This document provides an overview of library resources for students in the International Foundation Programme in Art and Architecture at London Metropolitan University. It discusses how to access and use the library website, online catalog, databases, and reference materials. Students are introduced to tools for managing their library account, finding books and articles, reserving materials, and properly citing references to avoid plagiarism. Contact information is provided for the subject librarian who can offer assistance.

1. Welcome to 1st Years for Architecture Daphne Chalk-Birdsall Subject Librarian for ASD

2. Welcome to Library Resources for International Foundation Programme Art and Architecture With Daphne Chalk-Birdsall Subject Librarian for ASD

3. Making the Most of London Met Libraries 1. Getting Started Library Services 2008-2009

6. General Library Services www.londonmet.ac.uk/libraries ONLINE Resources LISTINGS Citing Your References and other tutorials

8. IT Username and Password to access your library account to renew your books

9. Renew your books - as many times as you like as long as no one else has reserved them. Note the new due date for each item Reading history lists all the books you have taken out

10. Finding a book from a reading list Choose author/title from the range of search options

13. Select the 2006 edition

15. Click here to reserve How to Make a Reservation and state Your Need for this book These copies are available IN the Holloway Road Library. Otherwise they would have a Due date in STATUS BOX

16. Status Due 03-10-08 = Book Not Available Click this Reservation button to Request the book

17. Reservations are done by using your Username & Password – you would use these for all online resources at LondonMet. Drop down menu lets you pick which library you want to collect your request from

22. Step 1 : Author/Editor Step 2: Date Step 3: Title Step 4 : Edition Step 5: Place Step 6: Publisher

26. Introduction to Architecture and Spatial Design Electronic Resources Technical resources - design or science? Digimap Technical Indexes info4education Academic resources - design or science? GreenFILE

27. Digimap can help ASD students with plans as well as OS maps both historical and current Holloway Road Library is in an old mirror factory

28. 24 hits GreenFile gives Citations & abstracts before they’ve been published & full-text articles

30. Academic Search Premier to access GreenFILE 24 academic citations

31. ScienceDirect 35 citations for Low energy and architectural design includes Full-text PDF’s

32. Oxford Art Online aka Grove Art Online for Architectural and Spatial Design information and pictures

33. Register for the Library using library self-service tools such as Reservations + Inter-Library loans Other Resources RIBA Library and V + A SCONUL Access , M25 Consortium of Libraries , Index to Theses , Zetoc , BL OPAC

35. Good Luck with Your studies Feel free to email me if you need help – Daphne [email_address]