Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/Document Culture Winter21

What
This is a resource page for the Documenting Culture course at the iSchool at the University of Toronto.

When
The course runs during the Fall 2021 term.

General Wikidata resources

 * Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org
 * Wikidata in one page (multilingual)
 * Wikidata query service in one page

Referencing

 * Reference sources

Identifiers

 * Wikidata Identifiers Help Page
 * WikiProject Biographical Identifiers

Wikidata overviews and tutorials

 * Introduction to Wikidata (duration 3:10) from the National Library of Wales
 * A gentle introduction to Wikidata for absolute beginners (long but indexed): really excellent introduction that also explains how Wikidata is being used.
 * How to add a new item to Wikidata: University of Edinburgh.
 * How to add an image to Wikidata: University of Edinburgh.
 * How to upload an image to Wikimedia Commons. University of Edinburgh.
 * How to import data from Google sheets

Wikidata tools

 * Cradle: This tool can create new Wikidata items from a form. You need to login with your Wikidata account. More information can be found by following this link https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Cradle.
 * Zotero to Wikidata via Quickstatements. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Zotero

Wikidata projects
Wikidata projects are community-organized spaces for people to come together around thematic or topical areas. Project pages frequently include examples of properties that should or could be included for specific kinds of items of interest to the project. They may also give information about issues or community-focus areas.
 * Wikidata Project Built Heritage: The aim of the present project is to create the world’s most complete high quality database of built heritage. This project covers heritage buildings, monuments, and related human-built structures.
 * Wikidata project textile arts: The goal of this project is to improve Wikidata's coverage of textile arts - sewing, weaving, knitting, lacemaking, needlework, and other related crafts. Our scope will include textile processes, the artisans who practice those processes, and the materials they produce.
 * Wikidata project visual arts.
 * Wikidata project books
 * Wikidata project video games
 * Wikidata project music
 * Wikidata project performing arts: The aim of the present project is to create the world’s most complete high quality database of performing arts productions, literary and artistic works related to the performing arts (theatre plays, musical compositions, choreographic works), performing arts companies, and performing arts professionals.
 * Wikidata project cultural events: The aim of the present project is to create the world’s most complete high quality database of cultural events, such as festivals, carnavals, competitions, etc.
 * Wikidata project cultural venues: The aim of the present project is to create the world’s most complete high quality database of cultural venues, such as theatres, concert halls, etc.
 * Wikidata project cultural heritage: The aim of this project is to coordinate, facilitate and promote the ingestion of cultural heritage related data into Wikidata, to facilitate the cleansing and enhancement of this data and to promote its use across Wikipedia, its sister projects and beyond.

Other instructions

 * Adding libraries to Wikidata (Canada focus) by Dan Scott

Information on libraries and archives and museums using Wikidata

 * IFLA Wikidata video series (summer 2020)