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Historic Preservation Research

Web Resources

  • Advisory Council on Historic Preservation A forum for influencing U.S. Federal activities, programs, and policies as they affect historic resources. Provides information about the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.  
  • Aga Khan Trust for Culture AKTC focuses on the physical, social, cultural and economic revitalisation of communities in the developing world.
  • American Cultural Resources Association A professional organization for people working in cultural resource management, history, archaeology, architectural history, historic preservation, and landscape architecture and related fields.
  • Canadian Heritage Information Network Offers valuable collections management resources to the Canadian museum community and online public access to millions of collections records.
  • Heritage Documentation Programs Provides information about the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, Historic American Landscapes Survey, and the Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems programs.
  • International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) An international non-governmental organization of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites.
  • National Center for Preservation Technology and Training An interdisciplinary effort by the National Park Service to enhance the art, craft, and science of preservation and conservation.
  • Preservation Briefs Provide guidance on preserving, rehabilitating, and restoring historic buildings.
  • PreserveNet Designed to provide preservationists with a comprehensive database of regularly updated Internet resources and current professional opportunities.
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