Library Resources

Help Desks

Palm Desert Campus Library (Hilb Building, 1st Floor)

• Circulation Desk: 760.773.2563.
  For support with textbooks, library holds, and library accounts.
• Reference Desk: 760.773.2560.
  Reference email: library@collegeofthedesert.edu
• Ask a librarian chat service (click the Ask a Librarian chat button)
  RefHelp finding or accessing materials (textbooks, books, articles), research skills, citations.

Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 7 pm

Friday: 8 am - 5 pm

Closed weekends, holidays, and when classes are not in session.

Indio Campus

• Indio Library is in the process of transitioning to its new space. We will announce the reopening of the Indio Library here.

Ask a Librarian!  

The COD Library offers the "Ask a Librarian" virtual chat service to help COD students quickly get research help. You can access this service by clicking the "Ask a Librarian" chat button on this page or anywhere on the Library's website.

During the Library's hours of operation, librarians are available both online and in-person to assist you with finding physical books, eBooks, articles, and streaming films. They can also provide research support and citation assistance. If you need a demonstration of searching databases, librarians can guide you through the process using our chat service's screen-sharing tool. You can also visit the Reference Librarian's desk at the Palm Desert Campus Library.

Student Resource Guide

Information about Canvas and Zoom, links to low-cost internet, where to access WiFi at COD parking lots, and much more is available in this frequently updated guide. View the guide now!