Library Guides: Architecture: Books

Finding print books and eBooks in the Library Catalogue

The Library Catalogue is the best place to start searching for books and ebooks.

You can request or reserve books from any campus, whether they are on loan or not, using the "Reserve this item" button in in the Library catalogue ( two day loan and part-time loan material is excluded).

Where are the books on Architecture shelved?

Here are some shelf numbers (shelfmarks) to get you started. However, you should always check the Library catalogue for specific shelf numbers, as books are not always where you might expect.

307.2	Planning (including cities)	721	Architecture structure
343.4208	Construction law	722	Architecture to 300 AD
690	Building	723	Architecture 300-1399
691	Building materials	724	Architecture from 1400
692-694	Construction	725	Public structures
694	Wood construction	726	Religious buildings
695	Roof covering	727	Educational buildings
696	Utilities	728	Residential buildings
697	Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning	729	Design and decoration
711.4	City planning		of structures
712	Landscape architecture	745	Product design
720	Architecture	747	Interior Design
720.92	Individual architects or practices	748	Glass
720.47	Architecture and the environment (sustainability)	749	Furniture
720.9415	Irish architecture
720.942	British architecture

How many books can I borrow?

Students can borrow 12 two month loans; 4 two week loans; 4 two day loans.
Staff can borrow 25 two month loans; 4 two week loans; 4 two day loans.

Two month and two week loan items can be renewed twice.

Contact your campus library's Information Point for more information about borrowing, renewing and fines for late returns.

Reading Lists

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Reading Lists

e-Book Collections

Ebook Central
Multidisciplinary full text eBook collection.
Bloomsbury Architectural Library
Collection of resources to support the study of architecture, urbanism, and interior design. Includes Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture 21st edition.
Construction Information Service
Includes 300+ full text e-books from publishers including RIBA and Routledge.
ICE Virtual Library
Civil Engineering eBook collection.
IET eBook Ultimate Collection
Covering an extensive range of engineering and computing subject areas (1979-2021) including, cyber security, healthcare technologies and energy engineering.
Knovel Library
Knovel Library's eBook collection of 350+ titles covering Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, Nanotechnology,, Regulatory Information and Safety & Industrial Hygiene. Updated regularly, includes interactive content. Includes content from ASHRAE, ASM and ASME.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
This distinguished conference proceedings series publishes the latest research developments in all areas of computer science. Includes its subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (LNBI).
O'Reilly Learning
Collection of online training courses, books, videos, and interactive tutorials across a ranging of computing , IT, Engineering, Construction,and related subject areas.
Oxford Reference Online
More than 350 online OUP dictionaries and reference works across a wide range of subjects.
Open Access and Freely Available Resources
Open access (OA) means unrestricted online access to peer-reviewed scholarly research, including books, journal articles and theses. Many databases and journal publishers will provide access to Open Access material. Look for the orange symbol or the words Open Access.