Leveraging Wikidata to Build Scholarly Profiles as Service

Mairelys Lemus-Rojas; Jere Odell; Lucille Frances  Brys; Mirian Ramirez Rojas

doi:10.18357/kula.171

Authors

Mairelys Lemus-Rojas Brown University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-2187
Jere Odell IUPUI University Library https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-1471
Lucille Frances Brys IUPUI University Library https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9521-6685
Mirian Ramirez Rojas Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-7480

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.171

Keywords:

scholarly profiles, Wikidata, Scholia, linked data

Abstract

In this article, the authors share the different methods and tools utilized for supporting the Scholarly Profiles as Service (SPaS) model at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Leveraging Wikidata to build a scholarly profile service aligns with interests in supporting open knowledge and provides opportunities to address information inequities. The article accounts for the authors' decision to focus first on profiles for women scholars at the university and provides a detailed case study of how these profiles are created. By describing the processes of delivering the service, the authors hope to inspire other academic libraries to work toward establishing stronger open data connections between academic institutions, their scholars, and their scholars' publications.

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