Historic Preservation

Bob Gorman
Reference Librarian
Winthrop University
June, 2008

Locating Information in Dacus Library Online :

Dacus Library's online catalog (DOC) allows information to be accessed by author, title and subject.  Choose the AUTHOR or TITLE search modes to quickly locate a specific book.  Choose the SUBJECT search mode to find books on topics.  You can also use DOC to find out if Dacus owns any particular journal.  Choose the JOURNAL search mode, then type in the exact title of the  journal.  DOC will tell you if we subscribe to that journal and where we keep it.

Search DOC now by choosing a subject heading from the list below:

General Call Number areas include E159, NA through NK, and TH.

Online Databases

Art Index

Art Index indexes hundreds of journals in all aspects of art, including architecture and architectural history and interior design.  Coverage is from 1984.

Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile indexes over 10,000 journals and magazines in all subject areas, about 4.300 of which are full-text. 

Academic Search Premier

A multi-disciplinary database that provides full-text for nearly 4,700 publications.

Web Sites

National Park Service  http://www.cr.nps.gov/

National Trust for Historic Preservation http://www.nationaltrust.org/

Preservation Magazine OnLine http://nationaltrust.org/magazine

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation http://www.achp.gov/

South Carolina Historic Preservation Office http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/histrcpl.htm

Topozone [for US Geological Survey Maps and Universal Transverse Mercator] http://www.topozone.com/

What You Need To Know About Architecture http://www.architecture.about.com/

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission  http://www.cmhpf.org/

The Association for Preservation Technology International http://www.apti.org/