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.
Catalog Classic is the standard and easiest to use option for searching books and journal titles (not individual articles) at ND. It is the best place to search if you know a specific title or item that you are looking for. You can use the search box below: