New Journal - Volume

Brought to you by OMA, Columbia's C-Lab and MIT, Volume from Amsterdam bills itself as a "platform for debate; a laboratory for research; an engine for ideas" taking architecture "right across culture".

Back issues will be added soon. In the meantime, check out the latest issue focused on the architecture of destruction...

Volume 11:
Cities Unbuilt. To beyond or not to be.

"In an age of conflict, civil war and the (re)construction of urban spaces, destruction has become an alternative form of architecture, challenging both the traditional role and place of architecture and various forms of international supervision. Volume examines this new realism through a variety of different studies, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and Kosovo."

This journal [NA 1 .V65x] is indexed in Avery.

RACER Updates

From now on, any Interlibrary Loan request that finds a matching ISBN/ISSN in the RACER database will be processed automatically...without human intervention.

For this reason, do not write anything in the Comment Box unless absolutely necessary. All requests with comments will be dealt with by a human and this may slow down processing time.

Learn about RefWorks!

Interested in learning about how this amazing web-based academic tool can help you organize your research and keep track of all your resources?

There will be an Introduction to RefWorks presentation this Thursday, May 24 @12.45pm in the back of the library.

Feel free to bring your laptop so you can follow along with the PowerPoint presentation that will show you how to set up an account and get started with RefWorks!

Avery and ARTstor....together at last!

Not long ago we told you that JSTOR now links to images from the ARTstor database. But wait.....it gets even better! Now the Avery Index to Architecture Periodicals links to ARTstor AND Wikipedia.

In fact, all databases from the CSA vendor do. Now architects, anthropologists, biologists, historians and many others will now be presented with 2D and 3D images from ARTstor, and Wikipedia articles that match their keyword searches.

Just click on "Discovery Links" at the top of your results page to get automatic results!

Due Date Slips

In an effort to save paper, the library will now only print out due date slips by request.

Please check your online account for due dates, to make renewals and keep track of the status of requests/holds.

The Library Needs You!

The Musagetes Library is home to 200 square feet of the most uninspired space in the entire building...our conference room.

What would you do with this space? How should it be used? Sky's the limit...money is no object!





Come take a look and tell us what you think. We want your ideas, your plans, your hopes and your dreams! We want to know what you would do with the pole in the middle of the bloody room!

Come on! Let's get excited about the most boring room on campus!

Journal article searching

UW Library and Musagetes Library have added a "Journal Article" search box underneath the TRELLIS search on their homepages.

Keywords are searched across multiple databases covering various disciplines. Basically, it's a quick and dirty search for people who may not know which topic-specific databases to use for their research.

Architecture students and faculty should be aware that you will be seeing citations to articles from non-architecture journals, as well as the usual suspects like Blueprint and Architectural Record. The upside is that many of these articles will be available to read immediately by clicking "Get it @ UW".

As an example, a search of "David Adjaye" results in 160 citations using the new search box. The most recent article is dated February 2007. The same search in the Avery Index returns 33 citations, the most recent being November 2006.

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

JSTOR links to ARTstor

JSTOR is an online database archiving journal articles from key academic journals over the past hundred years. Recently, JSTOR has joined forces with the image database ARTstor to provide an enriched source of linked textual and visual information.

Using the BASIC search, user can find relevant articles, images from articles and images from the ARTstor database matching their keywords.

To see a variety of the images available, enter "courtyard garden" into the Basic Search box. On the Search Results page, click on the ARTstor Images tab.

New E-Journals!

The library has just added 2 new titles to its collection of online journals.

Each issue of Architype Review focuses on a specific building typology. Projects featured in this publication are "challenging the limits and redefining the norms of a certain building type." Images and content are supplied by the creative teams behind the projects. Past issues have featured innovative schools, houses, offices and university buildings.

The International Journal of Architectural Heritage provides " a multidisciplinary scientific overview of existing resources and modern technologies useful for the study and repair of historical buildings and other structures." First published in March 2007, this journal has featured articles on buildings in Mexico, Italy and Slovenia.

Neither journal is indexed in the Avery Index.

See all of our E-Journals relating to architecture and design.

Chinese Architecture collection

We've added to our growing collection of books on the history of Chinese architecture with two beautifully illustrated volumes from China Architecture & Building Press.

The brick and stone art of ancient Chinese architecture by Lou Qingxi explores the use of brick and stone sculpture as decorative elements with over 600 colour photographs and line drawings.

Ma Weidu, an eminent Beijing antique collector examines the design, construction and evolution of Classical Chinese doors and windows in this new book. Beautiful photographs help to delve into the cultural implications and aesthetic significance of this ancient craft.

Check out these books and more on the New Book Shelf in the library every week, or on our Book of the Month website!

Buildings get cheers and jeers

The Toronto Star's Architecture Writer Christopher Hume discusses the Pug Awards.

Voting results

Spring Term 2007

I am really looking forward to seeing the library busy and full of students again, especially all the new faces that come with the start of a new term!

Our job here at the library is to help you along with all your information needs, and to this extent we will be offering some educational opportunities in the near future...

Keep your eyes open for announcements concerning hands-on Introduction to RefWorks Workshops that will be happening later this month. RefWorks is a great academic tool and I will be giving as many small group sessions as necessary to satisfy the demand.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions about the library and its services.

Welcome back!

WAC Film Collection

Please Note: The fee for borrowing DVDs from the ever popular film collection has been raised to $.50 from $.25. All fees and fines collected from the film collection go directly towards buying new DVDs.