# For a Change

> creative work by Dan Schmidt

**Wikidata**: [Q132199990](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132199990)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/for-a-change-q132199990

## Summary
For a Change is a creative work and an application created by Dan Schmidt and published in 1999. It is recorded with the identifier elmcip_id 7796 and is classified as both a creative work and an application.

## Key Facts
- For a Change is a creative work and an application.  
- Author: Dan Schmidt.  
- Publication date: 1999.  
- elmcip_id: 7796.  
- Instance of: creative work.  
- Instance of: application (software program or group of programs designed for end-users).  
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Dan Schmidt."  
- Classification link: associated with the "application" class (noted as a software program or group of programs designed for end-users; sitelink_count: 90).

## FAQs
### Q: What is For a Change?
A: For a Change is a creative work that is also classified as an application, created by Dan Schmidt and published in 1999.

### Q: Who created For a Change?
A: For a Change was authored by Dan Schmidt.

### Q: When was For a Change published?
A: For a Change was published in 1999.

### Q: Does For a Change have any database or catalog identifiers?
A: Yes. For a Change is recorded with elmcip_id 7796.

## Why It Matters
For a Change matters as a documented instance of a work that sits at the intersection of creative practice and software application. Its dual classification as both a creative work and an application signals that it may be relevant to audiences interested in digital art, creative software, or works that combine artistic intent with interactive or programmatic elements. The presence of a stable identifier (elmcip_id 7796) and a concise Wikidata description supports discoverability and citation in research and cataloging contexts. For researchers, archivists, or users cataloging creative-software artifacts, For a Change is a concrete, date-stamped example (published 1999) tied to a named creator (Dan Schmidt), which helps place it within historical and disciplinary timelines where software and creative practice overlap.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly classified both as a creative work and as an application.  
- Authorship by Dan Schmidt.  
- Publication year 1999.  
- Presence of a structured identifier: elmcip_id 7796.  
- Association with the "application" class (software program or group of programs designed for end-users), which has a sitelink_count of 90.

## Body

### Overview
- Title: For a Change.  
- Nature: Identified as a creative work and as an application.  
- Short descriptor from structured data: "creative work by Dan Schmidt."

### Authorship
- Author name string: Dan Schmidt.  
- The work is attributed to a single named author in the provided data.

### Publication
- Publication date recorded as 1999.  
- The publication date is provided as a discrete year value.

### Classification and Instance Of
- Instance of: creative work.  
- Instance of: application.  
- The "application" classification is defined in the source material as a software program or group of programs designed for end-users.

### Identifiers and Catalog Data
- elmcip_id: 7796 (structured identifier associated with the work).  
- Wikidata description field: "creative work by Dan Schmidt."  
- Related classification metadata includes a mention of the application class with sitelink_count: 90.

### Notes on Source Data
- All facts above are drawn from the provided structured properties: elmcip_id (7796), instance_of (creative work; application), publication_date (1999), author_name_string (Dan Schmidt), and the Wikidata description.