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The
NPS Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnership programs have many
excellent publications that are of use to both the cultural resource
management professional and the general public with an interest in our
cultural heritage. We provide materials addressing a full range of CRM
topics including historic preservation, collections management, archeology,
and history. Our publications are available in print or online and many
are available free of charge or for a small cost.
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Common
Ground: Preserving Our Nation’s Heritage
This flagship cultural resources publication of the National Park Service takes a close-up view of heritage preservation
in national parks and on other federal lands, and in cities, states,
and neighborhoods across the nation. Published
quarterly, the magazine celebrates innovation, creativity, and collaboration and encourages the highest standards of excellence in historic preservation.
CRM:
The Journal of Heritage Stewardship
This publication carries on the proud 25-year tradition of its namesake
– CRM magazine. CRM Journal is published twice a year as an authoritative
resource of professional, peer-reviewed articles offering the latest
in original research, trends, and emerging issues, as well as reviews
of exhibits, books, techniques, and technologies of interest across
the cultural resource disciplines. The CRM
magazine archives continue to be available online.
Heritage
News
A monthly e-newsletter that delivers information on grant opportunities,
new laws and policies, events, and other timely topics.
Coming soon --
Heritage Exchange
A online clearinghouse to share best practices and new approaches to
cultural resource challenges.
Archeology
and Ethnography Program Publications
For the professional archeologists and interested public, both the Technical Briefs series and the archives of Common Ground: Archeology and Ethnography in the Public Interest cover a wide variety of issues. These include archeology for the public and in the classroom, short-term site stabilization, archeological curation, NAGPRA, ethnographic research, archeological resources protection, and recent archaeological discoveries.
Battlefield
Publications
Access on-line publications and other books relating to the battlefield
preservation movement.
Cultural
Resources Diversity Program Publications
The Office of Diversity and Special Projects has several publications
that support its efforts to diversify the historic preservation/cultural
resources field available on-line. These publications include the Teaching
Cultural Heritage Preservation course outline, Heritage
Matters newsletter, The
Keepers of the Treasures report, and African
Reflections on the American Landscape book. Information on other
publications is also available.
Cultural
Resource Management
CRM magazine was published by the National Park Service from 1978 through 2002. Use the Index or Search the Archives to view the magazine online. Beginning in Fall 2003, the CRM name will live on as CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship.
HABS/HAER
Bookstore
A list of publications
that are currently available from the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic
American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER). Items include standards, instructional
guidelines, reference, books, videos, leaflets, and other miscelleneous
publications.
The
HPS BOOKSTORE
Over
twenty-five years of experience in print media makes the SALES publications
on historic buildings and landscapes featured in Heritage Preservation
Services (HPS) Bookstore a "must" for your home and office.
We offer nationally recognized standards with helpful guidelines, popular
"hands-on" bulletins dealing with repair and replacement issues,
and generously illustrated source books on landscape research and building
conservation. Be sure to check out our training and documentary videotapes
for workshops and classrooms as well.
Technical
Preservation Services' Sales Publications
(Historic Buildings)
This
catalog listing includes Standards and Guidelines, public service
leaflets and books on using the Tax Incentives, reports on conserving
fragile historic building materials, case studies on specific structures,
and a wealth of technical guidance on preserving historic buildings.
Historic
Landscape Initiative's Sales Publications
(Historic Landscapes)
This catalog lists resources for standards and guidelines, training
information, and partnership projects addressing preservation of our
nation's historic landscapes.
The
HPS Free Bookshelf
The HPS Free Bookshelf
consists of a broad range of printed program information and educational
guidance that is offered FREE OF CHARGE. These materials provide guidance
for planning activities and preservation projects to benefit America's
historic battlefields, tribal communities, archeological sites, historic
buildings and districts, national historic landmarks, and historic
landscapes. Many items that may be ordered in printed form from the
Information Desk are now online as well.
Preservation
Briefs
The Briefs are developed to assist owners and developers
of historic buildings in recognizing and resolving common preservation
and repair problems prior to work. They are especially useful to preservation
tax incentive program applicants because they recommend those methods
and approaches for rehabilitating historic buildings that are consistent
with their historic character. The complete text of Preservation Briefs
1-41 is now available online. Or, you can buy the Briefs in printed
form with illustrations through the Government Printing Office.
Midwest
Archeological Center Publications
MWAC produces a variety of publications, including those with a wide interest in the archeological community as well as those featuring in-depth examination and research associated with single projects. The list also includes the Hopewell Archeology Newsletter, featuring research on the Middle Woodland in the Ohio River Valley.
Museum
Publications
The NPS Museum Management Program offers several publications, including:
Conserve
O Gram
The Conserve O Gram series includes short, focused leaflets on how
to care for museum collections. They are published in loose-leaf form
and are available for download.
Museum
Handbook
The Museum Handbook is a reference guide on how to manage, preserve,
document, access and use museum and archival collections. There are
three parts to the NPS Museum Handbook:
Part I, Museum Collections
Part II, Museum Records
Part III, Museum Collections Use
Automated
National Catalog System User Manual
ANCS is an automated collections
management system developed by NPS. ANCS+ includes multiple functions
covering documentation, preservation and use of collections such as
accessions, cataloging, loans, deaccessions, housekeeping, and conservation
treatment and reports.
Disaster
Plan
This primer discusses how to plan for emergencies, and salvage and
care for paper objects during emergencies, such as fire, flood, and
earthquake. The Primer was issued by the Smithsonian Institution,
National Archives and Records Administration, Library of Congress,
and National Park Service.
Bibliography
A bibliography of resources addressing general museum management guidance,
articles on museum management, special media on museum management,
publications prepared using NPS park collections, reproductions and
souvenirs that use park museum collections.
NCPTT
Notes
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training publishes
a newsletter - NCPTT Notes - throughout the year, and the online versions
of recent and archived editions are available. Currently, subscriptions
to NCPTT Notes are free to qualified subscribers.
National
Maritime Initiative Publications
provides a number of useful publications addressing standards for preservation
and guidance in documentation and evaluation of maritime resources.
National
Register Publications
Access guidance on evaluating, documenting, and registering historic
places. Download National Register nomination forms.
Parks
History Publications
The Park History Program provides access to numerous publications, reports,
and online books related to history within and outside the park service.
Collections of history books by theme include:
PTTPublications
PTTGrants and PTTProjects produce important information in various
media - reports, videos, online resources - organized as the Preservation
Technology and Training Publications series. Most of these materials
are available by request from NCPTT. Currently, these publications are
free to qualified requesters.
Southeast
Archeological Center Publications
A wide variety of popular histories, technical reports, reviews, cookbooks,
and other publications related to archeology in the southeast.
Submerged
Cultural Resources Unit Publications
Access assessments, studies, reports, films, and videos, prepared by
the NPS SCRU team.
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