Art, Design & Media Library
Location : ART-1-3, Floor Plan
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The Collection:
Books
The ADM Library collection of over 11,000 volumes covers a rapidly growing and evolving discipline in visual art, architecture, drawing, design, illustration, painting and photography. It includes reference materials, artists’ books, exhibition catalogues, production formats (of plays and cinema), animation guidebooks and design catalogues.
The Reserve Book (RBR) Collection
Core reading materials stipulated in course lists are located in the RBR section of the library. These materials are loaned out to ADM students for the maximum of two hours and they have to be checked out at the Loan Counter.
Periodicals:
The ADM Library subscribes to over 100 periodicals, covering all aspects of the school’s curriculum in media, film, animation, design and art. Hence, providing core materials for undergraduate and future postgraduate courses.
Audio-Visual Materials (A/V):
A comprehensive and growing range of video cassettes, audio cassettes, VCDs, DVDs, audio CDs, and music CDs, except for the “restricted” and “non-circulating” A/V materials are available on the open shelves in the A/V section of the Library. These are available for loan to faculty members, graduate students and NTU staff.
Undergraduate students have access to individual and group viewing facilities (i.e. viewing carrels and cinema room) in the library.
Services:
Booking system for the mini cinema and group viewing area ADML)
Loans and returns:
Users have the option of checking out books either at the loan counter or at the automated self checkout machine.
Library items can be returned at the Book Deposit Bin located near the entrance to the library or at the loan counter. You can also return items via other Book Deposit Bins.
Special library items such as A/V or materials on limited loan periods have to be borrowed and returned at the Loan Counter.
Details of membership privileges:
Staff
Student
Associate Member
Renew/Recall/Reserve:
Students and staff are able to renew their loans and view their account status via the Library Account facility by accessing the NTU Library Catalogue page.
Students can also renew library items at the Loan Counter.
Library items checked out could be ‘recalled” either on-line or at the Loan Counter (should there be any reservations placed at the time of renewal). An e-mail notification would be sent out to the user who reserved the item as soon as the book is available.
Information Services including reference services:
The ADM library encourages their users to browse their library collection whether in search of a personal interest or selecting materials for a research paper or project.
ADM Library staff is also at hand to assist users in their research process.
Instructional Services
The ADM Library also provides instructional services for students and staff introducing the different art-related online databases.
Library e-resources:
Staff and students can access the Library’s e-resources such as subscribed databases, e-books and e-journals anytime and anywhere from the library homepage as long as they have access to the internet.
The Library has 6 Library Catalogue stations, 10 networked PCs for users to access e-journals, databases and other electronic resources, 10 individual viewing carrels with10 multi-media PCs for viewing A/V titles and a sound proof mini cinema room.
Books, journals, A/V, and other library resources could be searched using the Library Catalogue.
Printing & Photocopying:
Printing and photocopying, including colour copying services are available. This service is provided by an outside vendor.
Wireless Access:
The Library is equipped with wireless access to facilitate users with laptops to use the on-line facilities and services.
The Study Area:
This area of the library provides large spacious tables and comfortable chairs to facilitate the ADM students for their project work either individually or in groups.
Contact us:
Enquiries & Loans:
Tel: 6513 7631
Fax: 6791 9539
e-mail: admlibrary@ntu.edu.sg
Reference Desk:
Tel: 6513 7624
Subject Librarians:
Art : Mei Tan
Design : Baharudin Bin Nordin
Media : Joy Wheeler
Mailing Address:
Nanyang Technological University
Art Design & Media Library
ART-01-03
81 Nanyang Drive
Singapore 637458
