Since the beginning of the network, the Language subcommittee was established with the purpose of standardizing the language used individually by each institution.

The specialized vocabulary began with the alphabetical indexes of the terms used in the libraries of the FADU, the SCA and the CPAU, in turn taken in the case of the FADU library "Library of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (UBA)"), from the alphabetical index of the CDU due to the absence in the Spanish language of a tool for controlling the terminology used and the unification of a common language that would allow librarians and users to recover the information.

The first work produced was the Alphabetical List of Terms Used in the Cooperating Libraries, it includes all the terms used in the libraries that participated in its preparation with the purpose of normalizing the language used in them.[8]​ This work does not present semantic relationships, scope notes or references and functions in fact as a list of terms proposed to be incorporated into the controlled Vocabulary*.* It is a task of study, control, elimination of duplicate terminology and conceptual unification. When first published it contained approximately 5000 terms. Then the other member libraries of the network were invited to send their own terminological lists and they were integrated into the mother list while work continued on its maintenance and updating by publishing it every year. In 1996 it was decided that the Alphabetical List would be the basis of a future Controlled Vocabulary in which each term began to be worked on, studying it, investigating it, discussing it and obviously searching for all the existing interrelationships with aspects of other areas of knowledge.

After 8 years of research, in 2004 the first edition of the «Controlled Vocabulary in Architecture, Art, Design and Urbanism of the Vitruvio Network.»[9]​ was published. It had 1943 descriptors of which 431 included scope notes, and 279 unused terms that refer to their synonyms and obviously contain all the corresponding semantic relationships. It is a specialized, multidisciplinary and monolingual vocabulary. Unique at the time, it brought together the contribution of 17 Vitruvio member libraries and terminological modalities mainly from Argentina.

Currently this Alphabetical List is constantly updated and it is possible to consult and download it online.[10]​.

It should also be noted that it was validated and incorporated, both in its first paper edition and in its digital edition by the Source Code Lists, of the Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules and Schemes Section of the Library of Congress and can be found under the VCAADU Code.[11]​.

The Directory allows you to identify all member libraries. The Board of Directors Subcommittee worked from the first year on its preparation and annual update. In addition to basic and contact data, it gathers information on infrastructure, services, collections and resources. It constitutes a specialized repertoire of the area and is available online.[12]​.

The Collective catalog of periodical publications emerged in 1995, as the creation of a tool to know the titles of periodical publications -open and closed- according to the discipline they dealt with, which were part of each member library and to promote interlibrary loan. In subsequent updates, new data was included, such as; analytical cataloging by the library, country and city of publication, the ISSN and the titles were standardized. Finally, this product had two editions and updates, the last one is from 2014 and online.[13]​.

The Unified Bases online brings together the catalogs of monographs (books, CD-ROM, DVD, videos and others), periodical publications (magazines) and analyzes of periodical publications existing in the participating libraries on the specialized collections of Architecture, Art, Design and Urbanism. CPAU and IAA-UBA), search for the desired document by Author, Title or Subject and know instantly if it exists in them and in which library it is located for consultation. The latest edition, BASES 3, is an online compilation of the catalogs mentioned above and the ISU and UCES collections are added.

Training is a main activity of the network. From its beginnings, it began to train all staff who worked in one of the member libraries. This included librarians, students, other professionals, administrators, etc. Motivated by the disparity in instruction of the entire staff, they sought to level and expand all fields of knowledge related to the four disciplines or the library field.

They stand out:

On August 22, 1994, within the framework of the World Library and Information Congress: 70th General Congress and Council of IFLA held in Buenos Aires, Vitruvio together with the IFLA Art Libraries Section, organized the «International Workshop: An afternoon at the Museum*», based at the National Museum of Fine Arts "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina)").[19] A round table consisting of a panel of patrons, librarians and users, teachers and researchers in the field of arts where the topic "Outside the commercial circuits: Argentine art libraries and the search, documentation and use of gray information"* was addressed. The event brought together 124 specialized librarians from around the world for the first time in Latin America.

As a resonance of this activity, the IFLA Art Libraries Section asked the Vitruvio network to send articles to publish in the IFLA Journal and the Art Libraries Journal.[2]​[20]​.

It has recently strengthened ties of cooperation, exchange of information and participation with the Network of Libraries and Information Centers in Art in the State of Rio de Janeiro (REDARTE/RJ).[21]​[22]​ It also makes direct contact with the Association of Latin American Architecture Magazines (ARLA)[23]​[24]​.

The presence on social networks allowed it to establish information exchanges with different specialized organizations and Latin American professionals.

The Vitruvio network integrates and participates in Reciaria (Network of information networks) since its creation in 1999.[25]​ It works together with 37 other national and international networks that represent more than almost 2,600 Argentine libraries, which cover the entire spectrum of information and belong to all sectors, public and private. This participation allows it to interact with other related networks and great visibility thanks to the Information Map of Argentina, integrated into the Cultural Map of Argentina.[26] In addition, the network actively participates in its coordinating commission and in the communication commission.

Informally, the Vitruvio network has a relationship with other networks at the national, regional and international level that indirectly request information, participate, collaborate or formally cooperate in Reciaria. Due to the themes represented and the interdisciplinarity of this network, it is common for the information units to be members of other networks and work jointly with them.

Contenido

Entre las principales fortalezas de la red se destacar los numerosos beneficios para las bibliotecas participantes surgidos del trabajo cooperativo:.

Las necesidades detectadas en las disciplinas conjuntas les permitieron descubrir varios puntos de coincidencia que fueron plasmados en numerosos proyectos cooperativos que se materializan en diversos productos.

