Presentation Review

I reviewed Jeremy's presentation. His was a member of the group doing the Scottish Chapbooks and focused his attention on the topic of alcohol.  I found his portion of the website to be laid out nicely, clear and easy to read and navigate.  There are good descriptions of the various sections on the homepage as well, which gives the viewer a really good idea of what can be found on the site with one quick look. The concept of the project is obviously to promote the chapbooks collection at the University of Guelph and I believe that the website is an effective method of achieving this. Jeremy added pictures to his portion of the website which makes it more engaging and interesting to look at. He told us that many chapbooks didn't have pictures to do with alcohol but I think it was a nice touch that he went beyond just the chapbooks to find some illustrations.  Jeremy has compiled interesting information about alcohol in nineteenth century Scotland, and he wanted to make it available to normal observers.  This way, students and other interested parties do not have to go rooting around in the library basement looking for information from chapbooks.  I like that Jeremy copied actual pages straight from the chapbooks because it shows the authenticity of the work and its also interesting just to see what they looked like. He highlighted areas that he wanted the reader to focus on, instead of just typing out the sections from various pages.  Some of his information talks about abstinence, temperance and religious inclinations of alcohol and I think its great he touched on these subjects as well, not just the promotion of alcohol.  Overall, his information and presentation is wonderfully done, very informative and engaging. Great job!