School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 78,028
Number of current serial subscriptions: 355
Number of microforms: 157
Number of audiovisuals: 5,525
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Access to the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Galleries: exhibition spaces include the Betty Rymer gallery, Gallery 2, 1926 Exhibition Study Spaces, Gallery X, Student Union Galleries and Lounge Gallery.
Gene Siskel Film Center: presents premieres of new American and foreign films, revivals of classics, retrospectives, independent productions, and festivals of international scope. It also features personal appearances by prominent filmmakers, critics, actors, and historians.
Video Data Bank: The Video Data Bank maintains three collections of video tapes by and about contemporary artists, consisting of more than 1500 titles produced between 1968 and 1999. Approximately 1000 titles are available for distribution and the others can be viewed at the Video Data Bank screening room in Chicago.
Fashion Resource Center: a unique late twentieth and twenty-first century hands-on study collection of exceptional and exemplary designer garments and related material.
Media Center: access to a variety of equipment and services for the creation, documentation, teaching, and exhibition of media artwork.
The Poetry Center: The Poetry Center, a not-for-profit organization, is devoted to enhancing awareness of the literary arts by serving literary artists, and by teaching Creative Writing Literacy to Chicago’s K-12 students. The Poetry Center brings the best writers of our time to Chicago to share their work with the public.
Roger Brown resources: Through a series of gifts and bequests The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has become the primary repository of the personal, intellectual, and artistic effects of alumnus Roger Brown (1941-1997).