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Wikidata, Wikibase and the library linked data ecosystem: an OCLC Research Library Partnership discussion

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

In late July the OCLC Research Library Partnership convened a discussion that reflected on the current state of linked data. The discussion format was (for us) experimental — we invited …

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) / Wikimedia

Libraries think they are notable: Using WorldCat holdings data to fill gaps in Wikipedia

September 9, 2020March 16, 2021 - by Merrilee Proffitt

[This post was co-authored by Chris Cyr, Associate Research Scientist, OCLC Research] It is well established that there are gaps in coverage in Wikipedia. In response, a number of efforts …

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Experimentations with Wikidata/Wikibase

June 18, 2020September 3, 2020 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

That was the topic discussed recently by OCLC Research Library Partners metadata managers, initiated by Daniel Lovins of Yale, John Riemer of University of California, Los Angeles, Melanie Wacker of …

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WikiConference North America 2019: Reliability

November 13, 2019September 3, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

Over the weekend I attended WikiConference North America in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was my fourth time participating in this meeting, which is a wonderful gathering for Wikimedians as well as …

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Collective Collections / Data Science / Linked Data / Wikimedia

Exploring Canadiana: A Use Case for Wikidata

August 15, 2019September 3, 2020 - by Brian Lavoie

My colleagues Jean Godby, Karen Smith-Yoshimura, and Bruce Washburn, along with a host of partners, have just released Creating Library Linked Data with Wikibase: Lessons Learned from Project Passage, a …

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Linked Data / Wikimedia

Now Available! OCLC Research Report on Lessons from Project Passage

August 5, 2019September 3, 2020 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

Did my earlier posts summarizing the goals, content, and use cases and some of the lessons learned and reflections from our Project Passage experiences whet your appetite to read the …

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Linked Data / Wikimedia

Summarizing Project Passage experiences in creating library linked data in Wikibase (2 of 2)

July 17, 2019September 3, 2020 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

Last week’s blog post summarized the goals and content of the OCLC Research linked data Wikibase prototype called “Project Passage” and the use cases described by the project participants. After …

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Linked Data / Wikimedia

Summarizing Project Passage experiences in creating library linked data in Wikibase (1 of 2)

July 11, 2019September 3, 2020 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

Last year we concluded a ten-month pilot, called “Project Passage”, using a Wikibase instance to create and edit library metadata in collaboration with 16 U.S. libraries. Our upcoming report documenting …

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Linked Data / Wikimedia

OCLC Research Mini-Symposium on Linked Data (Marseille edition)

April 4, 2019September 3, 2020 - by Karen Smith-Yoshimura

My colleague Titia van der Werf and I organized a “mini-symposium on Linked Data” as part of the OCLC EMEA (Europe-Middle East-Africa) Regional Council conference held in Marseille on 26 …

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Wikicite 2018: conference report

December 19, 2018September 3, 2020 - by Merrilee Proffitt

On November 27-28 I attended Wikicite in Berkeley, California. This was the third meeting in a series that started in 2016, and the first meeting held in North America. I …

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