WikiIndaba 2024/Proposal/Improving the visibility of African literary works by using OpenRefine
 | This is an open submission for WikiIndaba conference 2024 that has been reviewed by the members of the Programs committee. |
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Improving the visibility of African literary works by using OpenRefine | ||
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| Author(s): Ursula Oberst | Username(s): Walkuraxx | Session type: workshop | |
| Affiliation: Almeda & African Studies Centre Leiden | Session track(s): GLAM | ||
| Abstract:
Much of Africa’s literature remains invisible globally as its metadata is not included in library catalogues and Wikidata. This applies f.e. to the vast amount of novels and short stories published in newspapers and magazines, and more recently, on Facebook and other online platforms. This workshop demonstrates how this missing data could be collected in a spreadsheet, cleaned up in OpenRefine and finally uploaded to Wikidata. The workshop focuses on novels and short stories published in African magazines and newspapers in the 1960s and 1970s. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I will not be unable to attend Wiki Indaba 2024. I therefore withdraw my proposal. My apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Wishing you a successful event, Ursula (10-9-2024 |
Audience : Some basic familiarity with Wikidata is needed. Attendees who want to join the editing exercises should already have installed OpenRefine on their laptop. (https://openrefine.org/docs/manual/installing) | ||
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| How will this session be beneficial for the communities in the region?
Attendees will be introduced to OpenRefine. They will get to know OpenRefine’s powerful functionalities to clean, organize, enhance data and learn how to contribute literary data to Wikidata by using OpenRefine. | |||
- Interested participants
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