In the Census database, many records are associated with unique Census IDs: not only Antique Monuments and Postclassical Works, but also Images, Locations, Periods, Styles, Persons, and Bibliographic Records. While Census IDs have long been used by researchers as a means of referencing the Census database, now more than ever Census IDs are being used as a means of linking Census data to other datasets. One way that is now being developed is to associate Census IDs with records in Wikidata. Census IDs have recently become Wikidata external identifiers, which means that any Wikidata entity can be linked to a corresponding Census ID, just as it is linked to other authoritative resources. For example, Hadrian’s Pantheon in Rome is identified in Wikidata an an entity with the unique identification number Q99309. Inside Wikidata, the Pantheon is also linked to the unique identifiers of other external datasets, such as a VIAF ID, GND ID, Grove Art ID, Pleiades ID, and now Census ID. Wikidata can thus serve as a point of interchange between datasets, as a place where datasets that point to the same Wikidata property can speak to each other. Expanding the presence of Census IDs in Wikidata will allow other authorities to match their identifiers with Census IDs and therefore to expand the possibility of linking the Census with other resources. Census IDs are described in Wikidata here. To find records in the Census database using Census IDs, go to the database and insert Census ID numbers directly in the search bar, making sure to include the hashtag before the Census ID number (i.e. #150770 for the Pantheon). We would like to extend our thanks to Dr. Klaus Werner of the Bibliotheca Hertziana for helping with this process.
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