Architecture Library: More on Finding Books and Other Materials

Call Numbers
Books in the University Libraries are assigned Library of Congress Call Numbers. These consist of letters, numbers and sometimes dates. For example:

NA1313.C35 A4 2004
Santiago Calatrava: The Complete Works.

Subjects in CardCat
Items in CardCat are assigned Library of Congress Subject Headings and specific headings for places, sites, and names. Use keywords to begin a search, then look for subject headings that match your topic and click on these to find more materials.

Examples of Useful Subject Headings

Broad subjects: Architects Architectural design Architecture—[Country] Cities and towns—[Place name] City planners City planning Historic preservation Historic buildings—Conservation and restoration Landscape architects Landscape architecture—[Country] Landscape design Regional planning Urban policy	More specific subjects: Apartment houses Architectural acoustics Architecture, Domestic Art nouveau (Architecture) Bridges—Design and construction Brownfields Building—Details Garden structures Housing Parks Public buildings Suburbs Urban beautification Urban landscape architecture Urban renewal Water in landscape architecture
Specific sites and places: Central Park (New York, NY) Columbus (Ind.) Indiana State Museum Munstead Wood Gardens (England)	Names: Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912 Calatrava, Santiago, 1951- Skidmore Owings Merrill Schwartz, Martha