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Web journals and abstracts about
geology, heritage & conservation

 

 

Last updated 20 Mar 2003
New additions since January 2003 marked with [NEW]

Journal of Conservation & Museum Studies
From the site:"Published under the auspices of the Department of Conservation and Museum Studies at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, the Journal exists as an academic World Wide Web publication, disseminating information to the global conservation and museum community. The papers and articles found in the Journal represent the work of conservation and museum studies students from around the world, and have been refereed by academic staff representing conservation and museum studies training programmes."
[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/conservation/jcms/
or http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/jcms/]

The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter
From the site:" The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, engages in activities dedicated to furthering conservation practice and education in order to enhance and encourage the preservation, understanding, and interpretation of the visual arts- broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. The Institute serves the international conservation community through scientific research in the lab into the nature, decay, and treatment of materials; in education and training; model projects in the field; and the dissemination of information through both traditional publications and electronic means. In all its endeavors, the Institute is driven by a commitment to address unanswered questions and to promote the highest possible standards of conservation."
[http://www.getty.edu/conservation/resources/newsletter.html]

International Journal of Heritage Studies
From the site:"The International Journal of Heritage Studies (IJHS) is the academic, refereed journal for scholars and practitioners involved with the heritage. It includes five major sectors:
1.The collecting of artefacts often within museums or galleries, from those of archeologists and scientists to those of artists and designers.
2.The preservation, conservation and restoration of buildings, ancient monuments and built environments, usually in situ.
3.The protection of area of landscape, including coasts and towns for aesthetic and recreational purposes.
4.The protection and display of nature, species of fauna and flora, habitats and geological fetures in situ, in museums and in zoological and botanical gardens.
5.The protection and encouragement of traditional cultural features, including religious and ethnic practices, languages, music, diet and ways of life."
[http://www.intellect-net.com/journals/ijhs.htm]

Natural Stone Specialist [NEW]
From the site:"The monthly magazine for all specialists in natural stone, both suppliers and users - committed to the stone industry since 1882."
[http://www.naturalstonespecialist.com/]

Asian Art
From the site:"The on-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia. Asianart.com is dedicated to all aspects of Asian art. It is our ambition to offer a forum for scholars, museums and commercial galleries. We display highlights of exhibitions in public and private institutions and galleries; present new discoveries by scholars and connoisseurs; and, by providing space for private galleries to present their works, offer the visitor a selection of fine Asian art worldwide."
[http://asianart.com/]

TerraNova
The official journal of the European Union of Geosciences is published bimonthly by Blackwell Science Ltd.
[http://www.gly.bris.ac.uk/WWW/TerraNova/terranova.html]

Geology
Geology. Published by The Geological Society of America. Abstracts only.
[http://www.geosociety.org/pubs/geology.htm]

Lite Geology
From the site: "Lite Geology was started in the fall of 1992 as a quarterly publication geared at Earth-science teachers in New Mexico. Lite Geology is written in a format that is less technical than other publications of the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources. Included with the main articles are cartoons, puzzles, poetry and other features designed to make learning fun."
[http://www.nmt.edu/~nmbmmr/litegeology/]

 

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