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

Importance (P20)

• Defines how important this document was for the history of technical theatre, it is used to select items for large visualisations.
• Acceptable values can be found in the 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

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
• Possible values are in list Q14
• If language does not exist in the database, make new item.

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

has edition or translation (inverse property label of Edition or translation of, P66)

• 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)

@ Jan, can you explain?

Copyright (P72)

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

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.
• Uploaded on the Canon server and copy-paste link

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.

Image (P2) or Internal image (P24)

• A reference picture of a document, to help users remember or find. Often this is the cover of a book.
• An [image] refers to a picture in the wiki repository of images (commons.wikimedia.org) You can link by copying the name of the file from wikipedia or from the repository.
• An [Internal image] refers to a picture in our own repository. Upload the document first and copy the link here. (You have to be sure that the picture is open source.)

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

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")

Page in source (qualifier) (P25) o p… refers to a page o ch… refers to a chapter o P… , P… means mentions on several pages o P… - P… means the whole text between pages has mentions

Context (qualifier) (P47) o Use to give extra information about the content. o Keep text short, it has to fit in the lists.

is mentioned in (P79) inverse

Quote (P91)

Wikidata source (P16)

WorldCat Identities ID (P180)