This is a White Rose Libraries co-hosted event at the University of York library based around advocacy for the use of Wikidata within the research lifecycle. We are bringing together researchers and professionals from across the three institutions, University of Southampton and Wikimedia UK to showcase the use of Wikidata, a free linked database of secondary data that can be read and edited by both humans and machines, in their research. The event will start with a presentation from Dr Martin Poulter, a trainer and adviser to academics, librarians, and other experts on how to work with open projects such as Wikidata and Wikipedia. He will be addressing the strengths of Wikidata for Digital Humanities.
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Please note that the presentations will be recorded and published on the White Rose webpages.
Programme
- 10:00- 10:10 - Introduction and housekeeping
- 10:10- 10:40 - Strengths of Wikidata for Digital Humanities, by Dr Martin Poulter
- 10:40- 11:05 - Humanities research and Wikidata, by Dr Lucy Hinnie
- 11:25- 11:50 - Break
- 11:50- 12:10 - Medieval Wiki, by Dr Fran Allfrey
- 12:10- 12:25 - Theses collections on Wikidata, by Ruth Elder
- 12:25- 12:25 - End of presentations and online event
- 14:00-16:00 - Collective discussion (optional) In person
Registration details
This is a free, hybrid event available to staff/students from the White Rose institutions only. Once you reserve your spot, the organiser will be in touch with you with further details to allow you to choose how you would like to attend it.
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