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Here is a list of GLAM-Wiki projects and initiatives that use Structured data on Wikimedia Commons, which can be consulted as inspiration.

Please, feel free to add your own projects and examples.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Case

  • Structured data on files from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) using PetScan and QuickStatements, as well as Python through the METbot.

When?

  • 2020 – In progress

What?

Learn more:

  • The Harvesters, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    The Harvesters, Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • The Dancing Class, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    The Dancing Class, Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Mme. Charpentier and Her Children, Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Mme. Charpentier and Her Children, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Digital Public Library of America

Case

  • Structured data on files from the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).

When?

  • 2020 – In progress

What?

Who?

  • A project by the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and funded by the Sloan Foundation.
  • Led by Dominic Byrd-McDevitt, DPLA Data Fellow, previously mentored by Sandra Fauconnier, Program Officer, GLAM and Structured Data at the Wikimedia Foundation, and currently mentored by Giovanna Fontenelle, Program Officer, GLAM and Culture at the Wikimedia Foundation.

Learn more:

  • Bird's eye view of Leadville, Colorado 1882, Denver Public Library through DPLA
    Bird's eye view of Leadville, Colorado 1882, Denver Public Library through DPLA
  • Idaho in 1866, Denver Public Library through DPLA
    Idaho in 1866, Denver Public Library through DPLA
  • The mountain empire of the west: Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado, Denver Public Library through DPLA
    The mountain empire of the west: Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado, Denver Public Library through DPLA
  • Illustration of the Obsidian Cliff, Aug 18, 1888, Denver Public Library through DPLA
    Illustration of the Obsidian Cliff, Aug 18, 1888, Denver Public Library through DPLA
  • Idaho the County Seat of Clear Creek County, taken from the Illinois Bar, Denver Public Library through DPLA
    Idaho the County Seat of Clear Creek County, taken from the Illinois Bar, Denver Public Library through DPLA

Wikimedia Sverige

UNESCO Archives

Case

  • Files from UNESCO Archives with Structured Data on Commons uploaded by Wikimedia Sverige.

When?

  • 2020 – In progress

What?

Who?

Where?

  • Scoffolding on a bridge during a river flood
    Scoffolding on a bridge during a river flood
  • UNESCO building plaque built by architect Bernard Zehrfuss
    UNESCO building plaque built by architect Bernard Zehrfuss
  • UNESCO General Conference, in November 1954, Uruguay, Montevideo
    UNESCO General Conference, in November 1954, Uruguay, Montevideo
  • Ms. Indira Gandhi, Minister of Information of India, Member of the Executive Board of UNESCO
    Ms. Indira Gandhi, Minister of Information of India, Member of the Executive Board of UNESCO
  • Fortress of Qasr Ibrim, a monument in Nubia
    Fortress of Qasr Ibrim, a monument in Nubia

Swedish Performing Arts Agency

Case

  • 5000 music-related files, such as images, audio files, and sheet music from the Swedish Performing Arts Agency uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Wikimedia Sverige and using Structured Data.

When?

  • 2020 – In progress

What?

Who?

Where?

Learn more:

  • Sheet music sample by Johan Helmich Roman
    Sheet music sample by Johan Helmich Roman
  • [Sats] Roman by Johan Helmich Roman
    [Sats] Roman by Johan Helmich Roman
  • Tommos Kerstis vallåt performed by Carl Gustaf Färje
  • Radio Sweden's recording of folk music, performed by Jan Fridegård

Nordic Museum

Case

  • Structured data statements, related to provenance, added to files from the Nordiska museet using a python script.

When?

  • 2020

What?

Who?

Where?

  • Childrens clothes, Nordic Museum
    Childrens clothes, Nordic Museum
  • Beckershof mansion, Nordic Museum
    Beckershof mansion, Nordic Museum
  • Berga mansion, Nordic Museum
    Berga mansion, Nordic Museum
  • Fishnet shirt, Nordic Museum
    Fishnet shirt, Nordic Museum

Paris Museums, Belgium National Heritage Site, Onroerend Erfgoed, and Dutch institutions

Case

  • Structured data statements added by BotMultichill to items from GLAM collections.

When?

  • 2020 – In progress

What?

Who?

  • L'Incendie de la Comédie-Française, le 8 mars 1900, Musée Carnavalet
    L'Incendie de la Comédie-Française, le 8 mars 1900, Musée Carnavalet
  • Lievegem Molenslag 40, Belgium National Heritage Site
    Lievegem Molenslag 40, Belgium National Heritage Site

Finna

Case

  • Structured data statements and File captions added to institutions from Finna, a project maintained by the National Library of Finland.

When?

  • Ongoing

What?

Who?

  • The second locomotive made in Finland at the first Finnish industrial exhibition in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki City Museum
    The second locomotive made in Finland at the first Finnish industrial exhibition in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki City Museum
  • Helsinki Railway Station Restaurant, Helsinki City Museum
    Helsinki Railway Station Restaurant, Helsinki City Museum
  • The timing of the running competitions at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Helsinki City Museum
    The timing of the running competitions at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Helsinki City Museum

Jakob Smitsmuseum

Case

  • Structured data for the collection of a small art museum.

When?

