Membership in the ArchNet community is free, and all personal information is kept confidential. Registering as an ArchNet member takes only a few minutes, and with membership comes the ability to contribute to ArchNet.

Members can store their own image and file collections in their Personal Workspace; they can contribute events to the Digital Calendar, post a topic or response to the Discussion Forum, create or join a Group Workspace and work on a collaborative project, and add to the Web Links directory. For more information on membership and how to contribute, please visit the Help section.

Within the Digital Library, members have full access to an extensive range of information on cities, sites, and buildings. Downloadable online resources include images, publications, and other types of media files such as CAD, video, and PowerPoint. Members can also use course syllabi and bibliographic resources; visit a calendar of conferences, exhibitions, and events; and work with others on a group project. Discussion and scholarly dialogue takes place in the Discussion Forum; group projects, as well as classes supplementing university lectures, are available in the Group Workspaces. Member files in a Personal Workspace can also be shared with the larger community, fostering interaction.

The site is currently undergoing a major redesign to take advantage of the tremendous development in hardware and software since its inception in 1999. However, we remain committed to open-source resources and our core mission remains unchanged. The site, envisioned as a bottom-up system, will remain open and free to all. And the site will continue to aim to influence the teaching and study of historic Islamic architecture while simultaneously providing a portfolio of contemporary works, informing and furthering debate on current professional practice.

ArchNet is supported by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network and is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The project also works closely with the Harvard Fine Arts Library and the Rotch Library of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

For information on contributing to the site, or if you have questions, please contact the ArchNet team at archnet@mit.edu.