4. – Fully-versioned Wiki
– Editable by all with internet access
– Machine-readable linked open data CC0
– Designed to support both human and
algorithmic curation
About Wikidata
Wikidata is a knowledge base
of structured data
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5.
6. What will we do with URIs for resources in
the domain of computing?
– leverage structured data in digital
preservation systems
– software citation
– unambiguous identifiers for all parts of a
pre-configured emulated computing
environment
How We Leverage
Wikidata
What digital preservation content is in Wikidata?
– Queries related to file format [demo]
– Queries related to software [demo]
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7. – There are more than 4,000 properties
in Wikidata
– Not everyone wants to spend a lot
of time familiarizing themselves
with Wikidata’s data model
– Specialized tool to get this
data into Wikidata so we
can all reuse this data in
our digital preservation
systems
– Free software portal
can be forked
or modified by
anyone!
using OAuth to allow you to remotely edit
Wikidata via the portal interface
Why a Portal
Purpose of
the Portal
a data curation application
to support the contribution
of structured data
focus: file formats, software,
configured software environments
and computer hardware
streamlined: only presents
relevant properties
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10. Yale University Library
The SU Lab
Software Preservation Foundation
Software Heritage
Open Preservation Foundation
National Library of France
Partner Organizations
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11. KAT THORNTON
katherine.Thornton@yale.edu
Twitter: @WikiDigi
KENNETH SEALS-NUTT
Kenneth.Seals-Nutt@yale.edu
linkedin.com/in/kennethseals-nutt/
Demo Url: www.WikiDP.org
Portal Source Code: Github.com/WikiDP
Exploring Wikidata
Learn how to edit
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Introduction
Wikidata: The Game
www.tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-game/
Example SPARQL queries
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:
SPARQL_query_service/queries/examples
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