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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Pharos <[email protected]> >> 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_Loves_Libraries_with_a_local_wiki-event_in_October.21 >> >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[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 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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
