Sexton Design & Technology Library
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The Sexton Design and Technology Library serves and supports Dalhousie’s Faculties of Engineering and Architecture & Planning. With a collection of thousands of print and electronic books, journals, standards, and more, it helps to advance the learning and scholarship of students, faculty, researchers, and practitioners within Dalhousie and the community at large.
The Sexton Design and Technology Library is located in downtown Halifax and offers a panoramic view of the downtown area and the Halifax Harbour. After visiting the library, as a bonus, explore some of the downtown, including the Old Burying Ground, a Canadian National Historic Site adjacent to the Sexton Campus.
Sexton Design & Technology Library
Dalhousie University
3rd Floor, Building B
5260 DaCosta Row
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3H 4R2
Library Access: Sexton Campus perimeter doors are locked on weekends, holidays, and weekdays after 8 p.m. DalCard access is required for access to the Sexton Library. Current Dalhousie students should contact their Dean’s office or department head to request access. Community borrowers must call the library's service desk, 902-494-3240.
Contact Us
Call us:
- Service Desk: 902-494-3240
- Document Delivery: 902-494-3984
- Administration: 902-494-3255
- Fax: 902-494-6089
Head Librarian: Allison Fulford
Sexton Library Services
- Fax Service available for a fee
- 3D Printing
- Cerlox Binding
- Sexton Learning Commons
- Book a study room
- Book a meeting or program room
- Laptop loans
- Chat live with a librarian (Live Help)
- IT Help Desk
- Reference & research assistance
- Liaison librarians (for in-depth reference assistance)
- GIS help
- Archives & Special Collections
- Brightspace support (technical assistance for faculty)
- Copyright
- Course eReserves
- Document Delivery (for access to materials not in the Dal Libraries collections)
- Records management
- Research Data Management (RDM)
Resources & Collections
Key Resources
Databases and research tools
Our most frequently used research databases and electronic resources.
Subject Guides for all disciplines
Our best research resources assembled by Sexton subject librarians for Architecture, Planning and Engineering and Applied Science programs.
Sexton Collection
Cobb Postcard Collection
At the turn of the 20th century, postcards were a critical component of the architect’s library. Andrew Cobb, 1876-1943, was a renowned Canadian architect who taught in our school and who also designed many of the stone buildings on the main Dalhousie campus. Cobb collected over 5,000 postcards depicting architecture of Europe and North America. These cards, which are an important chronicle of period images, are owned by the Sexton Library and are available for research by appointment.
Rare books
Our Rare Book collection specializes in classic works of architecture and engineering. All of our rare books are listed in the Novanet catalogue and have the location Sexton Library SPCOL. Rare books are kept in a closed room, but Sexton staff will be happy to retrieve any books you need.