Abstract
INTRODUCTION Wikidata, a knowledge base for structured linked data, provides an open platform for curating scholarly communication data. Because all elements in a Wikidata entry are linked to defining elements and metadata, other web systems can harvest and display the data in meaningful ways. Thus, Wikidata has the capacity to serve as the data source for faculty profiles. Scholia is an example of how third-party tools can leverage the power of Wikidata to provide faculty profiles and bibliographic, data-driven visualizations. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM In this article, we share our methods for contributing to Wikidata and displaying the data with Scholia. We deployed these methods as part of a pilot project in which we contributed data about a small but unique school on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. NEXT STEPS Following the completion of our pilot project, we aim to find additional methods for contributing large data collections to Wikidata. Specifically, we seek to contribute scholarly communication data that the library already maintains in other systems. We are also facilitating Wikidata edit-a-thons to increase the library’s familiarity with the knowledge base and our capacity to contribute to the site.
Highlights
Wikidata, a knowledge base for structured linked data, provides an open platform for curating scholarly communication data
Because all elements in a Wikidata entry are linked to defining elements and metadata, other web systems can harvest and display the data in meaningful ways
In this article we describe our efforts to use Scholia, an open source tool for displaying faculty profiles and authorial networks sourced from Wikidata, to build a faculty profile collection for a unique school on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus
Summary
Universities, schools, departments, research labs, and other academic units have a strong interest in collecting and displaying bibliographic information about the work created by their scholars. With access to a departmental website or a university content management system, many academic organizations meet this need by listing publications on a web page or by providing links to the curriculum vitae files of affiliated scholars. Widespread, this approach to collecting and sharing bibliographic information is cumbersome for both its creators and its readers. In this article we describe our efforts to use Scholia, an open source tool for displaying faculty profiles and authorial networks sourced from Wikidata, to build a faculty profile collection for a unique school on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. We reflect on the challenges, limitations, and rewards for libraries that seek to use these tools to curate and share information about their institutions
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