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Bulgarian ISIL Registry - LinkML Integration Complete ✅
Status: Phase 1 Complete | Phase 2 Wikidata Enrichment Ready
Generated: 2025-11-18
Executive Summary
Successfully extracted and converted 94 Bulgarian libraries from the Bulgarian National Library ISIL Registry to LinkML-compliant YAML format with:
- ✅ 100% schema compliance (validated with
linkml-validate) - ✅ 61.7% geocoding coverage (58/94 institutions)
- ✅ 61.7% GHCID coverage (58/94 institutions with complete GHCIDs)
- ✅ Region mapping for all geocoded institutions (28 Bulgarian oblasts)
- ⚠️ 0% Wikidata enrichment (Bulgarian ISIL codes not in Wikidata)
Key Finding: Bulgarian heritage institutions are underrepresented in Wikidata. Most lack:
- ISIL codes (P791 property)
- Detailed location data
- Collection metadata
Opportunity: This project can contribute 94 Bulgarian ISIL codes to Wikidata, improving global heritage infrastructure.
What We Accomplished
1. Data Extraction ✅
Script: scripts/scrapers/bulgarian_isil_scraper.py
- Scraped 94 institutions from Bulgarian National Library website
- Extracted: ISIL codes, names, addresses, websites, phone/email, collection descriptions
- Generated CSV and JSON intermediate formats
2. LinkML Conversion ✅
Script: scripts/convert_bulgarian_isil_to_linkml.py
Output: data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
Schema Compliance:
- ✅ All 94 records validate against LinkML schema v0.2.1
- ✅ Proper field mapping:
ghcid_current(notghcid)collections.collection_description(notdescription)geonames_idas string (not int)- Email validation (split multi-email fields)
Taxonomy Mapping:
- ✅ All 94 institutions classified as
LIBRARY(GLAMORCUBESFIXPHDNT taxonomy) - Types include: National library, regional libraries, university libraries, community center (chitalishte) libraries, municipal libraries
3. Geographic Enrichment ✅
Geocoding Coverage: 58/94 (61.7%)
Tools:
- GeoNames SQLite database for lat/lon coordinates
- Custom city→region lookup table (
data/reference/bulgarian_city_regions.json) - 138 Bulgarian cities mapped to 28 oblasts (regions)
Limitations:
- 36 institutions not geocoded (small villages, Cyrillic name mapping gaps)
- Solution: Manual geocoding or Nominatim API fallback needed
4. Region Mapping ✅
Script: scripts/generate_bulgarian_city_regions.py
Output: data/reference/bulgarian_city_regions.json
Impact:
- GHCID coverage improved from 24.5% → 61.7% (2.5x increase!)
- All geocoded institutions now have:
- Region name (e.g., "София", "Пловдив")
- ISO 3166-2 code (e.g., "BG-22", "BG-16")
- Numeric code (e.g., 22, 16)
5. Persistent Identifier Generation ✅
Coverage: 58/94 institutions (61.7%)
GHCID Format: BG-{Region}-{City}-L-{Abbreviation}
- Example:
BG-22-SOF-L-0000(National Library, Sofia)
Four Identifier Formats Generated:
- UUID v5 (SHA-1) - Primary persistent identifier (RFC 4122)
- UUID v8 (SHA-256) - Secondary identifier (future-proofing)
- Numeric (64-bit) - Compact identifier for CSV exports
- UUID v7 - (Not generated yet - database record ID only)
Example:
ghcid_current: BG-22-SOF-L-0000
ghcid_uuid: 367d49be-01b7-54bf-af07-614e2e24c02d
ghcid_uuid_sha256: 8f4dfc5d-4561-8387-906b-fe09acdccd3c
ghcid_numeric: 10326186998156579719
6. Wikidata Enrichment Attempt ⚠️
Script: scripts/enrich_bulgarian_wikidata.py
Results:
- ✅ Script created with SPARQL query logic
- ⚠️ 0 institutions enriched (Bulgarian ISIL codes not in Wikidata)
- ✅ Verified Wikidata MCP tool works (queried Q631641 - National Library of Bulgaria)
Key Discovery:
- National Library of Bulgaria exists in Wikidata (Q631641) with:
- Label: "SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library"
- VIAF: 312925873
- Website: http://www.nationallibrary.bg/
- BUT NO ISIL CODE (P791 property missing)
Implication: Most Bulgarian libraries are either:
- Not in Wikidata at all
- In Wikidata but missing ISIL codes
Data Quality Summary
| Metric | Count | Percentage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total institutions | 94 | 100% | ✅ Complete |
| Schema compliant | 94 | 100% | ✅ Validated |
| With ISIL codes | 94 | 100% | ✅ Authoritative |
| With websites | 67 | 71.3% | ✅ Good |
| With email/phone | ~80 | ~85% | ✅ Good |
| Geocoded (lat/lon) | 58 | 61.7% | ⚠️ Partial |
| With region info | 59 | 62.8% | ⚠️ Partial |
| With GHCIDs | 58 | 61.7% | ⚠️ Partial |
| With Wikidata Q-numbers | 0 | 0.0% | ❌ Missing |
| Placeholder names | 70 | 74.5% | ❌ Needs work |
Data Tier: TIER_1_AUTHORITATIVE (official Bulgarian National Library ISIL registry)
Schema Compliance Details
LinkML Schema Version: v0.2.1 (modular)
Modules Used:
schemas/core.yaml- HeritageCustodian, Location, Identifier classesschemas/enums.yaml- InstitutionTypeEnum, DataTier, DataSourceschemas/provenance.yaml- Provenance metadataschemas/collections.yaml- Collection descriptions
Validation:
linkml-validate -s schemas/heritage_custodian.yaml \
data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: ✅ All records valid
Common Fields:
name: Institution name (Bulgarian + English alternative names)institution_type: LIBRARY (all 94 institutions)ghcid_current: Global Heritage Custodian Identifier (58 institutions)identifiers: ISIL codes (94), Website URLs (67)locations: City, address, country (94), lat/lon (58), region (59)collections: Collection descriptions, types, item countsprovenance: Data source (CSV_REGISTRY), tier (TIER_1), confidence (0.98)
Placeholder Names Challenge
Problem: 70/94 institutions (74.5%) have placeholder names like "Library BG-0130001"
Why?
- Original Bulgarian National Library registry HTML uses multiline table cells
- Institution names are in nested
<div>tags with Cyrillic text - Scraper couldn't parse nested HTML reliably
- Fell back to "Library {ISIL-code}" placeholders
Solutions Attempted:
- ❌ Wikidata SPARQL by ISIL code → No results (ISIL codes not in Wikidata)
- ⚠️ Wikidata fuzzy name matching → Not implemented (needs RapidFuzz + SPARQL)
Solutions Needed:
-
Re-scrape with better HTML parser:
- Use BeautifulSoup with
get_text(strip=True)on nested divs - Extract Cyrillic names from table cells
- Use BeautifulSoup with
-
Manual curation:
- Export placeholder names to CSV
- Human reviewer fills in names from Bulgarian National Library website
- Re-import corrected names
-
Wikidata fuzzy matching:
- For the 24 institutions with real names, query Wikidata by name
- Extract Q-numbers and metadata
- Update YAML with Wikidata enrichment
Next Steps (Priority Order)
Phase 2a: Fix Placeholder Names 🔴 HIGH PRIORITY
Option 1: Re-scrape (Recommended)
# Update bulgarian_isil_scraper.py with better HTML parsing
# Focus on extracting nested <div> text content
python scripts/scrapers/bulgarian_isil_scraper.py --re-extract-names
Option 2: Manual Curation
# Export placeholder names for human review
python scripts/export_bulgarian_placeholders.py
# Output: data/review/bulgarian_placeholder_names.csv
# Reviewer fills in real names from source website
# Re-import corrected names
python scripts/import_bulgarian_corrected_names.py
Option 3: Wikidata Fuzzy Matching (for 24 non-placeholder names)
# For institutions with real names:
# 1. Query Wikidata by name + location
# 2. Fuzzy match (RapidFuzz score > 0.85)
# 3. Extract Q-number, VIAF, metadata
# 4. Backfill placeholder names with Wikidata labels (if matched)
Phase 2b: Complete Geocoding ⚠️ MEDIUM PRIORITY
Goal: Increase geocoding from 61.7% → 90%+
Approach:
- Use Nominatim API for 36 missing cities
- Handle small villages and Cyrillic name variants
- Manual coordinate lookup for remaining institutions
# Example: Nominatim fallback for missing cities
import requests
def geocode_nominatim(city_name, country="Bulgaria"):
url = "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search"
params = {
"q": f"{city_name}, {country}",
"format": "json",
"limit": 1
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
results = response.json()
if results:
return {
"latitude": float(results[0]['lat']),
"longitude": float(results[0]['lon'])
}
return None
Phase 2c: Enrich Wikidata with Bulgarian ISIL Codes 🟢 CONTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITY
Goal: Add 94 Bulgarian ISIL codes to Wikidata (P791 property)
Process:
-
For institutions already in Wikidata (e.g., Q631641 - National Library):
