Adam and Sophie Gimbel Design Library
Encyclopedia
The Adam and Sophie Gimbel Design Library is the visual arts library library of The New School
university. Used primarily by students in the Parsons The New School for Design
division, it is located in the Sheila Johnson Design Center, in New York City's Greenwich Village
.
are granted access to Gimbel. In addition, students at Cooper Union
and New York University
are also granted access to the collection as part of an intercollegiate consortium.
Throughout the academic year, Gimbel hosts a number of events and workshops. A schedule of events can be found on the library's website.
The Sheila Johnson Design Center, which is used as the main academic building for the Parsons division, is the building where the library is kept. The lobby floor serves both as both a learning center and public art gallery.
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
university. Used primarily by students in the Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
division, it is located in the Sheila Johnson Design Center, in New York City's Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
.
Collection
The New School owns several libraries throughout New York City, and is a member of the Research Library Association of South Manhattan. Gimbel is the second largest library at the university, with a total of 121,371 holdings. Monographs (Print) 53,520 of these holdings are monographs (print), 215 are serials titles (print), 66,305 are part of the picture collection, 175 are CDs, 785 are DVDs, 370 are VHS, and 1 is realia. Other university libraries include: Other collections from The New School include:- Raymond Fogelman Library
- Kellen Archives
- Visual Resource Center
- Scherman Music Library
Access and Usage
All students and faculty of The New SchoolThe New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
are granted access to Gimbel. In addition, students at Cooper Union
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
and New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
are also granted access to the collection as part of an intercollegiate consortium.
Throughout the academic year, Gimbel hosts a number of events and workshops. A schedule of events can be found on the library's website.
The Sheila Johnson Design Center, which is used as the main academic building for the Parsons division, is the building where the library is kept. The lobby floor serves both as both a learning center and public art gallery.
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