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ABBA: the Spanish Association of Architectural Librarians and Libraries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Conxita Sangenís*
Affiliation:
Biblioteca del Collegi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya. Dem. Barcelona, Arcs 1-3 E-08002 Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract

The ABBA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas de Arquitectura, Construcción y Urbanismo) brings together about 50 librarians and 40 libraries of quite different types. There are university libraries, government libraries, and the libraries of associations of architects; there are large libraries with extensive resources, and small libraries with very small budgets. The only thing they have in common is their speciality (architecture, building and town and country planning) and the kind of user they serve (architects and architecture students.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2001

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References

1. Díaz Carpi, Fani. Arquivideo: catálogo colectivo de videos de arquitectura, construcción y urbanismo. Barcelona: ABBA (Asocación de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas de Arquitectura, Construcción y Urbanismo), 1996.Google Scholar
2. Catálogo colectivo de publicaciones periodical de arquitectura, construcción y urbanismo. Barcelona: ABBA (Asocación de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas de Arquitectura, Construcción y Urbanismo), 1996.Google Scholar
3. Guia de centros de información de arquitectura, construcción y urbanismo. Barcelona: ABBA (Asocación de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas de Arquitectura, Construcción y Urbanismo), 1997.Google Scholar
4. Catálogo colectivo de tesis doctorales de arquitectura, construcción y urbanismo. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: ABBA (Asocación de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas de Arquitectura, Construcción y Urbanismo), 1996.Google Scholar
5. At the time that this article was about to be printed, the ABBA webside draft had already been built (http://biblio.upc.es/bib210/abba.htm). Here you can find a directory of information centres (libraries and archives on architecture, building and town and country planning in Spain), compiled by ABBA.Google Scholar