[Metadatalibrarians] Next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, April 20th

[Hilary K Thorsen]

Hello everyone,


We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20210420T160000&p1=tz_pt&p2=tz_et&p3=1440&p4=tz_cest>). Alexandra Wong (University of Toronto Libraries) will kindly share with us experiences and workflows for linking archival collections to Wikidata. There will also be a recap of insights from the recent Canadian archivists’ panel on Wikidata<https://www.archivists.ca/event-4213205> by the University and College Archives Special Interest Section (UCASIS) of the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA). As usual, there will be time for discussion and Q&A.

The call details are below. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you aren't able to attend, the meetings are recorded and meeting notes are available on Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n>. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and meeting notes you can subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ld4-wikidata>.

The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata.

Call Details:
Date and Time: April 20, 2021 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20210420T160000&p1=tz_pt&p2=tz_et&p3=1440&p4=tz_cest>)
Zoom link to join meeting:   https://stanford.zoom.us/j/97703324041?pwd=TW9HUWQ0U3labjZ2bEVScU1Ja2FzUT09
Password: 057457
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-4kf6iQj6Jeiz3978pN5Z6g-246l9sUXnLgxFSMpZPI/edit?usp=sharing





Working Hours:

Join us for a collaborative hour of editing and Wikidata practice. We will provide a project for the hour, and you’re always welcome to bring your own projects to work on. This is a space for community and skill-building. We welcome your questions and your expertise about all things Wikidata. Subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> for an announcement of the next working hour.


Upcoming Working Hour dates:

  *   Monday, April 26, 2021 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET / 18:00 UTC / 8:00pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20210426T180000&p1=tz_pt&p2=tz_et&p3=1440&p4=tz_cest>)
  *   Friday, May 14, 2021 at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 7:00pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20210514T170000&p1=tz_pt&p2=tz_et&p3=1440&p4=tz_cest>)

Communication:
Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata
#wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/ld4slack
Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n
Website: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group

On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators



Hilary Thorsen
Resource Sharing Librarian
Stanford Libraries
thorsenh at stanford.edu
650-285-9429