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Link 3 existing BookBrainz Works to their Authors and complete them, then write a short feedback of the interface

Due to BookBrainz being in beta, some Works are not linked with their Author. Read the help page for a description of the entities.

This task requires some research. To complete the task:

  • Find 3 already existing Works with no relationship to an Author
  • Link each Work with its Author:
    • Click "edit" on an entity's page and click on the "Add relationship" button. A pop-up will open and let you search for the other entity and select a relationship type: "Work was written by Author" or "Author wrote Work"
  • Verify all the information you can about the 3 Works and the 3 Authors: aliases / full name, dates, etc.
  • For all the 3 Works and 3 Authors: search for the following identifiers and add the ones you find:
    • Identifiers for Authors:
      • MusicBrainz ID
      • VIAF
      • Wikidata ID
      • ISNI
      • LibraryThing author
      • OpenLibrary author
      • Goodreads author
    • Identifiers for Works:
      • LibraryThing Work
      • Wikidata ID
      • OpenLibrary Work
      • MusicBrainz Work
  • Don't forget to save your changes when you are done! ("Submit" button at the bottom of the page).

There are duplicate entities in the database. In such a case, try to choose the entity with the best data: accuracy and amount of information, and number of relationships.

It's unlikely that the Author of a Work won't exist already, but if so you can create that Author. In the menu, select Add -> Author and follow the form, fill in everything you can. using web searches, Wikipedia… There are tooltips to help you, but if you are lost head to the help page.

Task tags

  • data cleanup
  • bookbrainz
  • no code
  • data entry

Students who completed this task

Pepperitzo, ABCbum, Swanup Swatul Swanup Swa, name removed, RiaR, aikansh044, Eclipsed Solstice, Dhruv_colossus, Antara, Muqaram, RyanWolf, KEERTHI, CODEin_JDB, AlexZvinca, Coder44, Subodh, Shubham2607, Riverdale, Rishikesh, Maria25, Ludicrous, Monica1012, cashkietDawid, peanutcat

Task type

  • assessment Outreach / Research
  • done_all Quality Assurance
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2019