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Building a Wikibase Instance for African Literary Metadata: First insights

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The African Literary Metadata project (ALMEDA) aims to create a multilingual, linked data repository of African literary materials and their creators. This paper discusses the initial steps in building a Wikibase instance to increase the visibility and accessibility of the diverse African literary forms that often go uncatalogued.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15478881

Authors: Aangenendt, Gijs, Oberst, Ursula, Harris, Ashleigh

Institutions: Uppsala University, Leiden University

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Information Systems

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: G5426451872