Wikidata:WikiProject Heritage Collections/Typologies
Introduction[edit]
The archives at (P485), documentation files at (P10527), and similar properties can be used to reference artefacts documenting a specific thematic field of study, held by a variety of institutions. Active cooperation of the institutions concerned is helpful, but not a hard requirement, which makes the approach very versatile and robust with regard to varying degrees of involvement by heritage institutions.
The idea of creating a "WorldCat" of the performing arts, i.e. a comprehensive catalouge of artefacts documeting the performing arts, has been floated by different parties since around 2017. Sub-section 2 contains a typology of artefacts that may be used in combination of the above-mentioned properties to realize such a catalogue on the basis of Wikidata.This is a first example. Further typologies of artefacts typical to other fields of studies may be provided in the future.
Artefacts Documenting Activities Related to the Performing Arts[edit]
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The table below contains an overview of artefacts related to the performing arts, which are often collected and preserved in order to document activities and the works of this ephemeral art form.
The table contains a tentative typology of such artefacts. We thereby differentiate between the following types of artefacts:
- Artefacts documenting the creative process and its results:
- Artefacts documenting the creative process ahead of the first official representation (premiere) of a given work
- Artefacts documenting the representations and the immediate reception of a given work
- Artefacts documenting the "afterlife", i.e. the long-term reception and impact, of a given work
- Artefacts documenting administrative processes
- Artefacts documenting the infrastructure used
The table also indicates the preferred properties to be used to point to respective entries in archival finding aids and collection catalogues. See Estermann (2020)[1] for an example implementation of such references on Wikidata. Thus, the table, along with the practices proposed in the referenced report provide the basis for the creation of a "WorldCat" of the performing arts, i.e. a comprehensive catalogue of artefacts documenting the performing arts. Wikidata provides the possibility to add such references to various types of Wikidata items, such as items describing performing arts productions; individual performances; people and organizations involved in the performing arts; cultural venues; literary, musical, and choreographic works, etc. Given the richness of the performing arts domain, the approach proposed here can eventually be used to create similar catalogues of artefacts for a variety of other domains. Note, however, that the implementation of the approach is (as of 2023) still at an experimental stage.
We currently (as of 2023) suggest the use of the following properties to point to said artefacts:
- archives at (P485) – to point to archival fonds, typically consisting of two-dimensional artefacts that have been gathered and organized according to the principle of provenance
- documentation files at (P10527) – to point to documentation, typcally consisting of two-dimensional artefacts that have been gathered and organized according to the principle of pertinence (see also its subproperty artist files at (P9493))
- oral history at (P9600) – to point to oral history recordings or transcripts of interviews with contemporary witnesses
- personal library at (P9419) – to point to the personal library of the respective person
- object collection at (property to be created) – to point to an object collection, typcially consisting of three-dimensional artefacts
- video recording(s) at (property to be created) – to point to a video recording of a given subject (event, performing arts production, place, person, etc.)
- audio recording(s) at (property to be created) – to point to an audio recording of a given subject (event, performing arts production, person, etc.)
- photograph collection at (property to be created? - or can this be covered by documentation files at (P10527) with a has part(s) of the class (P2670) qualifier?) – to point to a photograph collection documenting a given subject (event, performing arts production, person, place, etc.)
To further specify the types of artefacts that are included in an archive, a documentation file, or an object collection, a has part(s) of the class (P2670) qualifier is to be used.
WD item | Definition | Documentation of ... aspects | de | en | es | fr | it | ru | Preferred Properties | Comments |
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advertising material (Q1554180) | objectified form of an advertising message | artistic | Werbemittel | advertising material (promotional material) | material publicitario | matériel publicitaire | materiale promozionale | archives at (P485)documentation files at (P10527) | ||
annual report (Q699735) | yearly report on a company's or other organization's activities | administrative | Geschäftsbericht | annual report | rapport annuel | relazione annuale | archives at (P485) | |||
association magazine (Q2514037) | magazine published by a membership organization and distributed to its members | administrative;
artistic; infrastructural |
Vereinszeitschrift | association magazine | magazine associatif | archives at (P485) | ||||
audio recording (Q3302947) | single object representing recorded audio data in the form of audio signals on analogue or digital media | artistic | Tonaufnahme | audio recording | enregistrement audio | registrazione audio | audio recoding(s) at | |||
autograph (Q9026959) | document written by hand | administrative;
artistic |
Autograph | autograph | autographe | autografo | archives at (P485)documentation files at (P10527) | |||
bulletin (Q88163834) | short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized | administrative;
artistic; infrastructural |
Bulletin | bulletin | bulletin | archives at (P485)documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
costume (Q1410477) | clothes used by performers on stage; particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character at a social event in a theatrical performance on the stage or in film or television | artistic | Kostüm | costume | costume | costumi teatrali | object collection at | |||
costume sketch (Q29642784) | rough drawing of a theatrical, film, or television costume | artistic | Kostümskizze (Kostümdesign) | costume sketch | archives at (P485) | Terminology and definitions should be aligned across languages (the Italian and French concepts refer to the design of clothes in general; not specific to the performing arts or film). | ||||
dance notation [item to be created] | artistic | Tanznotation | dance notation | Notation du mouvement | notazione della danza | archives at (P485) | dance notation (Q34175) refers to the technique, not to an artefact. | |||
