Recently in Architecture Studies Library Category

Just behind our ongoing and frequently changing New Books Display, we have a temporary display of books which provide you with details, an often requested and searched for type of resource.

Items in the display include the venerable Architectural Graphics Standards but also new series such as GA Detail (on specific buildings), Detail Practice (details relating to materials and products), and Detail in Building (building components, such as soft canopies).

Let us know what you think about this type of focused book display!

Thanks to those who took the time to give us some feedback on our improved computer login times. It is thanks -- at least in part -- to the persistence of certain students in the SOA that this issue was addressed.

Feedback ranged from "it's about time" to "very helpful" to "it is faster but still slow."

The flipchart-on-an-easel is a new method of soliciting input in the ASL. It has been used to good effect in other libraries, so I thought we'd try it here! This was the first question to have been posed "Have you noticed how much faster our computer logins are?" We will be posting another question in about a week. Meanwhile if you didn't get a chance to comment while the question was up, you can add your remarks here on the blog.

Thanks to all who completed the survey at the all-school meeting at the beginning of the semester! I thought you might be interested in what others had to say.

In answer to the question "How would you see the Architecture Studies Library becoming more of an "experience"? here are some of the ideas that were contributed.

*explore hands-on experiences
*host events on new technologies in the architecture/landscape/interiors fields
*consider online presence in e.g. Second Life
*invite companies to display sustainable products
*schedule "movie nights"
*exhibits to help convey what architecture is all about, the combination of art and science, the aesthetic elements
*experience different types of information

In answer to the question "What skill relating to information do you feel is the most important for you to learn this year?" here are some of the replies.

*how to get to needed information more quickly
*research
*more on 2010 initiative
*how to quickly find environmentally friendly materials
*how to properly search web using search engines
*know how to look for research materials without wasting too much time
*finding resources which are directly related to each subject
*finding case studies

I am sensing that efficient searching is a high priority!!