| The Channel: Boston's Best Live Rock | https://bostonsbestliverock.com/ | Describes shows at the Channel | ||
| The Freeze | http://metallipromo.com/freeze.html | show flyers and dates | ||
| Massachusetts Punk Flyers | https://massachusettspunkflyers.neocities.org/ | "punk and punk adjacent shows" from the 90s onward |