- Use MCP
wikidata-authenticated_add_claimto add ISIL code - Example:
add_claim(entity_id="Q631641", property_id="P791", value="BG-2200000", value_type="string")
- Use MCP
-
For institutions NOT in Wikidata:
- Create new Wikidata entities using
wikidata-authenticated_create_entity - Add ISIL codes, names, locations, parent organizations
- Link to existing places (cities, regions)
- Create new Wikidata entities using
Example Wikidata Contribution:
# Add ISIL code to National Library of Bulgaria
from wikidata_mcp import add_claim
add_claim(
entity_id="Q631641",
property_id="P791", # ISIL code property
value="BG-2200000",
value_type="string"
)
# Create new entity for Belitsa library
create_entity(
labels={"bg": "Библиотека при Народно читалище „Георги Тодоров-1885"",
"en": "Library of Georgi Todorov – 1885 Chitalishte"},
descriptions={"bg": "Читалищна библиотека в Белица",
"en": "Community center library in Belitsa"}
)
# Then add ISIL code BG-0130000
Impact:
- Improves global heritage infrastructure
- Makes Bulgarian libraries discoverable via Wikidata queries
- Enables cross-referencing with other heritage platforms (Europeana, DPLA)
Phase 2d: RDF Export 🟢 LOW PRIORITY
Goal: Export Bulgarian libraries as RDF/Turtle for Linked Open Data
Format: RDF/Turtle with TOOI, CPOV, Schema.org ontologies
python scripts/export_bulgaria_rdf.py
# Output: data/rdf/bulgaria_isil_libraries.ttl
Sample RDF:
@prefix heritage: <https://w3id.org/heritage/custodian/> .
@prefix schema: <http://schema.org/> .
@prefix isil: <https://isil.org/> .
heritage:bg/bg2200000 a schema:Library ;
schema:name "Национална библиотека „Св. св. Кирил и Методий"" ;
schema:alternateName "National library St. Cyril and St. Methodius" ;
schema:identifier "BG-2200000" ;
schema:url <http://www.nationallibrary.bg> ;
schema:location [
a schema:Place ;
schema:addressCountry "BG" ;
schema:addressLocality "Sofia" ;
schema:geo [
a schema:GeoCoordinates ;
schema:latitude "42.69751" ;
schema:longitude "23.32415"
]
] .
Phase 2e: Integration with Global Dataset 🟢 LOW PRIORITY
Goal: Merge Bulgarian libraries with global heritage custodian dataset
Process:
- Copy
data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yamlto global instances directory - Update global GHCID registry
- Generate global geographic visualizations
- Publish to heritage discovery platform
Technical Implementation Details
Files Created/Modified
| File | Status | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
scripts/scrapers/bulgarian_isil_scraper.py |
✅ Complete | HTML scraper for Bulgarian ISIL registry |
scripts/convert_bulgarian_isil_to_linkml.py |
✅ Complete | CSV → LinkML YAML converter |
scripts/generate_bulgarian_city_regions.py |
✅ Complete | City→region lookup table generator |
scripts/enrich_bulgarian_wikidata.py |
⚠️ Skeleton | Wikidata enrichment (needs implementation) |
data/isil/bulgarian_isil_registry.csv |
✅ Complete | Intermediate CSV format |
data/isil/bulgarian_isil_registry.json |
✅ Complete | Intermediate JSON format |
data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml |
✅ Complete | Final LinkML output |
data/reference/bulgarian_city_regions.json |
✅ Complete | City→region mappings (138 cities) |
Dependencies Used
Python Libraries:
linkml-runtime- Schema validation and data modelspyyaml- YAML parsing/serializationsqlite3- GeoNames database querieshashlib- UUID v5/v8 generation
External Data:
- GeoNames SQLite database (
data/geonames/geonames.db) - Bulgarian National Library ISIL registry (https://www.nationallibrary.bg/wp/?page_id=5686)
- Wikidata SPARQL endpoint (via MCP tool)
GHCID Generation Algorithm
For Bulgarian institutions:
Format: BG-{RegionCode}-{CityAbbrev}-{TypeCode}-{InstAbbrev}
Example: BG-22-SOF-L-0000
| | | | |
| | | | +--- Institution abbreviation (0000 = first in city)
| | | +----- Type code (L = Library)
| | +--------- City abbreviation (SOF = Sofia)
| +------------- Region code (22 = Sofia oblast)
+---------------- Country code (BG = Bulgaria)
Abbreviation Rules:
- City: First 3 uppercase letters (transliterated if Cyrillic)
- Institution: 4-digit sequential number (0000, 0001, 0002, etc.)
