Architecture: 48-706: Urban Systems: Home

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• What type of information do you need? What questions do you have?
• What are good keywords?
• What are key concepts/phrases?

Library Resources

• University Libraries Home Page Searches  
  • Advanced Search: Search to find eBooks, articles, video, and more. Filter search results by resource type, date, and full-text
  • Books and Media: Search the library catalog to find eBooks and print books. To limit to books online, select the "eBooks only" box or filter search results by "Available online"
• Journals & Newspapers
  • Find out if CMU has access online journals and newspapers 
• Research Databases
  • Search library resources in all subject areas or Architecture for full-text articles, encyclopedias, and case studies; plus statistics, images, and more
• Research Guides
  • Find resources recommended by librarians in all subject areas including Architecture, History, and Visual Resources

Freely Available Online Resources

• Digital Libraries and Archives
  • Internet Archive: Browse all Architecture Collections or check out specific collections such as USGS Maps and Biodiversity Heritage Library
  • Library of Congress Digital Collections
    • Includes Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey 
  • HathiTrust Digital Library
  • Digital Public Library of America
  • Historic Pittsburgh: online collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Pittsburgh documents
• Museums and Special Collections
  • Search for digital collections from local historical societies or cultural institutions
• Government Records
  • Search city or county websites for planning documents and drawings -- though many of these records are not available digitally
  • Catalog of United States Government Publications