Name: Hidden Histories: Illuminating LGBTQ+ archives at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada using Wikidata
Start: 2024-10-10T13:45:00-0400
End: 2024-10-10T14:30:00-0400

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT

Zoom

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives has been strategically working to increase the discoverability, visibility, and access to collections related to marginalized communities in Southern Nevada. In the first stage of this grant-funded Wiki project, over 60 archival collections and 80 oral histories, including related people, businesses, and events associated with the Las Vegas LGBTQ+ community, have been contributed to Wikidata. In this presentation, the author continues this work by introducing UNLV's Special Collections Wiki project, "LGBTQ Hidden Histories." The presentation will discuss ongoing efforts to create, expand, and enrich linked data about the Nevada LGBTQ+ community, address challenges faced during entity extraction using archival materials, and conclude with a linked data visualization exercise using Wikiframe-VG (Wikiframe Visual Graph).

Speakers

Kayla Ott

Wikimedian-In-Residence, University of Las Vegas, Nevada

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT
Zoom

Presentation

LD4 2024 Conference

Kayla Ott

Attendees (132)

LD4 2024 Conference

Kayla Ott

Attendees (132)

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