Operation

Its management structure is made up of a coordinating commission and different working subcommittees that guarantee equitable and democratic functioning. The action of the coordinating commission is limited to making some strategic decision that affects the network and coordinating the work of the subcommittees. The working subcommittees are: Language, Directory. Periodical Publications, Training and Web and Social Networks.[7]​ Each subcommittee is in charge of developing, maintaining and updating its different products and managing the necessary actions and work that add benefits to the libraries that are members of the Network. Different institutions contribute strongly to each of them.[7]​.

Since the beginning of the network, the Language subcommittee was established with the purpose of standardizing the language used individually by each institution.

The specialized vocabulary began with the alphabetical indexes of the terms used in the libraries of the FADU, the SCA and the CPAU, in turn taken in the case of the FADU library "Library of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism (UBA)"), from the alphabetical index of the CDU due to the absence in the Spanish language of a tool for controlling the terminology used and the unification of a common language that would allow librarians and users to recover the information.

The first work produced was the Alphabetical List of Terms Used in the Cooperating Libraries, it includes all the terms used in the libraries that participated in its preparation with the purpose of normalizing the language used in them.[8]​ This work does not present semantic relationships, scope notes or references and functions in fact as a list of terms proposed to be incorporated into the controlled Vocabulary*.* It is a task of study, control, elimination of duplicate terminology and conceptual unification. When first published it contained approximately 5000 terms. Then the other member libraries of the network were invited to send their own terminological lists and they were integrated into the mother list while work continued on its maintenance and updating by publishing it every year. In 1996 it was decided that the Alphabetical List would be the basis of a future Controlled Vocabulary in which each term began to be worked on, studying it, investigating it, discussing it and obviously searching for all the existing interrelationships with aspects of other areas of knowledge.

After 8 years of research, in 2004 the first edition of the «Controlled Vocabulary in Architecture, Art, Design and Urbanism of the Vitruvio Network.»[9]​ was published. It had 1943 descriptors of which 431 included scope notes, and 279 unused terms that refer to their synonyms and obviously contain all the corresponding semantic relationships. It is a specialized, multidisciplinary and monolingual vocabulary. Unique at the time, it brought together the contribution of 17 Vitruvio member libraries and terminological modalities mainly from Argentina.

Currently this Alphabetical List is constantly updated and it is possible to consult and download it online.[10]​.

It should also be noted that it was validated and incorporated, both in its first paper edition and in its digital edition by the Source Code Lists, of the Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules and Schemes Section of the Library of Congress and can be found under the VCAADU Code.[11]​.

The Directory allows you to identify all member libraries. The Board of Directors Subcommittee worked from the first year on its preparation and annual update. In addition to basic and contact data, it gathers information on infrastructure, services, collections and resources. It constitutes a specialized repertoire of the area and is available online.[12]​.

The Collective catalog of periodical publications emerged in 1995, as the creation of a tool to know the titles of periodical publications -open and closed- according to the discipline they dealt with, which were part of each member library and to promote interlibrary loan. In subsequent updates, new data was included, such as; analytical cataloging by the library, country and city of publication, the ISSN and the titles were standardized. Finally, this product had two editions and updates, the last one is from 2014 and online.[13]​.

The Unified Bases online brings together the catalogs of monographs (books, CD-ROM, DVD, videos and others), periodical publications (magazines) and analyzes of periodical publications existing in the participating libraries on the specialized collections of Architecture, Art, Design and Urbanism. CPAU and IAA-UBA), search for the desired document by Author, Title or Subject and know instantly if it exists in them and in which library it is located for consultation. The latest edition, BASES 3, is an online compilation of the catalogs mentioned above and the ISU and UCES collections are added.

Training is a main activity of the network. From its beginnings, it began to train all staff who worked in one of the member libraries. This included librarians, students, other professionals, administrators, etc. Motivated by the disparity in instruction of the entire staff, they sought to level and expand all fields of knowledge related to the four disciplines or the library field.

They stand out:

On August 22, 1994, within the framework of the World Library and Information Congress: 70th General Congress and Council of IFLA held in Buenos Aires, Vitruvio together with the IFLA Art Libraries Section, organized the «International Workshop: An afternoon at the Museum*», based at the National Museum of Fine Arts "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Argentina)").[19] A round table consisting of a panel of patrons, librarians and users, teachers and researchers in the field of arts where the topic "Outside the commercial circuits: Argentine art libraries and the search, documentation and use of gray information"* was addressed. The event brought together 124 specialized librarians from around the world for the first time in Latin America.

As a resonance of this activity, the IFLA Art Libraries Section asked the Vitruvio network to send articles to publish in the IFLA Journal and the Art Libraries Journal.[2]​[20]​.

It has recently strengthened ties of cooperation, exchange of information and participation with the Network of Libraries and Information Centers in Art in the State of Rio de Janeiro (REDARTE/RJ).[21]​[22]​ It also makes direct contact with the Association of Latin American Architecture Magazines (ARLA)[23]​[24]​.

The presence on social networks allowed it to establish information exchanges with different specialized organizations and Latin American professionals.

The Vitruvio network integrates and participates in Reciaria (Network of information networks) since its creation in 1999.[25]​ It works together with 37 other national and international networks that represent more than almost 2,600 Argentine libraries, which cover the entire spectrum of information and belong to all sectors, public and private. This participation allows it to interact with other related networks and great visibility thanks to the Information Map of Argentina, integrated into the Cultural Map of Argentina.[26] In addition, the network actively participates in its coordinating commission and in the communication commission.

Informally, the Vitruvio network has a relationship with other networks at the national, regional and international level that indirectly request information, participate, collaborate or formally cooperate in Reciaria. Due to the themes represented and the interdisciplinarity of this network, it is common for the information units to be members of other networks and work jointly with them.