More on Final Topic: Digital Library

I think I have decided that for the scope of this class, I will focus on creating a mini digital library for the Central San Joaquin Valley. I have spent quite a few hours perusing the Web for similar sites and have so far found none. I think there would be a need for such a site, especially for those people interested in networking and linking locally.

I was originally thinking about a news/feature site, but I think I will hold off on that until later, since I'm not sure what sort of content I could produce in the next few weeks.

I think I'd like to link to nonprofits in the area, large business/employers, major educational institutions, the established media, as well as any active local bloggers. I would also like to include geographical information, and the resources to find more local information--such as demographics, or local history. I would of course feature links to the local library!

I think the challenge would be deciding if it would be comprehensive or just superficial, and if it is NOT comprehensive, how I would present that in a useful way. If it were superficial, I'm not sure how that would work either, since I would have to choose which topics to cover. Also, finding the links would be quite time consuming. Maybe would I could do is create the structure of the digital library, and then link it to wikis so that the public can participate.