Help:Source

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Introduction

Sources are documents that contain useful information about an item in the database. A source can be all types of documents, from a book in the library to a website. The sources are linked to the item in order to create a unique source list for each item.

Header

Label*

• The name of the source in it's original language, including the subtitle
• We do not translate this. (just copy in your language)

Description

• You can give a short (max 30 words) description of the document
• This will be translated

Also known as

• This field is used to facilitate searching.
• In exceptional cases, when a source is known under a nickname, you can add an alias
• Example "Sabbattini book" or "the method"

Basic information

Field (P19)*

• This is used to define what field the source is describing and makes it possible to find all sources in a specific field of interest.
• Multiple entries are possible.
• Possible values can be found in Field (Q37)

Type of information (P11)*

• The [type of information] is always "source"
• Always add Type of document (P36) as qualifier.
  • Type of document, acceptable values can be found in the Type of document value list (Q30785).
  • This is a obligatory qualifier

Type of document value list (Q30785)

Importance (P20)

• Defines how important this document was for the history of technical theatre, it is used to select items for large visualisations.

Importance value list (Q8)

Context (P47)

• Can be used to give more information about the source, the importance, etc.
• Text length is limited, if needed add a second value.
• Language is mandatory (fill the language of the text.)
• If the information is retrieved from an existing source, add a qualifier source (P63) or source URL (P64)

Link to internal Wikipage (P23)

• This is a link to a wiki-page that will appear on top of the page, with more detailed information about the source.
• Always add Language (P35) as qualifier.
  • Language of the wiki-page.
  • This is a obligatory qualifier

Language value list (Q14)

Author (P41) or author (txt) (P93)

• Use [author] only when the author has further importance for the history or has published multiple works. (you need to make an item of the author)
• Use [author (txt)] when the person has no further influence to the history.

Publisher (P62) or publisher (txt) (P100)

• Use [publisher] only when the publisher has probably a significant amount of publications about the history. (you need to make an item of the publisher)
• Use [publisher (txt)] when the publisher has probably no further publications about the history.

Published in (txt) (P266)

• The city and/or country the work is published in.

Language* (P35)

• Fill language of the document
• Multiple entries are possible
• If language does not exist in the database, make new item.

Language value list (Q14)

Edition or translation of (P66)

• Refers to the original work this item is an edition or translation of
• Use [context] as qualifier to give specific information about this edition or translation

inverse property label: has edition or translation

• Refers to existing editions or translation

ISBN (P28)

• Refers toe international standard book number
• Can also be used to enter other numbers

Number of pages(P136)

• The number of pages of the book

Citation (P250)

Citation according to ISO 690:1987 citation standard used by National Library in Prague

Copyright (P72)

• Refers to the copyright status of the original document
• Acceptable values can be found in the copyright expected value list

WorldCat Identities ID (P180)

Dates

Publication date (P40)

• Date as referred to in the document.
• Multiple entries possible in case of multiple prints
• Use Edition (P53) as qualifier
  • Describe edition in case of multiple publication dates

Relations

Part of collection (P67)

• Refers to acollection where this document can be found

Courtesy of (P148)

• Refers to a person or organisation that granted the use of the document

Media

In the case of sources, the subject of the item is the source-medium, that is (if possible) included and described..

Internal document (P71)

• An original document that is not available elsewhere online and has no copyright restrictions. It is hosted at https://www.canon-project.eu/

Copy available online (P37)

• Link to online version of the document
• Multiple entries are possible
• Try to copy the IRL and test the link first
• For documents in for example archive.com set the document on a significant page (title page or index) because they link to this page when copying the link.

Backup document (P74)

• Only visible when logged in
• We use this to ensure that documents don't get lost in cyberspace.
• Upload the document first and copy the link here.
• Documents with copyright restrictions van only be used for research, within the restraints of your countries legislation.

Non registered Backup document (P153)

• Bulk uploaded document that is not registered as a media file.
• Used for example for magazines.

Images

Images referencing of a document, to help users remember or find. Often this is the cover of a book.

Wikicommons image (P2)

A picture of this item stored in the Wiki respository (commons.wikimedia.org)

• You can link by copying the name of the file the Wiki repository or from Wikipedia.

Example: The file name of the picture is File:Arles Amphitheatre gallo romain pano.jpg. 
[Wikicommons image] = Arles Amphitheatre gallo romain pano.jpg.

• If you add a qualifier Instance of (P1) with value “featured image" (Q105), the picture will show automatically on top of the page.

Wikicommons gallery (P181)

A collection of pictures of this item stored in the Wiki respository (commons.wikimedia.org)

• You can link by copying the name of the gallery in the Wiki repository. It is the last part of the URL after /wiki/.

Example: The gallery name is Maxim-Gorki-Theater. The URL to this gallery is: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maxim-Gorki-Theater
[Wikicommons gallery] = Maxim-Gorki-Theater

Canon image (P74)

An image of the item, stored in the Canon repository.

• Upload the video picture to the repository (you have to be sure that the picture is open source). For more information about uploading media to the repository, visit the help page about uploading media.
• Copy the Media ID and paste it in the value for the [Canon image] property.
• If you add a qualifier Instance of (P1) with value “featured image" (Q105), the picture will show automatically on top of the page.

