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Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons benefits cultural heritage data: Wikimedia Commons files can be described with structured, machine-readable and multilingual metadata (Linked Open Data), structured copyright and attribution information, and rich APIs.

Inspiration and examples

Below, you'll find a list of GLAM-Wiki projects that use Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons, which are documented to help and inspire you. Feel free to add your own projects and examples!

Structured data for the collection of a small art museum: Jakob Smitsmuseum, Mol, Belgium

• Official pilot project for Structured Data on Commons in 2019
• Structured data for the collection of a small art museum (1.5 full time staff, 9 volunteers)
• Around 100 data items and files of artworks (paintings, prints, drawings) by artist Jakob Smits uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata, in 2019
• Data and media uploaded by PACKED, expertise center for digital heritage
• Blog post describing the process and opportunities: How we helped a small art museum to increase the impact of its collections, with Wikimedia projects and structured data

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  The museum in Mol, Belgium
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  Jakob Smits: Frederick Coburn (1896), collection Jakob Smitsmuseum, CC0
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  Experimental structured data for this painting
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  Jakob Smits: Self-portrait (undated). Collection Jakob Smitsmuseum, CC0
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  Gallery on Wikimedia Commons of the collection of the Jakob Smitsmuseum

Three generations of decorative arts: the Wolfers dynasty

• Official pilot project for Structured Data on Commons in 2019
• Structured data for the work of a dynasty of Belgian silversmiths: Louis Wolfers, Philippe Wolfers and Marcel Wolfers
• Highlights stories and connections between works in many different museum collections
• Data and media uploaded by PACKED, expertise center for digital heritage
• Blog post describing the process and opportunities: (to be published January 2020)

Digitized publications, described with structured data, and to be transcribed on Wikisource: Punjabi Qisse

• Official pilot project for Structured Data on Commons in 2019
• Structured data for a set of old Punjabi books in the Qisse genre
• Allows re-use of data between various Wikimedia projects: Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikisource
• Data and media uploaded by Punjabi Wikimedia volunteers
• Blog post describing the process and opportunities: How can structured data on Commons, Wikidata and Wikisource walk hand in hand? A pilot project with Punjabi Qisse

New possibilities thanks to structured data: metadata roundtripping

• Official pilot project for Structured Data on Commons in 2019
• Research and experiments around a new area of potential, unlocked by structured data: 'roundtripping' data between GLAM databases and Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
• A project by the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet)
• Blog post describing the research and a pioneering workflow by The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Data Roundtripping: a new frontier for GLAM-Wiki collaborations

A tool for enrichment and micro-contributions: the ISA Tool

• Official pilot project for Structured Data on Commons in 2019
• A tool that allows anyone to add structured data to files on Commons in an easy and fun way
• Development and communications by Wiki In Africa, Eugene Egbe, and Histropedia
• Blog post describing the tool and a successful campaign with images from Wiki Loves Africa: Introducing ISA—A cool tool for adding structured data on Wikimedia Commons

See also

Research and resources about GLAM and (Structured Data on) Wikimedia Commons

How do cultural institutions use, and contribute to, Wikimedia Commons? What are their needs? How are their media files on Commons re-used by external platforms? The following resources provide insight:

Related to Structured Data on Commons:

• (2017-18) GLAM contributions to Wikimedia Commons – a research project to understand the need for and potential impact of structured data integration for GLAM contributions to Wikimedia Commons.
• (2018) The GLAM workflow on Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons – a general overview of the typical process of a GLAM project on Wikidata or (structured) Wikimedia Commons
• (2018) Technical needs of external re-users of Commons media – this research project includes re-users who use a lot of GLAM-related media files in their websites and applications.

IIIF: links, resources and discussion

IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework (Q22682088)) integration has not been part of the development roadmap for Structured Data on Commons (2017-19), but there are several volunteer-driven IIIF tools. The improved Commons API (with structured data) also makes new IIIF applications easier to develop. This page brings together relevant resources around IIIF and Wikimedia projects.