Wikidata Book Itemizer

A simple React + Tailwind web tool to generate QuickStatements for creating "work" and "edition" items on Wikidata.
It helps Wikidata editors quickly create structured items for books, articles, and other written works, with support for multilingual labels, author metadata, publication details, and direct QuickStatements integration.

✨ Features

• Generate two linked items at once:

  • Work item (instance of: written work → Q47461344)
  • Edition item (instance of: edition → Q3331189)

• Auto-generated labels and descriptions:

  • English + your local language (23+ languages supported including Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, and more)
  • Descriptions like work by [author] or [year] edition of work by [author]
  • Dynamic placeholders that change based on selected language

• Punjabi script selection:

  • Choose between Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ) and Shahmukhi (شاہ مکھی) scripts
  • Automatically adds appropriate script qualifier (P282)

• Author handling:

  • Uses P50 (author) if Wikidata Q-ID is provided
  • Falls back to P2093 (author name string) if Q-ID is not available
  • Input validation ensures Q-IDs follow correct format (Q + numbers)

• Publisher support:

  • Add publisher information via P123 (publisher) to edition items
  • Accepts Wikidata Q-ID with format validation

• Smart ISBN handling:

  • Automatically determines ISBN format based on publication year
  • P957 (ISBN-10) for publications up to 2006
  • P212 (ISBN-13) for publications from 2007 onwards

• Language support:

  • 23+ languages with proper Wikidata Q-IDs
  • Automatically adds P407 (language of work)
  • Adds P282 (writing system) qualifier for Punjabi with script selection

• Publication metadata:

  • P577 (publication date) - added to edition items only
  • Year-based validation (4 digits only)

• Dark mode support:

  • Automatically detects system theme preference
  • Manual toggle available
  • Smooth transitions between light and dark themes

• One-click workflows:

  • Copy button - instantly copies QuickStatements to clipboard
  • Create in QuickStatements button - opens QuickStatements tool with pre-filled commands
  • Direct integration with QuickStatements API (same method as PetScan)

🚀 Getting Started

1. Open https://kuldeepburjbhalaike.github.io/BookItemizer/ in your browser — no build process needed.
2. Fill in the required fields:
   • Book label (English) required
   • Author name (English) required
   • Optional: Local language labels, author Q-ID, publisher Q-ID, publication year, ISBN
3. Click "Create in QuickStatements" to automatically open QuickStatements with your commands pre-loaded, or use "Copy" to manually paste them.
4. Login to Wikidata and click "Import" to create both items instantly.

📝 Example Output

Example: For a work Example Book by Kuldeep Singh (Q123456) published by Example Publisher (Q789) in 2025 with ISBN 978-0-123-45678-9, in Punjabi (Gurmukhi script):

CREATE
LAST|Len|"Example Book"
LAST|Lpa|"ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਕਿਤਾਬ"
LAST|Den|"work by Kuldeep Singh"
LAST|Dpa|"ਕੁਲਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਰਚਨਾ"
LAST|P31|Q47461344
LAST|P50|Q123456
LAST|P407|Q58635|P282|Q689894

CREATE
LAST|Len|"Example Book"
LAST|Lpa|"ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਕਿਤਾਬ"
LAST|Den|"2025 edition of work by Kuldeep Singh"
LAST|Dpa|"ਕੁਲਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਰਚਨਾ ਦੀ 2025 ਛਾਪ"
LAST|P31|Q3331189
LAST|P50|Q123456
LAST|P407|Q58635|P282|Q689894
LAST|P123|Q789
LAST|P577|+2025-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
LAST|P212|"978-0-123-45678-9"

🎨 User Interface

• Responsive design - works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Dark mode - automatic system detection with manual toggle
• Form validation - ensures Q-IDs and years are in correct format
• Dynamic placeholders - change based on selected language
• Real-time output - see generated QuickStatements as you type
• Clear sections - organized into Labels, Author, and Publication information

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React 18 (via CDN)
• TailwindCSS 3 (via CDN)
• Babel Standalone for JSX transformation
• QuickStatements API

🌐 Supported Languages

Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese, Sanskrit, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, Italian

Each language includes:

• Proper Wikidata Q-ID
• Native script placeholders
• Localized description patterns (where applicable)

📌 Notes

• No installation required - runs entirely in the browser
• Input validation - Q-IDs must start with 'Q' followed by numbers
• Year validation - Publication year limited to 4 digits
• ISBN auto-detection - Format automatically determined by publication year
• Edition-only properties - Publisher (P123), publication date (P577), and ISBN are only added to edition items
• Multilingual support - Descriptions in Punjabi/Hindi/Urdu follow natural language patterns (e.g., ਦੀ ਰਚਨਾ, की रचना, کی تخلیق)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs or suggest features via GitHub Issues
• Submit pull requests for improvements
• Add support for additional languages

👨‍💻 Credits

Made with ❤️ by Kuldeep

📄 License

MIT License. Free to use and modify.

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Quick Links:

• Live Tool
• QuickStatements
• Wikidata