LIS Journals’ Lack of Participation in Wikidata Item Creation

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https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.247

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Wikidata, metadata, scholarly publishing, journal article metadata, linked data, linked open data

Abstract

There are many items in Wikidata representing scholarly articles. However, these items have been created mostly by volunteer Wikidata editors and not systematically by journal publishers or editors, which can lead to gaps and inconsistencies in the datasets. This article presents findings from a survey investigating practices of library and information studies (LIS) journals in Wikidata item creation. Believing that a significant number of LIS journal editors would be aware of Wikidata and some would be creating Wikidata items for their publications, the authors sent a survey asking 138 English-language LIS journal editors if they created Wikidata items for materials published in their journal and follow-up questions. With a response rate of 41 percent, respondents overwhelmingly indicated that they did not create Wikidata items for materials published in their journal and were completely unaware of or only somewhat familiar with Wikidata. Respondents indicated that more familiarity with Wikidata and its benefits for scholarly journals as well as institutional support for the creation of Wikidata items could lead to greater participation; however, a campaign of education about Wikidata, documentation of benefits, and support for creation would be a necessary first step. The article presents and discusses the results of the survey, but the conclusions that can be drawn are minimal; therefore, the authors also discuss the benefits of creating Wikidata items for LIS journals as a first step in this educational campaign for editors and publishers.

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2024-01-02

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Willey, Eric, and Susan Radovsky. 2024. “LIS Journals’ Lack of Participation in Wikidata Item Creation”. KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 7 (1):1-12. https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.247.

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