Wikidata:WikiProject Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice
Goals
[edit]- Provide an accessible arena for library professionals and others interested in religion & theology to learn more about Wikidata.
- Improve the representation of religion and theology on Wikidata.
- Provide a space for collaboration on projects relevant to religion and theology.
Communication
[edit]- Join the Google group: wikidata-and-religion
- Join the Slack workspace: wikidatarelig-4r05200.slack.com
Community Participation Guidelines
[edit]In order to create a welcoming and inclusive space that encourages engagement, collaboration, and sharing of ideas, the Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice has adopted these community participation guidelines and requires that anyone participating in affiliated efforts adhere to them. This includes any activity or space that is sponsored, hosted, or initiated by the community, such as the Google Group, Slack channel, or meeting calls). This will also include in-person activities and spaces if we ever meet in person.
We aim to ensure that all participants feel respected, safe, and welcome regardless of ability, age, background, gender and gender identity or expression, native language, citizenship status, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic or dimension of identity.
We do not tolerate discrimination based on these characteristics, nor do we tolerate harassment of any kind, including but not limited to:
- Sustained disruption of discussion;
- Stalking, following or continued one-on-one communications after being asked to cease;
- Deliberate sharing of personal or private information about a person without their consent;
- Unwanted sexual attention or sexual innuendo;
- Violence, threats of violence, inciting violence or deliberate intimidation and personal attacks.
Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately. Violation of these Community Participation Guidelines may result in the person demonstrating that behavior being asked to immediately disassociate from the effort affiliated with the community of practice, either temporarily or in perpetuity.
This set of guidelines is heavily reliant on the LD4P Community Participation Guidelines, as allowed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Data Models
[edit]Recommended Properties for Person
[edit]***Properties in bold are core
Recommended Properties for Publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- The standard model is available at WikiProject Books, which models works, editions, exemplars, and manuscripts.
Book Editions
[edit]- The model below is a simplified adaptation of the one available from WikiProject Books
| Property | Value | Qualifiers (if applicable) | Qualifier values (if applicable) | Usage Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Text string label that will act as an item title. | Typically the same as the book's title. Example: The Seventh Heaven: Travels through Jewish Latin America | ||
| Description | Text string to describe the edition. | Example: 2019 edition of the book by Ilan Stavans | ||
| instance of (P31) | version, edition, or translation (Q3331189) | |||
| edition or translation of (P629) | Item for the corresponding work | |||
| language of work or name (P407) | Language(s) used in this edition | |||
| author (P50) | Item for author when an item exists | series ordinal (P1545) | Numeral indicating the order in which the author appears on the resource. (Example: 2 for the author listed second) | |
| author name string (P2093) | Text string for author name when an author item does not exist. | series ordinal (P1545) | Numeral indicating the order in which the author appears on the resource. (Example: 2 for the author listed second) | |
| translator (P655) | Item for the person who translated this edition from another language | |||
| editor (P98) | Item for the person who edited this edition | |||
| illustrator (P110) | Item for the person who created the illustrations for this edition | |||
| title (P1476) | Text string for published title of this edition. | |||
| subtitle (P1680) | Text string for published subtitle of this edition. | This is available as an option, but many edition items in Wikidata keep the subtitle metadata with the title. | ||
| edition number (P393) | Numeral indicating the number of the edition. (Example: 2 for the second edition) | |||
| place of publication (P291) | Item for the geographical location where this edition was published. | |||
| publisher (P123) | Item for the organization that published this edition. | |||
| publication date (P577) | Date when the edition was published | |||
| ISBN-10 (P957) | 10-digit ISBN number | While Wikidata requires ISBNs to include hyphens, it's okay if you add an ISBN without hyphens. A bot will come through later and add the hyphens. | ||
| ISBN-13 (P212) | 13-digit ISBN number | While Wikidata requires ISBNs to include hyphens, it's okay if you add an ISBN without hyphens. A bot will come through later and add the hyphens. | ||
| OCLC control number (P243) | Identifier for a bibliographic record in OCLC's WorldCat | Only include digits; do not include any prefixes. |
Book Series
[edit]- Example of a book series item: Anchor Bible Series.
