Wikidata Basics

The UCR Library serves as an information commons and intellectual center for the campus and is the focal point for research and study at UCR.

UC Riverside Library

This workshop will describe what Wikidata is and how it is used, and provide an overview of how you can edit and use it.

UC Love Data Week SeriesHave you heard of linked data or Wikidata and want to know what they are, and how you can use them? Have you ever wondered why there are so many wiki*thing*.org websites, and how they're interconnected? This is the workshop for you! Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that provides structured, linked data not just for Wikipedia, but to anyone. It is used globally by many sites and services.In this workshop we will describe what Wikidata is and used for; how it's connected to Wikimedia projects (such as Wikipedia); how it's leveraged by many other sites and services as a point of open data; and more importantly, an overview of how you can edit and use it.<a href="https://ucrlibrary.eventbrite.com">Complete List of UCR Library Events</a> - All members of the University of California community are welcome to attend. Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants. Participants are expected to follow and uphold <a href="https://chancellor.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2019-01/community.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">UC Riverside's Principles of Community</a>.

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