Rensselaer Architecture Library

Library Collections

• Books

  Here's some pointers on how to search the Libraries' online catalog and other related resources for books, journal titles, multimedia and more...

• Journal/Periodical Articles

  Finding journal, magazine, and newspaper literature can be challenging. The following compilation of electronic resources, print subscriptions, and services should help facilitate research in the fields of art and architecture.

• EJournals & ETexts

  These links point to our subscriptions to electronic journals and electronic books as well as reference types of tools such as dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias and more...

• Art & Architecture Image Collections

  There are many useful resources on the Internet for finding images. This compilation focuses on reliable sites delivering art and architecture images. There is also an emphasis on subscription databases we have licensed for use by our campus community at Rensselaer.

• Slides & Visual Resources Collection (Architecture Library, Greene Building)

  This includes a description of the physical collection housed in the Architecture Library and a listing of collection policies and details on lending and borrowing items.

  Also highlights the Rensselaer Libraries' growing collection of art and architecture digital images maintained and housed on the local system and acquired and developed for the teaching and other educational needs of the campus community.

• MultiMedia Collections

  The Architecture Library maintains a collection of videos, DVD's, and CD-ROMs on topics relevant to architecture and building science. The collection contains approximately 450 videocassette and DVD recordings and nearly 150 CD-ROMs. There are also thousands of media items in the Folsom Library collection. For tips on searching see the guide "Learn How to Find Film and Video in the Library Catalog."