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First iteration of re-doing the old Materials Collection Guide, which was created from the O-Space ePortfolio. No guarantee that any links still work.

Mission of the Collection

Why we do what we do when we do it:
Slowly but surely, the Millard Sheets Library has been developing a collection of materials aimed at introducing the Otis College community to a wide variety of disparate materials. The materials collection is a place for random encounters with unusual innovative materials. It is hoped that the unexpected juxtaposition of these items, along with a tactile and visual experience of each sample, will stimulate the imagination and create surprising connections and inventive insights. These materials are available for one week check-out for use in presentations, etc…

Thanks to generous manufacturers that have donated samples of their products, our collection has become more diverse and robust. --- Come by and check it out!

Finding Items in OwlCat

Some materials have been cataloged and added to OwlCat. Here are two options to view these records

Browse records in OwlCat - search for the phrase "materials collection"

Browse Catalog Records in LOCATE - filter by location

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