Video

If the source is a video, you can add it using one of the following properties.

Wikicommons video (P8)

A video about this item, stored in the Wiki repository (commons.wikimedia.org).

• Copy the name of the file from Wikicommons and paste it in the value of the [Wikicommons video] property.

Youtube video (P116)

A video about this item on Youtube.

• Copy the string after ?v= in the Youtube url and paste it in the [Youtube video] property.

Example: the url of the Youtube video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxW4EWi86TY
[Youtube video] = nxW4EWi86TY

Vimeo video (P351)

A video about this item on Vimeo.

• Copy the string after .com/ from the Vimeo url and paste it in the [Vimeo video] property.

Example: the url of the Vimeo video is: https://vimeo.com/1141817451
[Vimeo video] = 1141817451

Canon video (P76)

A video about this item, stored in the Canon repository.

• Upload the video first to the repository (you have to be sure that the video is open source). For more information about uploading media to the repository, visit the help page about uploading media.
• Copy Media ID and paste it in the value for the [Canon video] property.
• Large videos are preferably stored outside of the platform due the limitations of file size.

Sources

Web (P182)

• A web resource that is dedicated to this document only, for example on the authors or publisher's website.

Source URL (P64)

• Link to online information about the document, for example the publishers page or a page of a research group.

References from the source

Mentions (P78)

• The mentions field links the document to the different entries in the database. By linking the source, it will appear also as a source in the entry.
• If an entry does not exist, you have to make it first.
• Try to be as specific as possible by choosing the items/entries. (If a book describes a specific type of oil lamp, link to that one and not to a general item "oil lamps")
• Use Page in source (P25) as a qualifier. Pages are written as follows:
  • p… refers to a page
  • ch… refers to a chapter
  • P… , P… means mentions on several pages
  • P… - P… means the whole text between pages has mentions
• Use Context (P47) as a qualifier
  • Use to give extra information about the content.
  • Keep text short, it has to fit in the lists.

is mentioned in (inverse property label of mentions, P78)

• describes another source this source is mentioned in.
• the input is done on the other side.

Quote (P91)

• use to note usefull quotes in the source.
• Use Page in source (P25) as a qualifier.

References

Wikidata source (P16)

• Refers to an entry in Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org )
• If the source exists in Wikidata, add Q-number from Wikidata
• The information from wikidata will partly be displayed at the bottom of the page.

WorldCat Identities ID (P180)

• referentienummer van het WorldCat (https://worldcat.org) referentiesysteem

Magazines, specific properties

A magazine is a periodical publication that contains articles. To avoid an overload of articles in the source page, especially for magazines that are imported as a whole, we divide the magazine in issues and the issues in articles. We define them as follows:

• The magazine is the whole series of issues of a magazine.
• The issue is one number, publication with a specific date
• The article is a part of the magazine.

(For a single magazine article as a source use [type of document] = "magazine article)

Selection of articles of a magazine

• Depending on the overall content of a magazine, a selection of articles can be made. For example general arts magazines contain a limited amount of information about the history of technical theatre and design. Only these articles (and the issues in which they are contained) are added.

Magazine (as a whole)

(Magazines have no [Field] property)

Type of information* (P11)

• The [type of information] is always "source"
• Use Type of document (P36) ** is "magazine" als qualifier in case of the whole of the magazine, with all issues

Publisher (P62)

• The organisation or person that publishes tha magazine.

Language (P35)

• The language of the magazine as a whole.
• If an article has a different language, add language to the article.

Language value list (Q14)

Issue

(Issues have no [Field] property)

Type of information* (P11)

• The [type of information] is always "source"
• Use Type of document (P36) is “issue” in case of one issue of a magazine

Is issue of (P130)

• Refers to the magazine

Issue number (P134)

• Refers to the number given by the publisher
• This can be continuous numbering, independent from the volume or a number within the volume.

Volume (P135)

• Refers to the volume number given by the publisher
• This can be a number per year, the year itself, a group of issues within a specific amount of time (for example an academic year), …

Copy available online (P37)

• In case the issue is stored as a whole

Backup copy (P74) or Non registered backup document (P153)

• In case the issue is stored as a whole

Publication date (P40)

Language* (P35)

• in case this is different from the magazine

Language value list (Q14)

Publicity about

(to make)

• Mentions publicity about specific equipment or manufacturer that can be used to date the equipment

Article

(Articles have no [Type of information] or [Field])

article in issue (P132)

• verwijst naar het issue

Author (P41) or author (txt) (P93)

Backup copy (P74) or Non registered backup document (P153)

• In case the articles are stored or referenced separately

Language* (P35)

• in case this is different from the issue

Mentions (P78)

Patents specific properties

Header

• add "patent for", name of the patent, authors and date of publication as label
• keep the original name in the other languages, but translate in the description
• add ID as "also known as" in the header

Publication date

• for patents we use the publication date of the patent as publication date (not the application date)

author

• we assume that the aplicant is the author

internal image

• if possible, we add a representative picture of the invention