By default, the following search box and the search box on the Library's homepage search books in the NYSID Library's collections only. Expand your search by using broader, narrower and related terms, e.g., residential designs, interior decoration, domestic architecture, etc.
If you are interested in using other libraries in the NY metropolitan area, check out our guide:
Bobcat is the union catalog of the libraries of NYSID, NYU, the New School (including the former Gimbel Library at Parsons), and Cooper Union. NYSID students and faculty may borrow books and use their print and electronic collections in the consortium libraries. Consult "Other Area Libraries" guide for user access policies and privileges.
Using the terms you discovered in your NYSID Books search, search Bobcat for additional books and materials in the consortium libraries. When in BobCat, consider that:
You can check books out from each of these libraries with your NYSID ID. When searching in BobCat, make sure to look to the left side of the search results to filter books by location.
***Remember that books for all lending institutions can be returned to NYSID Library.
Architectural acoustics
Adaptive reuse
Aging
Behavior
Domestic interior
Ergonomics
Historic preservation
Interior architecture
Interior decoration
Landscape architecture
Landscape design
Landscape gardening
Lighting
Presentation / Public speaking
Sustainability
Universal design
