Building a Wikibase Instance for African Literary Metadata: First insights

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.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-05-21
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15478881
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Wikis in Education and Collaboration
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Building a Wikibase Instance for African Literary Metadata: First insights

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Wikis in Education and Collaboration
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Building a Wikibase Instance for African Literary Metadata: First insights

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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.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Leiden University (NL), Uppsala University (SE)
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Wikis in Education and Collaboration
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