Wikidata
is a free linked database of secondary data that
can be read and edited by both humans and machines. Wikidata
acts as central storage for the structured data of its Wikimedia sister
projects including Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikisource,
and others.
Essential tools for mass editing Wikidata:Quickstatements v.2
For importing data from a
spreadsheet into Wikidata.
The syntax you need to use is explained in QuickStatements v.1
Wikipedia
and Wikidata
Tools for Google sheets (Demo)
Google sheets add-on for pulling
data from Wikidata
and Wikipedia directly into a spreadsheet (Note: you need a Google account to
install this)
This video tutorial by Navino Evans (Histropedia) demos how to add UNESCO data to Wikidata in bulk using the Quickstatements tool (version 2) as follows:
Practical - mass editing using QuickStatements
2.Select all cells highlighted orange (the QuickStatements commands), then copy them to your clipboard ( click edit then copy
4.Click 'Import commands' -> 'Version 1 format'
5.Paste in the commands copied in step 2, then click ‘import’
6.Check a selection of the commands to make sure they have imported
correctly
7.Click the “RUN” button at the bottom to launch your first
mass edit!