Netart repository controlled vocabulary

Artwork records

Properties that can be used on the pages for individual artwork records in the archive.

Property in netart repository	Equivalent in Wikidata (if existing)	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse	Notes	Mapping with Property in Rhizome Wikibase
instance of	Template:P	item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member. (Subject typically an individual member with Proper Name label.) Different from Template:P	untitled[scrollbars] <instance of> artwork
has variant		item	has variant: a performing instantiation of a digital artifact	untitled[scrollbars] <has variant> untitled[scrollbars] (web archive)	variant of	No current equivalent existing in WD, there are items for "software version" and "biological variant" but neither of these suit the needs of digital preservation.
derived from		item	derived from: described a derivative relationship between two artworks OR two variants	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <derived from> untitled[scrollbars] (artist link)		<derived from> is a direct mapping to prov:wasDerivedFrom in the PROV ontology.
artist	creator (P170)	item	person who engages in any form of artistic creation or practice, maker of a creative work or other object (where no more specific property exists)	Joachim Blank			artist
collaborator	contributor to the creative work or subject	item	person or organization that contributed to a subject: co-creator of a creative work or subject			<collaborator> can also be mapped to prov:wasAssociatedWith in the PROV ontology.	collaborator
associated with		item	associated with: a creator, collaborator or conservator influencing a work or a variant in any capacity	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <associated with> Rhizome		<associated with> is a direct mapping to prov:wasAttributedTo in the PROV ontology.
on behalf of		item	on behalf of: describes an agent acting on behalf of an institution			<on behalf of> is a direct mapping to prov:actedOnBehalfOf in the PROV ontology. It can be used to express the actions of a conservator acting on behalf of the artist or an institution.
generated by		item	generated by: describes a generation method resulting in the creation of an artwork or a variant	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <generated by> Cloning		<generated by> is a direct mapping to prov:wasGeneratedBy in the PROV ontology.
inception	inception	point in time	time when an entity begins to exist	without addresses <inception>1997	end time	<inception> can be mapped to prov:generatedAtTime in the PROV ontology.	inception
date of accession		point in time	date of accession: time the item entered the institution	untitled[scrollbars] <date of accession> 19 June 2001		No current equivalent exists in WD, but this is very valuable for collections. At the moment this is denoted as a qualifier Template:P to property Template:P in WD.
image	image	Commons medial file	presentative image of the subject				image
license	Template:P	item	license: license under which this copyrighted work is released	untitled[scrollbars] <license> CC-BY-NC-SA
slug		string	slug: canonical unique string identifier	untitled[scrollbars] <slug> untitled-scrollbars		No appropriate equivalent in WD, this is a "unique property" (a property containing a unique value) useful only in the context of an existing digital archive.
description		item	description: property linking works to their text description or summary items	untitled[scrollbars] <description> https://artbase.rhizome.org/wiki/Item:Q10597		Each description item is connected via sitelink to a regular wiki page, which holds the text of the
legacy IDs (multiple properties)	Template:P / Template:P	string	inventory number: identifier for a physical object or a set of physical objects in a collection OR catalog code: catalog name of an object, use with qualifier P972	untitled[scrollbars] <artbase legacy id> 2549		Template:P seems the most appropriate equivalent here, as recommended on WD when used with Template:P as qualifier
legacy tags		string	legacy tags: keywords from previous versions of the archive	Homework <legacy tags> Text, Visual, HTML, archive, community, publish, Collaborative, Documentary		No current equivalent exists in WD. Related concepts are the properties for Template:P and Template:P, but these have authority control purposes in WD which is different from their uses in an institutional archive.
commissioned by	Template:P	item	commissioned by: person or organization that commissioned this work	I'm Google <commissioned by> Rhizome	commissioned

Variant records

Properties that can be used on the pages for different variants in the archive.

Title in Wikibase	Equivalent in Wikidata (if existing)	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse	Notes	Mapping with Property in Rhizome Wikibase
instance of	Template:P	item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member. (Subject typically an individual member with Proper Name label.) Different from Template:P	untitled[scrollbars] <instance of> artwork
variant of		item	has variant: a performing instantiation of a digital artifact	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <variant of> untitled[scrollbars]	has variant	<alternate of> is a direct mapping to prov:alternateOf in the PROV ontology.
derived from		item	derived from: described a derivative relationship between two artworks OR two variants	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <derived from> untitled[scrollbars] (artist link)		<derived from> is a direct mapping to prov:wasDerivedFrom in the PROV ontology.
collaborator	Template:P	item	collaborator: an agent involved with the creation or modification of an artwork			<collaborator> can also be mapped to prov:wasAssociatedWith in the PROV ontology.
associated with		item	associated with: a creator, collaborator or conservator influencing a work or a variant in any capacity	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <associated with> Rhizome		<associated with> is a direct mapping to prov:wasAttributedTo in the PROV ontology.
on behalf of		item	on behalf of: describes an agent acting on behalf of an institution			<on behalf of> is a direct mapping to prov:actedOnBehalfOf in the PROV ontology. It can be used to express the actions of a conservator acting on behalf of the artist or an institution.
generated by		item	generated by: describes a generation method resulting in the creation of an artwork or a variant	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <generated by> Cloning		<generated by> is a direct mapping to prov:wasGeneratedBy in the PROV ontology.
inception	Template:P	point in time	inception: date or point in time when the organization/subject was founded/created	untitled[scrollbars] <inception> 2000	Template:P	<inception> can be mapped to prov:generatedAtTime in the PROV ontology.
access URL	Template:P / Template:P	URL	access URL: web URL where a variant can be accessed, which can be under the maintenance of the artist, Rhizome or another institution	untitled[scrollbars] (cloned copy) <archive access URL> http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/2549/untitled/index.htm	-	Template:P and Template:P are not specific enough for the needs of the archive, but could be used if a qualifier is provided, however that might make the data structure unnecessarily complicated
start time	Template:P	point in time	time an item begins to exist or a statement starts being valid		Template:P	<start time> can be mapped to prov:startedAtTime in the PROV ontology.
end time	Template:P	point in time	time an item ceases to exist or a statement stops being valid		Template:P	<end time> can be mapped to prov:endedAtTime in the PROV ontology.

