Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington

Project Summary

Overall Objectives

Promote understanding of use of Wikibase and Wikidata in GLAM context
Develop local expertise in Wikidata editing, and explore issues such as Wikidata governance, data persistence, data modeling, identity management and development
Discover, create, and test Wikidata workflows for reuse by GLAM institutions
Coordinate with other institutions to escort library data into the semantic web
Help develop Wikidata best practices for library data

Phase I (August 2020-December 2020)

Prong 1: Launch Data Creation Projects (August 2020-)

Objectives:

Enrich and link library data by adding Wikidata statements and identifiers
Become fluent in workflows for adding basic data
Become more knowledgeable of the Wikidata user interface
Explore linking across platforms that would be useful to library users
Explore ways to improve library data

Tasks:

Create Wikidata entities for UW faculty, dissertants, schools, departments, programs, buildings, and concepts (especially for SACO proposals) -- Adam Schiff, Crystal Clements, and other volunteer catalogers
Draft application profiles (human-readable) for each type of entity created -- Adam Schiff, Crystal Clements
Draft workflows, including selection and use of tools, to correspond to each application profile -- Adam Schiff, Crystal Clements
Host a training session on Wikidata, invite all catalogers to participate -- Adam Schiff
Create machine-actionable versions of application profiles -- Theo Gerontakos, Ben Riesenberg, Crystal Clements, Melissa Morgan
Add Wikidata URIs to name access points in MARC records for UW dissertations (in $1) -- Adam Schiff, Crystal Clements, and other volunteer catalogers

Prong 2: Install Wikibase (August 2020-December 2020)

Objectives:

Consider how to build Wikibase platform into permanent workflows
Develop local expertise in the Wikibase platform

Tasks:

Hire student technician to install and configure software -- Theo Gerontakos, Ben Riesenberg, Crystal Clements
Explore interfaces, data, and tools -- Theo Gerontakos, [new student technician]
Bonus task: Explore workflows for batch creation and editing of entities, and reconciliation using local Wikibase instance as a test environment -- Theo Gerontakos, Ben Riesenberg, Melissa Morgan

Phase II (January 2021-August 2021)

Prong I: Continue Data Creation Projects (January-August 2021)-- Adam Schiff, Crystal Clements, others

Objectives:

Continue objectives in Phase I, Prong 1
Improve library data workflows in Wikidata environment
Help create identifier linking and identifier management at web scale through use of Wikidata as an identifier hub

Tasks:

Continue Phase I, Prong 1 work: Continue creating entities, prepare application profiles for publication, prepare workflows for publication
Focus on documentation of workflows and publish to Wikidata project page to be shared with the world
Minimize redundant identifier creation when using Wikidata as an identifier hub
Auto-generate theses Work items using MARC record and profile (need to figure out how to batch load) -- Theo Gerontakos

Prong 2: Local Wikibase Exploration (January-August 2021) -- Theo Gerontakos, Ben Riesenberg, Melissa Morgan, [new student technician]

Objectives:

Learn Wikibase somewhat
Consider using Wikibase in our local workflows
Consider using Wikibase as a central platform for creating and publishing local semantic web metadata
Learn how to work with batches of data across both the local Wikibase instance and the Wikidata platform

Tasks may include:

Load data in the local Wikibase instance; use as appropriate
Create some entities; ideally: convert a single digital collection
Explore user-driven ontology design in Wikibase to explore cross data model navigation
Manage local data using already existing tools that expand Wikibase
Create local tools to extend Wikibase
Move batches of data in and out of the local instance
Move batches of data in and out of Wikidata
Document new workflows and findings in a report to be posted on the project Wiki page

Project Roster

Local Project Lead
Theo Gerontakos gerontakos (talk • contribs • logs)
Local Project Managers
Prong 1: Crystal Clements Clements.UWLib (talk • contribs • logs)
Prong 2: Theo Gerontakos
Lead Advisors
Prong 1: Adam Schiff UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk • contribs • logs)
Prong 2: Theo Gerontakos
Local Advisory Board
Theo Gerontakos
Erin Grant EgrantUW (talk • contribs • logs)
Adam Schiff
Crystal Clements
Benjamin Riesenberg riesengrey (talk • contribs • logs)
Local Working Group
Theo Gerontakos
Crystal Clements
Benjamin Riesenberg
Jian Ping-Lee
Melissa Morgan Mcm104 (talk • contribs • logs)
2022-2023 Capstone Students
Bryce Hagan brycehagan (talk • contribs • logs)
Valerie Rollins
Olivia Davis
Volunteer Catalogers and Assignments

