Hansard Prototype Google Group

Re: Download all division info as archive?

2008-12-15T11:26:19Z

Yes - I can imagine that this might be possible in future, though it's
not something we're working on at present. At the moment the
individual CSV files are the only way in to that data.

You can follow our progress at [link]

On Nov 6, 12:39 pm, "countcult...@googlemail.com"

Download all division info as archive?

2008-11-06T12:39:09Z

Wondered if it's possible to make all the division data available as a
single downloadable archive. At the moment there only option seems to
be to spider the main page ([link]
divisions), and download all the individual CSV files.

Cheers
C

Re: Technical question: proxying Apache

2008-10-13T10:35:58Z

I've also posted this question at Stack Overflow, "a programming Q & A
site that's free": [link]

Re: Hansard (PDF)

2008-09-30T09:38:10Z

Thanks for your patience in waiting for a reply.

We're not part of the department which publishes Hansard: that's the
(relatively newly-formed) department in the House of Commons called
DCCS, which now contains Commons Hansard. Lords Hansard have their own
department, though run on the same technology platform.

Hansard (PDF)

2008-09-26T22:29:36Z

Why doesn't the group in charge of publishing the Hansard, publish
the volumes into a portable document format (PDF) file. Right now
even the parliament of Zimbabwe publishes their Hansard into PDF. It
would be more efficient and would be an exact duplicate of the hard
copy.

Thank You

Technical question: proxying Apache

2008-09-18T15:22:03Z

We've posted a rather technical question over at the Joyent forums -
the web space hosts we use for the application. If you're interested
in nginx, haproxy or mod_proxy_balancer, feel free to follow along at
[link]

Re: volume numbers

2008-09-16T11:11:49Z

Moving to the top of the page: we'll try it on the development code
and see what it looks like. You can follow this issue at:
[link]

The click-to-copy thing might be a bit tricky to make work
consistently over different browsers. We'll have a look at that too.

Re: volume numbers

2008-09-16T09:58:09Z

Thanks - possibly it would be easier to spot at the top of the page?

What would be really helpful (I don't know if it's possible) would be
able to click ob the column number and then a get a full, cut-and-
paste-able reference - series, Lord/Commons date, volume, column. It
would save a lot of typing when writing footnotes.

Do you work at the Institute of Historical Research?

2008-09-10T16:29:29Z

Do you work at the Institute of Historical Research?

If so, we'd like to talk to you - specifically about any information
you may have on memberships of either House of Parliament, but
especially the Lords.

Re: Digitisation Project Progress

2008-09-06T21:30:33Z

Hello there -

How close the project is to completion is, perhaps oddly, a little
difficult to say. We can be reasonably sure of what information we've
made available and what's missing, but we can't absolutely guarantee
it.

Although we have had very welcome support from Hansard proper, it
would be premature to describe our work as officially approved *as

Digitisation Project Progress

2008-09-06T09:08:25Z

I'm just about to embark on a phd and this digitisation project will
be a life saver - no camping in libraries or loss of eyesight expected
as a result!

I would like to know how close the project is to completion and
whether it will get the official approval from Hansard. These would
legitimise the data I extract from your archive, in the eyes of the

Re: Opening up indexing process/Niche interest

2008-08-18T14:56:04Z

I think this probably answers the question I was trying to ask, which
basically was are you/the system going to allow people to tag
information directly in this system or are you going to 'rely' (I'm
not sure rely is the correct word here) on others to undertake tagging
via external means.

I think if that if the link is representative of your view, then you

Re: volume numbers

2008-08-16T10:09:59Z

We're including the volume number in the citation at the bottom of
each section:

[link]

( For example, on that page, "HC Deb 13 November 1950 vol 480 c1391" )

At present, it seems like the best compromise between those who have

volume numbers

2008-08-15T13:19:24Z

Very useful site - but would be good if the Volume number as well as
the column number could be seen easily.

Re: [Hansard Prototype:60] Opening up indexing process/Niche interest

2008-08-16T01:24:40Z

Here's a video by an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology from
Kansas State University that summarizes the change we are seeing now
that we and information are networked via the Web:
Information R/evolution - [link]
2008/8/8 Rob . <rob.02...@gmail.com>: