Wikidata:WikidataCon 2017/Notes/Wikidata loves GLAMs
Title: Wikidata loves GLAMs
Speaker(s)[edit]
Name or username: Jason Evans (Jason.nlw)
Abstract[edit]
This talk will highlight ways that GLAM's of all sizes can utilize Wikidata to enrich their data, Provide detailed data for open images, publish Open Data and explore their collections in new ways. Glams can also use Wikidata to publish and explore their data in multiple languages. Wikidata also allows GLAM's to connect their collections together, creating a web of interconnected (linked) data. I will draw on my experience as a Wikimedian in Residence at The National Library of Wales, highlighting the challenges and successes of the project, including the appointment of the worlds first Wikidata Visiting Scholar and the way in which teams of volunteers were engaged in the project.
Collaborative notes of the session[edit]
Advantages with Wikidata for a GLAM:
- Geolocations comes automatically when images are tagged with places
- Find mistakes in the metadata
- Multilingual ("Suddenly it's all in Welch")
Uses Crotos and Histropedia