Cataloger	User Name	Assignments
Diana Brooking	Leabharlann (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of Germanics (Q98479262) University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies (Q98429907) University of Washington Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures (Q97961790)
Crystal Clements	Clements.UWLib (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences (Q98700075) University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (Q45136019) University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (Q98100861) University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (Q98716375) University of Washington School of Oceanography (Q98100652)
Melissa Morgan	Mcm104 (talk • contribs • logs)	Backlogs for: University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences (Q98700075) University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (Q45136019) University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (Q98100861) University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (Q98716375) University of Washington School of Oceanography (Q98100652)
Cate Gerhart	categerhart (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington School of Music (Q98035717)
Theo Gerontakos	gerontakos (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington DXARTS (Q5206589)
Erin Grant	EgrantUW (talk • contribs • logs)
Keiko Hill	KhillUW (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of Asian Languages & Literature (Q98791736) - Japanese University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (Q7896571) University of Washington Japan Studies Program (Q99535269) University of Washington Department of Classics (Q98306569) University of Washington Department of History (Q98825786) University of Washington Department of Philosophy (Q98534773)
Truc Ho	Tructho (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of English (Q97960876) University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (Q7896571) - Southeast Asia studies
Heather Johnson	Makanpaws (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of Anthropology (Q98309380) University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business (Q5473751) University of Washington Department of Economics (Q98825167) University of Washington Department of Geography (Q20807346) University of Washington Graduate School (Q98324261) University of Washington Museology Master of Arts Program (Q98323226)
Jian P. Lee	jlee37UW (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of American Indian Studies (Q98805291) University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (Q7896571) University of Washington China Studies Program (Q98925948) University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program (Q98926046)
Junghae Lee	Jlee70UW (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of Asian Languages & Literature (Q98791736) University of Washington Department of Linguistics (Q98637628) University of Washington Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences (Q98503808) University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (Q7896571) University of Washington African Studies Program (Q98066171) University of Washington Center for Korea Studies (Q99535389) University of Washington Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (Q99864848) University of Washington Information School (Q7896574)
Mary Mathiason	MathiasUW (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington College of Built Environments (Q7896567) - Built Environments Ph.D. University of Washington Department of Construction Management (Q97961858) University of Washington Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (Q98929203) University of Washington Department of Landscape Architecture (Q98846206) University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design (Q24040227) - Art History and Fine Arts
Benjamin Riesenberg	riesengrey (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington College of Education (Q85852376)
Adam Schiff	UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Department of Biology (Q96003720) University of Washington Department of Chemistry (Q97958839) University of Washington Department of Physics (Q97958922) University of Washington School of Law (Q7348679)
Caitlyn Stephens	CaitlynsUW (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington Bothell Division of Computing & Software Systems (Q100326455) University of Washington Department of Astronomy (Q98690300) University of Washington Department of Communication (Q98342631) University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy and Governance (Q5217615) University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering (Q98186807) University of Washington Tacoma Computer Science and Systems (Q100326950)
Brynn Zalmanek	Brynnz22 (talk • contribs • logs)	University of Washington College of Education (Q85852376)

Deliverables

Many new Wikidata entities
Human-readable application profiles for each type of entity we created
Documentation of library workflows and best practices
Report on new workflows and findings from Wikibase exploration
Machine-actionable versions of application profiles
Local Wikibase instance with some data added

Subpages

Workflow, Trainings, and Resources

Application Profiles

Application Profiles: General References and Qualifier Information
Application Profile for Faculty and Staff
Application Profile for Graduate Students
Application Profile for UW Corporate Bodies
Application Profile for UW Buildings
Application Profile for Subjects
Application Profile for Dissertations and Theses

Lists of Entities Created/Edited

Items Created or Edited (Buildings)
Items Created or Edited (Humans)
Items Created or Edited (Labor Archives of Washington)
Items Created or Edited (Organizations)
Items Created or Edited (Other)
Items Created or Edited (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
Properties Created

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