Library

The Library@DSI offers accessible and comprehensive library services, providing access to a wide selection of digital resources and a curated selection of physical resources that are tailored to contemporary design practice.

Resource Access

The Institute’s library collection spans design practice, history, theory, and related interdisciplinary fields.

35,000+

Digital Texts

1,500+

Publishers

Resources from Top Publishers

Access to Student Tools & Software

Your personalized DSI email account also unlocks a universe of creative possibility, granting you access to discounted or free access to design tools.

Adobe CC Pro

Figma

Canva

Autodesk

Unity

Cargo Site

Notion

Framer

DSI Scholarly Archive

The Library@DSI maintains an active publishing and archival ecosystem for design scholarship produced at the Institute. All Master of Design (MDes) capstone projects and Doctor of Design (DDes) dissertations are catalogued as part of the institutional archive and are made discoverable through WorldCat-supported systems. Students and faculty are invited to contribute addition scholarly and creative work to the Institute’s catalog for digital cataloging.