Introduction to Wikidata
Welcome to Wikidata! In this module you will...
- learn what Wikidata is
- explore key concepts and vocabulary
- understand how Wikidata relates to other Wikimedia projects
- be able to ask questions about linked data
- be able to answer why Wikidata is important
Start
Estimated time to complete:
Estimated time to complete:
25 minutes
Table of Contents
Part I: What is Wikidata?
Open
Multilingual
Structured knowledge base
Read and edited by humans...
...and machines
This makes Wikidata important to the internet...
...and important to Wikipedia
Data structure
Presenting facts, not context
The Wikidata community
Let's review
Language
Part II: How does Wikidata work?
Parts of Wikidata: Items
Properties
Statements
Identifiers
Qualifiers
References
Rank
How do these parts work together?
Parts (continued)
What belongs in Wikidata?
Notability
Some data ethics
Activities
Let's review
Statements
Values
You're done!