Wikidata:Property proposal/Curran Index Contributor ID
Curran Index Contributor ID[edit]
Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Authority control
| Description | Identifier for periodical contributors indexed in the Curran Index |
|---|---|
| Data type | External identifier |
| Domain | humans |
| Allowed values | positive integer, 1 through infinity (no more than 4 digits for the forseeable future) |
| Example 1 | Thomas Hood (Q722533) → 7 |
| Example 2 | Eleanora Louisa Hervey (Q24091208) → 50 |
| Example 3 | Oscar Wilde (Q30875) → 3263 |
| Example 4 | Charles Temple (Q70203685) → 1889 |
| Example 5 | Mrs. Taylor (Q72192781) → 1891 |
| Source | http://curranindex.org/ |
| Mix'n'match | 3449 |
| Planned use | Add the ID to the contributors to Once a Week (Q7091757). |
| Number of IDs in source | 3263 but expanding |
| Expected completeness | always incomplete (Q21873886) |
| Formatter URL | http://curranindex.org/articles?search%5Bcontributors%5D%5B%5D=$1 |
| See also | Curran Index Periodical ID |
Motivation[edit]
The Curran Index (Q60672267), a continuation of the Wellesley Index, is a useful identifier for authors, since it links to a list of works that Curran Index attributes to them and a brief bio, with sometimes discussion of their authorship. What's more, they have index entries for a number of unidentified contributors such as someone known only as "Mrs. Taylor" (example 5 above). It may be necessary to create an item for that author if they have a page on Wikisource, as Mrs. Taylor does; adding the Curran ID makes the item more distinct and useful. Examples 4 and 5 above show how I've gone about creating items for unidentified authors in the past. Levana Taylor (talk) 00:40, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
