Wikidata:Property proposal/front and back matter

front and back matter

Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Creative work

   Done: front and back matter (P8570) (Talk and documentation)

Represents	front and back matter of a book (Q61782498)
Data type	Item
Allowed values	one of table of contents (Q1456936), abbreviations table (Q97495872), preface (Q670787), table of contents (Q1456936), etc.
Example 1	File:The book of roses (IA bookofroses00park).pdf → table of contents (Q1456936), qualified with file page (P7668)=13
Example 2	File:The book of roses (IA bookofroses00park).pdf → dedication (Q1898184), qualified with file page (P7668)=11
Example 3	A Naval Biographical Dictionary (Q16055052) → preface (Q670787), qualified with statement is subject of (P805)=Preface (NBD) (Q23989689)
Example 4	Nomenclature de tous les noms de roses (Q96643524) → table of contents (Q1456936), qualified with page(s) (P304)=176
Example 5	Nomenclature de tous les noms de roses (Q96643524) → abbreviations table (Q97495872), qualified with page(s) (P304)=VII-X
See also	has part(s) of the class (P2670): the subject has one or more parts of the object class title page number (P4714): qualifier to indicate the number of the page of a document in which the title page is located. Don't use for the actual cover page.

Motivation

While has part(s) of the class (P2670) can work fairly well on items in Wikidata, it's less so for djvu/pdf files that need statements on Commons. A template would need to check each value of P2670 if it wouldn't apply to another element. An alternative could be properties like title page number (P4714), but we would need to create a new property for each one. (Add your motivation for this property here.) --- Jura 16:54, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

@Jarekt: re c:Template:Book. --- Jura 16:54, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Discussion

•  Support I think this will be a fine addition to book model. --Jarekt (talk) 01:43, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

• Done --Paperoastro (talk) 10:59, 30 August 2020 (UTC)