Scholarly Articles
[edit]- Adapted from WikiProject Periodicals - Article item properties
| Property | Value | Qualifiers (if applicable) | Qualifier values (if applicable) | Usage Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Text string label that will act as an item title. | Typically the same as the article's title. Example: What Is Religion in Africa?: Relational Dynamics in an Entangled World | ||
| Description | Text string to describe the article. | Example: scholarly article published in the Journal of Religion in Africa in 2020 | ||
| instance of (P31) | scholarly article (Q13442814) | Other possible options: book review (Q637866) | ||
| author (P50) | Item for author when an item exists | series ordinal (P1545) | Numeral indicating the order in which the author appears on the resource. (Example: 2 for the author listed second) | |
| author name string (P2093) | Text string for author name when an author item does not exist. | series ordinal (P1545) | Numeral indicating the order in which the author appears on the resource. (Example: 2 for the author listed second) | |
| title (P1476) | Text string for published title of article. | |||
| subtitle (P1680) | Text string for published subtitle of article. | This is available as an option, but many article items in Wikidata keep the subtitle metadata with the title. | ||
| language of work or name (P407) | Language in which the article is written. | |||
| publication date (P577) | date when the article was published | |||
| published in (P1433) | journal in which the article was published | |||
| volume (P478) | number of the journal volume in which the article was published | |||
| issue (P433) | number of the journal issue in which the article was published | |||
| page(s) (P304) | page range of the article | |||
| main subject (P921) | the main topic(s) covered in the article | Repeatable | ||
| DOI (P356) | digital object identifier for the journal article | Example: 10.1163/15700666-12340184 |
Publication Venue
[edit]For journals/newspapers/magazines as a publishing venue. This is a basic model. Other properties can be found at the WikiProject Periodicals link below.
| Property | Value | Usage Note |
|---|---|---|
| Label | Serial's name as given in English if applicable, or in Roman characters if not | |
| Description | Any information necessary to distinguish the serial from other Wikidata entities | |
| instance of (P31) | serial (Q2217301) or, when applicable a more specific subclass like periodical (Q1002697), newspaper (Q11032), magazine (Q41298), scientific journal (Q5633421), academic journal (Q737498), monographic series (Q1700470), etc. | |
| ISSN (P236) | 8 digits (X can be the last one), in groups of 4 separated by a hyphen | |
| title (P1476) | Serial's title in its native script | language must be specified |
| language of work or name (P407) | Language(s) used in serial | |
| follows (P155) | Serial coming after the serial being worked on. | |
| followed by (P156) | Serial that follows the serial being worked on. |
Resources
[edit]Tools
[edit]Training
[edit]Journals Needing Article Metadata
[edit]Many religion & theology journals already have items in Wikidata, but most of them don't have many article items linked to them. Below are some examples of journals needing article metadata.
- Buddhist Studies Review
- Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
- Journal of Chinese Religions
- Journal of Hindu Studies
Author Disambiguation
[edit]Author names in batch loaded article metadata are often text strings rather than links to author items in Wikidata. The disambiguation process links author name strings to author items when there is an item, or notifies you that an author item needs to be created. Below are some example lists of authors that need disambiguation.
- Authors needing to be disambiguated for the Journal of Biblical Literature.
- Authors needing to be disambiguated for Levant.
Wikidata Projects in Religion & Theology
[edit]- Wikidata:WikiProject Religions
- Improving knowledge availability for Buddhist entities through Wikidata
- Khalili Collections
- Mapping the Scottish Reformation
- Australian Women in Religion
- WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion
- Project description (mostly focused on Wikipedia)
- Guide to editing Wikidata for the project
- WikiProject Art in the Christian Tradition
- WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Wheaton College/Hymns
Other Relevant Wikidata Projects
[edit]- Wikidata:WikiProject Academic Publisher
- Wikidata:WikiProject Archival Description
- Wikidata:WikiProject Books
- Wikidata:WikiProject Built heritage
- Wikidata:WikiProject Cultural heritage
- Wikidata:WikiProject Heritage institutions
- Wikidata:WikiProject Libraries
- Wikidata:WikiProject Linked Data for Production
- Wikidata:WikiProject Manuscripts
- Wikidata:WikiProject Periodicals
- Wikidata:WikiProject Source MetaData
Participants
[edit]The participants listed below can be notified using the following template in discussions:{{Ping project|Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice}}