Search the 'Books & More' 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, or Renew Books 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:
Login to the library catalog to see more access options:
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. Learn How.
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.
Materials on Lighting Design can be located in several sections in the library.
NA Architecture
Daylighting NA 2794
NK Decorative Arts and Design
Lighting NK 2115.5
T Technologies
Architectural and Residential Lighting TH 7222-7975
Lighting TK 4161-4399
Product Design TS 23-194
Please see the Architecture and Interior Design Research Guides for more call numbers.