Building Science


Contact Information:
Boyd Childress, Librarian and Head: childgb@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-1752
AU Library of Architecture, Design and Construction
Dudley Hall

AU Buildings

Buildings of the Auburn University Campus : Includes images, history, and floor plans of the buildings listed.

Historic American Building Survey (HABS)

Surveys of the following states' historic buildings are available in the Microfiche Collection on the 1st floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

HABS Website

Alabama
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Alabama microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England, Teaneck, N.J. : Chadwyck-Healey, 1981.
Description: 128 microfiches : ill. ; 11 x 15 cm.

Florida
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Florida microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 21 microfiches : ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

Georgia
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Georgia microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 32 microfiches : ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

Kentucky
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Kentucky microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 15 microfiches : ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

Louisianna
Title: Historic American Buildings Survey, Louisiana microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 29 microfiches : ill. ; 11 x 15 cm.

Mississippi
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Mississippi microform. Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 17 microfiches : ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

North Carolina
Title: Historic American buildings survey, North Carolina microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 22 microfiches : ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

South Carolina
Title: Historic American buildings survey, South Carolina microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 39 microfiches : ill. ; 11 x 15 cm.

Tennessee
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Tennessee microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge, England : Chadwyck-Healey ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 14 microfiches : ill. ; 10 x 15 cm.

Virginia
Title: Historic American buildings survey, Virginia microform.
Publication Information: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] : Chadwick-Healy ; Teaneck, N.J. : Somerset House, 1980.
Description: 101 microfiches : ill. ; 11 x 15 cm.

The Microfiche Collection also contains a collection of measured drawings from the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Collection of Measured Drawings
Title: Collection of measured drawings [microform] / Historic American Buildings Survey.
Publication Information: [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1974.
Description: 67 microfilm reels : chiefly ill., plans ; 35 mm.

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Images Scanning

Image Scanning Basics

Large Scanning Basics

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Indexes and Databases

All databases are available on campus and remotely unless otherwise noted. To access a resource from home, you will need to type in your Global ID.

Academic Search Premier
Covers abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals and features full text articles for over 1,200 journals since 1990.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Indexes more than 2,000 periodicals published worldwide on archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation, as well as architecture. 1930-present.

InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP
Indexes 1500 journal titles in a variety of subject areas. Articles in over 500 journals are full text. 1980 – Present

Ingenta
A database of article information taken from over 18,000 journals that allows faxing of articles not owned by AU Libraries.

Dissertation Abstracts
1861 – Present. The years 1998-1999 are available off campus, but earlier years are only available on campus.

WorldCat
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century. Useful for identifying sources not held by Auburn University Libraries. Requires library ID for off campus access.

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Journals

Selected Building Science Journals at AU Libraries
These are selected titles to which the LADC is currently subscribing.

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Reference Tools

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, NA 31 .H32 2000]
Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, NA 31 .C63 1998]
Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering, and Construction
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, NA 31 .E59 1988]
Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary
[LADC Auburn - Desk Reference, TH 9 .M4 2000]
An Illustrated Dictionary of Building: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Practicioners and Students
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, TH 9 .B748 1997]
Construction Glossary
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, TH 9 .S78 1993]
Illustrated Dictionary for Building Construction
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, TH 9 .T73 1993]
Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data/The Reference of Architectural Fundamentals
[LADC Auburn - Desk Reference, TH 151 .T55 1997]
Time-Saver Standards for Housing and Residential Development
[LADC Auburn - Desk Reference, NA 9051 .T55 1995]
Time-Saver Standards for Building Types
[LADC Auburn, NA 2760 .D42 1990]
Repair and Remodeling Estimating Methods
[LADC Auburn - Desk Reference, TH 34 .W48 1997]
Interior Home Improvement Costs: The Practical Pricing Guide for Homeowners and Contractors
[LADC Auburn, TH 4816 .I57 2000]
Standard Building Code
[LADC Auburn - Desk Reference, KF 5701 .S62 1999]
SBCCI Evaluation Reports
[LADC Auburn - Reference Shelves, TA 401 .S68]

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Videos

A comprehensive list of videos that can be found in the Library of Architecture, Design and Construction.

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Web Sites

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