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DRAFT

Bibliographic properties

The basic data structure

Almeda divides the bibliographic properties for the description of literary works in two sets hereby following the model WikiProject Books had set up. This model is inspired by a conceptual framework widely used in library science: WEMI. WEMI underlines the fact that you can view a book in 4 different ways, or levels:

• as a work (the novel, the song, the essay; f.e. Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ (= Devil on the Cross)
• as an expression (a specific intellectual or artistic form of the work; f.e. the text in Gikuyu, English, or Swahili)
• as a manifestation (something published or produced; f.e. the 1982 Swahili edition of Devil on the Cross published by Heinemann Educational Books, Nairobi)
• or an item (a specific copy you hold in your hand or access on your computer)

WikiProject Books does not use "expression" or "manifestation", as the boundary between the definitions is not easy to grasp. It merged the two layers in one: "edition" Thus for creating book properties in Wikidata a two-layer framework is used consisting of work and edition.

Whereas Almeda follows the two-layer model to be compatible with Wikidata, to allow for easy Federated Searches and future data entry by non-library professionals, the set of properties used is not entirely identical.

Literary works

Examples:

• Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo: Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ. 1978. (Item:Q17645)
• Kyalo Mativo: The second delivery. Circa 1971. (Item:Q17718)

Properties:

1. instance of (P4) - literary work. M(andatory)
2. title (P39) - Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ (Kikuyu). M
3. form of creative work (P42) - novel. M
4. language of work or name (P43) - Gikuyu. M
5. has edition or translation (P49) - Shetani msalabani.
6. author (P40) - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
7. country of origin (P49) - Kenya.
8. inception (P45) - 1978.
9. genre (P44) -
10. derivative work (P121) -
11. Wikidata link (P1) - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24236540

Please note: When adding statements to Almeda and the information is not on the resource, supply a probable value whenever possible together with a qualifier, for example: inception: circa 1971 or place of publication: presumably Nairobi. Otherwise choose the value “… not identified”, for example: place of publication not identified.

Versions, editions or translations of literary works

Examples:

• The 1982 Swahili edition of Devil on the Cross published by Heinemann Educational Books, Nairobi
• The 1971 edition of the short story The Second Delivery published in Ghala

Properties:

A for works published as book

1. instance of (P4) - version, edition or translation. M(andatory)
2. title (P39) - Shetani msalabani (Swahili). M
3. author (P40) - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
4. language of work or name (P43) - Swahili. M
5. edition or translation of (P53) - Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ. M
6. place of publication (P50) - Nairobi.
7. publication date (P52) - 1982.
8. publisher (P51) - Heinemann Educational Books
9. content type (P116) - text. M
10. distribution format (P117) - Book. M
11. originality of the item (P113) - translated work.
12. OCLC control number (P31) -873679251.
13. Wikidata link (P1) - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132852206
14. ISBN-10 (P28) -
15. ISBN-13 (P28) -

B for works published in a journal, literary magazine or as part of a book

1. instance of (P4) - version, edition or translation. M(andatory)
2. title (P39) - The Second Delivery (English). M
3. author (P40) - Kyalo Mativo.
4. language of work or name (P43) - English. M
5. edition or translation of (P53) - The Second Delivery. M
6. published in (P54) - Ghala. M
7. publication date (P52) - 1971.
8. volume (P55) - 8.
9. issue (P56) - 7.
10. pages (P57) - 34-40.
11. content type (P116) - text. M
12. distribution format (P117) - Literary magazine. M
13. originality of the item (P113) -
14. OCLC control number (P31) -.
15. Wikidata link (P1) -

References

1. stated in (P9) - If the information is based on a personal communication to the project, choose the value personal communication Q19666
2. reference URL (P10)

To be discussed

Holdings

Questions: How to model holdings of journals and literary magazines? In the item of the periodical itself (as qualifier of P63), as seperate item of not at all?

Examples:

• Okyeame : publ. quarterly by the Ghana Society of Writers. Ghana Society of Writers ; The Writers’ Workshop, Institute of African Studies, 1961-1972. (Item:Q19696; no full text online available)
• Staffrider. Ravan Press, 1976-1996. (Item:Q19700; full text online available)

Properties:

1. instance of (P4) - to be defined. M(andatory)
2. title (P39) - Okyeame (Englilsh). M
3. language of work or name (P43) - English. M
4. country of origin (P49) - Ghana.
5. editor (P69) - to be defined.
6. place of publication (P50) - Accra.
7. publisher (P51) - to be defined.
8. inception (P45) - 1960.
9. end time (P93) - 1972. Or better use Wikidata's P 576 dissolved, abolished or demolished date??
10. Wikidata link (P1) - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7082792
11. OCLC control number (P31) - 2666398
12. ISSN (P30) -
13. Full work available at (P62) - If possible add the link to the full text(s), preferably together with qualifers describing the digitalized edition. See Item:Q19700.
14. Collection (P63) - African Studies Centre Leiden.; together with a qualifier Present holding (P122) - vol. 1 (1961); vol. 2, no. 1 (1964); vol. 2, no. 2 (1965); vol. 3, no. 1 (1966); vol. 4, no. 1 (1968); vol. 4, no. 2 (1969); vol. 5 (1972) (English). Please indicate the holdings if easily possible.

Performances

Questions: How to model performances? How manny layers should be used (work-production-performance versus work-performance)? Should performances of a single person, f.e. spoken-word performance be modelled differently form a group's perfomance such as a theatre play? Which porperties to use to link the performance to its work and eventually to the production of the work?

Examples:

• Spoken-word performance of Samburu, “my people” by Napo Masheane at Poetry Africa 2014. (Item:Q19662). [Napo actually performed six poems at Poetry Africa 2014. Samburu, my people was the first poem she performed. For the entire performance see (Item:Q19663) - How to relate the performance of the single poem to the entire performance?]
• Performance of the theatre play Woza Albert! at the 5th Mitambo International Theatre Festival (Item:Q19748).

Properties:

A for spoken-word performances

1. instance of (P4) - perfromance. M(andatory)
2. title (P39) - [Samburu, “my people”] (multiple langauges). M ?
3. performer (P72) - Napo Masheane.
4. point in time (P79) - October 2014 [couldn't we be more precise by using the program booklets?]
5. location (P78) - to be defined. [couldn't we be more precise by using the program booklets?]
6. coordinate location- Should we add coordinate locations to ease data visualization?
7. presented at (P119) - 18th International Poetry Festival.
8. based on (P81) - [Samburu, “my people”]. [links to literary work, model literary work as described above]
9. duration (P59) - 4 min
10. is part of (P7) - Napo Masheane at Poetry Africa 2014.