Musagetes Library

Edible wild plant walk

2013-08-02T15:00:00.001-04:00

Learn about edible wild plants with the Riverbed Homestead in downtown Galt.

Sunday, August 18th @ 10 am

Start in the garden exploring nutritious weeds and from there wander towards the river and through a riverside park.

All welcome. Samples included!
Donations gladly accepted, but not required.

For more information and directions email: Riverbed.Homestead@gmail.com

Cute as a (library) button

2013-02-06T11:50:00.000-05:00

Last spring we asked you to design the next round of library buttons. We had a great response and choosing the top 10 was no easy task.

You can find a different winning design available in the library each week, so make sure you drop by to complete your collection (and maybe even learn something).

Our Bunny's getting nervous

2012-03-30T13:12:00.001-04:00

...help us find him!

Catch that Bunny...

2012-03-29T12:21:00.003-04:00

...before he devours all our books!

Bunny on the loose!

2012-03-28T15:05:00.000-04:00

In a brazen violation of the Library's 'no food' policy, a GIANT chocolate Bunny has broken into our Library!

Can you help us find him?

If you can figure out where he's hiding, you may be able to take him home with you! That's right, all 2lbs, 3ozs of his Lindt chocolate goodness could be yours!

For the next week the Bunny will be giving us daily clues about where he's hiding. If you think you know, you can fill out a ballot in the Library to win him!

Clues will appear daily at the Musagetes Architecture Library circulation desk, on our blog and on our Twitter feed.

Here's your first clue: "Brrr... it's a good thing I have fur, it's COLD in here!"

Quick! Catch that Bunny!

Design the next Library button!

2012-03-08T14:47:00.000-05:00

Don't you just LOVE those cute little buttons they hand out at all the uWaterloo Libraries?

One of your designs could be featured on the newest edition buttons!

We'll pick the top 10 designs to produce for distribution at all library locations starting in September. The #1 button design will win $250! Cash!

Every entrant will get 5 buttons made of their design... just for entering!

Visit the contest webpage for all the rules and more information about how to enter.

Winter Workshops

2012-01-19T16:18:00.000-05:00

Discover what your Library has to offer (which is a lot more than just books!) at one of our workshops.

Don't see what you're looking for? Drop by for one-on-one research help with Michele, or email me to request additional workshops here in Cambridge. Check out the full list of Library workshops and get registered here.

Introduction to GIS for Architecture:
Maps are an eye-catching and dynamic way to support your research and design work. GIS software and data allow you to create easy-to-understand, thematic maps that highlight the importance of place in the field of Architecture. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

access a variety of GIS resources available at the School of Architecture
find online data resources and mapping applications
create basic topographic and demographic maps using ArcMap 10
insert standard map elements and export your finished product

Held in the Seminar Room, Musagetes Architecture Library
Thursday January 26, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Introduction to RefWorks:

Learn how to manage your references, create bibliographies, and format your papers in a variety of citation styles using RefWorks, a web-based citation software freely available to all Waterloo students, faculty, and staff. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

create a RefWorks account
import references from databases, the Library’s catalogue, and other sources
navigate RefWorks and edit your citations
create and format bibliographies in a variety of citation styles
identify options within RefWorks for reference sharing
access your account and citations from anywhere
and more!

Held in the Seminar Room, Musagetes Architecture Library

Thursday February 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Book our Seminar Room online!

2011-11-22T11:29:00.001-05:00

You can now reserve the Library's Seminar Room all by yourself!

Simply click on the Study Room Booking link found on the library's webpage and log in with your WatIAM account.

All bookings must adhere to the Booking Terms:

3 hours per booking
2 bookings per day
10 hours within the current 7 day period (including today)
Room must be left in good condition
No-show Rule: After 15 minutes the room will be available to others
Disputes and complaints should be referred to staff at the Service Desk.

Questions? Ask us!

Building Green

2011-10-28T16:10:00.000-04:00

The Library has set up a trial for the BuildingGreen suite, an online resource providing current, authoritative information on sustainable design and construction.

The suite is composed of 3 integrated databases:

- 200 case studies of high performance buildings, including energy data and project details

- all content from Environmental Building News, the premier journal on sustainable building practices and products, published since 1992

- a complete directory of environmentally preferable building products

The trial will run until mid-November. Please give it a try and send any questions or feedback to Michele Laing, the Architecture Librarian here at Musagetes.

