Architecture Library
152 Walsh Family Hall of Architecture
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-9401
jparker9@nd.edu
The Architecture Library houses valuable resources that will enhance your research and study of Architecture. Below is a quick guide to help you get started.
Explore your topic and develop a strategy for finding information. What are the most important aspects? These ideas becomes your 'keywords' for searching. For researching an architect, the architect's name is your keyword. For researching a style or movement, that name would be the keyword. It is important to start broadly and then narrow your search process.
It is helpful to create a chart that describes all aspects of what you are looking for.
| Example | Searching for a specific building |
|---|---|
| Architect's Name | Leon Battista Alberti |
| Building Name | Malatesta Temple |
| Alternate Names | Temio Malatestiano, Church of San Francesco at Rimini |
| Location | Rimini, Italy |
| Associated Names | Sigismondo Malatesta (patron), Pope Pius II, Isotta degli Atti |
| Associated Architects/Artists | Matteo de'Pasti, Piero della Francesca, Agostino di Duccio |
| Other Keywords | engaged columns, triumphal arch |
Keyword is the easiest and most flexible way to search the library catalog. It searches words in all fields of the catalog record: title, author, publisher, notes, etc.
Word searching combines words using connectors such as AND , OR , and AND NOT. Use the * as a wild card.
Search:
Keyword frank lloyd wright AND fallingwater
When you retrieve your results make sure to note the location, call number, and status.
