Wikibase – FactGrid

2019-12-212019-12-28

Celebrating FactGrid’s Q100000: Conrad Alexandre Gérard

Silently and without any fanfare we have passed the 100,000 mark on FactGrid! The item in question is a person: Conrad Alexandre Gérard. In a way he is the perfect candidate to mark this occasion. FactGrid has been diving into networks obscure and... Read More | Share it now!

2019-10-252020-03-05

Wikibase Inspiration Panel at WikidataCon, Berlin, 2019-10-25

The recent WikidataCon in Berlin had a special panel on Wikibase installations outside Wikidata. Below the video recording of the session embedded from https://media.ccc.de/ This is the list of the talks with the list of the speakers: Anila Angjeli +... Read More | Share it now!

2019-05-282020-01-06

FactGrid FAQ – Why should I use the FactGrid for my research project?

Jack Kirby, "The Fourth Dimension is a many splattered thing!" from Alarming Tales, 1 (September 1957).

What is the FactGrid? Why should I use the FactGrid for my own research? Why not use Wikidata right away? The FactGrid comes free of charge – how does that work? What do I do with unorthodox research interests? Which tools does the software... Read More | Share it now!

2019-05-272019-06-24

FactGrid FAQ – Warum sollte ich das FactGrid für die eigene Forschung nutzen?

Was ist das FactGrid? Warum sollte ich das FactGrid für die eigene Forschung benutzen? Warum nicht gleich Wikidata benutzen? Das FactGrid kommt kostenfrei – wie geht das an? Was mache ich mit unorthodoxen Forschungsanliegen? Welche Tools... Read More | Share it now!

2019-04-172019-10-02

Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Erfurt and the German National Library – to base the FactGrid on GND data in a joint project

German Version We are proud to announce a new and massive Wikibase project that should keep a large community busy for far more than a year: Last month the president of the University of Erfurt, Prof. Dr. Walter Bauer-Wabnegg, and Dr. Elisabeth... Read More | Share it now!

2019-04-092019-10-02

Memorandum of Understanding zwischen der Universität Erfurt und der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek – das FactGrid wird in einem Gemeinschaftsprojekt auf GND-Daten aufgesetzt

English Version Das FactGrid-Projekt steht vor zwölf Monaten neuer Herausforderungen: Mit ihren Unterschriften vom 15. und 25. März 2019 unterzeichneten der Präsident der Universität Erfurt, Prof. Dr. Walter Bauer-Wabnegg, und Dr. Elisabeth... Read More | Share it now!

2018-12-272019-10-02

Nachklapp zur ersten GNDCon der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, Frankfurt am Main, 3./4. Dezember 2018

Die Tickets für die erste große – vom 3. auf den 4. Dezember 2018 an der Frankfurter Nationalbibliothek veranstaltete – GNDCon waren Monate zuvor restlos vergeben. Um die 300 Interessenten füllten schließlich den großen Saal der Adickesallee 1... Read More | Share it now!

2018-04-132018-05-08

The (sobering) status report of Friday 13, April 2018

Four months have passed since the kick-off workshop shop, and the FactGrid project has run into its first unexpected problems. We are confident that we will solve the – primarily technical – issues, but one of the lessons we have learned so far... Read More | Share it now!

2018-03-272018-06-12

How to use QuickStatements to get data into the FactGrid

The video shows how easy it is to get data from regular spreadsheets via QuickStatements into the database. You will find a handy cheat sheet of spreadsheet commands, to format your data here:... Read More | Share it now!