Library Day 2011

2011-10-25T10:40:00.000-04:00

Wednesday October 26th is Library Day!

The staff at Musagetes Architecture Library want to show our appreciation for all the students, faculty, staff and community members that make our job worth doing.

Please drop by the library for some refreshments and other goodies... all day long!

Confirm your name release status with us (yes OR no) and you will be entered into a draw to win great prizes from the Melville and Grand Cafes!

Open Access Week

2011-10-24T10:46:00.001-04:00

"Open access" is the term used to describe scholarly literature available free of charge that can be copied, distributed, and used with proper attribution. There are a lot of benefits to Open Access. To find out more, check out our Open Access FAQ.

For more information about Open Access Week, drop by the Library. You can also check out the list of Open Access Architecture Journals.

You could win an iPad 2!

2011-10-19T12:48:00.000-04:00

The Library needs student, faculty and staff participants for a usability study of Primo Central.

Primo Central allows you to find articles, books and more with a single search. No previous experience with it is necessary.

The study team is coming to Musagetes on Thursday October 27. Participation will only take an hour, and you will be entered into a draw for an iPad 2!

If you would like to give your feedback, please email Marian Davies and tell her you want to register for the Musagetes study next Thursday. Choose from the following sessions: 10-11am, 11:30-12:30 or 1:30-2:30pm.

We encourage you to volunteer and make your voice heard. This is an opportunity to win a great prize and help the library decide if Primo Central is right for our users...YOU!

Welcome back!

2011-09-12T15:13:00.007-04:00

It's the first day of the fall term and the library is already bustling with students! This is the library staff's favourite time of year... we love to see the space full of new faces and students we haven't seen in a while.

A lot is new this year. Most importantly, we have new hours:

Monday to Thursday: 9am to 9pm
Friday: 9am to 6pm
Saturday & Sunday: 1pm to 5pm

Some of you might be surprised to see Linda Finn in the library. She was only on loan to ACM last year and we're happy to have her back.

We have received lots of new materials over the summer, including a large addition to our film collection. We also purchased some moveable white boards that you will notice around the library... use them! We have markers, erasers and cleaner... just ask at the desk.

What's really exciting for us is a brand new scanner, and it's great! No need to log in to any computer... just press one button and the images get saved directly to your USB memory. And thanks to the overhead camera, you can take scans of almost anything - not just books! I've already used it, and it's fun and easy to use.

There will be a lot happening this year at Musagetes, so keep and eye on the blog or follow us on Twitter.

For those of you who were not around this summer, the 2A class put on a spectacular play called Ilion, their take on the legend of Troy. You can watch the whole play on YouTube, starting with part one:

Between the covers

2011-07-08T10:56:00.000-04:00

It's that time of year when all the gardens are flourishing with new life. Don't have a garden? Perhaps try putting your old comics (or textbooks?) in the window and get growing!

"Manga Farming" is a project by Tokyo-based artist Koshi Kawachi, and is on display at the Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya.

The process is simple... stand a book on its end, sprinkle with seeds (radish, broccoli, basil...) and water. Sprouts start to appear in days! A great way to upcycle materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill or recycling centre...

Be like Mies

2011-04-12T15:01:00.000-04:00

...and build your very own Farnsworth House!

LEGO is paying tribute to it's second iconic architect with a new addition to the LEGO Architecture collection. Own your very own piece of modernist history, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

This latest edition follows models of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum, as well as a number of other architectural landmarks.

ghost13 | ideas in things

2011-03-15T16:04:00.004-04:00

June 14, 2011 - June 17, 2011
Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
*Participation is limited to 200 registrants

The Conference theme,‘Ideas in Things’, addresses the unity of the discipline of architecture, offering an optimistic critique of the current separation of the academy and practice, or the mind and the hand. A book and film will document the conference.

The conference will feature a number of renowned speakers, including: Kenneth Frampton, Juhani Pallasmaa, Brian MacKay-Lyons, Patricia & John Patkau, Brigitte Shim & Howard Sutcliffe, Francis Kèré and many more.

The meaning of community

2011-03-09T15:57:00.002-05:00

Pine Point is a beautiful and sad interactive film that explores the history and people of a planned mining community in Northern Canada.

