Appendix B, External Identifiers for People
This appendix outlines external identifier properties to add to a person’s Wikidata item, as described in the Add external identifiers section. Rows with an asterisk (*) indicate that this external identifier is important to add.
| External Authority | Wikidata Property Label (ID) | Definition |
|---|---|---|
ISNI (P213) |
ISO standard identifier for people and organizations in the ISNI database |
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ORCID iD (P496) |
identifier for a living person, typically one who is associated with the research community |
|
VIAF ID (P214) |
identifier for people, organizations and places in the VIAF database |
|
WorldCat Identities ID (P7859) |
identifier for entities in Worldcat Library database |
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Academic Tree ID (P2381) |
identifier for a person in the Academic Genealogy of Evolutionary Biology database |
|
BHL creator ID (P4081) |
identifier for an author in Biodiversity Heritage Library database |
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Bionomia ID (P6944) |
identifier for a collector and/or determiner of natural history specimens in the Bionomia database |
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FamilySearch person ID (P2889) |
identifier for a person in the Family Search database |
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Find a Grave memorial ID (P535) |
identifier for an individual’s burial place (e.g., a grave) in the Find a Grave database |
|
Google Scholar author ID (P1960) |
identifier for an author in the Google Scholar academic search index |
|
IPNI author ID (P586) |
identifier for a person in the International Plant Names Index database |
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Library of Congress authority ID (P244) |
identifiers for people, families, and corporate bodies in the Library of Congress database |
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LinkedIn personal profile ID (P6634) |
identifier for a person on the LinkedIn website |
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ResearchGate profile ID (P2038) |
identifier for a person associated with their ResearchGate profile |