Architecture Pathfinder

 

Athena – to locate books using the automated catalog type, Architecture, Building Design, or the name of the country (i.e. Italy) or group of people (i.e. Italians) you selected in the search box. For some sub-topics try locating general books on the larger subjects and look in the index for further information. Atlases and Almanacs are located by the vertical file as well as in the Reference Section.

 

Camden County Library Catalog – www.camden.lib.nj.us

Go to “Library Catalog” username: librarylink

You can search the catalog and/or reserve a book/s for pick up.

 

Reference Section:

Encyclopedias

REF 306.03 Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures

REF 390 CUL Culturgrams

REF 720 NAT The Builders, Marvels of Engineering

REF 720 YAR A Chronology of Western Architecture

REF 910 LAN Lands and Peoples

 

Other Dewey Sections:

306 Cultural Anthropology

348 Statues

388 Bridges, Tunnels

522 Observatories

620 Engineering

624 Bridge Construction

690 Building Technology

709  History of Art

720 Architecture

725 Monuments, Bridges, Towers

726 Temples

726.5 Churches

728.8 Palaces, Castles

729 Architectural Decoration

909 Pyramids

 

Beck’s Virtual Library: Go to the “Beck Home Page” then go to “for students”. Click on “Virtual Library”. You can find the following subject headings by following the “Library Links” page of the Library Home Page.

 

Subscription Services (passwords are on screen)

·        EBSCO (magazines) current articles

·        Reference Suite

·        Facts on File

·        World Book

·        Grolier Encyclopedias

·        Student Resource Center (great for info. on culture)

Social Studies:

·        The History Net

·        The History Channel

·        HyperHistory Online

·        Smithsonian Home Page

Science

·        Discovery Channel

·        National Geographic Online

 

Other Web Sites: