In a message dated 1/1/2005 8:29:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
5yrs from now, who's going to be able to lay hands on the Lace Museum Guild's newsletter dated Spring 1994, even if they're willing to pay for it (and to the Guild, not to the E-bay seller)? Tamara has done a terrific job with her comments on the issue of putting Guild newsletters on a web site and I agree with her point that members of a Guild should have the first opportunity to information created by the Guild. In fact, the Lace Museum does give out old copies of its newsletter thinking that the material may be of use to lacemakers, but certainly, also in hopes that the gift will create an interest in someone becoming a member of the Lace Museum. I recently spent several hours going through stacks of our old newsletters to make sure that our own files contained several copies of each issue and putting all the rest into boxes to take to various craft shows, etc. We also share the copies of bulletins and newsletters sent to us by sister guilds and lace groups with our members by putting them in our lending library. However, as a sometime author of articles that have been published in Piecework I would certainly be upset if anything that had been published as written by me was used elsewhere without my permission. I know that the Professor is careful about this and we are certainly grateful for the enormous effort that he and Tess have put into their project. It is wonderful to have access to such material. Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South. Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
