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This message is cross-posted to the lists ARCH-L and MUSEUM-L.
 
Friends:  Attached is a first cut at a resource list for those
engaged in the preservation of archaeological resources and the
built environment. It is being posted to the Clearinghouse of Subject-
Oriented Internet Resource Guides (a gopher listed under "Michigan"
in gophers arranged geographically). I would welcome any suggestions
for additions or corrections.
 
Many thanks
 
Peter Stott
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         INTERNET RESOURCES for HERITAGE CONSERVATION,
             HISTORIC PRESERVATION and ARCHAEOLOGY
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                                                         ver. 1.1
 
Compiled by Peter Stott, Tufts University, Medford, MA.
 
Although archaeologists and environmentalists, two interest
groups with close ties to the historic preservation community,
have been present on the Internet for several years, the
traditional practitioners of building and neighborhood
preservation have been largely absent. This is beginning to
change as individual organizations concerned with heritage
conservation issues have set up small networks to service the
needs of their own members. (Several of these are discussed in
Section 13, below.) Most now can exchange mail with the Internet,
and several offer other internet services, such as telnet,
gopher, and ftp.
 
Historic preservation is a multidisciplinary field involving
specialists from the fields of history, architecture,
engineering, archaeology, exhibit interpretation, park and museum
management, planning, and a host of related disciplines. This is
a first look at some of the core resources available to
practitioners in the field. It is NOT a comprehensive list, and
corrections, updates, and additions are welcome. They should be
sent to [log in to unmask] or to Peter Stott, Urban &
Environmental Policy, Tufts University, 97 Talbot Avenue,
Medford, MA 02155.
 
This compilation assumes a basic knowledge of Internet commands,
such as gopher, telnet, and ftp. Introductions to the Internet
are now found in most good bookstores, as well as on the Net
itself. Two popular works are Brendan P. Kehoe, "Zen and the Art
of the Internet," Englewood, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993 (2nd ed.);
and Ed Krol, "The Whole Internet: Catalog & User's Guide,"
Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1992). Online
introductions may be found at many sites including the InterNIC
gopher (gopher to is.internic.net), which also includes the first
edition of Kehoe's work.
 
The model for this resource list is a similar list compiled by
Jeanne M. Brown, Architecture Studies Librarian, University of
Nevada, Las Vegas, titled "Internet Sources: Architecture and
Building." (For availability, see Section 12, below.)  Its
structure and several of the specifically architectural entries
are derived from her compilation.
 
Copyright: Permission is granted to use this material for non-
commercial purposes, provided that the author is credited and
this permission notice is preserved on all copies.
 
 
         -------------    C O N T E N T S    ----------------
 
      Section 1:    Gopher Collections
      Section 2:    WWW-based Information Servers
      Section 3:    Electronic Journals
      Section 4:    Listservs
      Section 5:    Usenet Newsgroups
      Section 6:    Full Text
      Section 7:    Images
      Section 8:    Indexes and Databases
      Section 9:    Selected Library Catalogs
      Section 10:   FTP Sites
      Section 11:   Government Agencies Online
      SEction 12:   FAQs and Other Subject Guides
      Section 13:   Fee-based Services
 
        ------------------------------------------------------
 
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Section 1: Gopher Collections.
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     Anthro-Gopher. Contains information of use to
     anthropologists, archaeologists, and others in the wider
     field of anthropology. Two versions exist: at Yale and at
     the University of Western Australia. Gopher to
     toto.ycc.yale.edu 7000 or to uniwa.uwa.edu.au (choose
     headings "Departmental" and "Division of Arts and
     Architecture").
 
     ArchNet. Archaeological Data from the University of
     Connecticut at Storrs. "ArchNet is a forum for
     archaeologists working in the northeastern United States and
     a resource for data, reports, graphics, images, and
     anaylytical programs." It also includes a heading
     "References and topics in cultural resource management" (see
     below).  ArchNet has also been set up as a WWW server (see
     below, section 2). Gopher spirit.lib.uconn.edu (choose
     headings "Academic Subjects," "social Science,"
     "Anthropology," and "ArchNet.")
 
     Classics and Mediterranean Archeology. Gopher and WWW server
     run by the University of Michigan Department of Classical
     Studies. "This server collects links to known internet
     resources of interest to Classicists and Mediterranean
     Archaeologists." Among the topics are descriptions of all
     relevant Listservs, several journals, info on different
     university presses, links to other archaeology gophers, and
     much more. Gopher rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu.
 