The film visits the site where the town once stood, and many of the people who used to live there, asking many questions. What are the lasting effects of a town that was built from nothing and returned to nothing? What truth is there in our memories? Are we defined by the places we grew up? What are communities really made of?

And...

While you're on the NFB site, check out some other great interactive material, including Out My Window - a 360* documentary by the Highrise Project that explores social fabric in the urban environment.

Sweet Hearts

2011-02-08T12:37:00.000-05:00

Got deadlines on the brain? Crits haunting your dreams? Pulling too many all-nighters?

It's that time of year again, but the library has something that will keep you going... sugar!

Step away from your desk and come take a guess at how many candies are in our Valentine's jar. Not only will guessing the closest number win you a ridiculous amount of candy to share with the people you love, but we will also throw in a $10 Shoppers Drugmart Gift Card and... wait for it... A MONKEY! A monkey holding a heart!!!

We even have a prize for the runner-up because really, if you even come close you deserve something.

We will be picking the winners first thing on Valentine's Day... So put your spatial senses to the test today!

(*limit one entry per person please)

RACER Upgrades

2010-12-01T11:46:00.000-05:00

...are a good thing! Unfortunately it means that RACER will not be available between 6pm on Friday December 3rd and 9am on Tuesday December 7th.

So if you're looking for items outside of the TUG library system, order them now!

As always, we're extremely sorry for any inconvenience.

Get to know your library...

2010-10-27T14:01:00.004-04:00

...at our 3rd annual Open House!

This Thursday, October 28th from 5-7pm

Come meet your library staff, learn more about our services and browse some highlights from our Rare Book collection. You can also borrow a movie from our Film Collection for FREE! (*limit one per person)

There will be drinks, treats and prizes to be won! All you have to do is show up... see you there!

Tonight: Get some sleep

2010-10-14T11:20:00.006-04:00

The second of the 1/4 to 9 film series is playing tonight. Come check out Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep in the School of Architecture theatre.
You can support your friendly neighbourhood film club in a number of ways:
- attend film screenings
- borrow movies from the library
- suggest new DVD purchases
and most importantly...
- submit your short film for the 1/4 to 9 closing event! It's easy, just send a link to your video via Twitter or email!

It's a 1/4 to 9...

2010-09-29T10:25:00.004-04:00

The Waterloo Architecture Film Club is kicking off its fall film series tomorrow night with A Single Man - the first film by designer Tom Ford.

"1/4 to 9" will feature four other films to follow throughout the term, ending with a night of short films created by the school community. For more information about the films to come, keep an eye on our blog. If you want your film screened on closing night, send your entry to us via Twitter.Support the film club by checking out their collection of films available in the library!

Knit CamBRIDGE - the finished product

2010-09-22T16:28:00.006-04:00

Knitting was contributed by staff, students and faculty here at the School of Architecture, as well as some nervous-looking parents during admission week! Thanks to everyone who took some time to add a few stitches to the knitting in our basket.

Congratulations to Cambridge Artist-in-residence Sue Sturdy for bringing the community together to pull off such a large scale project. See our earlier post for more information about the project.

We have a great view of the bridge from our reading corner in the library... drop in and check it out!

Drawing the line

2010-07-08T12:48:00.000-04:00

Drawing the Line runs during the summer months here at the School of Architecture. The course's aim is to shine a light on "the importance of sketching in the study of architecture."

Under the direction of Hugh Thompson, students work to further their drawing skills with a focus on sites of historical significance.

While this year's students are busy putting pen to paper, the works produced by last year's class of 18 graduate students are now on display at Musagetes. Many sketches outline the architectural forms and details of buildings within walking distance of the school. Drop by the library and see if you can recognize any!
You can find more photos of the display over at our Flickr photostream.

Why Architecture Matters

2010-04-19T13:45:00.000-04:00

Because this guy says so.

Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic for The New Yorker, will be part of the Critical Mass speakers series on May 3rd in Toronto (tickets at hotdocs.ca). The conversation will also include Sasha Frere-Jones, Robin Givhan, Eric Friesen, Michael Enright and Jeanne Beker.

If you can't make it to the lecture you can watch his interview on The Colbert Report, in which Paul and Stephen argue about whether or not American architecture still has "big tits".

You can also check out his latest book, Why Architecture Matters, and many others on display in the library.