Subject Guides

The Southeastern Architectural Archive and the Tulane School of Architecture Library maintain online subject guides intended to help researchers locate information about the built environment.  These subject guides draw from the vast holdings of Tulane University Libraries, as well as from those provided by other repositories.

Architecture Research Guide

This site is intended to help researchers find the resources they need by providing links to article and image databases, library resources, Internet portals and other reference tools.  It augments the Architecture Research Blog begun by Dr. Keli Rylance at the Tulane Libraries. While this page provides quick links to resources, the blog includes narrative examples of the ways in which these resources may be used to solve research problems.  Additionally, it includes citation models for images and text, as well as listings of current events and thematic issues.

Historic Preservation Research Guide

This site is intended to help researchers find historic preservation resources by providing links to article and image databases, library resources, Internet portals and other reference tools. It includes links to digital collections and guides to conducting historic property research.

Historic Preservation Bibliography (2010)

Bibliographic guide to finding resources (publications, maps, photographs, drawings) related to historic preservation.  Includes a directory of handbooks, tips on searching databases and online catalogs by subject, and links to two important guides to researching historic properties in New Orleans.  Revised September 2010. 

Wayne Everard's Guide to "How to Research the History of Your House (or Other Building) in New Orleans" (1986)

Former New Orleans Public Library Archivist Wayne Everard compiled this thorough guide to New Orleans historic property research.  For those embarking on the research of a historic property in Orleans Parish, his advices are essential, for he explains the ins and outs of municipal record-keeping and repositories.  Make sure to call repositories in advance of a visit to ensure that location and operating hours are the same.

Robert Cangelosi, Jr.'s Guide to "Building Research" (1999)

Preservation architect and architectural historian Robert Cangelosi, Jr. developed an abbreviated guide to New Orleans historic property research that emphasizes the importance of Chain of Title.  Make sure to call repositories in advance of a visit to ensure that location and operating hours are the same.

Beth Dodd's Guide to "Getting Permission to Use Archival Materials Related to Architectural Works"

University of Texas-Austin Architecture Librarian Beth Dodd has created this concise guide to obtaining requisite permissions to use archival materials beyond the limitations of Fair Use.  When the United States signed its agreement to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in 1988, it responded with enactment of the Architectural Works Copyright Act, which provided copyright protection for works of architecture. Protections included all aspects of building design expressed in any tangible medium, including the structure itself, architectural drawings or plans.  Beth Dodd's guide provides advice for obtaining necessary permissions to publish.

A Guide to Tulane University's Campus Architecture (includes map)

Guide written by Keli Rylance, Head of the Southeastern Architectural Archive, in conjunction with the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of Architecture School Librarians.