Building Green

The Library has set up a trial for the BuildingGreen suite, an online resource providing current, authoritative information on sustainable design and construction.

The suite is composed of 3 integrated databases:

- 200 case studies of high performance buildings, including energy data and project details

- all content from Environmental Building News, the premier journal on sustainable building practices and products, published since 1992

- a complete directory of environmentally preferable building products

The trial will run until mid-November.  Please give it a try and send any questions or feedback to Michele Laing, the Architecture Librarian here at Musagetes.

Library Day 2011

Wednesday October 26th is Library Day!

The staff at Musagetes Architecture Library want to show our appreciation for all the students, faculty, staff and community members that make our job worth doing.

Please drop by the library for some refreshments and other goodies... all day long!

Confirm your name release status with us (yes OR no) and you will be entered into a draw to win great prizes from the Melville and Grand Cafes!

Open Access Week

"Open access" is the term used to describe scholarly literature available free of charge that can be copied, distributed, and used with proper attribution.  There are a lot of benefits to Open Access.  To find out more, check out our Open Access FAQ.

For more information about Open Access Week, drop by the Library.  You can also check out the list of Open Access Architecture Journals.

You could win an iPad 2!

The Library needs student, faculty and staff participants for a usability study of Primo Central.  

Primo Central allows you to find articles, books and more with a single search.  No previous experience with it is necessary.

The study team is coming to Musagetes on Thursday October 27.  Participation will only take an hour, and you will be entered into a draw for an iPad 2!

If you would like to give your feedback, please email Marian Davies and tell her you want to register for the Musagetes study next Thursday.  Choose from the following sessions: 10-11am, 11:30-12:30 or 1:30-2:30pm.

We encourage you to volunteer and make your voice heard.  This is an opportunity to win a great prize and help the library decide if Primo Central is right for our users...YOU!