Summary and Schedule
ATTENTION This is an experimental test of The Carpentries Workbench lesson infrastructure. It was automatically converted from the source lesson via the lesson transition script.
If anything seems off, please contact Zhian Kamvar zkamvar@carpentries.org
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 installations.
| Setup Instructions | Download files required for the lesson | |
| Duration: 00h 00m | 1. What is Wikidata? |
What are Items and Statements? How does the Wikidata interface look like? How is Wikidata linked to other Wiki projects? |
| Duration: 00h 30m | 2. Underlying concepts of Wikidata |
What is a RDF triple? What are the underlying components of RDF? |
| Duration: 00h 30m | 3. Introduction to editing | How to create and edit a Wikidata item? |
| Duration: 00h 30m | 4. Advanced editing | How to automatically add statements with sourcemd and quickstatements? |
| Duration: 00h 30m | 5. Introduction to querying |
What is SPARQL? How to use SPARQL to query Wikidata? How to use Wikidata querying tools? |
| Duration: 00h 30m | 6. Advanced bulk updating, bots | How do you bulk upload to Wikidata? |
| Duration: 00h 30m | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.
- Proper internet connection required
- A web browser