     Archaeology Server from Britain. Includes materials from the
     World Archaeological Congress and the databases Bibliography
     of Archaeological Computing and Conservation OnLine (CoOL)
     (see below, "databases"). Gopher to ftp.tex.ac.uk.
 
     Anthropology & Archaeology Corner, Radcliffe Science
     Library, Oxford. Gopher to rsl.ox.ac.uk.
 
     World Heritage. The World Heritage Convention, Operational
     Guidelines, World Heritage List, List of World Heritage in
     Danger, and newsletters from the most recent meeting of the
     World Heritage Committee. Public access to portion of
     Landmarks.doc (see below, sec. 13). Gopher to igc.org and
     choose Topic "Environment".
 
     Cultural Resource Management. A section of the ArchNet
     gopher, noted above, planned to include materials from all
     of the northeast states. At the present time it contains a
     status document from the Connecticut Historical Commission,
     summarizing the architectural and archaeological surveys
     done in each town in Connecticut and an overview of the
     available literature. Gopher spirit.lib.uconn.edu (choose
     headings "Academic Subjects," "social Science,"
     "Anthropology," "ArchNet," and "References and Topics in
     Cultural Resource Management.")
 
     DAEDALUS Design Gopher. Daedalus is operated by the Centre
     for Design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
     (RMIT) in Australia. It's particular focus is environmental
     design. Subject headings include architecture, building &
     construction, design, horticulture, urban planning, and
     environment.  Gopher to daedalus.edc.rmit.edu.au.
 
     Archigopher.  Established by the College of Architecture and
     Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, Archigopher is
     planned as "a true multimedia resource" for architecture
     faculty and students worldwide. It presently includes as GIF
     images a small sample of Palladio's architectural projects,
     as well as examples of Hellenic and Byzantine architecture.
     (See "Images," below for viewers.) Gopher to
     libra.arch.umich.edu.
 
Jeanne Brown's Source List, noted above, cites a number of
gophers which have developed a disciplinary approach, including
"Architecture" or "Art and Architecture" as one of their subject
areas. At the present time, most of the information in these
gophers are also in either the Daedalus gopher or Archigopher
noted above. These gophers include North Carolina State
University (gopher to dewey.lib.ncsu.edu); University of
California at Santa Barbara (ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu; choose gopher
central, Davidson Library, Arts Library); the Library of Congress
(marvel.loc.gov; choose Global Electronic Library); and Carnegie
Mellon University (english-server.hss.cmu.edu).
 
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Section 2: WWW-based Information Servers
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     Classics and Mediterranean Archeology. WWW server run by the
     University of Michigan Department of Classical Studies, as
     descibed above under "gopher." URL address:
     http://rome.classics.lsa.umich.edu/welcome.html. To reach it
     without mosaic, telnet to fatty.law.cornell.edu, login as
     "www". Scroll down one page, and choose "CERN," then
     "Subject" headings, and, under Archaeology, "Classics and
     Mediterranean Archaeology."
 
     ArchNet. Material in the University of Connecticut gopher
     ArchNet (see above) is also available in hypertext, where it
     is copiously illustrated with a variety of scanned images of
     artifacts. The system works best if accessed using mosaic.
     The URL of the Web server is:
     http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/HTML/archnet.html. Those without
     mosaic can follow the instructions to the previous www site,
     scroll to page 4, and choose "Prehistoric archaeology of the
     northeastern United States," and then "ArchNet".
 
     The EDV-Lab at the Technical University of Vienna (Austria)
     has set up an architecture-related web site. Using a
     hypertext version of Jeanne Brown's "Internet Sources:
     Architecture and Building" (see intro, above), the site
     includes connections to other architecture-related gophers,
     online art and architecture journals, and
     architecture-related newsgroups. Address:
     http://info.archlab.tuwien.ac.at/info. To enter the www
     system, telnet to info.cern.ch.  Choose "List of Servers"
     and under Austria, "Technical University of Vienna".
 
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Section 3: Electronic Journals
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     "Architronic," begun in 1992, now appears three times a
     year. Produced by the Kent State University Department of
     Architecture and Environmental Design, the electronic
     periodical is designed to "assure the timely and inexpensive
     exchange of scholarly and critical ideas about architecture,
     broadly defined." In addition to feature articles, its
     issues also include book reviews. It is available by
     Listserv mailing list (see below). The current issue is
     available in the gopher at scorpio.kent.edu (choose
     "Electronic Journals"). The premiere 1992 issue is in some
     of the architecture gophers noted above. All issues are
     available by ftp (see below).
 
