# Wikidata Workshop - Theoretical part - Maastricht University - 15 October 2024

Video of the practical part of the Wikidata workshop at Maastricht University on 15 October 2024.

This video covers

The (very) basics of Wikidata: A first look at what Wikidata is and how it works, both technically and socially (Wikidata community),

A look at some projects that illustrate how Wikidata can be relevant for research, science and cultural heritage (GLAM)

Topics covered include:

1) Wikidata basics

What is Wikidata?

What are the principles of Wikidata?

How are things described in Wikidata?

Who builds Wikidata? - The Wikidata community

2) Wikidata for research, science and cultural heritage

To what extent is Wikidata used throughout science, research and GLAM?

Six anecdatic cases

Scientometrics - Scholia

Life sciences

Astronomy

Language technology / AI / LLMs

GLAM – KB collection highlights

Representation of (female) scientists

This video

is part of the workshop Navigating the World of Wikidata for Research, Science, and Cultural Heritage at Maastricht University on 15 October 2024.

is a recording of the presentation File:Wikidata Workshop - Theoretical part - Maastricht University - 15 October 2024.pdf

has a separate subtitles (closed captions) file : TimedText:Wikidata_Workshop_-_Theoretical_part_-_Maastricht_University_-_15_October_2024.webm.en.srt

The video for the practical part of this workshop (related to professors of Maastricht University) is available here.

Additional links, workshop materials and recordings

All workshop…

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 1 h 4 min
- By: Olaf Janssen
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Workshop_-_Theoretical_part_-_Maastricht_University_-_15_October_2024.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Olaf Janssen
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/154204444?play=1)