Library Subject Guides
As an Archaeology student, you are expected to find and use high quality literature. You'll need to use a range of different sources and demonstrate your ability to find good results in order to impress your tutors and to develop your research skills.
Books can be a great place to start your reading around a topic.
Architecture books are located within the wider Art section, shelved under the letter L on the second floor of the JB Morrell Library. There is also a selection of building conservation texts at the King's Manor Library. Many books will also be available online as e-books. Look for the links in YorSearch, under the View It section of each book.
| Shelf location | Subject |
|---|---|
| LA 1.4 | Urban Planning - physical |
| LB | Architecture |
| LD | Building Conservation |
| D1.3 | Environment - Human Ecology |
| DA 9.26 | Urban Planning - sociology |
All journal titles are listed on YorSearch, and can be found by searching the journal title.
If you don't have a specific title in mind, you can browse journals in your subject area on Browzine. Journals are organised by field of research, such as:
This is a selection of free online architecture resources covering a range of topics and resource types.
To start a more detailed search for articles and other research evidence, you'll need to use online databases. These are collections of resources that allow you to search for articles from hundreds of different journals at the same time.
The FileOpen plugin is required to open downloaded PDFs in your PDF reader. FileOpen is available on University PCs. For other devices and for further information and advice see the British Standards Institution site (under DRM- Digital Rights Management). Please note that you must open downloaded PDFs in a PDF reader not in your browser.
Only British and British adopted standards are included in the University's subscription. You will not have access to unadopted ASTM, ISO and IEC standards.
You will need to register for an account the first time you access Digimap.
This link opens in a new windowThe link above allows for personalisation via your University account. If you have not registered before you will need to do so the first time that you use the link. Select Passport as the product to access during registration.
Alternative Euromonitor link that does not allow for personalisation as it gives access based on the University's IP range. No registration is required.
For alumni access please the Virtual Library JSTOR section on Alumni Learning.