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Section 4: Listservs (Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups)
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     AIA-L. The AIA List is operated by the Archaeological
     Institute of America. "It is intended to facilitate
     discussion of the broadest possible range of archaeological
     issues." To subscribe, send a message to
     [log in to unmask] Leave the subject line blank, and
     in the body of the text, type the single line:
     Subscribe AIA-L Your name
 
     ANTHRO-L. Deals with discussions of various techniques and
     fields of research in Anthropology. To subscribe, send the
     following message to [log in to unmask]:
     Subscribe ANTHRO-L your name
 
     ARCH-L. The Archaeology List (unmoderated) was formed to
     facilitate discussions of archaeological problems,
     especially those concerned with research, excavations, etc.
     To subscribe, send the following message to
     [log in to unmask]:
     Subscribe ARCH-L your name
 
     ARCHITRON. The mailing list for the distribution of
     Architronic, architecture's electronic journal (see above).
     To subscribe, send the following message to
     [log in to unmask] :
     Subscribe arcitron your name
 
     HERITAGE. This mailing list, begun in late December 1993,
     was initiated by Heritage Interpretation International in
     cooperation with Massey University in New Zealand. It is
     designed "for all interpreters, heritage managers,
     academics, and students interested in the interpretation and
     presentation of the world's heritage." To subscribe send the
     following message to [log in to unmask]:
     SUBSCRIBE HERITAGE your name
     Note the command and the list name are in capital letters.
 
     MUSEUM-L. The Museum Discussion List is a general-interest
     list for museum professionals and others interested in
     museum-related issues. To subscribe, send the following
     message to [log in to unmask]:
     Subscribe MUSEUM-L your name
 
     URBAN-L. Mailing list for information exchange, ideas, etc.
     on the science of urban planning. To subscribe, send the
     following message to [log in to unmask]:
     Subscribe URBAN-L your name
 
     ARQUITECTURA-L. The only specifically "architecture"
     discussion group is in Spanish, originating in Venezuela.
     To subscribe send the following message to
     [log in to unmask]:
     Subscribe Arquitectura-L your name
 
A List of Academic Lists by discipline is provided by the work of
Diane Kovacs at Kent State University. Easy access to the
standard Kovacs list is provided at the University of
Saskatchewan (gopher to gopher.usask.ca, choose Computing, then
Internet Information, then Directory of Scholarly Electronic
Conferences). This list is searchable by keyword.
 
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Section 5: Usenet Newsgroups
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     Alt.architecture. Recent topics have included the announced
     purchase of the historic Baltic Mill in RI; golf course
     architecture; and a question about PC software to design a
     house. The most recent postings of alt.architecture, as of
     most newsgroups, can be read by gophering to Louisiana Tech
     University (Aurora.latech.edu; choose Usenet).
 
     Alt.planning.urban. Less active than the above, this
     newsgroup recently had articles on the effect of free buses
     on city planning; and a query about an early NYC welfare
     institution, the Five Points House of Industry.
 
     Sci.archaeology. A very active newsgroup. Recent threads
     have discussed proto-writing in Europe, Sumarian astronomy,
     Atlantis, Tutankamun, "ancient visitors to North America,"
     Norwegian petroglyphs, and potsherds.
 
     Sci.anthropology. A world-wide forum for the comprehensive
     interests of professionals in and students of the science of
     anthropology, including the four conventional categories of
     archaeologic, biologic, linguistic, and socio-cultural
     anthropology, along with a wealth of more specialized sub-
     disciplines, and all professional concerns. Begun May 1992.
 
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Section 6: Full Text
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     International Conventions relating to preservation and
     archaeology, including the World Heritage Convention, the
     1954 Hague Convention, and others are contained in the
     Multilaterals Project of the Fletcher School of Law &
     Diplomacy. Ftp to jade.tufts.edu (cd pub/diplomacy); or
     gopher to fatty.law.cornell.edu (choose topic 6, Foreign and
     International Law).
 
     World Heritage. (See this topic under "Gophers," above).
 
     Architronic, architecture's electronic journal. (See this
     topic under "Electronic Journals," above.)
 