People records

Properties that can be used on the pages for different individuals in the archive.

Title in Wikibase	Equivalent in Wikidata (if existing)	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse	Notes	Mapping with Property in Rhizome Wikibase
instance of	Template:P	item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member. (Subject typically an individual member with Proper Name label.) Different from Template:P	Mark Tribe <instance of> person
date of birth	date of birth	point in time	date on which the subject was born				date of birth
founder of		item	founder of: an entity founded by the subject	Mark Tribe <founder of> Rhizome	Template:P	Wikidata seems to only have a property that can be attached to items about organisations. The inverse is useful within institutional repositories.
member of	Template:P	item	member of: organization or club to which the subject belongs.	Mendi Lewis Obadike <member of> Mendi+Keith Obadike	has member	Wikidata doesn't have the inverse property, which nevertheless is useful for institutional repositories to create bi-directional links.
creator of		item	creator of: subject is the author/main creator of	Cornelia Sollfrank <creator of> net.art generator	Template:P	Wikidata seems to ony have a property that can be attached to iteams which are creative works and value of the property is the person who created the work. The inverse is also useful within insitutional repositories to create bi-directional links between creators and their creations.
legacy IDs (multiple properties)	Template:P	string	catalog code: catalog name of an object, use with qualifier Template:P	Cornelia Sollfrank <ca id> 839		Template:P seems the most appropriate equivalent here, as recommended on WD when used with Template:P as qualifier
exact match	Template:P	URL	exact match: used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably	Jan Robert Leegte <exact match> http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q27649624

Collectives records

Properties that can be used on the pages for different art collectives in the archive.

Title in Wikibase	Equivalent in Wikidata (if existing)	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse	Notes	Mapping with Property in Rhizome Wikibase
instance of	Template:P	item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member. (Subject typically an individual member with Proper Name label.) Different from Template:P	Mendi+Keith Obadike <instance of> collective
inception	Template:P	point in time	inception: date or point in time when the organization/subject was founded/created	Mendi+Keith Obadike <inception> 1996	Template:P
has member		item	member of: organization or club to which the subject belongs.	Mendi+Keith Obadike <has member> Mendi Lewis Obadike	Template:P	Wikidata doesn't have the inverse property of Template:P, which nevertheless is useful for institutional repositories to create bi-directional links.
creator of		item	creator of: subject is the author/main creator of	Mendi+Keith Obadike <creator of> keeping up appearances	Template:P	Wikidata seems to ony have a property that can be attached to iteams which are creative works and value of the property is the person who created the work. The inverse is also useful within insitutional repositories to create bi-directional links between creators and their creations.
legacy IDs (multiple properties)	Template:P	string	catalog code: catalog name of an object, use with qualifier Template:P	Mendi+Keith Obadike <ca id> 739		<catalog code> seems the most appropriate equivalent here, as recommended on WD when used with Template:P as qualifier
exact match	Template:P	URL	exact match: used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably	JODI <exact match> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2915356

Institutions records

Properties that can be used on the pages for different art institutions in the archive.

Title in Wikibase	Equivalent in Wikidata (if existing)	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse	Notes	Mapping with Property in Rhizome Wikibase
instance of	Template:P	item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member. (Subject typically an individual member with Proper Name label.) Different from Template:P	Rhizome <instance of> institution
inception	Template:P	point in time	inception: date or point in time when the organization/subject was founded/created	Rhizome <inception> 1996	Template:P
founded by	Template:P	item	founded by: founder or co-founder of this organization, religion or place	Rhizome <founded by> Mark Tribe	founder of
legacy IDs (multiple properties)	Template:P	string	catalog code: catalog name of an object, use with qualifier P972	Rhizome <ca id> 1547		Template:P seems the most appropriate equivalent here, as recommended on WD when used with Template:P as qualifier
exact match	Template:P	URL	exact match: used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably	Rhizome <exact match> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7320757
commissioned		item	commissioned: the subject funded the creation of the object	Rhizome <commissioned> I'm Google	Template:P	Wikidata seems to only have a property that can be attached to items commissioned by individuals or organisations. The inverse is useful within institutional repositories.
website account on	Template:P	item	website account on: a website that the person or organization has an account on (use with P554) Note: only used with reliable source or if the person or organization disclosed it.	Rhizome <website account on> Facebook
official website	Template:P	URL	official website: URL of the official website of an item (current or former) [if the website changes, add an additional statement with preferred rank. Do not remove the former URL]	Rhizome <official website> http://rhizome.org/