documentary film (Q93204) | type of non-fictional motion picture | artistic;
infrastructural |
Dokumentationssendung | documentary film | film documentaire | documentario | object collection at | |||
doll (Q168658) | model of a character or a human beings, often used as a toy for children or an artistic hobby for adults | artistic | Puppe | doll | poupée | bambola | archives at (P485) | |||
Finger puppet (Q26799112) | A puppet worn on a person's finger | artistic | Fingerpuppe | Finger puppet | marionnette à doigt | object collection at | ||||
hand puppet (Q14875) | Puppet put over the hand | artistic | Handpuppe | hand puppet | marionnette à gaine | burattino | object collection at | |||
libretto (Q131084) | text used for an extended musical work | Libretto | libretto | livret | libretto | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
lighting instructions, lighting design [item to be created] | infrastructural | Lichttechnik | lighting technic | éclairagisme | illuminotecnica | object collection at | lighthing technic (Q17177506) refers to the technique, and not to the artefact. lighting design (Q1823302) refers to the activity, and not to the artefact. | |||
magazine article (Q30070590) | written piece, published in a magazine, or on a magazine-style website | Magazinartikel | magazine article | article de magazine | articolo di rivista | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
marionette (Q189888) | puppet controlled from above using wires or strings | artistic | Marionette | marionette | marionnette à fils | marionetta | object collection at | |||
mask (Q161524) | any full or partial face covering, whether ceremonial, protective, decorative, or used as disguise | artistic | Maske | mask | masque | maschera | object collection at | |||
minutes (Q2085515) | written details of a meeting | administrative | Ergebnisprotokoll | minutes | compte-rendu de réunion | verbale di riunione | documentation files at (P10527) | |||
negative (Q595597) | image on photographic film in which color and brightness are inverted | Negativfilm | negative | film négatif | pellicola per negativi | archives at (P485) | ||||
newspaper clipping (Q14552560) | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine | Zeitungsausschnitt | newspaper clipping | coupure de presse | ritaglio di giornale | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
Leporello book (Q361880) | booklet comprised of alternately folded pages | artistic | Leporello | orihon | leporello | leporello | documentation files at (P10527) | |||
periodical (Q1002697) | serial publication that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule | Periodikum | periodical | périodique | periodico | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
photograph (Q125191) | image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface | Fotografie | photograph | photographie | foto | archives at (P485) | ||||
playbill (Q2416316) | program or poster announcing a theatrical performance | Theaterzettel | playbill | affiche | locandina del teatro | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
poster (Q429785) | type of graphic advertisement | Plakat | poster | affiche | manifesto | archives at (P485) | ||||
programme (Q1508646) | booklet available for patrons attending a live event | Programmheft | programme | programme | documentation files at (P10527) | |||||
puppet (Q1913135) | inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer | artistic | Theaterpuppe | puppet | pupazzo | object collection at | ||||
rag doll (Q2918349) | doll with a stuffed cloth body and head | artistic | Stoffpuppe | rag doll | Poupée de chiffon | object collection at | ||||
review (Q265158) | evaluation of a publication, service, company, piece of hardware, event, exhibition, or performance | Rezension | review | critique | recensione | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
rod puppet (Q2325433) | puppet constructed around a central rod secured to the head | artistic | Stabfigur | Rod puppet | marionnette à tige | object collection at | ||||
schedule (Q7271585) | time management tool listing times when events are intended to take place | Zeitplan | documentation files at (P10527) | |||||||
screenplay (Q103076) | written work by screenwriters for a film or television program | Drehbuch | screenplay | scénario | sceneggiatura | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
seasonal programme (Q51176294) | programme of a performing arts company, venue, or troupe featuring all the performances and casts of a given season | Saisonprogramm | seasonal programme | programme de la saison | stagione teatrale | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
stage curtain (Q945148) | large piece of cloth designed to mask backstage areas of a theater from spectators | infrastructural | Vorhang | stage curtain | rideau de théâtre | object collection at | ||||
stage design (Q55619117) | design of the stage setup of a performing arts production | Bühnenbildentwurf | stage design | Modèle de décor de théâtre | regia | archives at (P485) | ||||
statement of accounts (Q55892549) | A statement of accounts is a document that reflects all transactions that took place between you and a particular customer for a given period of time | administrative | Rechenschaftsbericht | statement of accounts | rapport d'activité | documentation files at (P10527) | ||||
statutes (Q55892549) | a law that has been formally approved and written down | administrative | Statuten | statutes | statuts | documentation files at (P10527) | Terminology and definitions should be aligned across languages (e.g. the English term does not correspond to the terms in German and French). | |||
storyboard | graphic organizer in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a story | Storyboard | storyboard | storyboard | archives at (P485) | |||||
text (Q234460) | object that can be "read" by reader; result of writing | Text | text | texte | testo | archives at (P485) | ||||
theatrical property(Q942297) | movable physical object used on a motion picture, television, or stage set that are not costume | artistic | Requisite | theatrical property | accessoire | materiale di scena | object collection at | |||
toy theatre (Q1751712) | miniature theatre | artistic | Papiertheater | toy theatre | théâtre de papier | object collection at | ||||
video recording(Q30070675) | single work, or take, made using the medium of video | artistic | Videoaufnahme | video recording | enregistrement vidéo | archives at (P485) | ||||
yearbook (Q10283140) | publication documenting events of a year | Jahrbuch | yearbook | album de finissants | documentation files at (P10527) |
- ↑ Estermann, B. (2020). Wikidata for Libraries Hackday Series. Switzerland Report. This Month in GLAM, Volume X, Issue I, January 2020.