New eBooks
Print books
The majority of the Library's book collections are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Scan & Send (request scans from print books or journals)
- Where can I find my module readings?
Here are the main locations for print books for Architecture and Architectural Technology and their shelfmarks (also known as a Call Number).
| Subject | Shelfmark(s) | Location |
| Architecture of specific countries | 720.9 | Second Floor |
| Architecture theory and practice | 720 | Second Floor |
| Architectural drawing | 720.284 | Second Floor |
| Architectural periods | 722-724 | Second Floor |
| Architectural practice | 720.68 | Second Floor |
| Architectural schools and styles | 720.9 | Second Floor |
| Architectural technology, structure & materials | 721 | Second Floor |
| BIM in architectural practice | 720.285 | Second Floor |
| Buildings for education & research purposes | 727 | Second Floor |
| Buildings for religious purposes | 726 | Second Floor |
| Careers in Architecture | 720.23 | Second Floor |
| City planning and design | 711.4 | Second Floor |
| Design and decoration | 729 | Second Floor |
| Individual architects | 720.92 | Second Floor |
| Public buildings | 725 | Second Floor |
| Residential buildings | 728 | Second Floor |
| Site planning | 720.28 | Second Floor |
| Sustainable architecture | 720.47 | Second Floor |
eBooks and Online Reference books
The following eBook collections are most useful for Architecture & Architectural Design. Collections with the 
icon are included in UR Library Search.
- ICE Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
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The Institution of Civil Engineers eBook Collection, plus selected journal titles. Provides a comprehensive source of specialist information for everyone involved in civil engineering and construction including, architects, urban planners, construction lawyers and quantity surveyors.
- Construction Information Service (CIS) This link opens in a new window
eBooks, journals, regulations, standards, technical advice, project management tools, and industry news from the UK and Republic of Ireland. NOTE: First time users need to register for a personal account (free).
- Taylor and Francis eBooks This link opens in a new window
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Full text access to thousands of eBooks across all Roehampton subject areas. Note: To find the books that we have access to, search for your topic, then click the filter on the left side of the page and check "filter by" and "content we have access to".
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A multidisciplinary collection of online resources (including over 1500 journals published by Wiley) covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
- O'Reilly This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of eBooks, videos and case studies in computer science, digital photography, technology, and business, accessible online and via the O'Reilly app. Spotlight on O'Reilly blog post.
Reference works
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
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Multidisciplinary collection of reference works for all Roehampton subjects. Includes; The Oxford Companion to Architecture: The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture: A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering.