Millard Sheets Library: SERVICES & POLICIES

Learning how to use the Library and do research is an important aspect of your college education.

The Library Staff is here to assist you. Please feel free to ask question. We will gladly instruct you in the use of the Otis Library online catalog (OPAC), computer programs and databases.

The Library collects items primarily related to the art and design curriculum. Requests are welcome.

Otis does not have an official Inter-Library Loan Program. However, we are happy to assist students and faculty in finding the resources that they need. Students and faculty are encouraged to request books and other materials that they find lacking in the collection. The reality is that is it often cheaper and faster to buy the needed material than to order it through inter-library loan.

There are many other Los Angeles-area libraries available that the Otis Community may find useful.

We are now offering all Otis Graduate Students check-out privileges to the Loyola Marymount Hannon Library.

There are many other Los Angeles-area libraries available that the Otis Community may find useful.

We are now offering all Otis Graduate Students check-out privileges to the Loyola Marymount Hannon Library.

Online renewals: Go through the Library’s Online Public Access Catalog through the portal BEFORE the due date.

Using the Library
Circulation Policies
-  Faculty/Staff Addendum
-  Alumni Faculty
-  Alumni Student Policies
-  Arts Education Certificate Students
-  General Certificate Students

Policy on Theft & Destruction

Circulation Policies:

Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines

Copyright Policy for Web-Based Instructional Materials at Otis

To reserve Millard's group study room (including same day use), please fill out this form:

Room Reservation Form

Otis Faculty place materials on Reserve in the Library for their students. Reserves are really an extension of the classroom. They include books, copies of chapters from books, and articles from journals and newspapers.

Individual faculty members initiate the process of placing items on Reserve by bringing materials to the Circulation Desk  and filling out a Reserve Form, available online or from the Circulation Desk in the Library. The Reserve item is then prepared for circulation and a record for it is created in the Library's catalog. Finally, the item is placed behind the Circulation Desk, where students can check it out for a period of time stipulated by the professor, ranging from Library Use Only (recommended) to overnight. The whole process can take up to three days to complete so please plan ahead. For questions regarding reserves, please contact Vickie Thomas or Shelley Forbes.

Electronic Reserves: In addition to Traditional Library Reserves, some materials may be available through the O-Space Learning Management System on a 24/7 basis.

Think of Otis Librarians as your partners in teaching.

Information Literacy and Research Instruction

Workshops Menu [PDF]

Schedule a Workshop for a Class

Creating Effective Research Assignments

Teaching / Learning Center (TLC)