Location
School of Architecture
Storrs Building, 2nd floor
Phone: 704-687-4977
BASIC INFORMATION
The Architectural Resources Center (ARC), located on the second floor of The School of Architecture, Storrs Building. The primary focus of the ARC collection is 20th & 21st century design, architects, and the built environment. The ARC collection includes: books, audio visuals, periodicals, Fifth Year and Graduate Thesis documents, materials, manufacturer catalogues, drawings & plans. For additional resources, please visit Atkins Library.
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH:
- ARC materials
- Circulation
- Equipment
| - Library classes
- Class webpages
- Research assistance
| Charlotte Piel
| Alison Bradley
| Supervisor
| Architecture Liaison Librarians | Phone: 704-687-6055
| Phone: 704-687-6670 |
ARC library services coordinated through Bonnie Stuart and Betty Ladner.
New hours for Architecture Library 2009-2010
Regular Hours for Fall and Spring Semesters begin on Monday August 24, 2009
| Monday |
| 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | | Tuesday |
| 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | | Wednesday |
| 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | | Thursday |
| 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM | | Friday |
| 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | | Saturday |
| CLOSED
| Sunday
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| CLOSED
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Exceptions for ARC Library Hours
| September 2009
| 4th
| Friday
| 8:00a - 2:00p | Labor Day
| 7th
| Monday
| CLOSED | Labor Day
| | | | | | October 2009
| 9th
| Friday
| 8:00a - 2:00p | Fall Break
| 12th - 16th
| Monday - Friday
| CLOSED
| Fal Break***
| | | | | | November 2009
| | 25th | Wednesday
| 8:00a - 2:00p
| Thanksgiving | 26th - 27th
| Thursday - Friday
| CLOSED
| Thanksgiving | | | | | | December 2009
| 17th
| Thursday
| 8:00a - 5:00p
| End of Exams | 18th
| Friday
| 8:00a - 2:00p
| End of Exams | 21st - 31st
| Monday - Thursday
| CLOSED
| Winter Break |
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| | January 2010
| 1st - 8th
| Friday - Friday
| CLOSED
| Winter Break | 15th
| Friday
| 8:00a - 2:00p
| MLK Holiday | 18th
| Saturday - Monday
| CLOSED
| MLK Holiday |
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| | February 2009
| Regular hours all month
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| | March 2009
| 5th
| Friday
| 8:00a - 2:00p
| Spring Break
| 8th - 12th
| Monday - Friday
| CLOSED | Spring Break
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| | April 2009
| 2nd
| Friday
| 8:00a - 2:00p
| Spring Recess
| | | | | | May 2009
| 13th
| Thursday
| 8:00a - 5:00p
| End of Finals
| 14th
| Friday | 8:00a - 2:00p | End of Finals | 17th - 21th
| Monday - Friday
| CLOSED
| No Classes
| 24th - 28th
| Monday - Friday
| 10:00a - 2:00p
| New Summer Hours
| 31st
| Monday
| CLOSED
| Memorial Day
| | | | | | June 2009
| Summer hours all month
| | | | | | | | July 2009
| 2nd
| Friday
| CLOSED
| University Closed |
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| | August 2009
| 23rd
| Monday
| 8:00a - 8:00p
| Begin Fall Hours****
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| | | | | | | | Regular Summer Hours | | | Monday thru Friday | 10:00 -2:00 | | | | Saturday & Sunday
| CLOSED
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AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT
Digital cameras, digital video cameras, carts with IMac computers and projectors, TV/VCR's, overhead projector, slide trays, slide projectors, laser pointers, lights, black backdrop cloths, and tripods are available at the ARC circulation desk.
Checkout to SoA students and faculty is 24 hours. Fines - 50 cents per hour.
CIRCULATION POLICIES
- The ARC operates under the policies of Atkins Library.
- Books
- Faculty/Staff/PhD 120 days
- Masters 60 days
- Undergraduate/all other borrowers 21 days
- Periodicals are non-circulating
- Recalls - All library materials are subject to recall if requested by another borrower. See Recall Policy for further fines and information.
- Renewals - All borrowers may renew general collection items two times before returning the material to the library.
Journals/Magazines Avery is the index to more than 1,000 Architectural journals. Some entries link to full text. When working from home enter your Novell name and password to access Avery.
FACULTY SERVICES AND LIAISON PROGRAM The Library's Liaison Program promotes communication between Atkins Library and academic colleges and departments. The Library Liaison to the SoA is Alison Bradley (704-687-6670). The SoA faculty contact is Tom Gentry.
Library classes
Contact Alison Bradley (704-687-6670) to schedule a library instruction session for your students Reserves Course Reserves are materials set aside by faculty for the exclusive use of their students. Access to course reserves is limited to University faculty, staff, and students. Electronic Reserves are accessible via the Web.
Proxy Cards
A Faculty Proxy Card allows an assistant of a Faculty member to check out materials and place Interlibrary Loan requests in the name of the Faculty member.
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