The library contains over 7,805 individual titles in all major formats, and includes: 7,300 monographs, 216 journals/periodicals, 277 videos, and a slide collection numbering over 12,000.  This collection also consists of traditional library materials including encyclopedia, pamphlets, maps, charts,  microfiche, and other formats.

 

Overdue Fines Overdue fines begin on the day after the book is due
Fines	$ .25   per book over due
Maximum	$50.00   per item

Lost/Damaged Books Policy
Lost book charges include:

• The cost of the book
• $20.00 replacement fee
• Accumulated fines on the book

 If a lost book is found and returned to the library, the cost of the book minus the replacement fee is credited to the patron’s account by the Comptroller’s Office.  The accumulated fines are non-refundable.

Recalls/Holds
Any library material may be recalled or have a hold placed on them.  A recall is an official request for a book to be returned early.  A hold is the reserving of an item, upon returning, for the next user.  Library patrons can request a user hold on needed items currently charged out to another patron. When the material becomes available, the patron is notified and given three (3) days to pick up the items(s) at the Circulation Desk; after the 3-day hold, the items(s) will be returned to the shelf.

Renewals
Faculty and PhD students can renew materials at the end of the spring, summer, and fall semesters.
Reserve materials cannot be renewed.

Library materials must be renewed on or before the due date. Borrowers are extended renewals loan periods up to 4 times.  After the 4th time the items must be returned to circulation.

The following materials cannot be renewed:
Overdue renewed items
Items on hold 
Items held by a borrower whose student ID is blocked
Items that have been renewed up to 4 times

How to renew materials
Material may be renewed from a computer workstation within the library or from a remote location internet access.

To renew books:

• Click on “My Account”
• You will see “My Account” 
• Select “Renew My Materials”

DVD/VHS
Students, faculty and staff can check-out videos for three (3) days. There is a $3.00 fine for overdue videos.  Damaged and lost videos will be assessed (1) $25.00-replacement processing fee; plus the cost of the item.

Access to electronic databases and indexes afford constituents, information pertinent to the study of Architecture/Fine Arts. The following electronic databases feature access to full-text articles and citations for architecture faculty, staff, and students. For a complete list of databases visit the John B. Cade Library’s Webpage.

Web sites can be excellent starting points for information on every aspect of artchitecture. These are some of the best, but a word of caution! Although the web offers a wealth of information, be sure to evaluate the reliability and currency of websites.

ArchINFORM http://www.archinform.net
This database includes over 13,000 built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners. The architecture of the 20th century is the main theme of this database.

Cities and Buildings Image Archive http://content.lib.washington.edu/cities/index.html
Begun in 1995, the Cities and Buildings Database from the University of Washington, is a collection of digitized images of buildings and cities drawn from across time and throughout the world, available to students, researchers and educators on the web. Includes a nations index

Getty Provenance Index Databases http://piweb.getty.edu/
Includes archival documents (1550-1840), sale catalogs (1650-1840) and public collections from American and British Institutions (1500-1990).

Getty Research Tools http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/
Provides access to a range of online research tools relating to the visual arts, architecture, and related fields of study for artists' names and their spelling. Includes a searchable database of geographic names, a thesaurus of art and architecture, and a searchable provenance database.

Mother of All Art History http://www.art-design.umich.edu/mother/
This site links to Internet resources related to art & art history. Categories include: Art History Departments; Research Resources; Resources for Visual Collections; Image Collections & Online Art; Fine Art Schools & Departments, Textual & Linguistic and Art Portals.

Regional Knowledge Network - http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/rkn.html
Intended for researchers, students, government officials, regional leaders, community activists, and the general public, provides socioeconomic and political information, including maps, data, and other information on Western New York and southern Ontario. Covers such topics as demographics, government, economy, planning and land use, public health, and public safety.

Rudy Bruner Digital Archive - http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/bruner/index.html
The Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archive (RBADA) is an excellent resource for architecture students and practitioners to study precedents in urban design. The Archive is an image database of urban design case studies projects from 1987 to the present that have been recognized as exemplars of excellence in urban design achieved through community collaboration. Each entry includes full project documentation, including an abstract, project data, bibliography, color images, and more.

Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
A chronological, geographical, and thematic timeline of the history of world art with illustrations from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. Includes subject, artist, and accession number indexes. Continually updated. Covers the period from prehistory to 1800 A.D. and will continue to expand in scope and depth.

URBANE: Urban Resource Base for Analysis and Networked Education
http://www.clr.utoronto.ca/PRECEDENTS/URBANE/

URBANE is a set of urban templates made from 120 precedent studies in urban design and is seen as an educational resource for academics, students and practitioners interested in urban design.

WordReference.com http://www.wordreference.com/
This Web site is helpful for translation of languages other than English. The site provides four multilingual translation dictionaries and one large English dictionary from HarperCollins. The dictionary can be used to translate from French, German, Italian or Spanish to English and also as a browser add-on tool to translate words in other situations.

Words of Art http://www.arts.ouc.bc.ca/fina/glossary/gloshome.html
A glossary of terms for the visual arts, compiled by Robert Belton, Okanagan University College, British Columbia. Includes cross references.

Worldview [Macromedia Flash Reader] http://www.worldviewcities.org/
Offers a range of well-organized materials and information on what is new and interesting in urbanism and architecture from different cities around the world. For each city, visitors can peruse an interview with a leading urban planner or architect who is intimately familiar with each conurbation, comb through a historical map that allows visitors to see the growth of each place, and make their way along a timeline of events. Includes policy issues in section titled "Critical Issues."