The collection emphasizes
The New York University Library manga collection is global in its holdings. It contains over 300 Japanese manga titles, and a growing collection of manga in Russian, Polish, and other Slavic languages, along with other East Asian languages, and some English translations. Many of the Japanese manga are shōjo manga or “girls comics” and were written by female authors who are a part of the Year 24 Group (Q1141868) who practiced in the 1970s (athough the collection is not limited to these authors). In addition to manga, the NYU Manga Collections contain periodicals that published manga or contain critical inquiry into manga, as well as secondary sources in both English and Japanese about shōjo and other manga genres.
It can be found in Wikidata as Q105071992.
Our goal for the Wikidata Project is to highlight New York University Library's collection of manga as represented in books and periodicals produced in Japan and beyond; to document the evolution of the genre as an international phenomenon; to highlight influential women manga artists whose work affected the field in Japan and beyond, and to create a template for others working on manga inclusion in Wikidata.
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MatrosMonk
create a list of manga in the NYU Library collections for Wikidata editing
identify genres of manga for inclusion
Use OpenRefine Reconciliation to identify Q and P numbers for titles and authors when needed
examine existing manga pages in multiple languages to see what might be missing
determine language of entry, if there is already a QID, then edit that page. If creating a new page, follow original script, transliteration, and then translation.
determine consistent terminology for use in descriptions
identify statements for inclusion in the Wikidata title and author pages
login to Wikidata and edit existing manga entries and create new ones for those that need it
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections/Listeria List
Properties for titles (series and stand-alone)[ edit ]
Property
Value
Usage notes or questions
Wikidata example
Label
title
probably not uniform title, pay attention to language: original script, or translation, or transliteration?
Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru (Q6364226)
Description
short description
manga series (Q21198342) , or manga (Q8274)
instance of (P31)
manga series (Q21198342) , or manga (Q8274)
and/or other appropriate class of which this subject is a particular example, e.g. manga (Q8274) , one-shot manga (Q21202185) , graphic novel (Q725377) , anime television series (Q63952888) , limited series (Q3297186) , comic book series (Q14406742)
Otherworld Barbara (Q4859002)
genre (P136)
romance manga (Q104536775)
and/or other appropriate genres, e.g. romantic comedy anime and manga (Q15712145) , science fiction comics (Q1782964) , mystery anime and manga (Q15637305) , magical girl (Q752321) , school anime and manga (Q5366097) , post-apocalyptic manga (Q103111961) , fantasy anime and manga (Q15637301) , supernatural anime and manga (Q61942616) , historical anime and manga (Q101240934) , adventure anime and manga (Q15712918) , horror anime and manga (Q12767035) , post-apocalyptic anime and manga (Q103016666) , yaoi (Q242488) , yuri (Q320568)
intended public (P2360)
shōjo (Q242492)
josei (Q503106) , shōnen (Q231302) , seinen (Q237338) , children's anime and manga (Q478804)
main subject (P921)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (Q1823134)
primary topic of a work, e.g. High School Girls (Q500538) , middle school (Q149566) , vampire (Q46721) , sport (Q349) , ballet (Q41425) , figure skating (Q38108) . Should not be confused with genre (P136) , which relates creative works to their genres like science fiction (Q24925) (English)
title (P1476)
245
looking into how to express title changes, subtitle (P1680) , has edition or translation (P747)
author (P50)
Kotomi Aoki (Q859232)
translator (P655)
If applicable
Rachel Thorn (Q15500705)
illustrator (P110)
If applicable, can also be mangaka (Q191633)
Aruko (Q16263860)
colorist (P6338)
If applicable
publisher (P123)
Shogakukan (Q785697)
country of origin (P495)
Japan (Q17) , Russia (Q159)
publication date (P577)
publication date (Q1361758)
Need to reflect the beginning and end of the series? Currently, only indicting the publication date's first date
derivative work (P4969)
If applicable
characters (P674)
If notable
Alice (Q1269082)
published in (P1433)
If applicable
Flowers (Q115996)
language of work or name (P407)
Japanese (Q5287) , Russian (Q7737) , English (Q1860)
number of parts of this work (P2635)
# of volumes, # of chapters
OCLC control number (P243)
If known. If not for entire series, can include OCLC number for first volume
Anime News Network manga ID (P1984)
Library of Congress authority ID (P244)
NDL Authority ID (P349)
If known, and/or other appropriate national authorities, e.g. National Library of Russia ID (P7029) , NUKAT ID (P1207) , Europeana entity (P7704) , NL CR AUT ID (P691) If not for entire series, can include NDL number for first volume
on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008)
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections (Q105071992)
Properties for creators[ edit ]
Property
Value
Usage notes or questions
example
Label
personal name
given name then surname (even though usual Japanese name order is surname then given), true for other languages?
Kei Ishizaka (Q11585349) , Moto Hagio (Q265061) , Riyoko Ikeda (Q256425) , Mineko Yamada (Q11470122)
Description
short description
Japanese manga series, 日本の漫画シリーズ, edition for Japanese manga series, 日本の漫画シリーズ版, first edition of Japanese manga series, 日本の漫画シリーズ初版
instance of (P31)
human (Q5)
sex or gender (P21)
if known, see list of available terms https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P21 , if include this item, then take out "woman" from other items, no need for Japanese woman mangaka, just put mangaka (Q191633)
country of citizenship (P27)
Japan (Q17) ,
name in native language (P1559)
DC Books author ID (P7356)
optional?
given name (P735)
family name (P734)
pseudonym (P742)
if applicable
Clamp (Q334471) , Sacchi (Q11268005) , Tsutomu Teruki is Hayao Miyazaki (Q55400)
nickname (P1449)
マンガの神様 (Japanese) is Osamu Tezuka (Q193300)
date of birth (P569)
place of birth (P19)
date of death (P570)
if applicable
place of death (P20)
if applicable
occupation (P106)
mangaka (Q191633)
and/or other appropriate genres, e.g. comics artist (Q715301) , writer (Q36180) , illustrator (Q644687) , translator (Q333634)
name in kana (P1814)
if applicable
educated at (P69)
if applicable
blood type (P1853)
for Japanese only, no need to add to new pages, but keep if already in the page
notable work (P800)
official website (P856)
if applicable
member of (P463)
Year 24 Group (Q1141868) , Japan Cartoonists Association (Q2496450) , Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (Q11505530)
award received (P166)
if applicable
Seiun Award for Best Comic (Q85196003) , Shogakukan Manga Award (Q836736) , Kodansha Manga Award (Q39174)
signature (P109)
image (P18)
VIAF ID (P214)
VIAF
Library of Congress authority ID (P244)
Library of Congress Authority ID
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84050367.html
NDL Authority ID (P349)
and/or other appropriate national authorities, e.g. National Library of Russia ID (P7029) , NUKAT ID (P1207) , Europeana entity (P7704) , NL CR AUT ID (P691)
https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00083890
MangaSeek person ID (P6921)
what other identifiers?
Twitter (X) username (P2002)
other social media too?
on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008)
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections (Q105071992)
Properties for publishers[ edit ]
Properties for manga periodicals[ edit ]
Property
Value
Usage notes or questions
example
Label
title (P1476)
Garo (Q1494417)
Description
short description
instance of (P31)
manga magazine (Q15296520) , manga magazine (Q15296535) , josei manga magazine (Q24826340)
image (P18)
if known/available
inception (P571)
if known/available
genre (P136)
romance manga (Q104536775)
and/or other appropriate genres, e.g. romantic comedy anime and manga (Q15712145) , science fiction comics (Q1782964) , mystery anime and manga (Q15637305) , magical girl (Q752321) , school anime and manga (Q5366097) , post-apocalyptic manga (Q103111961) , fantasy anime and manga (Q15637301) , supernatural anime and manga (Q61942616) , historical anime and manga (Q101240934) , adventure anime and manga (Q15712918) , horror anime and manga (Q12767035) , post-apocalyptic anime and manga (Q103016666) , yaoi (Q242488) , yuri (Q320568)
intended public (P2360)
shōjo (Q242492)
josei (Q503106) , shōnen (Q231302) , seinen (Q237338) , children's anime and manga (Q478804)
start time (P580)
end time (P582)
if applicable
main subject (P921)
if applicable
follows (P155)
if applicable
followed by (P156)
if applicable
publisher (P123)
country of origin (P495)
language of work or name (P407)
official website (P856)
if known/available
VIAF ID (P214)
Anime News Network manga ID (P1984)
what other identifiers?
Japanese magazine code (P8473)
other identifiers? Social media?
on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008)
Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections (Q105071992)
For any creators (writers, artists, illustrators, etc.) if we have included any information about you in error, or if there is information you'd prefer not be listed either in Wikidata or the Library of Congress Name Authority File , please let us know and we will make every effort to rectify the situation.
For more information about the Japanese shōjo manga collection, see the summer 2016 edition of the NYU library magazine, Progressions