- No Q-numbers appended (no collisions detected yet)
UUID Generation:
import uuid
import hashlib
# UUID v5 (SHA-1)
namespace = uuid.UUID('6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8')
ghcid_uuid = uuid.uuid5(namespace, ghcid_string)
# UUID v8 (SHA-256)
sha256_hash = hashlib.sha256(ghcid_string.encode('utf-8')).digest()
ghcid_uuid_sha256 = uuid.UUID(bytes=sha256_hash[:16], version=8)
# Numeric (64-bit)
ghcid_numeric = int.from_bytes(sha256_hash[:8], byteorder='big')
Known Issues and Limitations
1. Placeholder Names (74.5% of dataset)
Severity: 🔴 High
Impact: Makes data hard to use for discovery and citation
Root Cause:
- HTML table parsing failed to extract nested
<div>content - Scraper fell back to placeholder names
Workaround:
- 24 institutions have real names (manually extracted during initial scraping)
- Can be identified by not starting with "Library BG-"
Fix: Re-scrape with improved HTML parser (BeautifulSoup)
2. Missing Geocoding (38.3% of dataset)
Severity: ⚠️ Medium
Impact: 36 institutions cannot have GHCIDs or geographic visualizations
Root Cause:
- Small Bulgarian villages not in GeoNames database
- Cyrillic name variants not matched
Workaround:
- Use Nominatim API fallback
- Manual coordinate lookup for remaining institutions
3. No Wikidata Enrichment (100% of dataset)
Severity: 🟢 Low (expected for new ISIL registry)
Impact: Missing Q-numbers, VIAF IDs, founding dates
Root Cause:
- Bulgarian ISIL codes not in Wikidata (P791 property missing)
- Most Bulgarian libraries underrepresented in Wikidata
Opportunity:
- This project can contribute ISIL codes to Wikidata
- Improves global heritage infrastructure
4. Email Validation Edge Cases
Severity: 🟢 Low
Status: ✅ Fixed
Root Cause:
- Some institutions had comma-separated multiple emails
- LinkML email validation expects single email
Fix: Script now splits multi-email strings and takes first email
Validation and Testing
Schema Validation ✅
cd /Users/kempersc/apps/glam
linkml-validate -s schemas/heritage_custodian.yaml \
data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: ✅ All 94 records pass validation
Data Quality Checks ✅
# Count institutions
grep -c "^- id:" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: 94
# Count placeholder names
grep -c "Library BG-" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: 70
# Count GHCIDs
grep -c "ghcid_current:" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: 58
# Count with Wikidata
grep -c "identifier_scheme: Wikidata" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: 0
Geocoding Coverage ✅
# Count lat/lon coordinates
grep -c "latitude:" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Result: 58 (61.7%)
Documentation References
Project Documentation:
AGENTS.md- AI agent instructions for GLAM data extractiondocs/SCHEMA_MODULES.md- LinkML schema architecture (v0.2.1)docs/PERSISTENT_IDENTIFIERS.md- GHCID specificationdocs/UUID_STRATEGY.md- UUID v5/v7/v8 comparisondocs/WHY_UUID_V5_SHA1.md- SHA-1 safety rationale
Schema Files:
schemas/heritage_custodian.yaml- Main schema (imports all modules)schemas/core.yaml- Core classes (HeritageCustodian, Location, Identifier)schemas/enums.yaml- Enumerations (InstitutionTypeEnum, DataTier)schemas/provenance.yaml- Provenance trackingschemas/collections.yaml- Collection metadata
Related Sessions:
BULGARIAN_ISIL_EXTRACTION_COMPLETE.md- Initial extraction summarySESSION_SUMMARY_20251118_ISIL_PROCESSING.md- Today's session notes
Lessons Learned
1. HTML Parsing Challenges
Lesson: Always test HTML parsing on real data with nested structures.
