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H-Net and CRL are exploring the idea of extended uses of H-Net's
networks to assist in the development of CRL's collections and create
new content possibilities for H-Net. As a preliminary effort to gauge
interest and feasibility, the H-Net Council and the editor of this list
have given permission for us to distribute the following very brief
survey. We hope that interested scholars will take just a moment to
review it and answer if appropriate to their research interests.

CRL is contemplating a digitization project dealing with early modern
architecture and decorative arts in the United States and United
Kingdom. We will probably begin by digitizing four or five journal
titles. The following list includes titles that we are
considering. It would be quite useful to have the views of scholars
and academic researchers on the relative value of these titles, to help
us prioritize our digitization work.

More specifically, it would be good to have from the appropriate H-Net
communities an "off-the-cuff" sense of which five of these titles would
be the most useful in their research. We would also welcome their
suggestions of what additional titles we might consider. Those
subscribers who would like to assist us in this effort should number
the journals they select from 1 to 5 (5=highest priority, 1=lowest) and
feel free to offer any comments or suggestions about the utility and
significance of the item(s). Replies can be sent at the address in the
signature below.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Bernard F. Reilly
President

Center for Research Libraries
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DECORATIVE ARTS JOURNALS: TITLES, HOLDINGS, RATINGS

American Society of Landscape Architects. Transactions.
Holdings: 1899 - 1926
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Architectural Record (New York)
Holdings: 1891 - 1913
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Architectural Review (Boston)
Holdings: 1891 - 1920
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Architectural Review (London)
Holdings: 1896
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Art Worker (New York)
Holdings: 1878
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Brick (Chicago)
Holdings: 1894 - 1910
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Clay Record (Chicago)
Holdings: 1892 - 1910
merged to form Brick and Clay Record
1911 - 1919
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Brick, Pottery and Glass Journal (New York)
Holdings: 1879 - 1880
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Carpentry and Building (New York)
Holdings: 1879 - 1909

continued by Building Age
1910 - 1922
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

The Craftsman (New York)
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Crockery and Glass Journal (New York)
Holdings: 1898-1949
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan (Grand Rapids, MI)
Holdings: 1911 - 1926
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Hardware Dealers' Magazine (New York)
Holdings: 1898 - 1929
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Illuminating Engineer (New York; London)
Holdings: 1906 - 1912
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):
continued by Good lighting and the Illuminating Engineer
1912-1913

continued by Lighting Journal
1913-1915
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Modern Architectural Designs and Details (New York, NY)
Holdings: 1881-1890
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Printing Art (Cambridge, MA)
Holdings: 1903-1925
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Stone (Indianapolis)
Holdings: 1888-1919
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):

Wall Paper News and Interior Decoration (New York)
Holdings: 1909-1919
Your rating (1-5, lowest to highest priority):