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The Libraries and their departments

of Visual Resources and Multi-Media

Services are dedicated to an active

partnership in the academic process. The

Libraries’ primary mission is to support

the Institute’s academic programs by

providing materials and information

services to students, faculty, staff, alumni,

and visiting scholars. A state-of-the-art

integrated library system interfaces with

an up-to-date website providing broad

access to electronic materials as well as

information about the Libraries. Connect

to the Libraries’ website and catalog at

http://library.pratt.edu.

The collection at the Brooklyn

Campus Library provides broad-based

coverage of the history, theory, criticism,

and practice of architecture, fine arts,

and design, while also supporting the

liberal arts and sciences. The collection

encompasses over 176,674 monographs

and bound periodicals and also maintains

776 current periodical descriptions. The

Libraries also provide students access

to 38 online resources and electronic

periodical indexes. Through these

resources over 11,474 full-text periodical

titles are accessible. Available through the

Visual Resources Center are collections of

over 300,000 slides and digital images. In

addition, the Brooklyn Campus Library

houses microfilm, multi-media, rare

books, and the college archives. Multi-

Media Services, located in the lower

level of the Brooklyn campus library,

has a collection of film, video, and DVD

formats. Comfortable reading and

study spaces are available in this New

York City landmark building on the

Brooklyn campus.

The Pratt Manhattan Library holds

more than 17,024 monographs, subscribes

to over 170 current periodicals and

maintains a small fiction collection. The

book and periodical collection provides

support for the following programs:

Graduate Communications Design,

Information and Library Science,

Creative Arts Therapy, Facilities/

Construction Management, Historic

Preservation, Arts and Cultural

Management, AOS/AAS Program,

Design Management, and Continuing

and Professional Studies.

Librarians at both facilities offer

Libraries

Library

acting director

Russell S. Abell

head of public services

Patti McCall

head of technical services

John A. Maier

library services

coordinator,

manhattan campus

Jean Hines

visual resources curator

Johanna Bauman

Event Services

event services coordinator

TBD

Multi-Media Services

director

Chris Arabadjis

library audiovisual

coordinator

Mike Nemire