AvB library introduction

The library of the Academy of Architecture

Librarians:Alexandra Nicolau / Matty Gaikhorst

Six AHK academies

Six AHK libraries

One catalogue

Borrow facilities:

• all AHK libraries

• 10 items

• period of 4 weeks

Not for lending:

• magazines,

• maps,

• reference works,

• films from the Filmacademy

Specialized collection

13,000 titles:

• Architecture

• Urbanism

• Landscape Architecture

• Related subjects

Library collection AvB

Materials:

• Books

• (Digital) maps

• Magazines

• (full text) Articles

• DVD's

Book collection

Collection organized by subject in a systematic classification

Subject information on the side of the bookcases

Book Collection

Subject information on the bookshelves

Book Collection

Shelfmarks

p.a. 725.23 Osw o

30 subscriptions on national and international magazines

Magazine collection

Current issues

Back issues at the end of the library or in the archive (ask the librarians)

Magazine Collection

List of all available magazines

• Once a month

Journal alert

• Published on MyAHK

• sign up to the mailinglist:

New titles in the display on both sides of the entrance

Current acquisitions

• Bi-monthly

Current acquisition list

• Published on MyAHK

•Sign up to the mailinglist:

avb-library@ahk.nl

See here:

Last Aquisition list

Atlases:

Atlases

• Topographic

• Historical

• Amsterdam

• Aerial atlases

• Thematic

Card cabinet:

Card case: printed maps

• Topographic Maps Netherlands

1:25.000 and 1:50.000

• Geomorphological maps

• Soil Maps

• Historical Military maps

• Water management maps (all 1:50.000) Maps Amsterdam

• 1:2000

• 1:5000

• 1:10.000

• Historical maps

Student computers in the library or online

Digital Maps

Maps:

Amsterdam:

• Large-scale base

• Small scale base

Netherlands:

• Topvector 1:10.000

• Geomorphological maps

• Soil maps

• Watermanagement maps

• 3 studentcomputers

Study facilities

• design software

• multifunctional, copy,print and scan on A4 and A3

• A3 flatbedscan

How to find your information

Search the catalogue via MyAHK Library homepage

• the I-pad for a quick search

Or

• a computer in the library

• your laptop

• your mobile device

See presentation:

• How to use the catalogue

AHK Library homepage

AvB Library page

Databases and catalogues

A database is an organized collection of data

A catalogue is a register of all bibliographicitems foundin a library or group of libraries

Discovery/CataloguePlus

• Catalogues AHK libraries

• Databases:

o Art & Architecture Source

o JSTOR

o Directory of OpenAccess Journals

o ‘Andere bronnen’Other sources

Catalogue

• Search only in catalogues AHK libraries

Discovery/CataloguePlus offers:

Databases for which licenses has been concluded by the AHK

-Art & Architecture Source

-JSTOR

Databases with Open Access publications

AHK catalogue with information of all the AHK libraries.

CataloguePlus

CataloguePlus offers quality:

-Books of renowned publishers

-Articles from journals with editors and editorial board

-Peer reviewed scientificarticles (quality check by anonyms experts)

Tips: create an EBSCOaccount, use folders, set preferences, read FAQ's, set language

General tips for searching

• Use both Dutch and Englishkeywords (metadata are in both languages)

• Search for keywords, not for whole sentences

• The bibliographicaldescription of the books are in the original languageof the publication

• Search also for synonyms

• Try to be specific but not too specific for

• Use * asteriks for truncation (librar* to find library and libraries)

• Use “ ” for strings like “landscapearchitecture” or names “Francine Houben

• Use: AND / OR / NOT or Advanced Search

https://ahknl.sharepoint.com/sites/Libraries

• Search Strategies

• Location News

• Copyright

• Bibliographicreferences

• Publishing your theses

• Digital sources

For not full text articles check the list of magazines for a hard copy

Is this magazine available in the library?

-Search the catalogue

Or

-See the list of magazines