How Wikidata might help the Smithsonian with its mission to diffuse knowledge
Clara de Pablo is a Fellow in the Office of Communications and Marketing at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. She enrolled in Wiki Education’s introductory Wikidata course to learn more about how to apply linked data practices to her work. My involvement with Wikidata began — as all great stories do — with … Continued
Extending the Met’s reach with Wikidata
Jennie Choi is the General Manager of Collection Information at the Met Museum. She recently took two of Wiki Education’s courses on Wikidata and reflects on her experience with the Wikimedia community in this guest blog post. Partnering with leading members of the Wiki community has been invaluable. We’ve learned a lot from their experience … Continued
Learning about Wikidata changed my approach to teaching information literacy
Our introductory linked data course provides support and resources for professionals to incorporate Wikidata into their different projects and goals. Rivka Genesen participated as Assistant Director of Library Services at The Ursuline School. My students, consciously or unconsciously, often show me the parallel sets of skills they have developed when we sit down to work … Continued
Wikidata reveals new insights about SFMOMA’s exhibition data
Art museums are not only stewards of data about their collection but also of data from other museums. All of this data can tell the story of art, art movements, and the creators of these artworks. In January I followed up with some of our Wikidata course participants at SFMOMA. I met with Ian Gill, … Continued
Wikidata at the Art Institute of Chicago
As a museum-goer, do you ever think about how art museums keep track of their collections? What do they know about the artists that made the art? What do they know about their collection as a whole? How can a museum answer questions about the gender breakdown of the artists in the collections? How can … Continued
How “Join the open data movement: a beginner Wikidata course” changed our view and use of collection data
Digital Collections Associate Lisa Barrier and Digital Collections Manager Kathryn Gronsbell from Carnegie Hall explain what to expect when taking Wiki Education’s beginner’s Wikidata course and discuss their linked data plans for the future. Introduction We both started Join the open data movement: a beginner Wikidata course with limited Wikidata knowledge. While we understood the … Continued
How to share an oral history collection more widely
Jake Kubrin is Metadata Librarian at the Stanford Law School Robert Crown Library who recently completed our intermediate-level Wikidata training course. Here he shares what linked open data makes possible for his work. The American Bar Association (ABA) began conducting a series of oral history interviews of leading women lawyers, judges, and legal professionals in … Continued
A linked data platform with the potential that metadata professionals long for
Jackie Shieh, a Descriptive Data Management Librarian at Smithsonian Libraries, recently completed our Wikidata how-to course for beginners. Here, Jackie provides a detailed account of what that experience was like. Learning the way of triple statements is something very new to librarians, especially metadata professionals who are no strangers to rules and the interpretation for … Continued
Calling all librarians, archivists, and museum specialists
It’s the last week to take advantage of the early bird pricing for our open linked data courses! Whether you’re a librarian, an archivist, museum stuff, civic data specialist, or just a curious practitioner – we can help you meet your linked data goals and think up new projects aligned with your interests. Our beginner … Continued
Opening up the linked data world of Wikidata to new editors
Our first six-week long Wikidata courses flew right by. We’re extremely proud of the twenty-three participants in these two courses and the impact they have made on Wikidata. A little about the course Over six short weeks, we met once a week for an hour-long session, discussing assignments, asking questions, and addressing any issues encountered … Continued