The Polytechnic Institute of NYU is one of the oldest private engineering schools in the United States. It specializes in science, technology, research and management education. The institute offers graduate, postgraduate and doctoral level courses in library sciences, chemical and biological engineering, physics, mathematics and technology management. It also conducts programs in civil, electrical and computer engineering, humanities and social sciences, and finance and risk management. The institute s computer laboratories feature high-end workstations for research, 3-D modeling and dynamic simulation. The Polytechnic Institute of NYU maintains a library that has more than 190,000 titles, over 200,000 volumes, online databases, CD-ROM learning tools and multimedia resources. The institute has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students. Founded in 1854, the Polytechnic Institute of NYU maintains its campus in Brooklyn, N.Y. It also has graduate learning centers in Long Island, Westchester and Manhattan, N.Y.