Summary and Schedule
This Library Carpentry lesson introduces librarians to Wikidata. At the conclusion of the lesson you will: know what the Wikidata interface looks like; know how Wikidata is linked to other Wiki projects; know the underlying concepts of Wikidata; create and develop Wikidata items yourself; add references to Wikidata; create a search query in Wikidata using the query language SPARQL; understand how to perform a mass import into Wikidata.
Under Design
This lesson is currently in its early design stage; please check the repository issues and pull requests to see what we have so far. Contributions are very welcome
Prerequisites
- Learners need a proper internet connection.
- There is no need for pre installation of software.
- A Wikimedia user account, which can be created for free and used to edit Wikidata, Wikipedia, or other Wikimedia projects
| Setup Instructions | Download files required for the lesson | |
| Duration: 00h 00m | 1. What is Wikidata? |
What is Wikidata? How does the Wikidata interface look? How is Wikidata linked to other Wiki projects? What are Items and Statements? |
| Duration: 00h 20m | 2. Underlying concepts of Wikidata |
What is a RDF triple? What are the underlying components of RDF? |
| Duration: 00h 40m | 3. Introduction to editing | How to create and edit a Wikidata item? |
| Duration: 00h 40m | 4. Advanced editing | How to automatically add statements with sourcemd and quickstatements? |
| Duration: 00h 40m | 5. Introduction to querying |
What is SPARQL? How to use SPARQL to query Wikidata? How to use Wikidata querying tools? |
| Duration: 00h 40m | 6. Advanced bulk updating, bots | How do you bulk upload to Wikidata? |
| Duration: 00h 40m | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.
- Proper internet connection required
- A web browser