Thesaurus
Below is a list of the main subject headings used in this bibliography. These cover various types of construction methods, materials and problems; illustrations used in the publications; sections of the house, such as kitchens, chimneys, fireplaces, stairs, doors, etc.; types of publications, such as bibliographies and indexes, research guides, dictionaries, etc.; native housing and artifacts; types of homes, such as ranch-houses, igloos, wigwams and tipis, solar homes, etc.; types of communities, such as mining camps, fishing communities, communal settlements, etc.; housing designs and styles, such as the house/barn, tilts, shanties, etc.; furnishings, implements and tools, etc.; utilities such as heating and ventilation, etc.
In order to use this bibliography effectively, it is recommended that you at least glance through the list. In addition, you can narrow down the results of a search by adding place names. Two place names are listed in the subject headings whenever a publication refers to a particular location: 1) the appropriate province or territory, written in full (e.g., "Alberta"); and, 2) the city, town, region, township, etc., written as the name of the town, plus the abbreviated name of the province or territory in which the town or city is located (e.g., "Waterloo, Ont."). Thus, you can search for an individual town, or for any information covering an entire province, territory or region (e.g., "Northern Canada Region").
Provincial or territorial designations added to individual towns in the subject headings are abbreviated as follows: B.C., Alta., Sask., Man., Ont., Que., N.B., N.S., P.E.I., Nfld., N.W.T., and Yukon Terr.
Other types of places are listed as well, including names of Indian villages or reserves (e.g., Ninstints Village, B.C.; Hochelaga; Huronia, etc.), names of reconstructed villages (e.g., "Village Historique Acadien"; "Mennonite Village Museum" ); names of particular colonies (e.g., Barr Colony).
The results can also be narrowed down by listing ethnic or native groups, such as Inuit, Mennonites in Canada, Ukrainians in Canada, Iroquois Indians, etc.
These are the types of construction, according to materials used, in the subject headings: Balewall Construction; Bark Construction; Bone Construction; Brick Construction; Concrete Construction; Earth Construction; Fabric Construction; Glass Construction; Log Construction; Metal Construction; Plants in Construction; Plastic Construction; Plywood Construction; Skin Construction; Snow Construction; Sod Construction; Stackwall Construction; Stone Construction; Wood Construction. Within those categories, subject headings for individual types of dwellings, such as mamateeks, wigwams and tipis, igloos, tilts, shanties, prefabricated/modular houses, cottages, bungalows, ranch-houses, farmhouses, etc. are also listed.
To narrow the results further, you can add keywords such as "research guides"; "heritage preservation and conservation"; "discovery and exploration"; "analysis and appreciation"; "reports and advice"; "building manuals"; "directories"; "catalogues"; "housing designs", "architectural styles"; "bibliographies and indexes"; "agenda papers"; "building codes and regulations"; "guidebooks"; "standards, specifications, etc."; "reminiscences, letters, diaries, etc."; "women's history"; and so on.
