Resources
Welcome to research central! Here you will find on-line resources available to the general public and also those only available to SCAD staff, students and faculty. Feel free to submit your own favorite resources and check back often as this list is being continually updated.
- For research resources available to the SCAD community click here.
- To access the Historic Preservation Department Citation Guidelines, click here.
- Click here for the Chicago/Turabian Style Guidesheet from the Jen Library.
Resource Guides
A number of organizations have put together handy dandy web guides. Here you will find links to some of the best. These guides are comprehensive lists of print and Web based information.
- The US GSA PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE “GUIDE TO CULTURAL RESOURCE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION INFORMATION” is “a selection of information sources available in print or on the World Wide Web. These sources are used by federal, state, local and private organizations and businesses in developing and carrying out historic preservation programs and projects. The information is divided by the following headings: GENERAL INFORMATION, LAWS, PRESERVATION PROGRAMS, SPECIALIZED PRESERVATION ACTIVITY, TRAINING AND EDUCATION, MILLENNIUM PRESERVATION INITIATIVES , SHPO CONTACTS, LOCAL CONTACTS AND GSA WEB SITES. This is posted because even though some of the links are outdated (it apparently hasn’t been updated since 2000) it is sooooo comprehensive. Save this puppy to your desktop so you have it handy.
JAN. 18, 2000. - What Lassie? A Historic Resource is in Trouble or just taking preservation law? Then you will definitely need this guide to FEDERAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW: A RESEARCH PATHFINDER FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
Other Resources
Here are some additional resources that you might find of use. All descriptive text quoted below is taken directly from the Web sites.
Association for Preservation Technology
To foster access to affordable, usable information and communications services and technology, in order to enable improved and more affordable health care for all citizens, expand educational opportunities for lifelong learning, enable people with disabilities to be more independent and productive members of our society, create opportunities for jobs and economic advancement, make government more responsive to all citizens, and simplify access to communications technology.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
The Cultural Landscape Foundation is the only not-for-profit foundation in America dedicated to increasing the public’s awareness of the importance and irreplaceable legacy of cultural landscapes. Through education, technical assistance, and outreach, the Cultural Landscape Foundation broadens the support and understanding for cultural landscapes nationwide in hopes of saving our priceless heritage for future generations.
Preservation Briefs
National Park Service archeologists, architects, curators, historians, and other cultural resource professionals work in America’s nearly 400 national parks to preserve, protect, and share the history of this land and its people. Beyond the parks, the National Park Service is part of a national preservation partnership working with American Indian Tribes, states, local governments, nonprofit organizations, historic property owners, and others who believe in the importance of our shared heritage - and its preservation.
Society for Industrial Archaeology
The Society for Industrial Archeology through its publications, conferences, tours, and projects encourages the study, interpretation, and preservation of historically significant industrial sites, structures, artifacts, and technology. By providing a forum for the discussion and exchange of information, the Society advances an awareness and appreciation of the value of preserving our industrial heritage.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
National Trust Main Street Center
The National Trust Main Street Center is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In the 1970s, the National Trust developed its pioneering Main Street approach to commercial district revitalization, an innovative methodology that combines historic preservation with economic development to restore prosperity and vitality to downtowns and neighborhood business districts. Today, the message has spread, as the Center advocates a comprehensive approach that rural and urban communities alike can use to revitalize their traditional commercial areas through historic preservation and grassroots-based economic development. It has created a network of more than 40 statewide, citywide, and countywide Main Street programs with more than 1,200 active Main Street programs nationally.
New Georgia Encyclopedia
“The New Georgia Encyclopedia is an authoritative source on the people, places, events, and institutions of Georgia. The site contains nearly 2,000 articles and more than 5,000 images and audio and video clips on the history, culture, and life of the state.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
“The Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) provides access through group or item records to more than 50% of the Division’s holdings, as well as to some images found in other units of the Library of Congress. Many of the catalog records are accompanied by digital images–about one million digital images in all. Not all images displayed in this catalog are in the public domain. The Library offers broad public access to these materials as a contribution to education and scholarship. It is the researcher’s obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library’s collections. In some collections, only thumbnail images display to those searching outside the Library of Congress because of potential rights considerations. See the Library’s Legal Notices for more information”
National Register of Historic Places, National Register Information System
Find out if your property is listed on the National Register. Some of the listings inclue links to the NR Form or other information. This is the Beta Version of the new NPS NR Focus Web Site.
Georgia Info
“The Carl Vinson Institute of Government is pleased to offer GeorgiaInfo, an extensive Web online resource about Georgia. Its development was motivated by the conviction that such information, which can now be readily accessed by Georgians in every county, could help citizens and public officials of the state become better informed in order to identify new resources and make decisions to improve the quality of life in their communities.”
Digital Library of Georgia
The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia’s history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources. The Digital Library of Georgia connects users to 500,000 digital objects in 105 collections from 60 institutions and 100 government agencies. Though this represents only a fraction of Georgia’s cultural treasures, the Digital Library of Georgia continues to grow through its partnerships with libraries, archives, museums, government agencies, and allied organizations across the state. Based at the University of Georgia Libraries, the Digital Library of Georgia is an initiative of GALILEO, the state’s virtual library.
Savannah Historic Preservation Project
The goal of this project is to interview and record the oral histories of persons involved in or influenced by the preservation movement in Savannah, Georgia that took form in 1955 with the establishment of the Historic Savannah Foundation. Savannah has one of the largest historic districts in the country and an active preservation community that continues to conserve, restore, and re-adapt historic buildings.
All eighteen oral histories were conducted and indexed by Jamie Trotter, an experienced oral history interviewer and graduate student in Public History at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Ms. Trotter completed these interviews as part of her graduate thesis. The Georgia Historical Society is the custodian and owner of the oral histories. The interviewees maintain copyright and performance rights to their interviews.”Permission to quote from the interviews must be requested in writing. Click here for more information.
Georgia Historical Society
The Georgia Historical Society, headquartered in Savannah, is the oldest cultural institution in the state and one of the oldest historical organizations in the nation. It is the first and only statewide historical society in Georgia. For nearly 175 years, GHS has collected, preserved, and shared Georgia history through a variety of educational outreach programs, publications, and research services.
Historic Savannah Foundation Architectural Inventory
A comprehensive architectural inventory of all buildings within the Landmark District was completed in 1962. Over 1100 structures were mapped and professionally evaluated for their architectural significance.This survey was a very effective method of communicating the Landmark’s Districts importance to the public. Dilapidated historic buildings were purchased in areas where the concentration was large enough to provide a significant impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. An initial decision of the Foundation was not to restore buildings, but to act as a conduit to transfer the buildings to owners who were willing to rehabilitate them within a time specified in covenants attached to the deed.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America’s communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America’s story. Staff at the Washington, D.C., headquarters, six regional offices and 28 historic sites work with the Trust’s 270,000 members and thousands of preservation groups in all 50 states.
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