The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
2. Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
1) sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only "strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday ( http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
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Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Any luck in following up (see wiki thread above) with the MIT or Harvard folks, about a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October (which is fast approaching)?
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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Is 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday 9/15 still available as a date to work with the HLSL's French Coutumes collection?
If so, then we could put up a Wikipedia geonotice for the event, and let people know on the meetup.com group (as well as next Monday's meetup). We could also announce the event to relevant WikiProjects, e.g. WikiProject Law, WikiProject France, etc.
Would it be possible to upload media for this collection to Wikimedia Commons?
Best, Eric
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Any luck in following up (see wiki thread above) with the MIT or Harvard folks, about a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October (which is fast approaching)?
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd)
seem
like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could
be on
a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time
after
8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation
topic
for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc <
molly.deblanc@gmail.com>
wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of
French
pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ .
So
there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain
hours
on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138
/
kbeck@law.harvard.edu
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529
4266
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Sounds lovely to me! Of course we could upload it to commons. [apprentice bot masters wanted]
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Is 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday 9/15 still available as a date to work with the HLSL's French Coutumes collection?
If so, then we could put up a Wikipedia geonotice for the event, and let people know on the meetup.com group (as well as next Monday's meetup). We could also announce the event to relevant WikiProjects, e.g. WikiProject Law, WikiProject France, etc.
Would it be possible to upload media for this collection to Wikimedia Commons?
Best, Eric
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Any luck in following up (see wiki thread above) with the MIT or Harvard folks, about a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October (which is fast approaching)?
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
Wikimedia-boston mailing list Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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Sorry, I've been bad on e-mail for the past few days. Work overload.
I got the following e-mail from Karen Beck:
"Since we last communicated, a very large physical plant project has landed in our lap, which will result in most of our rare book and manuscript collections being offsite and unavailable until spring 2012. Given that, plus all the time we are spending preparing for the project, I hope you and your crew will not mind postponing our collaboration until next year. I’ll make a note to get in touch with you then. We’re still looking forward to working with you on this!"
Faithfully yours, Molly
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Sounds lovely to me! Of course we could upload it to commons. [apprentice bot masters wanted]
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Is 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday 9/15 still available as a date to work with the HLSL's French Coutumes collection?
If so, then we could put up a Wikipedia geonotice for the event, and let people know on the meetup.com group (as well as next Monday's meetup). We could also announce the event to relevant WikiProjects, e.g. WikiProject Law, WikiProject France, etc.
Would it be possible to upload media for this collection to Wikimedia Commons?
Best, Eric
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Any luck in following up (see wiki thread above) with the MIT or Harvard folks, about a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October (which is fast approaching)?
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote: > The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we > could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we > could > pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work > with. How do people feel about these? > > Faithfully yours, > Molly > > > 1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL > has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also > have great collections. > > Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the > collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a > Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our > collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above > Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of > French > pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence > Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well > > > > 2. Crime Broadsides > > Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . > So > there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a > Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this > collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. > Interesting and attractive collection > Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in > 18c and 19c England > > > > If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are > some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd > > Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain > hours > on specific days, you can note that in the comments section. > > > > Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working > together on this! > > > > Karen > > > > Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard > Law School Library / 617-496-2107 > > Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 > / > kbeck@law.harvard.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >
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If Harvard is out, then I guess the remaining Beantown-area option for this year is the MIT Music Library (see proposal):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Michael Scott Cuthbert is the go-to person there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mscuthbert
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry, I've been bad on e-mail for the past few days. Work overload.
I got the following e-mail from Karen Beck:
"Since we last communicated, a very large physical plant project has landed in our lap, which will result in most of our rare book and manuscript collections being offsite and unavailable until spring 2012. Given that, plus all the time we are spending preparing for the project, I hope you and your crew will not mind postponing our collaboration until next year. I’ll make a note to get in touch with you then. We’re still looking forward to working with you on this!"
Faithfully yours, Molly
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Sounds lovely to me! Of course we could upload it to commons. [apprentice bot masters wanted]
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Is 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday 9/15 still available as a date to work with the HLSL's French Coutumes collection?
If so, then we could put up a Wikipedia geonotice for the event, and let people know on the meetup.com group (as well as next Monday's meetup). We could also announce the event to relevant WikiProjects, e.g. WikiProject Law, WikiProject France, etc.
Would it be possible to upload media for this collection to Wikimedia Commons?
Best, Eric
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Any luck in following up (see wiki thread above) with the MIT or Harvard folks, about a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October (which is fast approaching)?
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote: > > Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like > this at the end of the month / before the next term starts? > > 1) sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only > "strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start. > > S > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc > molly.deblanc@gmail.com > wrote: > > The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we > > could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we > > could > > pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work > > with. How do people feel about these? > > > > Faithfully yours, > > Molly > > > > > > 1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL > > has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also > > have great collections. > > > > Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the > > collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a > > Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our > > collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above > > Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of > > French > > pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence > > Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well > > > > > > > > 2. Crime Broadsides > > > > Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . > > So > > there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a > > Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this > > collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. > > Interesting and attractive collection > > Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in > > 18c and 19c England > > > > > > > > If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are > > some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd > > > > Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain > > hours > > on specific days, you can note that in the comments section. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working > > together on this! > > > > > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard > > Law School Library / 617-496-2107 > > > > Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 > > / > > kbeck@law.harvard.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 > 529 > 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston
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-- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
-- Faithfully yours, Molly de Blanc
In Philadelphia, the local library has a rare books collection. Does anyone know if any of the local public libraries have any special collections? The MA state library has the Zimmer Index (http://www3.websearchstudio.net/scripts/ws.dll?websearch&site=Zimmer).
