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Search the 'Library Catalog' tab on the library website using keywords in the title, author, or subject, or the ISBN.
Ebooks can be accessed through links under the 'Online Access' section of the page.
Physical books are arranged using Library of Congress classification. The New School students can borrow or request materials to pick up at any of our locations:
View Access and Borrowing info and renew books (My Account) on the library website. Most books can be borrowed for 16 weeks and renewed twice.
Use Consortium Libraries (NYU, Cooper Union, New York School of Interior Design) with your New School ID card.
Three ways to find related books:
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METRO: Resource-sharing service for New York City area libraries. Onsite access only (no borrowing privileges).
WorldCat: Search WorldCat, a union catalog of library holdings around the world.
Request a Purchase of any books that you need for your research.
The New School subscribes to several E-book Databases. Full-text searching is possible when searching within individual ebook databases.
Google Books can be used as a tool to search inside books. Locate books using our library catalog.
Interior Design books are located in the call number areas of NA (Architecture), NK (Decorative Arts), TA (Engineering), TH (Building Construction & Handicrafts) and TS (Manufactures) at the University Center Library, 63 Fifth Avenue.
All degree-seeking students have access to the library at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), a comprehensive library for interior design, which also uses the Library of Congress classification scheme.
Architecture | NA |
Decorative Arts | NK |
Engineering | TA |
Building Construction & Handicrafts | TH |
Manufactures | TS |
Decorative Arts and Interior Design | NK |
Antiques and Decorative Arts | NK 460-1380, NK 2800-9700 |
Arts and Crafts | NK 1140-1142 |
Careers | NK 2116 |
Color | NK 2115, 1548 |
Commercial / Restaurants / Shops | NK 2195 |
Design History / Patterns / Theory | NK 1160-1700 |
Furniture | NK 2205-2770 |
History | NK 1710 |
Interior Design and Designers (American) | NK 2002-2004 |
Interior Design and Designers (European) | NK 2042-2062 |
Interior Design and Designers (Asian/African/Oceanic) | NK 2078-2110 |
Lighting | NK 2115.5 |
Residential | NK 2110 |
Rooms | NK 2117 |
Engineering | TA |
Human Factors / Ergonomics | TA 166 |
Materials | TA 402-4036 |
Building Construction | TH |
Graphic Standards | TH 2025-4311 |
Green/Sustainable Materials | TH 455-880 |
Handicrafts | TT |
Furniture | TT 180-200 |
Soft Home Furnishings | TT 387-410 |
Manufactures | TS |
Product Design | TS 23-19 |
Interior decoration -- history
Interior architecture -- history
-- country name
-- 20th century
Design movement, style: Memphis
Designer name: Ettore Sottsass
Building types: Hotels
See our interior design materials page for more books.