Library

These resources enable students to fulfill course work including seminar papers, group projects and cataloging exercises.

The library is contactable via email: library@sothebysinstitute.com or by phone: +44 (0) 20 7462 3230

Library Collection
The library has a collection of around 15,000 books and pamphlets covering the fine and decorative arts including painting, drawing, ceramics, furniture, interiors and design.

Coverage of specific subject areas includes art business, Asian art and design, photography, museum collections, exhibition catalogues, patronage and connoisseurship.

In addition, the library holds the last 10 years of Christie's and Sotheby's sales catalogues. The library takes 50 current journal titles in hardcopy format including Artforum, Art in America, Art Newspaper, Apollo and the Burlington Magazine.

Bound copies of Sotheby's Institute MA dissertations dating back to 1992 are available for consultation in the library.

Library Catalogue
Liberty3 is the library's online catalogue. It is accessible via the internet at: http://liberty3.sothebysinstitute.com/liberty3

Library Facilities
The library has three public workstations and two black and white photocopiers. Cards can be purchased for photocopying. Wireless access is available on all four floors and the top floor of the library is reserved for quiet studying.

Other Libraries in London
The Institute Library provides a useful starting point for dissertation research, and detailed research is further supported by the number of internationally renowned research libraries located in London. These include the British Library and the National Art Library. Sotheby's Institute of Art students have free access to both of the libraries mentioned above and should make use of them during their period of study.