Faithfully yours, Molly
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
If Harvard is out, then I guess the remaining Beantown-area option for this year is the MIT Music Library (see proposal):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Michael Scott Cuthbert is the go-to person there:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mscuthbert
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry, I've been bad on e-mail for the past few days. Work overload.
I got the following e-mail from Karen Beck:
"Since we last communicated, a very large physical plant project has landed in our lap, which will result in most of our rare book and manuscript collections being offsite and unavailable until spring 2012. Given that, plus all the time we are spending preparing for the project, I hope you and your crew will not mind postponing our collaboration until next year. I’ll make a note to get in touch with you then. We’re still looking forward to working with you on this!"
Faithfully yours, Molly
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Sounds lovely to me! Of course we could upload it to commons. [apprentice bot masters wanted]
On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Is 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday 9/15 still available as a date to work with the HLSL's French Coutumes collection?
If so, then we could put up a Wikipedia geonotice for the event, and let people know on the meetup.com group (as well as next Monday's meetup). We could also announce the event to relevant WikiProjects, e.g. WikiProject Law, WikiProject France, etc.
Would it be possible to upload media for this collection to Wikimedia Commons?
Best, Eric
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com wrote:
Hi folks,
See more discussion of 'Wikipedia Loves Libraries' potential events at Harvard *and* MIT here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Meetup/Boston#Join_Wikipedia_Lov...
Any luck in following up (see wiki thread above) with the MIT or Harvard folks, about a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event in October (which is fast approaching)?
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:09 AM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote: > I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning. > > Is there any feeling on how long the event would last? > > The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) > seem > like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't > college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could > be on > a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time > after > 8:00 PM? > > In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation > topic > for our meetup next Monday > (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/). > > - Eric > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like >> this at the end of the month / before the next term starts? >> >> 1) sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only >> "strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start. >> >> S >> >> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc >> molly.deblanc@gmail.com >> wrote: >> > The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we >> > could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we >> > could >> > pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work >> > with. How do people feel about these? >> > >> > Faithfully yours, >> > Molly >> > >> > >> > 1. French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL >> > has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also >> > have great collections. >> > >> > Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the >> > collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a >> > Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our >> > collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above >> > Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of >> > French >> > pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence >> > Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well >> > >> > >> > >> > 2. Crime Broadsides >> > >> > Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . >> > So >> > there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a >> > Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this >> > collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. >> > Interesting and attractive collection >> > Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in >> > 18c and 19c England >> > >> > >> > >> > If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are >> > some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd >> > >> > Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain >> > hours >> > on specific days, you can note that in the comments section. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working >> > together on this! >> > >> > >> > >> > Karen >> > >> > >> > >> > Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard >> > Law School Library / 617-496-2107 >> > >> > Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 >> > / >> > kbeck@law.harvard.edu >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia-boston mailing list >> > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 >> 529 >> 4266 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-boston mailing list >> Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > Wikimedia-boston@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > >
-- Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
-- Faithfully yours, Molly de Blanc
Karen Beck (our contact at HLSL) suggested we could do 6-9 over one of the dates they suggested (Sept 6-9, 12, 13, 15, 16).
Faithfully yours, Molly
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:09 PM, emw emw.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I agree that (1) seems better, per SJ's reasoning.
Is there any feeling on how long the event would last?
The times suggested on Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd) seem like they would make the event difficult to attend for folks who aren't college students in the Boston area. Is there any way the event could be on a Saturday or Sunday, or, if it needs to be a weekday, end some time after 8:00 PM?
In any case, this sounds like a great idea, and a good conversation topic for our meetup next Monday (http://www.meetup.com/wikipedia-5/events/23076651/).
- Eric
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Woo! Thanks for looking into this Molly. Could we do something like this at the end of the month / before the next term starts?
- sounds like the best option. Something already online that is only
"strengthened" by the effort might not be the best place to start.
S
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Molly de Blanc molly.deblanc@gmail.com wrote:
The people over at HLSL came up with a few ideas of collections we could work with (and some date suggestions!). The idea being we could pick one and they would pull together some resources for us to work with. How do people feel about these?
Faithfully yours, Molly
- French Coutumes – collections of local French customary law. HLSL
has the largest collection of these in the US; LC and GWU Law also have great collections.
Hidden collection – we have HOLLIS catalog records for these but the collection is not easily discoverable as a whole on google – so a Wikipedia article would be a great way to draw attention to our collection, and we can link with the Wikipedia articles noted above Importance to law: One of the most comprehensive collections of French pre-revolutionary-war laws in existence Some of these are really beautiful books/manuscripts as well
- Crime Broadsides
Not a hidden collection – see http://broadsides.law.harvard.edu/ . So there is already readily discoverable information out there, but a Wikipedia article would be one more avenue of discovery, and this collection would make the “broadsides” entry in Wikipedia stronger. Interesting and attractive collection Importance to law: offers insight into the sensationalism of law in 18c and 19c England
If you want to go ahead and schedule a meetup, we’re ready. Here are some suggested times: http://www.doodle.com/rf2u7ctekv5xhstd
Please fill out the doodle poll; if you can only make it certain hours on specific days, you can note that in the comments section.
Thanks, Molly and everyone else – we’re looking forward to working together on this!
Karen
Karen S. Beck / Manager, Historical & Special Collections / Harvard Law School Library / 617-496-2107
Langdell Hall 481 / 1545 Massachusetts Avenue / Cambridge, MA 02138 / kbeck@law.harvard.edu
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