Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/San Diego State University/Comic Arts Project Application Profiles Publishers
Bolded properties are considered core. All others are optional according to cataloger's judgment. Note there are more properties available than listed here, these are just considered the most common/necessary for SDSU's comic book collection.
Publishers
| Property | Value | Qualifiers if applicable | Usage Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Publisher name as it appears | Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Atlas Comics, etc. | |
| Description | Generally in form of nationality and function | Image Comics: US comic book publisher DC Comics: American comic book publisher Marvel Comics: company that publishes comic books and related media | |
| Also known as | Variant names in direct order | DC, DC Comics, Inc. | |
| Statements | Include at least one reference for most statements. References should not come from Wikipedia, use the linked source. | ||
| on focus list of Wikimedia Project (P5008) | Q100363299 = Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/San Diego State University | Only for PCC Pilot project. | |
| instance of (P31) | comics publishing company Q1114515 book publisher Q1320047 imprint Q2608849 if applicable |
No reference required publisher Q105044823 new term for person or organization created 1/23/2021, has usage issue, do not use at this time | |
| industry (P452) | publishing Q3972943 | No reference required | |
| inception (P571) | If known | if date is approximate: include qualifier sourcing circumstances (P1480), which used for qualification of the truth or accuracy of a source. Values can include: circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778), etc. |
Include reference |
| dissolved, abolished or demolished (P576) | If known. | if date is approximate: include qualifier sourcing circumstances (P1480), which used for qualification of the truth or accuracy of a source. Values can include: circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778), etc. |
Include reference |
| country (P17) | |||
| headquarters location (P159) | If known | city, where an organization's headquarters is or has been situated. Use P276 qualifier for specific building | Include reference |
| parent organization (P749) | Next level up in hierarchy; also add the reciprocal subsidiary (P355) to the item for the parent. | Add start time P580, end time P582 | An example, DC Comics has a parent organization of DC Entertainment. Include reference |
| subsidiary (P355) | Next level down in hierarchy; also add the reciprocal parent organization (P749) to the item for the subsidiary. | Add start time P580, end time P582 | An example, DC Comics has multiple subsidiaries (also known as imprints) including WildStorm and Vertigo. Include reference |
| official name (P1448) | Must include the language when entering | Include reference and date when retrieved | |
| official website (P856) | language of work or name (P407) retrieved (P813) |
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| genre (P136) | for the main genres published. For example, Marvel and DC could have genre superhero comics. Include reference | ||
| distributed by (P750) | Include reference | ||
| product or material produced (P1056) | consider including if publisher produces more than just comic books (example EC Comics which also produced Mad Magazine). Include reference | ||
| logo image (P154) | must be in commons | ||
| street address (P6375) | As found on the body's website; may just be a box number, city, state, zip code | Include reference | |
| postal code (P281) | Include reference | ||
| significant event (P793) | Consider using for any significant event, such as lawsuits. Include reference | ||
| founded by (P112) | If known | may need to create an entry for the founder | Include reference(s) |
| significant person (P3342) | A notable person; for example Al Feldstein in EC Comics. Include reference; it should be a person who is primarily associated with the publisher. Include reference | ||
| chief executive officer (P169) | do not create a new record for a person if their only contribution is as editor in chief. Include reference | ||
| editor in chief (P5769) | do not create a new record for a person if their only contribution is as editor in chief. Include reference | ||
| follows (P155) | Used for predecessor of the body. Wikidata description: "immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part." Include reference | ||
| replaces (P1365) | Used for predecessor of the body. Wikidata description: "person or item replaced. Use structure replaces (P1398) for buildings. Use follows (P155) if the previous item was not replaced or predecessor and successor are identical." Include reference | ||
| replaced by (P1366) | May use the qualifier has cause P828 and include a reason, such as rebranding | Used for the successor of the body. Wikidata description: "other person or item which continues the item by replacing it in its role. Use P156 (followed by) if the item is not replaced (e.g. books in a series), nor identical, but adds to the series without dropping the role of this item in that series. Include reference | |
| Identifiers | Identifiers do not need references; they are self-referencing. However, qualifiers may be included if useful, such as to justify variant names. If you encounter an incorrect identifier, follow the instructions here. | ||
| Library of Congress Authority ID (LCCN) (P244) | optionally: named as (P1810) alternate names (P4970) |
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| VIAF ID (P214) | |||
| ISNI (P213) | |||
| Comic Vine ID (P5905) | |||
| ComiXology publisher ID (P9320) | |||
| GCD publisher ID (P9432) | |||
| Hoopla publisher ID (P6869) | |||
| Twitter username (P2002) | Twitter user numeric ID (P6552) - obtain from https://codeofaninja.com/tools/find-twitter-id start time (P580) - obtain from https://codeofaninja.com/tools/find-twitter-id |
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| ISFDB Publisher ID (P1239) | |||
| BoardGameGeek game publisher ID (P6160) | |||
| OverDrive Publisher ID (P7639) | |||
| The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID (P5357) | |||
| Any other IDs for corporate bodies. |
Note, when establishing publishers that are not actually a part of our project, i.e. adding a parent or division to when you're working on an imprint, you may create a brief record in Wikidata. A brief level record should include: Label, Description, Instance of, Subsidiary/Parent Organization, and if applicable, the Library of Congress Authority.
- There are some instances of people as publishers within SDSU's catalog. Per the definition of the publisher property P123 a publisher is either a person or organization. With this in mind, we will might be listing some individuals as publishers. If the person in question established a company, such as A. S. Barnes and A. S. Barnes & Company we will establish/enhance the record for the company. If we cannot find any evidence that a company or corporation was created, we will note that the person has also acted as a publisher via occupation publisher.
- On January 23, there was an attempt to clarify the discussion around publishers as organizations and individuals. Quoted from the talk page "I have now created publisher Q105044823 that should entail both an individual publishing (e.g., self-publishers, bloggers, tweeters) and legal organizations (publishing houses). I have moved some properties to that entity and made publisher Q2085381 a subclass of publisher Q105044823." This is an ongoing discussion and we're closing watching the various talk pages for further input and changes
Resources (many of these are proxied links and will require an SDSU ID)
- American Literary Publishing Houses, 1638-1899 series in Wikidata as Q1210318, this is. v.49
- American Literary Publishing Houses, 1900-1980 series in Wikidata as Q1210318, this is v.46
- British Literary Publishing Houses, 1881-1965 series in Wikidata as Q1210318, this is v.112
- The Comics Journal in Wikidata as Q2547397
- Comics through time in Wikidata as Q110953418
- Pulp publishers, generally founders
- For scans of older comic books in the public domain Comic Book +