TLDR: I made a tool to do this: Wikidata string to QID tool (source). Bulk adding information to Wikidata by hand is a pain. I have an idea for creating a map of MVNOs (mobile virtual network operators) and their ownership (AT&T owns Cricket, Verizon...
I was invited to speak at Data Reuse Days 2025 and presented on February 27th. My talk was titled "169k Reasons to Care: Wikidata’s Role in Open Library Author Pages." I was finally inspired to post about it after visiting Orlando Code Camp. Because ...
Software developers often avoid maintenance work, partly because companies rarely incentivize it. This is one reason why some tech companies have a reputation for abandoning products after launch. But maintenance is important, which is why I'm doing ...
I love my alma mater, Eckerd College, and I recently discovered EC Scholar, a website that showcases faculty research profiles and publications. This seemed like a good opportunity for me to learn about QuickStatements, a Wikidata tool that particula...
Every October, Open Library hosts a community celebration where volunteers showcase their work from the past year. I had the pleasure of presenting at this year's celebration and would like to share my presentation here. On a side note, during my rec...
Back in April, I generated this Open Library collection about the Kingdom of Hawai’i. Here’s a short blog post about how and why. Why did I pick this topic? I lived in Hawai'i for about a year so I have an affinity for the topic. (I also maintain a ...