  • 2019

What?

  • Official pilot project for Structured data on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Structured data for the collection of the Jakob Smitsmuseum, a small municipal art museum in Mol, Belgium (1.5 full time staff, 9 volunteers).
  • Around 100 data items and files of artworks (paintings, prints, drawings) by artist Jakob Smits uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata.

Who?

  • Data and media uploaded by PACKED, expertise center for digital heritage in Flanders, Belgium.
  • Mentored by Sandra Fauconnier, Program Officer, GLAM and Structured Data at the Wikimedia Foundation.

Learn more:

  • The museum in Mol, Belgium
    The museum in Mol, Belgium
  • Jakob Smits: Frederick Coburn (1896), collection Jakob Smitsmuseum, CC0
    Jakob Smits: Frederick Coburn (1896), collection Jakob Smitsmuseum, CC0
  • Experimental structured data for this painting
    Experimental structured data for this painting
  • Jakob Smits: Self-portrait (undated). Collection Jakob Smitsmuseum, CC0
    Jakob Smits: Self-portrait (undated). Collection Jakob Smitsmuseum, CC0
  • Gallery on Wikimedia Commons of the collection of the Jakob Smitsmuseum
    Gallery on Wikimedia Commons of the collection of the Jakob Smitsmuseum

Project Wolfers

Case

  • Connecting three generations of decorative arts and their historical context.

When?

  • 2019

What?

  • Official pilot project for Structured data on Commons.
  • Structured data for the work of a dynasty of Belgian silversmiths: Louis Wolfers, Philippe Wolfers and Marcel Wolfers, and their firms, collaborators and companies.
  • Highlights stories and connections between works in different museum collections and their broader context.
  • Also focus on describing copyright statements in structured data.

Who?

  • Data and media uploaded by PACKED, expertise center for digital heritage in Flanders, Belgium.
  • Mentored by Sandra Fauconnier, Program Officer, GLAM and Structured data at the Wikimedia Foundation.

Learn more:

  • Louis Wolfers père et fils: Teapot ‘Le Maraudeur’, 1890, collection DIVA
    Louis Wolfers père et fils: Teapot ‘Le Maraudeur’, 1890, collection DIVA
  • Philippe Wolfers: Nike brooch, 1902, collection King Baudouin Foundation and Royal Museums of Art and History
    Philippe Wolfers: Nike brooch, 1902, collection King Baudouin Foundation and Royal Museums of Art and History
  • Structured data-driven page and list that displays relationships between objects designed by the Wolfers dynasty, and the drawings that have served as blueprints and designs for them
    Structured data-driven page and list that displays relationships between objects designed by the Wolfers dynasty, and the drawings that have served as blueprints and designs for them
  • Wikidata graph showing connections between silversmith Philippe Wolfers and architect Victor Horta
    Wikidata graph showing connections between silversmith Philippe Wolfers and architect Victor Horta

Punjabi Qisse

Case

  • Digitized publications, described with structured data, and to be transcribed on Wikisource.

When?

  • 2019

What?

  • Official pilot project for Structured data on Commons.
  • Structured data was added to a set of old, digitized Punjabi books in the Qisse genre.
  • This pilot project looked at the potential of re-use of data between various Wikimedia projects: Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikisource, improving the workflow of contribution to these projects.

Who?

  • Data and media uploaded by Punjabi Wikimedia volunteers.
  • Mentored by Satdeep Gill, Program Officer, GLAM and Underrepresented Heritage at the Wikimedia Foundation.

Learn more:

  • Selection of Punjabi Qisse digitized for this pilot project
    Selection of Punjabi Qisse digitized for this pilot project
  • List of digitized books with metadata
    List of digitized books with metadata
  • Structured data for one file (scan of the book Dulla Bhatti)
    Structured data for one file (scan of the book Dulla Bhatti)
  • This book, ready to be transcribed on Wikisource
    This book, ready to be transcribed on Wikisource

Metadata roundtripping

Case

  • A new possibility thanks to structured data is metadata roundtripping for GLAM institutions.

When?

  • 2019

What?

  • Official pilot project for Structured data on Commons in 2019.
  • Research and experiments around a new area of potential, unlocked by structured data: 'roundtripping' data between GLAM databases and Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata.

Who?

  • A project by the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet).
  • Mentored by Sandra Fauconnier, Program Officer, GLAM and Structured Data at the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • The final blog post also refers to related research on the use of Wikidata by GLAM institutions, by Wikimedia Deutschland.

Learn more:

ORDER case study

Case

  • A case study for the Organized, Reusable Data Enhanced in Relationships (ORDER).

When?

  • January–February 2020

What?

Who?

  • Case study by Wikimedia Sverige for the FindingGLAMs project, uploading a photo collection from the Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology (Tekniska museet).

Learn more:

  • Hauptstrasse in Ochsenfurt, Germany (1901). Sigurd Curman
    Hauptstrasse in Ochsenfurt, Germany (1901). Sigurd Curman
  • Alhambra, Patio de los Leones (1910). Sigurd Curman.
    Alhambra, Patio de los Leones (1910). Sigurd Curman.
  • Structured data of one of the uploaded photographs
    Structured data of one of the uploaded photographs


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