ARC 497a/597a - Research Methods

Consult the general Architecture, Planning, & Landscape Architecture subject guide for additional resources.

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If you access library resources from off campus, you'll need to sign in with your UA NetID and password. An alternative is to use UITS's Virtual Private Network (VPN), which is free for UA students and instructors to download. The VPN client provides a secure connection between your home computer, laptop, or mobile device and the UA network. To use the VPN client, you'll need to sign up for UA NetID+ Two-Factor Authentication, which provides another layer of security.

Can't connect? See Connecting to library resources for common problems and their solutions.

Computers in the Main Library, Science-Engineering Library, and Fine Arts Library are loaded with many different software programs, including Adobe Illustrator and AutoCAD.

SolidWorks and Adobe Creative Cloud are also available to UA students as free campus downloads. Autodesk provides free educational licenses to UA affiliates with a valid ".edu" email. 

Library search lets you search millions of items at once. Search our physical library holdings, database content, digitized collections, and more.

To learn how to use library search see this tutorial. 

The library has created these short, interactive tutorials to help you research more effectively: