The University of Adelaide Library

Built Environments I (DESST 1006)

e-Research topic 1

Adelaide Oval Upgrade

"Improvements to Adelaide Oval are long overdue and when completed, will ensure the Oval continues as a world class sporting venue for Members and the public alike" (Advertiser 18th January 2003, page 40). Fully funded by the SACA, the improvements have been scaled back because public funding was unavailable: "The Labor Party's priorities aren't grandstands - they are hospitals and schools" (Advertiser, 24 January 2003, page 11). And yet the SACA claimed that (Advertiser, 8th June 2002, page 12) "the redevelopment was necessary for the State's economic future". Why would they make such an assertion?

REFERENCES

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SACA. "Our plan is to ensure Adelaide Oval remains among the best cricket grounds in the world", Advertiser, 18th January 2003, page 40.

Chapman, Jemma. "No government funding, but that hasn't stopped Adelaide Oval's custodians . . . Making a stand", Advertiser, 24 January 2003, page 11.

Elliott, Jane. "Adelaide Oval redevelopment gets underway", Long Boundary, January 2003, pages 1, 5.

"Council to re-examine $57m Oval upgrade", Advertiser, 8th June 2002, page 12.

"$20m Oval upgrade gets OK", City Messenger, 13th November 2002, page 11.

South Australian Cricket Association Official Web Site
See Adelaide Oval, History.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
The Australia ICOOther MOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (the Burra Charter)

Colwell, Max. Adelaide, an illustrated history. Joslin, S. Aust., 1974.
Main Collection 994.2 C7195a

Harte, Chris. "New developments" in SACA: the history of the South Australian Cricket Association. Adelaide, Sports Marketing (Australia), 1990, pages 371-393.
Special Collections rare books 796.358 H327s

Queale, Michael and Di Lernia, Nicolette. Adelaide's architecture and art: a walking guide. Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 1996. pp57 - 94
Reference collection 720.994231 Q3a

Other Articles
Remember that you can use a number of databases to find articles on the topic. The articles listed below are merely a selection, find others through Australia/New Zealand reference centre, ElectricLibrary and LexisNexis. Click here for suggestions for quick ways of effective searching.

"Adelaide cricket fans finally see the light", AAP General News (Australia) 13th November 2000.

"Adelaide Oval lights saga may be over", AAP (Sports News) 28th November 2000, page.

Barnes, Lainie. "Brighter signs for oval with new tower", Advertiser, 6th September 2000, page 15.

"Heritage delisting allowed to go on", Advertiser, 4th October 2000, page 6.

"Lesser-known places face cut from register", Advertiser, 17th March 2001, page 35.

"Oval heritage listing urged", Advertiser, 18th April 2001, page 17.

Haran, Brady. "Oval steps into future SACA unveils $45 million redevelopment", Advertiser, 9th September 2000, page 1.

"Parklands group slates cricket centre 'eyesores', City Messender, 13th August 2003, page 7.

"Put entire Adelaide Oval on the heritage list: report", City Messenger, 5th December 2001, page 11.

"Putting case for city's world heritage", City Messenger, 12th December 2001, page 5.

"Towers of bad taste", Advertiser, 3rd October 2000, page 8.

Web sites
Adelaide City Council

Australian Heritage Places Inventory

Heritage SA including links to the Built Heritage Programs and the State Heritage Register

ENCYCLOPAEDIAS and HANDBOOKS are useful sources for background information.

Encyclopedia of architecture, design, engineering & construction. Wiley, New York, 1990.
Reference collection 720.3 W682e
"Preservation, Historic", vol.4, pages 52-68. "Adaptive use", vol.1, pages73-92. "Facadism and facade preservation", v.2, pp10-12. "Sports stadia", vol. 4, pages 552-578.

Fleming, J. Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture. 5th. ed. Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1998.
Reference collection 720.3 F597p
"Historical preservation", pages 263-265.

Ching, F. D. K. Visual dictionary of architecture. Wiley, New York, 1997.
Reference collection 720.3 C539v
Instead of an alphabetical listing, the information is clustered around basic aspects of architecture with words placed in their visual context. Included are fundamental terms relating to architectural design, history and technology. 'Design' pages 54-59, 'Material' pages161-165, 'Membrane' page 168, 'Structure' pages 238-245.

The following handbooks present guidelines for architectural design over a range of activities, building types, and environments. These follow European or North American precedents, remember to check with Australian codes.

