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Architectural Studies Research Guide

Finding E-books

A&AePortal This link opens in a new window
Provides access to art and architectural history scholarship for newly released, born-digital, key backlist and out-of-print titles

Finding Books at Amherst and in the Five Colleges

Use the search box on the Library homepage to search for books. Click on the box for "catalog only" to exclude articles.

Identify subject headings that may help you identify more titles. Some subject headings to search:

Architecture -- History
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century
Architecture, Modern -- 21st century
Architectural design

You can also search across all of the Five Colleges, and use the Request Item feature to have something delivered to Amherst.

Have a call number? Use our guide to Locate Items with Call Numbers.
Looking for a book not held in the Five Colleges? Use our Request Service. See section below for searching for books outside our system.

Finding Books Beyond Amherst

Worldcat Art Libraries
Access to Worldcat content, including the articles database of 200 million records, specific to the visual arts. Includes information on which libraries hold the material.

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Core catalog for library holdings worldwide.
Hathi Trust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Preservation repository of full-text books & journals that allows comprehensive searching, downloading of public-domain books, and specialized services for text-mining projects. Choose Amherst College from the list of institutions to log in and get access to additional features and tools.