Wikidata:Property proposal/Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus ID

Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus ID[edit]

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Authority control

Done: Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus ID (P8516) (Talk and documentation)

Description	identifier for a term in the Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music
Represents	Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (Q97739256)
Data type	External identifier
Domain	subclasses of musical instrument (Q34379), musical ensemble (Q2088357), or voice (Q17172850)
Allowed values	mp\d{10}
Example 1	harmonica (Q51290) → mp2013015323
Example 2	wind chime (Q1621499) → mp2013015800
Example 3	tenor saxophone (Q1414932) → mp2013015723
Example 4	soprano (Q30903) → mp2013015666
Example 5	big band (Q207378) → mp2013015083
Example 6	esraj (Q1818847) → mp2020015003
Example 7	boys' choir (Q1776834) → mp2019015007
Example 8	subcontrabass flute (Q3746429) → mp2018015006
Example 9	guitar ensemble (Q11298102) → mp2013015307
Example 10	string orchestra (Q1090674) → mp2013015681 -->
Source	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/performanceMediums.html
Planned use	adding this identifier to items for musical instruments, ensembles, and voices
Number of IDs in source	894 terms established through March 2020
Expected completeness	always incomplete (Q21873886)
Formatter URL	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/performanceMediums/$1

Motivation[edit]

This is a major Library of Congress controlled vocabulary that does not yet a property in Wikidata. Properties for LC Name Authorities, LC Subject Headings, LC Genre/Form Terms, and LC Demographic Group Terms have already been established. LCMPT should also have a Wikidata property. Once it is established, LCMPT IDs can be added to Wikidata items for musical instruments, ensembles, and voices. UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 01:51, 28 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]