Re: RE: developing subject files

[Christopher Brown <cgb>]

Thanks, Bob.

I have in mind maintaining subject files on an ongoing basis including my own notes and 
writing in addition to material culled from reference literature, museums, digs, etc. 

Perhaps it makes the most sense just to maintain NB documents on individual subjects of 
investigation, integrating material into these documents from Ibidem. But it would seem 
practical to have a kind of database for each subject under investigation, rather than 
organizing it exclusively according to sources.


----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Webb <webb.bob@sympatico.ca>
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:23 pm
Subject: RE: developing subject files

> Christopher,
> 
> To help us help you better, could you tell us what is the source 
> for the
> information concerning these various subjects? Your reading of various
> sources? An archaeological dig? A survey of recent research? Or what?
> 
> [BTW, for those like me who didn't know what a "spolia opima" is, 
> I found
> this on the web: "Definition: Spolia is the Latin for booty or 
> plunder,which can also be specified as Praeda, Manubiae, and 
> Exuviae. Properly,
> spolia should be restricted to plundered weapons and armor. The most
> important spolia were the spolia opima. Spolia opima refers to the 
> plunderedweapons and armor taken by the Roman commander-in-chief 
> from the enemy
> king."]
> 
> Bob Webb.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: notabene@piper.hamline.edu 
> > [notabene@piper.hamline.edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Brown
> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:01 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE
> > Subject: developing subject files
> > 
> > 
> > As a Nota bene neophyte I wonder if anyone might have 
> > suggestions on the best way to develop files not organized by 
> > bibliography but by subject. 
> > 
> > For example, to develop records for ongoing research into 
> > subjects such as 
> > 
> > spolia opima
> > 
> > Quirites
> > 
> > flamines
> > 
> > would it be easiest to simple save a Nota bene document with 
> > these subject headings as titles, adding to these documents 
> > on an ongoing basis? Or is there some more efficient way of 
> > doing this?
> > 
> > Christopher Brown
> > 
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