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ePreservation
With it's mission to
"bring together and share the diverse resources and
experiences of the worldwide preservation community," this
site is an excellent resource for historic preservationists.
Find preservation news, resources by state, links to
preservation-related non-profit organizations and government
agencies, career and training opportunities, over 150 links
to programs and initiatives, and much more. Created by
Philip C. Marshall, RWU Historic Preservation Professor and
Sam Adams, president of Adams Design Group, Ltd.
American Institute for
Conservation
National membership
organization of conservation professionals. Links include
Caring for your Treasures, Disaster Recovery, Meetings &
Conferences, Publications, and Grant Information.
American Planning Association
Posts jobs online at
http://www.planning.org/Jobsonline/ads.htm
Library of
Congress American Memory Project
"American Memory is a
gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the
history and culture of the United States. The site offers
more than 7 million digital items from more than 100
historical collections." The site provides a Collection
Finder for searching types of collections and a general
Search for searching items from all collections.
Army Corps of Engineers
List of Historic
Preservation Services from the Corps' Technical Center for
Expertise for Preservation of Historic Structures and
Buildings.
Avery Index
Specialized database for
locating journal articles on architecture, archaeology, city
planning, interior design, and historic preservation. (access
requires library barcode for off-campus use)
The Blue Book of
Building and Construction
800,000 classified
listings for the construction industry, featuring
architects, engineers, equipment dealers, general
contractors, manufacturers, material distributors, etc.
BuildingGreen Suite
Articles, reviews, and news from Environmental
Building News (EBN) are integrated with product listings from the
GreenSpec products directory and project case studies from the
High-Performance Buildings Database.
Center for Livable
Communities
Initiative of the Local Government Commission (LGC) to
help communities be proactive in their land use and
transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies
that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use
patterns.
Cornell University Law Library
A good collection for
legal and preservation research.
Cyburbia: Urban Planning
Portal
Planning site from the
State University of New York at Buffalo School of
Architecture that contains Internet resources relevant to
planning, architecture, urbanism, and other topics.
Historic Preservation
Planning Program
A program of the National
Park Service which develops national policy related to
historic preservation. Also provides guidance and training
to statewide historic preservation planning, including a
list of completed state plans. Features other Heritage
Preservation Services as well.
International Council on
Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is an international
organization dealing with the conservation of the world's
historic sites. Their site provides links to international
and national committees, the World Heritage Information
Network, and web related resources such as Internet
Resources for Heritage, Conservation, Historic Preservation
and Archaeology.
Making of
America -- From Cornell University
A digital library of
primary sources in American social history from the
antebellum period through reconstruction.
National
Archaeological Database
Communications network for
the archaeological and historic preservation community.
Provides access to NADB-Reports on archaeological
investigation & planning, the Native American Graves and
Repatriation Act, and GIS maps.
National Archives and Records
Administration
Information on their
services and programs with links to government documents and
historical records as well as information on genealogy
research.
National Center For
Preservation Technology (NCPTT)
Concerned with
preservation technology, this site provides services to
support its three major components: research, training, and
information management.
National Historic Sites of Canada
National Trust for Historic
Preservation
Information about the
National Trust and its services with links to a Resource
Directory as well as other Internet resources, historic
places, events, their book and video collections, and
PreserveLink.
Forum Online -- call the reference desk at
254-3375 for login information.
National Trust
for Historic Preservation Library Collection (NTL)
At the University of
Maryland Libraries. " A National Resource for the study of
Historic Preservation."
National Park Service
In addition to National
Park information, natural resource data, legislation, and
publications, the National Park Service site offers a
Links to the Past
resource which provides information on grants, tax credits,
training, technical assistance, preservation organizations
and links to sites of special interest to preservationists
such as:
National
Register of Historic Places
National Historic
Landmarks Program
Historic American
Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER)
Collections
Planners Web
City and regional planning
resources designed for local planning officials. Planning
Commissioners Journal available by subscription.
Preserve/Net
Site concerned with "all
things preservation." Provides links to information on
conferences, employment and grant opportunities,
preservation organizations, products and services. There is
also an education directory and links to 200 preservation
related resources on the Internet in 26 subject categories.
Public Records Online
NETR Online offers some
free searching of real estate information and public records
for municipalities throughout the U.S.
- Sanborn Maps
- Digital Sanborn Maps for Rhode Island. "Large scale maps of cities and towns drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property."
- Thomas Database
- "Legislative information on the Internet." The most current source for full-text Congressional bills.
- University of Virginia Law Library Online Catalog
- A good library collection to check for materials on preservation research. Login as guest.
- Urban Planning, 1794-1918: an anthology of articles, conference papers, and reports
- An annotated bibliography
of original source material in urban planning.
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