Access and Hours
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Kristine Paulus, Librarian 111 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013 212.966.0300 x 964 |
The library is open to students and faculty of the New York Academy of Art and is located on the first floor of 111 Franklin Street. Students may use library computers for research, word processing and scanning. They may also make color prints and copies for a nominal fee. The Academy library does not lend books or magazines to students although students may borrow videos and DVDs if they choose not to view them in the library. Students may also check out a portable DVD player, 35mm SLR camera and tripod. Wi-Fi is available throughout the building.
While classes are in session library hours are Monday-Friday 9:00-9:00, Saturday and Sunday 12:00-5:00.
To contact the librarian please call 212.966.0300, ext. 964 or send e-mail to kpaulus@nyaa.edu.
COLLECTION SCOPE
The library collects in the areas of the visual arts and includes titles specifically selected to support the MFA curriculum, with a focus on the work of figurative artists, art history, art criticism, and anatomical studies, as well as the historical periods in which figurative art flourished: ancient Greece and Rome, the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neo-Classical periods. The media of painting, sculpture, and drawing are emphasized, as are works on theory and method. Psychology, social sciences, sciences and law are represented only in direct relation to the arts. Formats collected include monographs, catalogues raisonnés, exhibition catalogs, slides, videos, DVDs and serials.
Currently the collection features:
- Over 7,000 books
- 12,000 slides
- Over 250 videotapes and DVDs
- 60 periodical subscriptions
Other library features include:
- Online public access catalog for searching the collections (click here to search the catalog).
- Faculty and alumni artist files (announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material)
- Electronic Resources include subscriptions to ARTstor, a digital art image database, and ProQuest Platinum Periodicals.
- The Academy’s institutional archives (restricted access)
- Internet access in the library and WiFi throughout the building (ask the librarian for password)
- New color and black & white copiers and printers and scanners
Although the library is non-circulating, students may borrow videos and DVDS, a portable DVD player, camera, and tripod.
ARRANGEMENT
Books in the library are shelved according to their subject using Library of Congress call numbers. Current and back issues of magazines are shelved alphabetically by title.
COPYING
Students may make color or grayscale copies. U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) prohibits the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted materials, except as permitted by the principles of fair use. Students are expected to act responsibly and respectfully when using images or text.
The library subscribes to the following databases (please see the librarian for information regarding remote access):
A digital library more than one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with descriptive information and a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. ArtStor is a non-profit organization created by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Development of the collections is ongoing, the product of a growing number of partnerships with individuals and institutions.
The following databases are subsidized by the New York State Library through an LSTA grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. Part of the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVELny):
Custom Newspapers
Over 150 full text newspapers, national and international. Follow this link for a list of included titles.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical, statistical, health, and wellness information, including reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative sources.
Follow this link for a list of included sources.
National Newspaper Index
Front-to-back indexing of the Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. All articles, news reports, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, product evaluations, biographical pieces, poetry, recipes, columns, cartoons and illustrations, and reviews are included. The only items not included are weather charts, stock market tables, crossword puzzles, and horoscopes.
Also included are national and international news stories written by the staff writers of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Other types of articles from these two papers are indexed selectively.
New York State Newspapers
Full text from major New York State newspapers including The New York Times (1995- ), the New York Post (2001- ), and the New York Observer (2001- ). Others included are the Buffalo News (1996- ), Post-Standard (Syracuse, 2001- ), and Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, 1999- ).
Proquest International Newspapers
Full text from more than 25 international newspapers. Follow this link for a list of included titles.
Proquest Newspapers (U.S.)
Full text from the following: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1990- ), Boston Globe (1980- ), Christian Science Monitor (1988- ), Detroit News (1989- ), Seattle Times (1984- ), and USA Today (1987- ).
ProQuest Platinum Periodicals
Periodical database covering a broad range of subject areas. More than 2,000 titles total, more than 800 include full text articles. More than half of included titles are scholarly/peer-reviewed.
Click on titles to see the full bibliographic record and find call numbers. Please also visit the library’s New Book display next to the Reference Desk!
Annual register of grant support
Art school: (propositions for the 21st century)
The critique handbook: the art student's sourcebook and survival guide
Cutting a figure: fashioning Black portraiture
A decade of negative thinking: essays on art, politics, and daily life
The drawings of Bronzino
Gerhard Richter: a life in painting
The Grants register
Inside the painter's studio
Looking through Duchamp’s door: art and perspective in the work of Duchamp. Sugimoto. Jeff Wall.
Otto Dix
Portrait painting atelier: old master techniques and contemporary applications
Who gets to call it art? [videorecording]: the legend of Henry Geldzahler, 1925-1994
William Kentridge: five themes
William Kentridge: trace
2010
The Academy library was awarded another grant of $4,500 for collection development. The New York State Department of Education administers development grants as part of the New York State Library’s Strategic Plan to ensure high quality service and resources to the people of New York State.
2009
During June and July the library hours are Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 to 5 (closed for lunch). If you have an urgent library need on Monday, Wednesday or Friday you can find Kristine in the Archives on the 4th floor. The library is closed during the month of August.
Academy librarian Kristine Paulus taught a free one day bookbinding workshop. Students learned how to make their own sketchbooks. Click here to see pictures.
2008
The Academy library was recently awarded a grant of $4,500 for collection development. The New York State Department of Education administers development grants as part of the New York State Library’s Strategic Plan to ensure high quality service and resources to the people of New York State.
The library is pleased to announce launch of its new web-based Online Public Access Catalog which allows students to access the library catalog from any Internet connection. To access the OPAC and search the library’s holdings, click here.
2007
The library now subscribes to ARTstor, a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
Click on Register from a library machine, setup your own e-mail and password for login and use your account for 120 days anywhere.
Connect with alumni, keep up with news and events and find out about various opportunities.
Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art
Look up artists’ dates, nationality, and official spelling of names.
Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
Receive exclusive discounts for Academy students on software, computers and other gear. See the Library or Admissions for details.
Log into student e-mail and the New York Academy of Art’s Intranet site for important forms and essential information.
Google Sites (student.nyaa.edu)
For library staff only (cataloging and circulation).
Essential resource for grants, residencies, job listings, etc.
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
NYPL is an invaluable resource for graduate students. Borrow materials and use online databases.
The library has bookmarked numerous websites for finding art images, jobs in the arts, residencies, affordable housing, free software, TriBeCa restaurants and more.
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