Advanced bulk updating, bots

Overview

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Exercises: 0 min

Questions

• How do you bulk upload to Wikidata?

Objectives

• Know how to run a bulk import into Wikidata.

• Be able to create items and/or claims using quickstatements.

• Be familiar with the tools used for bulk edits and imports.

• Be able to articulate how bulk import tools can apply to cataloging and digital science/archive projects.

• Know how to write effective queries in terms of performance. (TODO: may refine or improve or delete)

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Learning outcomes

• Understand how to run a bulk import into Wikidata
• practice using quickstatements? (module 3 already includes QuickStatements)
• Be familiar with the tools used for bulk edits and imports

• Tools for bulk upload: - Quick statements (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements)

• Connect bulk import possibilities to cataloging and digital science/archive projects?

• Understand how to write a good queries in terms of performance

• 6.1 Bulk uploads/harvests (lead to OpenRefine modules)

  6.2 Bulk edits

  6.3 Bulk creation/harvesting

  6.4 Performance

• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/query_optimization

Key Points

• First key point. (FIXME)