Subject Guide
🔍 Searching for books in our online catalog
To find ebooks and print books, use the Discovery search bar on our homepage, or at the top of this page. It's a great place to start your research project.
The Discovery search will also give you results for articles, streaming video, DVDs, zines and more. You can limit your search results only to print books or ebooks.
Books not in our collection may be requested through InterLibrary Loan (ILL) service.
If it's a book you think we should have in our collection, feel free to Suggest a Purchase.
Suggested searches
🧭 Finding Books at the Library
Most books associated with the history of art and design are found in the 700 call number ranges, located on floors 1M and 2 at our Brooklyn Campus Library and across from the information desk at our Manhattan Campus Library.
- Books on the history of art, including survey textbooks are in the 700-709 range located on floor 1M.
- Books on sculpture are in the 730-738 range located on floor 1M.
- Books on drawing and graphic arts are in the 740-744 range located on floor 1M.
- Books on decorative arts are in the 745-749 range located on floors 1M and 2.
- Books on painting are in the 750-759 range located on floor 2.
- Books on printmaking are in the 760-769 range located on floor 2.
- Books on photography are in the 770-779 range located on floor 2.
- Books on digital art are in the 776 call number section located on floor 2.
▶️ How to Find a Book (tutorial)
Created by librarian Alex Austin, this 2-minute video uses Animal Crossing animation to demonstrate how to find a book in our libraries. You'll learn how to find a book in the catalog and retrieve it from the shelf.
Don't forget: if you need help finding a book (or have any library-related questions), visit any research or circulation desk at either library location or use our Ask a Librarian live chat service. We are here to help!
General Information on Finding Books
Want more information? Check out the Finding Books Guide