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Enhancing Wikipedia with VIAF and Wikidata: Insights from Maximilian Klein

This article discusses the integration of VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) data into Wikipedia and Wikidata, emphasizing the role of Maximilian Klein as a Wikipedian in Residence at OCLC. It explores how VIAF enhances multilingual links between various Wikipedia editions and addresses the accuracy of VIAF's algorithms in updating information. The article highlights challenges such as conflicting data between different languages and the evolving relationship between community efforts and automated processes in maintaining collaborative knowledge bases.

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Enhancing Wikipedia with VIAF and Wikidata: Insights from Maximilian Klein

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  1. VIAF Data in Wikipedia & Wikidata Maximilian Klein Wikipedian in Residence at OCLC 25th February 2013

  2. Example VIAF Structure Wikipedia

  3. Example VIAF Structure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Aziz_%27Ali_al-Misri

  4. One Direction VIAF English Wiki

  5. Enter VIAFBot: Wikipedia Robot VIAF English Wiki

  6. Idea: Reciprocate VIAF English Wiki

  7. But, Deutsche Wiki has done part of this manually VIAF Deutsche Wiki

  8. Verify where English – Deutsche agree English VIAF Deutsche

  9. & without Deutsche infromation English VIAF Deutsche

  10. Final Product . . .

  11. Statistics • Conflicts 14,816 • Modified 269,494

  12. Statistics • Full report at • hangingtogether.org

  13. How precise is the Algorithm? • ~99% (From random sampling) • But not perfect

  14. VIAF is watching VIAF

  15. Fixing links • If a human ameliorates Wikipeda • VIAF.org watches the change, • and VIAF incorporates the correcteddata.

  16. Other Wikipedias • French Wikipedia? • All other Wikipedias?

  17. Information Virus • 1 month after VIAFBot • User:Jarekt copies VIAFbot’s links into • Wikimedia Commons • Italiano Wikipedia

  18. Copying is a “Hack” • Wikidata was created to resolve this elegantly

  19. What is Wikidata? • Wikidataitem is a collection of Wikipedia articles En En WD De De Fr Fr

  20. What will not change • Language links will look same

  21. But you can edit centrally

  22. New: Declarations • Semantic triple

  23. New: Declarations

  24. New: Declarations Property Value

  25. Inclusion Syntax • In Wikitextwrite • {{ propriété:lieude naissance}}

  26. Surprise! VIAF Wikidata Property Approved

  27. WikidataVIAFbot • Very soon.

  28. VIAF Data in Wikipedia & Wikidata Maximilian Klein Wikipedian in Residence at OCLC 25th February 2013 @notconfusing

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