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Sign Up for a 1-month Free Trial

When you sign up for a paid Learning account, you should be eligible for a 1-month free trial. If you do not cancel during that period, you will be charged $20-30 per month for access.

Learn more about

• Paid subscriptions
• Reactivating a LinkedIn Learning subscription

Sign Up via Los Angles Public Library

Many public libraries, including Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL), subscribe to lynda.com / Linkedin Learning.

How to sign up via LAPL:

1. If you already have a physical LAPL library card, skip to step 4.
2. If you only have a LAPL e-card, you will need to get a physical card to get the best and longest access to LinkedIn Learning. Go to step 3.
3. Get a physical LAPL Library Card. Fill out the application, bring ID and proof of address, then go to a branch to get a physical card.
   • Library cards are free to any resident of California.
   • The Westchester-Loyola Village Branch is 2 blocks from campus at Lincoln & Manchester
4. Go to this LinkedIn Learning page or navigate to Education & Research > Online Learning
5. Log in with your Los Angeles Public Library card and PIN number and create an account.

LAPL migrated from lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning on April 26, 2021.

Once you have created an account via LAPL, you can access it from their Online Learning page, from their LinkedIn Learning page.

If you are using the app or logging in via linkedin.com/learning,

1. Choose Sign in with your iibrary card
2. Enter lapl as the Library ID.
3. Enter your LAPL card number and PIN

Yes. We have a group subscription to nytimes.com. You have to sign up for the pass using your Otis email address.

1. Go to accessnyt.com
2. Search for and select Otis College of Art and Design
3. Create an account using your @otis.edu or @student.otis.edu email address
4. Choose a password
5. Click Create Account
6. Check your Otis inbox for a verification email

Students: The subscription expires on December 31st of your projected graduation year.

Faculty and Staff: Subscriptions expire after 365 days.

To renew your account, log into your NYT account and then go to www.nytimes.com/passes

If you have an existing paid digital subscription using your Otis email address, you may need to cancel it before signing up for the free pass. Please contact edu@nytimes.com to discuss your options.

More information is posted on the NYTimes Help Guide.

It's complicated. :-(

Unfortunately, the Los Angeles Times does not offer similar academic subscription access as the New York Times.

Otis has text-only access for articles published in the Los Angeles Times from 1997-today in eLibrary.

There are several other places to search their articles, depending on the date.

• The latimes.com website only covers 1985-today plus a small selection of older articles.
  • They do offer a discounted e-subscription to students and educators for $52
  • They also offer regular introductory promotions, such as $1/6 months
• You can access the newspaper online for free through two different databases in the Los Angeles Public Library. Both require an ecard:
  • Los Angeles Times (ProQuest) covers 1985-today
  • Los Angeles Times Historical Archives (ProQuest) covers 1881-1996
• If you want to search the entire archive of from 1881-today, you need to go to Newspapers.com. It costs about $8/month.
  • You can access it for free if you go in person to the Los Angeles Public Library; the Westchester branch is 1 block away.

When you are on the campus network via wifi or VPN, you can go directly to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Off campus users must create an account on the website. Use your @otis.edu or @student.otis.edu address. Do not click SUBSCRIBE.

More Access Instructions [PDF]

The process for creating an account on WGSN changed in 2022. You no longer need to choose a separate password; it will now log you in using MyOtis.

Step 1. Log into MyOtis

Step 2. Go to the WGSN EDU account page

When possible, create your account while you are on an Otis computer or using the campus wi-fi network.

If you are coming from off campus, you might get an error message. In that case, use the Alternate log-in URL.

Step 3. Click "Create a New Account"

New users should click the Create a New Account button on the left.

Step 4. Enter your Name and Otis email address

Enter your name and your full Otis email address. Do not use a personal email address. Then click Submit Form.

Step 5. Verify your identity

You may be prompted to confirm your Otis connection by re-entering your credentials on the Otis log in page.

You may also need to check your Otis email to verify your email address.

NOTE: You do not need to create a separate password for wgsn.com

Step 6. Use WGSN

New users may be prompted to fill out a profile, review notification options, and other actions.

Once you have created your account, you can access it directly at wgsn.com for about 3 months.

Re-Activating your account

If you have not logged into WGSN for over 90 days, you will need to re-activate your account.

Follow the same steps above. At Step 3, however, choose the Login & Reactivate button on the right.

On the next screen, enter your full Otis email address.