Sexton Design & Technology Library

Please contact sexton.library@dal.ca for general assistance or consult this list of services:

Services

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.

 

Location & Services

Address

Sexton Design & Technology Library
Dalhousie University
3rd Floor, Building B
5260 DaCosta Row
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3H 4R2

Map to Library

Floorplans

Sexton Floorplans

Tours

Virtual tour
Sexton librarians do not do general tours, but they can be set up by request. To arrange a tour or orientation contact a Sexton Subject Specialist, email sexton.library@dal.ca  

Contacts

Head Librarian:  Allison Fulford

Library staff contacts

Phone Numbers

  • Service Desk: 902-494-3240
  • Document Delivery: 902-494-3984
  • Administration: 902-494-3255
  • Fax: 902-494-6089

Contact the Sexton Library

Services Specific to the
Sexton Library

 

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 ArchitecturePlanning and Engineering and Applied Science programs.

Special/Rare book collections

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.