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ARCH 131 Library Research Part 1/2: Intro and Citation Tool (7:46)
ARCH 131 Library Research Part 2/2: Crandall Gym NA Book Guidelines (8:03)
Searching for and Finding Physical Books in Crandall Gym (Bldg. 60) (4:27)
REMINDERS:
Please do not re-shelve books yourself. Simply leave them on top of the shelf as close to where you found them as possible.
Please do not check out books that assist with the assignment prompts.
This will allow the rest of the studios to access them during the assignment window.
OneSearch to Find Articles (video)
OneSearch to Find eBooks
Architecture Articles - The Basics
Architecture Articles - Filtering for the Best Results