List of Subject Headings:
ADVERTISEMENTS
AGENDA PAPERS
AIR AND VAPOUR BARRIERS
AIR CONDITIONING
ANALYSIS AND APPRECIATION
ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
ARCHIVES
ART REPRODUCTIONS
ATTICS
BALEWALL CONSTRUCTION
BARK CONSTRUCTION
BARRIER-FREE DESIGN
BASEMENTS AND CRAWL SPACES
BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND INDEXES
BIOMASS ENERGY
BONE CONSTRUCTION
BRICH CONSTRUCITON
BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS
BUILDING MANUALS
BUILDING SITE CONDITIONS AND DESIGNS
BUNGALOWS
BURDEI
CALENDARS
CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HISTORICAL MICROREPRODUCTIONS
CANADIAN INVENTORY OF HISTORIC BUILDING
CARPENTRY
CATALOGUES
CEILINGS
CHIMNEYS
COLOMBAGE
COMMUNAL SETTLEMENTS
COMPANY TOWNS
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION (INSTRUCTIONAL)
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CONSTRUCTION METHODS
CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
CORDWOOD: SEE STACKWALL CONSTRUCTION
COTTAGES
DECAY AND DETERIORATION OF MATERIALS
DECKS
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
DICTIONARIES
DIRECTORIES
DISABILITY OR AGING CONCERNS
DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION
DOORS AND DOORWAYS
DRAWINGS
DRYWALL APPLICATION
EARTH CONSTRUCTION
EMIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ETHNOHISTORY
EXHIBITIONS
FABRIC CONSTRUCTION
FAMILY HISTORY
FARM EQUIPMENT
FARMHOUSES
FARMING COMMUNITIES
FARMSTEADS
FENCES
FIREPLACES
FISHING COMMUNITIES
FLOOR PLANS
FLOORS AND FLOORING
FOUNDATIONS
FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
GHOST TOWNS
GLASS CONSTRUCTION
GUIDEBOOKS
HEATING AND VENTILATION
HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
HOME INSPECTION
HOMESTEADS
HOT WATER HEATERS
HOUSE/BARN
HOUSEBOATS
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
HOUSING AND HEALTH
HOUSING DESIGNS
HUNTING CAMPS
IGLOOS
ILL NOT AVAILABLE
IMPLEMENTS AND UTENSILS
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
INSULATION
INTERIORS
JOINERY
KITCHENS
LAMPS AND LIGHTING
LANDSCAPE HISTORY
LAND SETTLEMENT
LAND TITLES
LEAN-TO
LEGISLATION
LOCAL ARCHITECTURE (e.g., for particular towns, villages, cities, etc.)
LOCAL HISTORY (e.g., for particular towns, villages, cities, etc.)
LOG CONSTRUCTION
LUMBER CAMPS
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
MAMATEEKS
MAPS
MASONRY
METAL CONSTRUCTION
MINING CAMPS
MINING COMMUNITIES
MOBILE HOMES
MOISTURE PROBLEMS
MUSEUMS, RECONSTRUCTED VILLAGES, ETC.
NATIVE ARTIFACTS
NATIVE DWELLINGS
NATIVE LODGES
NATIVE LONGHOUSES
NOISE CONTROL
ORAL HISTORY
ORNAMENTAL AND DECORATION
OUTBUILDINGS
PAINTINGS
PATTERN BOOK HOUSES
PHOTOGRAPHS
PIECE SUR PIECE
PIEUX EN TERRE
PIONEER HOMES
PIT HOUSES
PLANTS IN CONSTRUCTION
PLASTIC CONSTRUCTION
PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION
POTEAUX EN TERRE
PREFABRICATED/MODULAR CONSTRUCTION
PRESERVATIVES AND FINISHES
PRIORITY ONE
PRIORITY TWO
PROBLEMS LANDS
RANCHES
RANCH-HOUSES
RECYCLING MATERIALS
RED RIVER FRAME
REMINISCENCES, LETTERS, DIARIES, ETC.
RENEWABLE OR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
REPORTS AND ADVICE
RESEARCH GUIDES
RESTORATION/RENOVATION/RETROFITTING
ROOFS AND ROOFING
ROW HOUSES
SECOND HOMES
SEIGNEURIES
SEMLINS
SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
SHANTIES
SHIELINGS
SITE MAPS
SITE PLANS
SKIN CONSTRUCTION
SNOW CONSTRUCTION
SOD CONSTRUCTION
SOLAR HOUSES
STACKWALL CONSTRUCTION
STAIRS
STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.
STONE CONSTRUCTION
STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION: SEE BALEWALL CONSTRUCTION
STRAW CONSTRUCTION
STREETSCAPES
STUCCO
SUBTERRANEAN AND SEMI-SUBTERRANEAN DWELLINGS
TENTS
THATCHES ROOFS
TILTS
TOOLS
TOWN PLANS
TOWNSCAPES
WAITING FOR REVIEW
WALLS
WEATHERING OF BUILDINGS
WIGWAMS AND TIPIS
WIND ENERGY
WINDOWS
WOMEN'S HISTORY
WOOD AS FUEL
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
ZEMLIANKAS: SEE BURDEI