Wikidata:Property proposal/eHive ID
eHive ID
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Creative work
| Description | Identifying number in eHive database. |
|---|---|
| Data type | String |
| Domain | item of collection or exhibition (Q18593264) |
| Allowed values | numeric, unlimited digits (current records do not exceed 6 digits) |
| Example 1 | Musgrave Street Wharf (Q104158527) → 484467 |
| Example 2 | The Kaiahuwhenua and his Three Sons (Q27882442) → 1428 |
| Example 3 | Randolph College Accipiter cooperi specimen AV11.2.1/1-2011 → 191068 |
| Planned use | Initially, paintings from the Hinton Collection, but property can be used with numerous other art and museum collections. |
| Number of IDs in source | currently < 800,000 |
| Expected completeness | always incomplete (Q21873886) |
| Applicable "stated in"-value | no label (Q-item for eHive to be created.) |
| Wikidata project | Sum of all Paintings |
Motivation
[edit]eHive is a GLAM cataloguing platform used by art galleries, museums, and private collectors. Its ID numbers appear to be unique, not relative to each subscriber. So, for example, instead of having separate identifiers for NERAM ID and [other gallery ID], we can have a single property that covers both. (I am not associated with eHive, and have no specific reason to promote their operations, my interest here is enriching the representation of Australian art collections on Wikidata.) ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 01:44, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
Some small institutions may have records via eHive with no alternate domain or branding. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 02:07, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
Discussion
[edit]The ID is used within various URLs, e.g.
- https://www.neram.com.au/artwork-details/484467
- https://ehive.com/collections/5568/objects/484467/musgrave-street-wharf
- https://ehive.com/collections/5568/objects/484467
https://ehive.com/objects/484467- I was expecting this last one to work, allowing a simple URL formatter. But it gives me a 404 not found. If there isn't any URL that uses the object ID separately without a collection ID or custom domain, then this proposal might be dead in the water. Is there some way we could encode both numbers with a separator? E.g. 5568/484467.
⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 01:44, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
- @Pelagic: Yes, that is possible - see the external-id redirector service. However, the first link you give doesn't use both numbers, is the first number actually necessary for a link generally? ArthurPSmith (talk) 19:23, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
- I can view Randolph College's specimen via NERAM's front-end [1], which is what makes me think the object IDs are unique. But this might be relying on an unintended use of their API that could break/change in future. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 16:08, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
Not done - no support for the proposal --DannyS712 (talk) 01:04, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
