Library Newsletter
Sotheby's Institute of Art NY Library, May 2017, No. 25
May 22- June 4:
Monday: 9 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday: 9 am - 5 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm
Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
June 5 - September 1:
Monday: 9 am - 5 pm
Tuesday: 9 am - 8 pm
Wednesday: 9 am - 8 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm
Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
The library will be closed on the following days:
Sat. May 20 and Sun. May 21
Monday, May 29
Tuesday, July 4
September 2-4
Please keep in mind that library hours are subject to change. Please check the library's website nylibrary.sia.edu or e-mail us at nylibrary@sia.edu for the most up-to-date hours.
Students who have a Bobst Reading sticker may continue to use Bobst Library over the summer.
2. Need help with your research?
To book an appointment, click on the button below. Please try to book at least a couple of days in advance. E-mail us at nylibrary@sia.edu or stop by if you have any questions!
3. Summer Loans
Leaving NYC for the summer? Please return all books by Friday, May 19.
Stay tuned for summer reading suggestions from all of us here at SIA!
The House of Twenty Thousand Books
A Nearly Perfect Copy
Deadly Provenance
4. 2015 Dissertations Now Available
The 2015 SIA-NY theses that have been awarded with distinction are now bound and available at the library. They may be requested at the library front desk for library use only.
· 9 MAAB theses
· 4 MACA theses
· 1 MAAFDA thesis
- All 14 are listed in the library catalog, Liberty, and are available full-text in ProQuest.
For more information on how to locate past SIA theses (London and New York) and theses from other institutions, please consult the Projects/Theses section of the library website.
5. eBrary is now Ebook Central!
Here are just a few features of Ebook Central:
- more mobile friendly
- download ebooks to your laptop, tablet or phone and read materials offline
- highlight and take notes in the online copy and have those notes added to your bookshelf
Have questions? Check out Ebook Central's FAQs or e-mail the library at nylibrary@sia.edu.
Watch other documentaries and films on Kanopy!
Jeff Koons Seated Ballerina
Friday, May 12, 2017, 09:00 AM
Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, United States
Anish Kapoor, Descension
Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 10:00 AM
Brooklyn Bridge Park - Pier 1, Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States
App suggestion from Student Assistant, Caro Mierins
Looking for something to do in NYC? Want to see if you can fit it in your budget? Then check out Fever, an app that shows you what is happening where based on your interests. Choose different areas that interest you and then filter your results by selecting the neighborhood you want to go to, the date and the theme. Have friends who use Fever? See where they are going and make plans to hang out. Available for free on iOS and Android devices.
Watch these professionals tackle the challenge of digitizing the Klencke Atlas, a 6- foot tall, 350 year-old book that was once in the possession of Charles II. Charles kept the atlas in his own cabinet of curiosities and is one of the main reasons why the atlas is in such good condition!
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Leah McGowan, Acting Head Librarian
Kaitlyn Curtis, Reference and Cataloguing Librarian
Scott Davis, Library Assistant
Rachel Shaw, Caro Mierins, Elizabeth Howell, Agne Skinderskyte, Emily Cheng, Yao Ma, SolAh Hwang, Madison Smart, Ophelia Masson, Student Assistants
Email: nylibrary@sia.edu
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Phone: 212.897.7236