Architect's data. (Neufert) 3rd ed. Oxford, Blackwell Science Publishers, 2000.
Reference collection 721.0212 N482a.3

Metric handbook: planning and design data. 2nd ed. Oxford, Architectural Press, 1999.
Reference collection 721.0212 N532.2

Time-saver standards for architectural design data; the reference of architectural fundamentals. 7th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Reference collection 721.0212 C157t.7

Time-saver standards for landscape architecture: design and construction data. 2nd ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Reference collection 712.0212 H313t.2

Finding MORE INFORMATION on the topic

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For an initial search select Basic Search, then from Search by: select Keywords (using and, or, not). Using the Boolean operators will allow you to make your search effective. In the Search for: bar type words to describe your topic, then click on Search. With the AND operator between your search terms, the Catalogue will find records which include each search word. For example:

adelaide AND heritage AND buildings finds 50 records which include each of these words somewhere in the record.

When there are alternative words for a concept, enclose the words within round brackets ( ) and type OR between each word. Where you want both singular and plural forms of a word, truncate the word and add a question mark ? to the stem. For example:

adelaide AND (heritage or histor?) AND (architectur? OR building?)

The resulting search report shows your search strategy and the number of titles which match that search strategy, followed by a numbered list of the titles arranged according to a relevance formula. If you want to see the most recent books first, go to Sort by above the list of titles, and pull down to Date (latest first).
Where a title looks useful, click on the title to get the full description, including Subject Heading(s):, Call Number: and number of copies. Note any other words you could use in your search.
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Note the range of social and technical topics covered in the titles retrieved. For each title that looks relevant, click on the small check box to the left of the title to create a temporary file of these records, which you can email, print or transfer to disk. Remember to click on Retain Selected before moving to the next page of results. Go to the bottom of the list of titles or individual record for the Save Options box and select Print/Save or E-mail or Save to Bookbag as required.

Where there is a relevant Subject Heading, click on this to get a list of 50 subject headings. Choose a Subject Heading of interest to find records for other books with that Subject Heading. For example:

City planning and redevelopment law
Cultural property--Protection--Economic aspects
Historic sites--South Australia--Conservation and preservation
Stadiums

Another way to use Subject Headings is through the Guided keyword search.
From Search by: select Subject Heading, and in the search bar(s) type words that you know from useful subject headings. For example:

south australia historic buildings [leave the default at] all of these
AND
conservation restoration [leave the default at] all of these
This search finds 48 records which include these two pairs of words in a Subject Heading or its subheadings. NOTE that the results include New South Wales, this is a keyword search!!.

Alternatively, if you are interested in conservation or restoration of historic buildings in South Australia, change the default, for example:

south australia historic buildings [leave the default at] all of these
AND
conservation restoration [change the default to] any of these where either of the words must appear in a Subject Heading. This is a broader search and finds 721 records.

Go to What does the Library have on my topic? for ways of improving your Catalogue search results

Use INDEXES and DATABASES to find what articles or papers have been written on your topic.

These databases use Boolean operators, in most cases it is safe to use the words AND or OR (with brackets) but there may be other codes used for truncation, such as an asterisk *. Search notes are provided for each database but if you don't get the results you expect, please check with the Architecture Librarian, Kay Leverett.

The databases listed below cover information on aspects of heritage issues in the built environment.

ARCH - indexes Australian architectural and design journals.   click here for search notes
APA-FT - indexes a range of Australian journals in the social sciences, full text of articles provided from 1995 for some 200 journals. For search notes see ARCH
AUSPORT - indexes material on issues in Australian sport.   search info as for ARCH
Australia/New Zealand reference centre - indexes articles in journals and major newspapers from Australia and New Zealand.      click here for search notes
BUILD - from the CSIRO, indexes journals, books and research reports on building and construction in Australia.   For search notes see ARCH
AHB; Australian heritage bibliography - from the Australian Heritage Commission, indexing articles on heritage issues in the natural and built environments.   For search notes see ARCH
ElectricLibrary - includes full text of major Australian newspapers, some general encyclopedias and journals.     click here for search notes
EAI: Expanded Academic Index - covers a wide range of journals. Provides full text for many of the articles.     click here for search notes
LexisNexis - a huge international database; includes full text for Australian newspapers.      click here for search notes

This is only a small selection of possible databases, if you don't find what you need here, please come and see me, Kay Leverett, Architecture Librarian, or contact me by phone (8303 4659) or email: kay.leverett@adelaide.edu.au