[HNW] Help for an American sampler digital library project

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I would suggest a listing with links of American museums that hold samplers 
 along with perhaps a bit of information about the  samplers themselves.
 
Nancy
 
 


Greetings to the List,

I have been a subscriber to this  list for years, and even though I never 
participate, I always enjoy and  appreciate the depth of knowledge shown by 
the participants.  So I am  hoping I can ask for you assistance.

I'm taking a Digital Libraries  class as part of my MLS; the final project 
in this class is to propose and  design a digital library of your own.  
Almost every topic I chose seemed  to be either too huge and unwieldy or already 
duplicated, so almost in  desparation, I chose a digital library devoted to 
early American samplers,  both the samplers themselves and the research 
that surrounds them.  The  idea would be that one could go to one website to 
examine the samplers and to  read articles about them.

Now, this is very definitely a pie in the sky  idea.  I know that copyright 
and the rights of the owners of pieces of  art would be a big hurdle to 
ever compiling something like this.  *I am  not* actually proposing to 
undertake this, I am approaching this as an  intellectual exercise that will combine 
aspects of my class and my personal  interests together.

So, that being said, what I am interested in is  what people like you, who 
have more than a passing interest in and knowledge  of samplers, would be 
interested in, if such a digital library would  exist.  Would you be more 
interested in simply seeing the samplers?   Would you be more interested in 
scholarly articles that focus on the how-to of  the samplers (i.e thread-count, 
materials used, etc) or articles that are more  about how samplers relate to 
American history?  Is there something else  that I am missing that would be 
of benefit?  I must admit that I am  thinking of paring it down slightly, 
just to make it more manageable, but I  would still be interested in your 
ideas.

I would really appreciate any  and all input.  A large part of this project 
is "producing" a library  that is tailored to a community's needs and 
goals.  Hearing directly from  people who would potentially make up that 
community would be of immense help  to me.

Thank you so much for your time and any suggestions you may  have!  

 
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