Architecture and Spatial Design Finding Books & Journals
If you search from within the LondonMet university system you will find many of the journal articles will be available to you full text online with minimum fuss. You may have to log on with IT login to start with.
If you search from outside the LondonMet university system you will need to open the library catalogue and check to see if we have full text online access to each journal.
With books you will need to check the library catalogue to see if we have it. If it is at a different LondonMet library to your home library then you can RESERVE it from the catalogue. If we don't have the book you can ask for it on INTER LIBRARY LOAN. You can do this via the library catalogue. Please check link on LIBRARY SERVICES webpage for how inter library loan works and any restrictions. You don't normally have to pay for this service.
Use advanced search feature to locate a wide range of books, journals, research papers and much more. Check out how to get the most out of Google Scholar.
- http://scholar.google.co.uk/intl/en/scholar/about.html
- http://scholar.google.co.uk/intl/en/scholar/help.html
- http://scholar.google.co.uk/intl/en/scholar/refinesearch.html
JSTOR tutorial - This tutorial will show you how to search for journal articles on an assignment topic in the database JSTOR.
Class marks (Dewey) - Guide to finding books on the shelf
This is not comprehensive, but a brief guide only
Items about the same topic may not be at the same place on the shelves. For individual architects check the library catalogue, using key word search. You may have to browse the books checking the table of content or index to find specific topics.
| Subject Area | Class mark |
| Cities | 307 |
| Building regulations, codes, law | 343.078 |
| Building | 690 |
| Building - materials | 693-695 |
| Building - energy efficiency | 696 |
| Environmental, landscape design | 711-717 |
| Environmental, landscape design - cemetery design | 718 |
| Architecture | 720 |
| Architecture - professional practice | 720.68 |
| Architecture - history of architecture | 722 |
| Architecture - houses | 728 |
| Architecture - interior architecture | 729 |
| Decorative arts, design | 745 |
| Interior design | 747 |
