Michigan State University, MATRIX, Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences

Michigan State University, through MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online and the Michigan State University Museum, and its partners (The Alliance for American Quilts; University of Texas at Austin, Center for American History, Winedale; and the American Folk Art Museum), will engage in an expansive digital project. This project will increase the usability and interactivity of The Quilt Index for quilters and researchers. The project will evaluate the development of database Web tools and expand content. This project will train quilters and educators to build online exhibits, multimedia presentations, lesson plans, and resources for the public Web site. Dissemination of the project will occur through conferences, electronic mailing lists, and the project Web site (www.quiltindex.org).