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Wikidata Edit-a-thon: Artists in ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳’s Special Collections

Dec 6
2024
12:00pm - 2:00pm
On Campus Event - Canaday Library, Lusty Cup
Academics Research ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳

Do you know which artists have worked in ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳'s Special Collections? Come find out by participating in a Wikidata Edit-a-thon! We'll be updating Wikidata entries on artists to add links to , ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳'s Art and Artifact database. We need your help to make our collections more discoverable and contribute to linked open data resources for art history. This is part of a longer-term project to gather and visualize demographic data about the artists we collect. 

Register and drop by when you can! Training will be provided, and lunch will be served. 

is a free structured data hub connected to Wikipedia. You can use it to get user-contributed data about almost anything. Stop by the event to learn more about Wikidata, how to contribute data, and how to use their to get data. 

Audience: BMC Community
Type(s): Workshop
Contact:
Alice McGrath

ÀÏÍõÂÛ̳ welcomes the full participation of all individuals in all aspects of campus life. Should you wish to request a disability-related accommodation for this event, please contact the event sponsor/coordinator. Requests should be made as early as possible.