Library News

Library and Computer Centre Closed Thursday 31st of March

2016-03-30T12:04:00.002+00:00

The library and computer centre will be close on Thursday the 31st of March. This is for a staff development day. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

The library and computer centre will re-open on Friday the 1st of April at 9am.

Accessing Detail Magazine Online

2016-03-29T09:28:00.000+00:00

Art and Architecture Complete is a database which gives access to 400 periodicals, including the full text of Detail magazine back from 2006 to the present. The online version of Detail supplements the library’s print holdings, which cover 1992 to the present. To access the full text of Detail magazine online, from both on- and off the GSA campus network, please follow the instructions below:

First, go to the GSA library catalogue at http://www.gsa.ac.uk/library:

Then, click on ‘My Account’ at the top-right of the screen, and login with your GSA username and password:

Type ‘Art and Architecture Complete’ into the search box. The Art and Architecture Complete database appears in blue words as the first in a list of items. Click on this link:

A screen of information about the Art and Architecture Complete database will appear. Click on the ‘EBSCO’ link towards the bottom of the screen:

At the next screen, click the ‘EBSCOhost Research Databases’ link near the top of the screen:

At the next screen, select the ‘Art and Architecture Complete’ link at the top of the screen:

You should now be in the Art and Architecture Complete database, where you will be presented with various search options. Type ‘Detail’ into the ‘Publication’ box (this limits your search results to content in Detail magazine only), and type your search term into the general search box at the top left of the screen (‘cladding’ has been used as an example here). Click the green ‘Search’ button

You will be presented with a list of articles, any of which can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on the ‘PDF Full Text’ button. You can also sort your list of results (by date, for example), by clicking the relevance button at the top-right of the screen:

If you have any difficulties accessing Detail online, please don't hesitate to ask for help in the Library.

Easter Opening Hours

2016-03-29T09:10:00.002+00:00

The Library and Computer Centre have moved to their Vacation Period opening hours until Monday the 18th of April.

This means that we are only open Monday to Friday from 9 am until 5pm and we will not be open at the weekends.

Library Closed Friday the 19th of February 2016

2016-02-18T16:34:00.002+00:00

The Library and Computer Centre will be closed on Friday the 19th of February. This is due to a holiday. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. The Library and Computer Centre will be open as normal from Saturday the 20th of February.

2016-02-11T10:13:00.003+00:00

Tonight Twilight Class 5.30pm Library Level Two

Photoshop

Fundamentals of image and video editing using Photoshop

2016-02-04T08:49:00.004+00:00

Tonights Twilight class 04/02/2016 on Typography has been cancelled. we are hoping to reschedule it at a later date so watch this space.

2016-02-02T11:00:00.000+00:00

Tonight's Twilight Class is Cite It Right
Come along and learn how to using the MHRA system

2016-01-28T08:43:00.000+00:00

Twilight Class Tonight 28th January
Library Level Two at 5.30. Just turn up and find out about InDesign and Publishing

2016-01-26T11:32:00.000+00:00

Tonight 5.30pm Treasures of the Library----Level 2 Library

2016-01-26T10:48:00.000+00:00

We are delighted to have received a donation of books belonging to the late James Gowan, the Glasgow-born architect who was in partnership with James Stirling from 1957-1963.

Modernity and reinvention: the architecture of James Gowan, ed.by Ellis Woodman

Mr Gowan studied here at the Glasgow School of Art, where he became immersed in the Gothic style, before joining the RAF to serve as a radar mechanic during WW2. He completed his studies at Kingston School of Architecture in London after the war. He and partner James Stirling went on to design the famous Engineering Building at the University of Leicester, which is credited as being the first postmodern building in the UK.

Los Angeles: the architecture of four ecologies, Reyner Banham

After his partnership with James Stirling ended, Mr Gowan went on to design housing schemes in Greenwich and Essex, as well as a four-storey house for Chaim Schreiber, leading furniture manufacturer of the 1960s, in Hampstead, London. Mr Gowan also taught at the Architectural Association, Heriot Watt University, and the Royal College of Art in London, where he inspired many architects, including Richard Rogers.

Building footprints, by Eduardo Sacriste

We're delighted to receive a selection of books which represent Mr Gowan's interests and the era that he worked in, including texts by architects such as Reyner Banham who admired Mr Gowan's work.

2016-01-19T11:40:00.000+00:00

Twilight Class Tonight----Digital Video Fundamentals
Time--5.30
Place---Quiet Study Space Level Two Library

2016-01-14T10:05:00.002+00:00

Come along tonight to find out about AfterEffects fundamentals

2016-01-11T16:55:00.000+00:00

Artists' Books Twilight Class at GSA Library, Quiet Study Space, Tuesday 12th January 5.30-6.30 pm

This week's Twilight Class in the library provides a unique opportunity to view some of the titles in the Library's Artists' Books collection.

Caroline List (2006) Sketchbox. Limited edition of 15.

Artists' Books are books created by artists, rather than the books written about artists found in our lending stock. Artists’ books can be distinguished from illustrated books, where an artist has simply provided illustrations to accompany another’s text. For artists, the medium of the book allows them to explore concepts such as seriality, sequence, narrative, and the text/image relationship.

Erica Van Horn and Simon Cutts, aglio 6 olio

Drop in any time between 5.30 pm and 6.30 pm to explore the collection, which is one of the largest in Scotland.