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Section 7: Images
********************************************
 
The potential to post and retrieve a wide variety of maps,
drawings, photographs and other types of images relevant to
specialists in the field of heritage conservation is considerable
and virtually unrealized. Although image files take up
considerably more space than text files, several formats, such as
GIF, include compression facility, making this a practical means
of distributing images.
 
Freeware for viewers for the most common types of images, such as
GIF and JPEG are available at many locations on the Internet. The
Library of Congress gopher (marvel.loc.gov) includes shareware
viewers for both formats. (Choose Facilities...; Events...;
Online Exhibits; then any exhibit; and viewers.)
 
The archaeological community has done extensie work with imaging,
especially in www servers set up at the Universities of Michigan
and Connecticut. (see above, under WWW).
 
     For an example of GIF applied to Palladio drawings, see
     Archigopher (above, under "gophers.")
 
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Section 8: Indexes and Databases
********************************************
 
Bibliographies, like library catalogs (see Section 9) are true
databases applied to specific library and research needs.
However, other types of databases recording national and regional
site inventories, artifact collections, among other uses have
already been created. Many countries have entered their national
heritage lists into searchable databases. One of the most
advanced is the French Inventaire generale, available throughout
France at any Minitel terminal. It is only a matter of time
before many of these resources become publically available to the
Internet. At the moment, so far as we know, only bibliographic
indexes are available.
 
     UNCOVER is a table of contents index produced since 1986 by
     CARL, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. Among its
     17,000 indexed periodicals are many relevant to preservation
     and archaeology. Periodicals indexed include:  Antiquity,
     APT Bulletin, Architectural History, Architectural Record,
     Historic Preservation News, Historical Archaeology, Journal
     of Architectural Historians, Journal of Field Archaeology,
     Landscape, Old-House Journal, Progressive Architecture,
     Technology & Conservation, Vernacular Architecture, and
     others. Telnet to database.carl.org and choose Uncover.
 
     TOCS-IN. Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to
     Classicists. Journals published in 1992-93.Includes a
     section for (Classical) Archaeology. Gopher to
     orion.lib.virginia.edu (choose "Alphabetic...," "Table of
     Contents," and "Archaeology).
 
     National Archaeological Database, produced by the Center for
     Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas for
     the U.S. National Park Service in cooperation with the Corps
     of Engineers. Contains over 100,000 citations, primarily of
     unpublished literature. It is searchable not only by author
     and title, but by location and discpline. Telnet to
     cast.uark.edu; login as nadb; password: gonadb.
 
     Bibliography of Archaeological Computing. Large database
     assembled for the World Archaeological Congress Special
     Interest Group for Communication in Archaeology. Gopher to
     ftp.tex.ac.uk; or telnet to the same address and login as
     gopher.
 
     Society for Georgia Archaeology. State site files and
     bibliography at the University of Georgia, funded in part by
     the National Park Service through the Georgia Dept. of
     Natural Resources. Gopher to julian.dac.uga.edu.
 
     Current Bibliography in the History of Technology, the
     bibliographical database of the Society for the History of
     Technology, published in Technology and Culture. Entries are
     through 1991. Telnet to forsythetn.stanford.edu; login as
     "socrates;" and choose SELECT, and HISTECH.
 
     Conservation OnLine (CoOL), a Wide Area Information Server
     (WAIS) for Conservation Professionals. An elaborate database
     established by the Preservation Department of Stanford
     University Libraries providing full text access to
     conservation information. The databases cover a wide
     spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the
     conservation of library, archives, and museum materials. To
     access CoOL through a gopher, and for more information about
     CoOL, gopher ftp.tex.ac.uk.
 
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Section 9: Selected Library Catalogs.
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Of the hundreds of libraries and library systems with links to
the Internet, a number have important collections for the
multidisciplinary needs of the preservation community. Among
them:
 
     Columbia University's Avery Library is the premier
     architecture collection. CLIO, Columbia's online catalog,
     holds the collections acquired since 1981. (Avery's famed
     "Index to Architectural Periodicals" is not available online
     outside of Columbia, except through RLIN and those
     institutions subscribing to RLIN.) Telnet to
     columbianet.columbia.edu (to exit type q twice).
 
     National Trust collection: University of Maryland at College
     Park. Telnet victor.umd.edu (choose 'PAC' and 'VT100').
 
Other Important Libraries
 
     Harvard University Libraries. About 235,000 volumes in
     architecture. Telnet hollis.harvard.edu. (To exit, type
     <escape> and xx.)
 
     Yale University Library.  About 75,000 volumes in
     architecture, catalogued since 1977, with emphasis on theory
     and research. Telnet umpg.ycc.yale.edu 6520. (To exit, type
     stop.)
 
     Library of Congress. Telnet locis.loc.gov. For hours of
     operation, consult the LC gopher (marvel.loc.gov).
 
To obtain the telnet address and login procedures for hundreds of
other libraries, gopher to yaleinfo.yale.edu, choose Research and
Library Services, More Research and Library Services, Library
Catalogs Beyond Yale.
 
 
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Section 10: FTP sites
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     Landmarks.doc: igc.org (cd pub/LANDMARKS). Contains the
     index to the contents of Landmarks.doc and other materials.
 
     Multilaterals Project: jade.tufts.edu (cd pub/diplomacy).
     International conventions (see above, under "Full text").
 
     Architronic repository: ftp ksuvxa.kent.edu; login:
     architecture; password: archives; ls; get <filename.ext>;
     bye.
 
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Section 11: Government Agencies Online
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A growing number of federal, state/provincial, and even city
governments are using the new information technology to improve
communication between government and citizens. The number is
still very limited, and many agencies are actually reported as
part of another service. In Maryland, for instance, the state
library gopher system provides online information about state
agencies; in New York State, the State Education Department
provides that function for NY State agencies (although NYS Office
of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation is not yet
listed). Similarly, the United Nations Development Programme runs
a gopher on behalf of many other UN agencies. Usually, under
those circumstances, all that is provided is an address, or at
best a program statement.
 
Possibly the most advanced is the Heritage Committee of the
Wellington (N.Z.) City Council, which publishes their decisions
in the WCC gopher (gopher golem.wcc.govt.nz; choose 'policy' and
'city planning').
 
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Section 12: FAQs and Other Subject Guides
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     FAQ: INTERNET RESOURCES OF INTEREST TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS.
     Release 1.0 (8 Jan 1994), on sci.anthropology and
     sci.archaeology, by Allen H. Lutins, SUNY Albany
     <[log in to unmask]>
 
     Internet Sources: Architecture and Building, edition 11-93,
     by Jeanne M. Brown, Architecture Studies Librarian,
     University of Nevada, Las Vegas <[log in to unmask]>. It is
     available by gopher to una.hh.lib.umich.edu (choose
     "inetdirs").
 
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Section 13: Fee-based services
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A. Available from the Internet
 
Landmarks.doc. / APC Networks
     Public access: Internet, SprintNet, dialup
     Costs: Registration: $15; $10/mo + $3-$10/hr depending on
     the means of access.
          e-mail: [log in to unmask]
     Internet services: e-mail, telnet, gopher
 
     This is a read-only conference on EcoNet (U.S.) and other
     networks of the Association for Progressive Communication
     (APC) in Australia, Canada, Britain and Western Europe,
     Russia, Argentina, and Brazil. Begun in 1992, the conference
     "contains the full text of background documents,
     legislation, newsletters, and other materials relevant to
     the identification, preservation, and protection of cultural
     resources.... The resource base is international in scope,
     ultimately including materials from every nation with a
     cultural resource management program, as well as
     international conventions and other documents relative to
     multinational efforts in this field." UNESCO, ICOMOS and
     TICCIH newsletters, charters, and other documents are
     included, as well as Preservation Briefs from the U.S.
     National Park Service and technical leaflets from the
     Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. An index to
     the full collection is available by ftp from igc.org (cd
     pub/LANDMARKS). Related conferences in EcoNet deal with
     international, national, and local environmental issues;
     planning, conflict resolution, and peace and justice.
 
Cultural Resources Information Bulletin Board (CRIBB)
 
     Public access: Internet, WATS, dialup
     Costs: Registration: $200; $90 /hr connect time
     e-mail: [log in to unmask]
     Internet services: telnet, ftp, gopher
 
     The Cultural Resources Information Bulletin Board (CRIBB) is
     one of several bulletin boards maintained at the University
     of Illinois with support from the Army Corps of Engineers.
     Although available to the public, it is specifically
     designed to enhance communication among personnel at U.S.
     Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) District and Division
     offices, military installations, and educational
     institutions which are concerned with preserving
     archaeological and historical resources. Through it they can
     share strategies and results, ask for and give advice, and
     recommend good sources for up-to-date information.  Current
     subject areas on the CRIBB menu are: artifacts, computerized
     data management systems, historic preservation, contracting,
     dating, management, site preservation, and surveying. In
     addition the system contains a directory of cultural
     resource people, meeting information, and listings of both
     published and unpublished materials.
 
 
B. Not Available from the Internet, but providing access to it
 
ICOMOS.ORG
 
     Public access: dialup only
     Costs: annual dues of $30 include the ICOMOS Canada
     Bulletin, ICOMOS Newsletter, and other UNESCO publications
     when available.
     e-mail: [log in to unmask]
     Membership inquiries: [log in to unmask]
     ICOMOS Canada, P.O. Box 737, Station B, Ottawa - Ontario,
     CANADA K1P 5R4; Tel. & Fax: (613) 749-0971
     Internet services: e-mail, usenet
 
     Icomos.org is the Internet address of the BBS begun in 1992-
     93 by the Canadian National Committee of the International
     Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS Canada) to encourage
     the exchange of information between members across Canada.
     Separate systems located in cities across Canada exchange e-
     mail and bulletin board news and information. Materials are
     also exchanged with Landmarks.doc. Plans are underway to
     expand the bulletin board materials to include the reports
     of ICOMOS specialized committees as well as thematic studies
     conducted by ICOMOS for the World Heritage Committee.
 
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
 
     Public access: Tymnet, Datapac, Dialup.
     Costs: Registration: $50; Annual fee: $35.00; $40.00/hr
     online time
     e-mail: /c=ca/admd=telecom.canada/o=gemdes/ddt=id/
          [log in to unmask]
     Internet services: e-mail
 
     Begun in 1972 to provide a comprehensive inventory of
     Canadian Museum collections and to provide collections
     management services to institutions in all regions of the
     country, today the Canadian Heritage Information Network
     (CHIN) links over 400 institutions in all regions of Canada
     and in more than 22 countries throughout the world. The
     computer system was designed to accommodate all disciplines
     of interest to the museum community and to allow users to
     store, retrieve, process, and exchange large amounts of
     information quickly and efficiently.
 
     CHIN provides access to a series of specialized reference
     databases containing a wide range of information of interest
     to museums. These include: Curatorial and Historical Index
     of Publications; Museology Bibliography; Heritage Law
     Bibliography; Archaeological Sites National Database;
     Archaeological Sites Data Dictionary; among others.
 
     CHIN has recently taken over management of the databases of
     the Conservation Information Network, which CHIN had long
     run on behalf of the Getty Conservation Institute. These
     databases include: a Bibliographic Database with over
     120,000 records from "Art and Archaeology Technical
     Abstracts;" and "Materials" and "Suppliers" databases
     relevant to the practice of conservation.
 
National Trust for Historic Preservation/PreserveLink
     e-mail:
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     Public access: Dialup, GTE Network
     Costs: Registration: $60.00; annual renewals: $35. $20/hr
     with 1 hour minimum.
     Internet services: e-mail, telnet, gopher; (ftp to come in
     1994)
 
     The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designed an
     online computer network to establish a national communica-
     tions link for preservationists across the country. PRESERVE
     LINK, begun in July 1992, provides bulletin boards, data
     bases, and electronic mail. Bulletin boards and data bases
     include:
 
  *  A Preservation Q & A Board
  *  A Calendar of Events, including conferences, meetings,
     workshops, tours, and other educational activities of
     interest to national and statewide audiences.
  *  A job listings board announcing positions and internships
     available at the National Trust and other national, state,
     and local preservation organizations and agencies.
  *  News and Announcements: timely preservation stories and
     special notices, from the Trust or from individual
     subscribers.
  *  Legislative Updates from the National Trust's Center for
     Public Policy reporting on preservation-related federal
     legislation.
  *  Preservation Resource Directory: guide to the National Trust
     and other preservation organizations.
  *  Publications and Products: the latest preservation print and
     audio-visual publications and products available from the
     Trust, complete with on-line ordering capability.
  *  Publication indexes from National Trust periodicals
  *  Catalog of the National Trust Collection at the University
     of Maryland Library at College Park with more than 12,000
     volumes.
  *  Preservation Solutions: descriptions of hundreds of
     successful solutions to preservation problems across the
     country (available Winter 1994).
  *  Databases of the National Association of Housing and
     Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) and Educational Resource
     Information Center (ERIC).

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