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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 / > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston > > > > > > -- > Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 529 > 4266 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-boston mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-boston >
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