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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter H. Stott [log in to unmask] Heritage Conservation [log in to unmask] US ICOMOS / ICOMOS Canada [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** INTERNET RESOURCES for HERITAGE CONSERVATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION and ARCHAEOLOGY ***************************************************************** 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 ------------------------------------------------------ ******************************************** Section 1: Gopher Collections. ******************************************** 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). ******************************************** Section 2: WWW-based Information Servers ******************************************** 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". ******************************************** Section 3: Electronic Journals ******************************************** "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). ******************************************** Section 4: Listservs (Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups) ******************************************** 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. ******************************************** Section 5: Usenet Newsgroups ******************************************** 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. ******************************************** Section 6: Full Text ******************************************** 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.) ******************************************** 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.") ******************************************** 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. ******************************************** Section 9: Selected Library Catalogs. ******************************************** 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. ******************************************** Section 10: FTP sites ******************************************** 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. ******************************************** Section 11: Government Agencies Online ******************************************** 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'). ******************************************** Section 12: FAQs and Other Subject Guides ******************************************** 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"). ******************************************** Section 13: Fee-based services ******************************************** 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: [log in to unmask] 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).