Posts from — August 2009

La Trobe University Library has gained trial access to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Virtual Library until September 30. The ICE Virtual Library gives access to one of the largest repositories of full text civil engineering papers in the world.

Access the ICE Virtual trial.

Staff and students are encouraged to submit comments via our feedback form.

Note: this trial has ended.

Mexican architecture and urban design— Pre-Colombian through the 20th century

ARTstor and the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin have collaborated to share more than 5,700 images from the Hal Box and Logan Wagner Collection of Mexican Architecture and Urban Design. This collection richly documents outdoor communal spaces in Mexico, including Pre-Columbian sites, as well as buildings and public spaces from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Hal Box, a practicing architect, studied and documented the 16th to 17th century open air churches of Mexico. Logan Wagner, a native of Mexico and an architect-builder with degrees in anthropology, architecture, and Latin American Studies, led the field work for twelve summers. Box, Wagner, and volunteer groups carried out photographic documentation of open air churches and other civic spaces in the states of Morelos, Mexico, Michoacán, Yucatan, Quinatna Roo, and Hidalgo.

To view the Hal Box and Logan Wagner: Mexican Architecture and Urban Design (University of Texas at Austin) collection go to the ARTstor Digital Library, browse by collection, and click “Hal Box and Logan Wagner: Mexican Architecture and Urban Design (University of Texas at Austin).” Or search the keywords: box wagner.

Photographs from ancient sites in Dura-Europos, Syria and Gerasa, Jordan

The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, has collaborated with ARTstor to make approximately 18,000 images related to the ancient sites of Dura-Europos in Syria and Gerasa (modern Jerash) in Jordan available in the Digital Library.

The collection in ARTstor consists of images from the Gallery’s extensive photographic archives, which provide historical documentation of both expeditions as well as the artifacts and structures unearthed during the excavations. Through this partnership, the Yale University Art Gallery will also contribute approximately 1,200 images of objects from its permanent collection to the Digital Library.

To view the Dura-Europos and Gerasa Archives (Yale University): go to the ARTstor Digital Library , browse by collection, and click “Dura-Europos and Gerasa Archives (Yale University).” Or search the keywords: yale dura europos OR yale gerasa.

Find ARTstor under “A” on the Articles via Databases page.

Student IT and wireless access support is available in the Bundoora campus Library at the following times:

Monday – Friday
10:00am – 12noon
1:00pm – 3:00pm

IT support staff are located on the right hand side of the Audiovisual Service desk, rear, Level 2, Bundoora Library. (Keep walking past the Inquiry and Research Help desks.)

Find out more about IT support and computer services for all campus libraries at:  www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/services/facilities.php

As a trial during second semester 2009, the Library is providing access to the Document Delivery Service for undergraduate students. This service has previously only been available to postgraduate students and staff.

This service means you can request documents that are not held in the La Trobe University Library collection but can be sourced from within Australia.

Undergraduate students can request copy from chapters of books, conference papers and specific journal and newspaper articles.

Further information about Document Delivery can be found at
Document Delivery for Undergraduates Trial.

For further information please enquire about this service at your Library service desk.