In addition to AFA's over 125,000 bound volumes, the library houses over 1500 multimedia titles; 1,400 architectural drawings and photographs; 20,000 microform units; and 6,000 art/architecture postcards. The Library holds about 2,700 periodical titles including over 250 current subscriptions. AFA's special collections consist of approximately 2,800 titles, and over 1,000 historic preservation documents and projects created by students from the College of Design, Construction & Planning.

Support for art and building programs is also provided by other UF Library collections.  The Marston Science Library (MSL) holds important resources and reference tools relevant to building technologies, engineering, geography, and the environment. The Map & Imagery Library, located in MSL, is heavily used by architecture, planning, and constgruction researchers.   Also located in MSL is the Government Documents Department , which holds a vast collection of resources especially pertinent to research in architecture, planning, and construction. Housed here is a large collection of documents dealing with Florida's comprehensive planning efforts.The Legal Information Center has holdings in growth management, codes, and other planning resources.  The Latin American Collection has significant holdings in Latin American art and architecture.  Materials relevant to archaeology, classical studies, planning, aesthetics, etc., will be found in Library West , location of most humanities and social sciences materials.

The Library's collections are developed by bibliographers who work in consultation with faculty to develop specific subject areas. Recommendations about what to add to the library collections are welcomed from all library users. Suggest titles to Ann Lindell or Tom Caswell .

• Unbound periodicals . Periodicals which are currently received but not yet bound are largely located at the Circulation Desk unless they are among the 180 titles whose most recent issue is put on the Display shelves in the Reading Room. The "Current Issues" statement on the Catalog record for an AFA periodical indicates what issues are kept at the Circulation Desk.
• Bound periodicals. When a periodical is bound, it goes to the Open Stacks and is intershelved by call number with books. The "Library has" statement on the catalog record for an AFA periodical indicates what bound volumes are in the stacks.
• Other formats.   Check the Catalog record to see if the periodical is also available in another format, such as electronic, microform, etc.

• The Reference Section . This area holds about 2,000 titles consisting of dictionaries and encyclopedias, indexes, selected handbooks and manuals, directories, codes and standards, and other sources of value to architectural, construction, and visual arts researchers. Most bibliographies are housed in the stacks.
• There are numerous handouts and guides available which describe AFA's reference sources and resources throughout the library system. Many are located in the Reference area and at the Service Desk; some are available on the web as PDF files.
• Electronic Formats
  More and more reference sources are becoming available in electronic format
  • The Library website also enables access to hundreds of electronic databases.   Many are  important for AFA's clientele: the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, Art Full Text/Retrospective, BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art, Compendex, and CAMIO among them.
  • Art and architectural reference resources available by way of the World Wide Web are numerous. This web site's Subject Guides identify some of the most important internet resources.

The Oversize Section holds approximately 1,800 volumes too large to fit on regular shelving.

Enclosed in a secure area of the first floor is a large collection of books and periodicals and other special materials whose format or cost requires special attention.  In Smathers Libraries, Special Collections department, are housed approximately 2,500 rare art and architecture  titles including  imprints dating from the 16th century as well as more contemporary treasures such as as first edition of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Wasmuth' portfolio.

AFA Library holds several thousand drawings and photographs. Prominent among these is the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) collection of about 1,400 drawings and photographs. Most of these drawings and photos are located in office areas on the Library's main floor and require staff and assistance for use. Another set of drawings is on the second floor. The Library also holds about 6,000 postcards dealing with art and architectural subjects.

Dissertations, theses, and selected projects in lieu of thesis created by students in the departments of Architecture, Art, Building Construction, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Urban and Regional Planning are located in AFA Library. They can be identified by searchig the library catalog  and are shelved by call number in the open stacks. Recent theses in some disciplines are available electronically through the Library Catalog.

AFA  holds over 1500 cataloged multimedia titles. These are shelved at the Service  Desk and a valid Gator1 card is required to retrieve them.   The Library also has many uncataloged videotapes of talks by visiting lecturers.  Consult desk staff for a list of these holdings.

Microform Collections
Numerous microform holdings include collections such as the National Register of Historic Places , the Historic American Buildings Survey , the Furniture Library Collection , and the History of Photography Collection of Books and Periodicals . AFA's microform collection is housed in cabinets between the double-decker carrels in the Reading Room. Ask staff for assistance in retrieving what is desired.