Wikidata:Property proposal/GND-BEACON-URL
GND BEACON file URL
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| Description | URL of an online service's BEACON file |
|---|---|
| Data type | URL |
| Example 1 | Vienna History Wiki (Q18029622)→[https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/index.php?title=Wien_Geschichte_Wiki/BEACON/Personen-Statisch&action=render] |
| Example 2 | archINFORM (Q265049)→https://www.archinform.net/service/beacon.txt |
| Example 3 | Image Archive of ETH Library (Q40236085)→https://www.e-pics.ethz.ch/index/BEACON/epics_ba_beacon_gnd.txt |
| Expected completeness | eventually complete (Q21873974) |
| See also | GND ID (P227) |
| Wikidata project | WikiProject Authority control (Q88300058) WikiProject Germany (Q6871603) |
Motivation
[edit]The GND operator, the German National Library (DNB), is currently working on expanding the GND for use by many more GLAM, research and other institutions beyond libraries alone. BEACON (docs) is a simple file format that online services can use to indicate which GND entries they contain information about (more info). Beacon aggregators use it to significantly accelerate research on objects with GND entries. Currently, a list of BEACON files exists on Wikipedia:BEACON (german), but it isn’t always up to date and could, in my opinion, be better managed through Wikidata. This change would increase the visibility of these files, support the DNB’s efforts and help beacon aggregator services automatically update their datasets. – Printstream (talk) 12:16, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
Discussion
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Support interesting and probably quite useful. Awinkler3 (talk) 18:38, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Questions (a) Is is expected that there's a 1:1 relationship between websites holding GND-related info and BEACON files? (b) Is there any reason why a BEACON file has a be generated by and hosted by the party hosting the website? (c) Could a BEACON file relate to a random set of third party websites or is it expected that one side of the relation all be from a single domain? (d) Is there a mine-type submission in process for this? Stuartyeates (talk) 23:54, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- (a) That’s up to the website operator. While most combine all their services into one file, some choose to separate different databases and provide multiple files. I made the description clearer. (b) No, although I’d prefer having the site operator provide the file especially for reliability reasons. However, Wikipedia:BEACON differentiates between "direct/official" files from site operators and "external" files provided by third parties. Both could likely be used if specified with a qualifier. (c) Technically possible, though not the intended approach (as far as I know). (d) Docs recommend text/plain. – Printstream (talk) 11:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. Stuartyeates (talk) 21:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- (a) That’s up to the website operator. While most combine all their services into one file, some choose to separate different databases and provide multiple files. I made the description clearer. (b) No, although I’d prefer having the site operator provide the file especially for reliability reasons. However, Wikipedia:BEACON differentiates between "direct/official" files from site operators and "external" files provided by third parties. Both could likely be used if specified with a qualifier. (c) Technically possible, though not the intended approach (as far as I know). (d) Docs recommend text/plain. – Printstream (talk) 11:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- I have submitted BEACON to PRONOM (Q7120402). Stuartyeates (talk) 21:25, 5 November 2024 (UTC)