class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide .title[ # Collaborative Use of Wikibase for Interdisciplinary Mixed-Methods Research ] .author[ ### Francesco Bailo (University of Sydney) ] .institute[ ### CS2Italy - University of Trento ] .date[ ### 17 January 2025 ] --- layout: true <div style="position: absolute;left:60px;bottom:11px;color:gray;"><small><small><small><a href = 'https://fraba.github.io/presentation/2025-CS2ITALY/wikibase'>fraba.github.io/presentation/2025-CS2ITALY/wikibase <svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;position:relative;display:inline-block;top:.1em;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z"></path></svg></a></small></small></small></div> --- ## Access slides here <svg viewBox="0 0 512 512" style="height:1em;display:inline-block;position:fixed;top:10;right:10;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M326.612 185.391c59.747 59.809 58.927 155.698.36 214.59-.11.12-.24.25-.36.37l-67.2 67.2c-59.27 59.27-155.699 59.262-214.96 0-59.27-59.26-59.27-155.7 0-214.96l37.106-37.106c9.84-9.84 26.786-3.3 27.294 10.606.648 17.722 3.826 35.527 9.69 52.721 1.986 5.822.567 12.262-3.783 16.612l-13.087 13.087c-28.026 28.026-28.905 73.66-1.155 101.96 28.024 28.579 74.086 28.749 102.325.51l67.2-67.19c28.191-28.191 28.073-73.757 0-101.83-3.701-3.694-7.429-6.564-10.341-8.569a16.037 16.037 0 0 1-6.947-12.606c-.396-10.567 3.348-21.456 11.698-29.806l21.054-21.055c5.521-5.521 14.182-6.199 20.584-1.731a152.482 152.482 0 0 1 20.522 17.197zM467.547 44.449c-59.261-59.262-155.69-59.27-214.96 0l-67.2 67.2c-.12.12-.25.25-.36.37-58.566 58.892-59.387 154.781.36 214.59a152.454 152.454 0 0 0 20.521 17.196c6.402 4.468 15.064 3.789 20.584-1.731l21.054-21.055c8.35-8.35 12.094-19.239 11.698-29.806a16.037 16.037 0 0 0-6.947-12.606c-2.912-2.005-6.64-4.875-10.341-8.569-28.073-28.073-28.191-73.639 0-101.83l67.2-67.19c28.239-28.239 74.3-28.069 102.325.51 27.75 28.3 26.872 73.934-1.155 101.96l-13.087 13.087c-4.35 4.35-5.769 10.79-3.783 16.612 5.864 17.194 9.042 34.999 9.69 52.721.509 13.906 17.454 20.446 27.294 10.606l37.106-37.106c59.271-59.259 59.271-155.699.001-214.959z"></path></svg> </br></br></br></br></br></br> .center[.large[[fraba.github.io/presentation/2025-CS2ITALY/wikibase](https://fraba.github.io/presentation/2025-CS2ITALY/wikibase)]] </br></br></br></br> <p style = "font-size: 80px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&swarr;</p> --- # Introduction to Wikibase ## Collaborative Use of Wikibase for Interdisciplinary Research - Wikibase is a *free* (as in 'free beer') **knowledge graph software** developed by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2012. - Initially created to centralise and structure facts across Wikipedia. - Powers **Wikidata**, integrating information into a graph database to improve consistency and machine readability. - The book "**Collaborative Use of Wikibase for Interdisciplinary Mixed-Methods Research**" (also with Emily Booth, Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Jennifer Williams, Amelia Johns, Julian Droogan, Frankie Yuan) will be published by Edward Elgar in 2025 (inshallah). .content-box-yellow[ The book provides a practical guide for interdisciplinary research teams to leverage Wikibase as a collaborative tool for **managing**, **integrating**, and **analysing** complex, multimodal research data. ] --- # Why Wikibase? ## Wikibase: From Wikipedia to Research Applications .pull-left[ - Wikipedia relies on *Wikibase* to manage structured facts (e.g., ".content-box-red[Paris] .content-box-yellow[is the capital of] .content-box-red[France]"). - Addresses key issues: - Consistency across pages and languages. - Machine-friendly data for search engines and AI systems. - Wikibase enables **knowledge hopping**, linking related concepts (e.g., "COVID-19 Pandemic → COVID-19 Misinformation → Conspiracy Theories"). ] .pull-right[ *Figure: Very High-Level Wikibase Data Model* <div class="grViz html-widget html-fill-item" id="htmlwidget-5463c6d93c4a0d6c4376" style="width:100%;height:504px;"></div> <script type="application/json" data-for="htmlwidget-5463c6d93c4a0d6c4376">{"x":{"diagram":"\ndigraph {\n rankdir=LR; // Set the direction of the graph to left-to-right\n node [shape=ellipse, style=filled, color=lightblue];\n\n // Define nodes\n A [label=\"Item A\"];\n B [label=\"Item B\"];\n Q [label=\"Qualifier\"];\n\n // Define edges with properties\n A -> B [label=\"Property 1\", fontsize=10, color=black];\n A -> Q [label=\"Property 2\", fontsize=10, color=black];\n}\n","config":{"engine":"dot","options":null}},"evals":[],"jsHooks":[]}</script> ] --- ## What the interface into a Wikibase item looks like ... .center[<img src = 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Datamodel_in_Wikidata.svg'>] --- # Key Wikibase Functionalities for Research Teams .pull-left[ 1. **Centralised Knowledge Repository**: - Stores, edits, and interrogates data in structured formats. - Supports collaboration via MediaWiki-based websites. 2. **Graph-Based Database**: - Establishes relationships between data objects. - Facilitates structured (complex) queries with SPARQL. ] .pull-right[ 3\. **Adaptability**: - Handles both qualitative and quantitative data. - Scalable for small and large projects. - Programming Interfaces to access, query and modifying the data ( projects). .center[<img src = 'img/hitl.webp' width = "40%"></img>] ] --- # Applications in Mixed-Methods Research ## Why Researchers Need Wikibase .pull-left[ - Faciliates emergence of complex data schema (a.k.a. **ontology**) - Facilitates **qual-quant data integration** and interdisciplinary collaborations. - Convergent, explanatory, and exploratory sequential designs. ] .pull-right[ ##### A Workflow: Wikibase use in mixed-methods research .center[<img src = 'img/kong-2022.png' width = "80%">] <p style="font-size:0.4em">Kong, Q., Booth, E., Bailo, F., Johns, A., & Rizoiu, M.-A. (2022). Slipping to the extreme: A mixed method to explain how extreme opinions infiltrate online discussions. <i>Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media</i>, 16(1), 524–535. https://doi.org/10.1609/icwsm.v16i1.19312</p> ] --- ## Book's Table of Content 1. Introduction: The Case for Interdisciplinary Mixed-Methods Research 2. What is Wikibase and Who Needs It 3. How to Install and Maintain Wikibase 4. Structuring and Linking Research Data 5. Designing and Maintaining Project Ontologies with Wikibase 6. Designing and Running Collaborative Research Projects with Wikibase 7. Collecting, Mapping, and Modelling Social Media Data with Wikibase 8. Glossary .content-box-yellow[ How to use Wikibase for mixed-methods research: an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach (expected in 2025) ] ---