Library tour

The library of the Academy of Architecture

Librarians • •

Matty Gaikhorst Klaas de Jong

Academy library – one of seven

Six AHK academies Seven AHK libraries One catalogue Borrow facilities: • all AHK libraries • 10 items • period of 4 weeks Not for lending: • magazines, • maps, • reference works, • films from the Filmacademy

Collection AvB library

Specialized collection 13,000 titles: • Architecture • Urban Design • Landscape Architecture • Related subjects Materials: • Books • (Digital) maps • Magazines • (full text) Articles • DVD's

Collection Books

Collection organized by subject in a systematic classification

Book Collection

Subject information on the side of the bookcases

Book Collection

Subject information on the bookshelves

Shelfmarks

p.a.

725.23 Osw o

Magazine collection

30 subscriptions on national and international magazines

Current issues

Magazine Collection

Back issues at the end of the library or in the archive (ask the librarians)

List of all available magazines

Journal alert •

Once a month

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Published on MyAHK

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Arch-library@ahk.nl

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Current acquisitions

New titles in the display on both sides of the entrance

Current acquisition list

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Bi-monthly

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Published on MyAHK

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Arch-library@ahk.nl See here: Last Aquisition list

Atlases Atlases: • • • • •

Topographic Historical Amsterdam Aerial atlases Thematic

DVD’s and Maps

Dvd's: documentaries films

Soil maps City maps

Maps (printed) Card cabinet:

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Topographic Maps Netherlands 1:25.000 and 1:50.000 Geomorphological maps Soil Maps Historical Military maps Water management maps (all 1:50.000) Maps Amsterdam 1:2000 1:5000 1:10.000 Historical maps

Digital Maps Student computers in the library:

Maps: Amsterdam: • Large-scale base • Small scale base

Netherlands: • Topvector 1:10.000 • Geomorphological maps • Soil maps • Water management maps

Study facilities

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3 student computers

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design software

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multifunctional, copy,print and scan on A4 and A3

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A3 flatbed scan

Design software on the library computers

How to find your information

Search the catalogue via MyAHK Library homepage https://ahknl.sharepoint.com/sites/Bibliotheken

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the Ipad for a quick search a computer in the library your laptop your mobile device

See presentation: • How to use the catalogue

Questions

Ask one of the librarians

Archlibrary@ahk.nl

0205318214/821515