Issue: Bulgarian National Library uses nested <div> tags in table cells. Simple .text extraction didn't work.
Solution: Use BeautifulSoup with .get_text(strip=True) or .find_all('div') to extract nested content.
2. Wikidata Coverage Varies by Country
Lesson: Don't assume ISIL codes are in Wikidata. Many national registries are not synchronized.
Issue: Bulgarian ISIL codes missing from Wikidata (even for National Library).
Opportunity: Contributing ISIL codes to Wikidata improves global heritage infrastructure.
3. LinkML Email Validation is Strict
Lesson: Validate data types early. LinkML won't accept comma-separated emails.
Issue: Some institutions had multiple emails in single field: "email1@example.com, email2@example.com"
Solution: Split and take first email, or create separate contact_info.additional_emails field.
4. Region Mapping 2.5x Improvement
Lesson: Small lookup tables can dramatically improve data completeness.
Issue: Only 24.5% of institutions had region codes (needed for GHCID generation).
Solution: Created 138-city lookup table → 61.7% coverage (2.5x increase).
5. Placeholder Names Reduce Usability
Lesson: Preserve original data even if hard to parse. Placeholders make data unusable.
Issue: 70/94 institutions have "Library BG-XXXXXXX" names.
Impact: Makes dataset hard to use for discovery, citation, or human browsing.
Fix: Re-scrape with better HTML parser to extract Cyrillic names.
Success Metrics
| Metric | Target | Achieved | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutions extracted | 94 | 94 | ✅ 100% |
| Schema compliance | 100% | 100% | ✅ 100% |
| ISIL codes extracted | 94 | 94 | ✅ 100% |
| Geocoding coverage | 90% | 61.7% | ⚠️ 68.6% |
| GHCID coverage | 90% | 61.7% | ⚠️ 68.6% |
| Real names (not placeholders) | 90% | 25.5% | ❌ 28.3% |
| Wikidata enrichment | 50% | 0% | ❌ 0% |
| Region mapping | 90% | 62.8% | ⚠️ 69.8% |
Overall Completion: Phase 1 Complete (75%) | Phase 2 Pending (25%)
Conclusion
Phase 1 (Data Extraction & LinkML Conversion): ✅ COMPLETE
We successfully:
- Extracted 94 Bulgarian libraries from official ISIL registry
- Converted to LinkML-compliant YAML (100% validation)
- Generated persistent identifiers (GHCIDs with 3 UUID formats)
- Geocoded 61.7% of institutions with region mapping
- Created reusable city→region lookup table (138 cities)
Phase 2 (Wikidata Enrichment): ⚠️ PENDING
Key challenges:
- 70 institutions (74.5%) have placeholder names → Need re-scraping
- 36 institutions (38.3%) not geocoded → Need Nominatim fallback
- 0 institutions (0%) with Wikidata Q-numbers → ISIL codes not in Wikidata
Key Opportunity: This project can contribute 94 Bulgarian ISIL codes to Wikidata, improving:
- Global heritage discoverability
- Cross-referencing with Europeana, DPLA, and other platforms
- Linked Open Data ecosystem for cultural heritage
Next Session Handoff
Priority 1: Fix placeholder names (re-scrape or manual curation)
Priority 2: Complete geocoding (Nominatim API fallback)
Priority 3: Enrich Wikidata with Bulgarian ISIL codes
Files to Review:
data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml- Final LinkML outputscripts/convert_bulgarian_isil_to_linkml.py- Conversion logicscripts/enrich_bulgarian_wikidata.py- Wikidata enrichment skeleton
Commands to Run:
# Validate schema compliance
linkml-validate -s schemas/heritage_custodian.yaml \
data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml
# Check data quality
grep -c "Library BG-" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml # Placeholder count
grep -c "ghcid_current:" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml # GHCID count
grep -c "latitude:" data/instances/bulgaria_isil_libraries.yaml # Geocoding count
Report Generated: 2025-11-18
Session Duration: ~2 hours
Agent: OpenCODE with Claude
Schema Version: LinkML v0.2.1 (modular)
Data Tier: TIER_1_AUTHORITATIVE (Bulgarian National Library)