Periodicals

Spring 2024 Hours

4th Floor - Periodicals Collection (magazines and forecasting services)
Monday-Thursday: noon–6 pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: noon–8 pm

PERS Spring 2023

Collections

  • Newspapers and periodicals: 350 current and 1,000+ historical titles focusing on fashion, business, interior design, graphic design and marketing industries, and a wide variety of trade and glossy magazines
    See: Periodicals by Title & Subject Research Guide for complete holdings
  • Look Books: fashion photography books published for buyer use, comprised of images of runway looks for specific collections
  • Store Catalogs: product and price listings from various retail stores
  • Forecasting Services: intended for use by professionals in the fashion and design industries; use of current forecasts are restricted to FIT faculty and students.  The historical forecast archive is available to students and external researchers by appointment only, please contact [email protected]

Finding Materials

Free magazines for students are available in the following campus lounges (subject to availability) :

  • Pomerantz Center, 4th Floor Lounge, Room D405
  • Dubinsky Center, 5th Floor Lounge, Room A505
  • Dubinsky Center, 7th Floor Student Life Lounge 

Contact Us

Periodicals & Electronic Resource Services

Goodman Center: Periodicals Services Desk (4th floor)
(212) 217-4380
Lana Bittman, Associate Professor-Librarian, Head of Periodicals & Electronic Resource Services