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From its inception in the 1960s, ESDI's library has grown to become the most specialized design library in Latin America.

The main focus of its holdings is, of course, design; but it also houses a significant number of titles in related areas like ergonomics, art history, artistic practice, photography, etc. It is currently integrated into the broader library system of the State University of Rio de Janeiro and can, therefore, provide access to materials on other less related fields, as well.

Access to the library is open to the public, and virtually all books and periodicals can be consulted on an open-stack basis. Loans are restricted, however, to ESDI staff and students. The collections can also be accessed via the Brazilian National Collective Catalogue of Periodicals, and student theses are available through the Calco Library System.

Donations of books and periodicals are always welcome. Any items already owned by the library or of limited interest will be redirected to other libraries within the university.

Services

The following services are available from the library:

- on-site consultation of all holdings;
- loans of holdings (via photocopies, inter-library loan, limited individual loans);
- user guidance and assistance;
- inter-library loan of holdings from other libraries;
- bibliographical research;
- copies of exisiting documentation relating to ESDI;
- guidance on presentation of written research and on norms for bibliography and references;
- requests for articles, theses and documents available in other libraries;
- reading of daily newspapers O Globo and Jornal do Brasil and of weekly news magazine Veja.
- sumários correntes;
- consultas à Internet e cd-roms (brevemente).


Holdings

The library's collections consist of, approximately:

- 4.200 books;
- 232 periodical titles, 31 current titles;
- 622 undergraduate theses/projects.

The following list covers some of the major periodicals currently received:

Foreign periodicals

ABITARE
ART BOOK
ART HISTORY
COMMUNICATION ARTS
DESIGN ISSUES
DESIGN REPORT
DOMUS
EMIGRE
EYE
FORM (ALEMANHA)
HOW
I.D. INTERNATIONAL DESIGN
INTERFACE
JOURNAL OF DESIGN HISTORY
MODO
TIPOGRAFICA
TYPOGRAFISCHE MONATSBLATTER

National Periodicals

ADG
ABIGRAF
ARC DESIGN
CADESIGN
DESIGN GRÁFICO
ESTUDOS EM DESIGN
FINESTRA BRASIL
PRODUTO & PRODUÇÃO
PUBLISH
REVISTA DA CRIAÇÃO
VEJA
PROJETO DESIGN
VEREDAS


Library hours

From Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.