What access does Wikimedia UK have to this archive? I know it is British
Library materials, and that it will be accessible in the BL building,
but isn't it otherwise behind a paywall? Not sure how many universities
have subscribed to it yet either.
John
On 08/02/2017 10:22, Lucy Crompton-Reid wrote:
Ah OK, so it may be politically tricky/insensitive. Thanks Gordo. It's
not an aspect of history I'm very familiar with but I suspect the answer
to your question was yes, it was! Certainly looks that way from the
Wikipedia page...
On 8 February 2017 at 08:57, Gordon Joly <gordon.j...@pobox.com
<mailto:gordon.j...@pobox.com>> wrote:
On 06/02/17 13:36, Lucy Crompton-Reid wrote:
>
> Some of you may be aware that 2017 is the UK - India Year of
Culture. I
> guess this resource may relate to that, or it could be a coincidence.
> Either way, it would be great to see what the potential is in terms of
> the Wikimedia projects :)
>
I am not so sure. Wasn't the East India Company in reality a body that
acted as if they were country of occupation in India?
Gordon
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