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Ever wanted to []? This workshop is for Wikimedia community members who want to learn more interesting and effective ways to fetch and play with (meta)data than reading it off of individual wikipages! We'll start by using the MediaWiki and Wikidata API sandboxes to explore what types of information are available to us and how we can narrow down the results to find just what we want. We'll move on to using a sample MediaWiki web API client library to automate this process, and finally, we'll use that library to compare editing trends on any pages that catch your interest.
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This workshop doesn't assume any experience with web APIs. If you've ever fiddled with wiki templates or any scripting language at all, you'll be able to get something out of this session.
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By the end of this workshop, participants will:
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* Learn how web APIs work and how to find more information on MediaWiki's
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* Have a sense for similarities and differences between accessing data/metadata in a webpage and via the web API
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* Be comfortable with using the MediaWiki API sandbox to access new types of information and metadata
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* Be able to describe the difference between directly accessing data with the API and using a more abstracted client library to help automate the task and take easy advantage of the wiki's structure
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* Know some ways to make the XML/JSON-formatted API results human-readable
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* Have used an API client library to find a small project [where they take data and metadata and find cool correlations]
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* Have ideas for how they can use the MediaWiki web API to enhance other Wikipedia/Wikidata projects!
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;Length of presentation/talk (see [[Submissions#Presentation Types|Presentation Types]] for lengths of different presentation types): <!-- (if other than 75 minutes, specify how long, and how it might fit into a larger 75 minute thematic session) --> 45-60 min
  
;Length of presentation/talk (see [[Submissions#Presentation Types|Presentation Types]] for lengths of different presentation types): <!-- (if other than 75 minutes, specify how long, and how it might fit into a larger 75 minute thematic session) --> 45-60 min

Revision as of 01:17, 1 April 2014

Title of the submission
"Computer, Tell Me All About This Data": using web API client libraries to play with and learn from our (meta)data
Themes (Proposal Themes - Community, Tech, Outreach, GLAM, Education)
Technology and Infrastructure
Type of submission (Presentation Types - Panel, Workshop, Presentation, etc)
Workshop
Author of the submission
Frances Hocutt
E-mail address
frances.hocutt a t gmail . com
Username
fhocutt
US state or country of origin
Washington, USA
Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)
Seattle Attic Community Workshop
Personal homepage or blog
http://twitter.com/franceshocutt; http://franceshocutt.com
Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)

Ever wanted to []? This workshop is for Wikimedia community members who want to learn more interesting and effective ways to fetch and play with (meta)data than reading it off of individual wikipages! We'll start by using the MediaWiki and Wikidata API sandboxes to explore what types of information are available to us and how we can narrow down the results to find just what we want. We'll move on to using a sample MediaWiki web API client library to automate this process, and finally, we'll use that library to compare editing trends on any pages that catch your interest.

This workshop doesn't assume any experience with web APIs. If you've ever fiddled with wiki templates or any scripting language at all, you'll be able to get something out of this session.

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

  • Learn how web APIs work and how to find more information on MediaWiki's
  • Have a sense for similarities and differences between accessing data/metadata in a webpage and via the web API
  • Be comfortable with using the MediaWiki API sandbox to access new types of information and metadata
  • Be able to describe the difference between directly accessing data with the API and using a more abstracted client library to help automate the task and take easy advantage of the wiki's structure
  • Know some ways to make the XML/JSON-formatted API results human-readable
  • Have used an API client library to find a small project [where they take data and metadata and find cool correlations]
  • Have ideas for how they can use the MediaWiki web API to enhance other Wikipedia/Wikidata projects!


Length of presentation/talk (see Presentation Types for lengths of different presentation types)
45-60 min
Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?
Yes, if I receive a scholarship
Slides or further information (optional)
Special request as to time of presentations
This should take place after Submissions:Using the MediaWiki web API to get (only) the data you need but not necessarily immediately after


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