Historic Preservation Web Resources

The websites listed first in this guide are free to all users.  To access databases specifically licensed for the Goucher community, use Goucher's Virtual Private Network (VPN) when off campus.  For directions on how to establish VPN access from your computer, go to Off Campus Access

Find websites

Historic Preservation

• PreservationDirectory.com --links to online directory of North American historical societies, State Histori Preservation Offices, museums and historic structures, preservation regulation etc.
• PreservationNation--website for the National Trust for HIstoric Preservation
• PreserveNet--Cornell University's resource for preservationists--a comprehensive database of regularly updated internet resources and current professional opportunities
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. Architecture Internet Resources,-a list of architecture, historic preservation and urban planning resources compiled by Jeanne Brown for the UNLV Architecture Studies Library

International Preservation  The following websites, compiled by Russell V. Kuene, are among the major sources of international preservation information.  Several organizations allow you to subscribe to their electronic newsletter.

• Aga Khan Trust for Culture Geneva, Switzerland
• Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement (DOCOMOMO International) Paris, France; United States Working Party New York, NY
• International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Rome, Italy.  Contains "ICCROM Links Data Base" which provides global access to preservation and conservation information
• International Council of Museums (ICOM) Paris, France
• International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Paris, France
• Organization of World Heritage Cities Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris, France
• The World Bank Group Washington, DC (search in "Projects and Operations" under headings such as "Cultural Heritage", "Urban Planning", "Tourism" etc.)
• World Heritage Centre (WHC) Paris, France
• The World Tourism Organization (WTO) Madrid, Spain

National Preservation

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (US ICCROM Member) Washington, DC
• The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Los Angeles, CA
• The Getty Foundation Los Angeles, CA
• United States Committee, International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) Washington, DC
• U.S. State Department, Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation Washington, DC
• U.S. State Department, International Cultural Property Protection Washington, DC
• U.S. State Department, U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Washington, DC
• World Monuments Fund New York, NY

Urban Planning

• American Planning Association Chicago, IL; Washington, DC
• Congress of the New Urbanism Chicago, IL

Find books

• Goucher College Library Online Catalog--to find Goucher's electronic and print books
• WorldCat  (VPN)--to find books in local libraries or via interlibrary loan

Find online journals and newspapers in the Goucher Journal List. 

Selected MAHP online and print journals--request articles from Goucher's print journals through the Distance Learning Librarian.

• APT Bulletin (VPN) 1986-
• Bulletin - Association for Preservation Technology (VPN) 1969-1986
• Forum journal:  journal of the National Trust for Historic Preservation 1999-  (Goucher Print)  Forum Online offers full text articles from the Forum Journal and is available without charge to MAHP students.  Contact the Distance Learning Librarian for access information.
• Journal of Planning History (VPN) 2002-
• Journal of Urban History (VPN) 1974-1995; 1997-1998; 1999-
• Preservation:  the magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation 1996- (Goucher Print; ) Also selected back issues are online at the National Trust for Historic Preservation website.

Find journal articles in Databases A-Z or from these databases covering the arts, history and multidisciplinary subjects

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) (VPN)--citations to popular and scholarly journal articles with abstracts.  Many online articles or links to online articles
• America History & Life (VPN)--citations and abstracts to journal articles, book reviews, and selected dissertations on history of the United States and Canada; some links to online articles
• Art Full Text (VPN)--citations to journal articles and book reviews on art and architecture from 1984 to present.  Some online articles and links to online articles; abstracts from 1997 to present
• Art Retrospective (VPN) Citations to journal articles and book reviews on art and architecture from 1929-1984
• Google Scholar--citations to scholarly journal articles and other materials.  Some links to online articles if you use VPN
• INFOTRAC--Expanded Academic ASAP (VPN)--citations to popular and scholarly journal articles with abstracts.  Many online articles or links to online articles
• JSTOR (VPN)--online articles from scholarly journals beginning with first issue; generally does not include issues from the most recent 3-5 years
• LexisNexis Academic (VPN)--online articles from current magazines, law reviews and other publications

Find newspaper articles in the databases listed below

• LexisNexis Academic (VPN)
• New York Times Historical 1851-2006 (VPN) Click on Continue.
• Proquest Newspapers (VPN) Click on Continue

Find news clipping service for newspaper articles on architecture and historic preservation

• ArchNewsNow is a daily electronic clipping service from sources throughout the United States and the world.  Subscribe at www.archnewsnow.com/SubscribeForm.htm

Find newsletters on international and national historic preservation, compiled by Russell V. Kuene

• Conservation:  The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter, Find at http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/newsletters
• GCI Bulletin, a bimonthly electronic e-newsletter.  Register at http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/bulletin
• E-Newsletter, a monthly newsletter published by the World Monuments Fund.  Register at:  http://www.wmf.org/e-news.html
• ICOMOS News, quarterly, additional benefit of international membership in US/International Council on Monuments and Sites..  Published by ICOMOS, Paris, France
• ICCROM Newsletter, annual December edition available on International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property web site at http://www.iccrom.org
• US/ICOMOS Newsletter, quarterly, benefit of National Affliate Membership in US/International Council on Monuments and Sites..  Contact:  US/ICOMOS, 401 F Street, NW, Room 331, Washington, DC 20001-2782.  Tel:  202-842-1866, Fax: 202-842-1861, E-mail:  info@us/icomos.org
• World Heritage Review, quarterly review by World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, by subscription.  Subscribe at:  http://whc.unesco.org/events/review/

Find architecture images

• ArchINFORM  The largest online-database on international architecture from "worldwide architects and buildings from past to present."  Emphasis on 20th centure architecture.
• Cities and Buildings Database  This database is "a collection of digitized images of cities and buildings drawn from across time and throughout the world available to students, researchers, and educators on the web." 
• Image Exchange from the Society of Architectural Historians  Photographs to complement American Architecture Survey courses.  Images are primarily for educational use and clear usage guidelines are provided.
• SPIRO  Slide and Photograph Image Retrieval Collection Online (SPIRO)  The online catalog & image database of the Architecture Visual Resources Library at the University of California, Berkeley

Find cultural heritage images

• Visual Collections: Images of art history and culture from David Rumsey and Cartography Associates  This site contains over 300,000 digital images from over 50 free and subscription based collections provided by Museums, Universities and private collections throught the world, inthe areas of Cartography, Fine Arts, Architecture and Photography
• World Digital Library    "This site features high-quality digital items reflecting the cultural heritage of all UNESCO member countries."