Student Survey Closing Today - Don't Miss Out

2015-12-18T09:27:00.000+00:00

The annual Library, Archives and Collections student survey closes today. If you have not already filled in the questionnaire please take a few minutes to do so. It is only 20 questions, your opinions shape how we developed the services, and you could win £75!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSA_Learning_Resources

Last week of the Student Survey

2015-12-14T15:00:00.000+00:00

The annual student survey is still open so please take the opportunity to tell us how we are doing. Your feedback shapes how the Library, Archives and Collections services develop so if we are going something well tell us and we will continue; if we are not meeting your needs tell us and we'll respond. Survey closes on the 18th December. Don't forget that if you do complete the survey you might win £75!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSA_Learning_Resources

Library and Computer Centre closing at 12.30pm on Tuesday 15th December

2015-12-14T09:15:00.001+00:00

The library and computer centre will close at 12.30pm on Tuesday the 15th of December. This is for a staff development afternoon. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Design Parts Collection In Japanese Traditional Style

2015-12-02T10:17:00.000+00:00

Today we got a book so beautiful that we had to share it. Design parts collection in Japanese traditional style architecture is a beautiful textbook, with drawings of every architectural element imaginable, and beautiful interior design details.

Design parts collection in Japanese traditional style architecture

Though it's in Japanese, the book is easy to understand. The book features clear and precise diagrams of whole houses, right the way through to the smallest details.

Design parts collection in Japanese traditional style architecture

The book also showcases interior design elements, such as unbelievably detailed drawings of wooden joists, and isometric views of storage plans.

Intricate diagram in Design parts collection in Japanese traditional style architecture

We also have another textbook in the same format about garden design, featuring beautiful landscape design details. Among the typologies included are footpaths, raked gravel, reservoirs, lanterns, water elements, woven fences, wooden lattices, roofed walls, gazebos and pavilions, and the myriad forms and arrangements of boulders, stones, and other rocky features

Wooden joists in Design parts collection in Japanese traditional style architecture

Survey! Win £75!

2015-11-23T16:44:00.001+00:00

Tell us what you think of the Library, Archives and Collections by taking the Learning Resources Student Survey which is now open. We will be glad of the feedback, you will be helping to build a better service for all, and you will also be in with a chance to win £75. The winner gets the choice of Artstore vouchers or book vouchers .

The survey is only 20 questions but the answers you provide really do have a big influence on how we develop the service. For example it was survey data that was used to make the case for additional funding to extend the Library opening hours by 50% in January. Get cracking!

Using Turnitin Tuesday 21st October iMac Training Room 5.30pm

2015-11-19T18:30:00.000+00:00

Tuesday the 24th of November's Library Twilight class will focus on learning how to submit files to Turnitin. It will cover what Turnitin is, how to prepare your file for submission and also how to submit files.

So if you are new to using Turnitin and want to know more about it, then pop along to the iMac Training room on level 2 of the Library at 5.30pm on Tuesday the 24th of November to find out more.

Digital Montage Thursday 19th of November iMac Lab Library 5.30pm

2015-11-19T09:49:00.001+00:00

Interested in using Adobe Photoshop to create montages? Then come along to the Digital Images Montages Twilight Class. You can learn how to refine your montages using layers to modify images.

So come along to the iMac Training Room on the second floor of the Library at 5.30pm on Thursday the 19th of November.

GSA Library Student Forum Tuesday 17th November Quiet Study Space from 1pm

2015-11-16T10:52:00.002+00:00

Come along to out GSA Library Student Forum and find out what we are up to in the library as well as letting us know what we do well and what we can do better! It will be taking place on Tuesday the 17th of November between 1 and 2pm on Level 2 in the Quiet Study Space. Lunch will be provided and printing credits will be topped up for all who come along to the forum.

Cite It Right! Tuesday 17th November Quiet Study Space 5.30pm

2015-11-16T10:26:00.001+00:00

Confused about how to reference? Why not come along to Cite It Right! and learn all about how to reference using the MHRA referencing convention. David Buri will guide you through this workshop which anyone can come along to.

Cite It Right! takes place in the Quiet Study Space on Level 2 of the Library at 5.30pm.

Up The Resolution! Thursday 12th of November iMac Lab Library 5.30pm

2015-11-09T10:21:00.001+00:00

We’ll be exploring scanning in Photoshop in the Up The Resolution Twilight Class. This class will help you understand scanning, file formats, resolutions and image enhancement.

So come along to the iMac Training Room on the second floor of the Library at 5.30pm on Thursday the 12th of November.

New print books on Research Methodology

2015-11-05T11:10:00.000+00:00

Following on from our update on our new ebooks on research methodology, this month we have added several new print titles to the catalogue to support anyone conducting research at GSA, from undergraduate to professional level.

Systematic approaches to a successful literature review by Andrew Booth is a step-by-step guide to conducting a literature review that covers topics such as concept analysis, scoping, and mapping, as well as a guide to writing up and presenting your project. This book is aimed at researchers at all levels.

Social Research Methods by Alan Bryman covers qualitative and quantitative research methods without complicated mathematical formulae. It's also accompanied by an online resource centre which includes an Excel tutorial guide, and real-life student experiences.

We also have the third edition of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research by Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln, which has 14 new topics such arts-based inquiry and the politics of evaluation.

Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data, by Herbert Rubin and Irene Rubin, will guide you through interviewing step-by-step. The book assumers you're a begginner, is written in a clear conversational tone and highlights how to recover from common mistakes interviewers make.

If you're interested in writing or using case studies, we have Case Study Research: Design and Methods by Robert Yin. It includes tutorials, sections on values and ethics, and exemplary case studies.

Finally, if you're writing about film or using film as a source, Using Film as a Source by Sian Barber, is intended for both research which uses film in disciplines like social and cultural history and politics, as well as students or researchers writing specifically about film.

Library Closed 2nd November 2015

2015-10-30T11:44:00.007+00:00

The Library and Computer Centre will be closed on Monday the 2nd of November This is due to a school holiday. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. The Library and Computer Centre will be open as normal from Tuesday the 3rd of November at 8am.