Support, Services and Resources for Faculty
Library resources
Request new resources
Please let us know if there are books, e-books, DVDs, activity kits, or other library materials which we should purchase to enhance our collection. To suggest a title, please complete our Suggest a Title form or email Marian Press (marian.press@utoronto.ca).
Course reserve (short term loan)
Place library items on Course Reserve to ensure that your students will all have the opportunity to complete their required readings:
- Drop by the Service Desk on the Ground Floor of the Library to fill out a Course Reserve Request Form, or
- Complete the Course Reserve Request Form online.
Films
To reserve an OISE Library film for viewing in your classroom on a specific date:
- Drop by the Service Desk on the Ground Floor of the Library to fill out a Faculty DVD/Video Request Form, or
- Complete the Film Reserve Request Form online.
Special Collections
For assistance with the Library's Special Collections, contact:
- Kathy Imrie (kathleen.imrie@utoronto.ca; 416-978-1918) for the Ontario Historical Education Collection
- Patricia Serafini (pat.serafini@utoronto.ca; 416-978-1903) for the Women's Education Resource Collection
- Mariana Jardim (mariana.jardim@utoronto.ca; 416-978-1948) for the Modern Language Collection
- Marian Press (marian.press@utoronto.ca; 416-978-1951) for the Stacks, Children's Literature, Curriculum Resources, and AV Collections
Interlibrary loan and intercampus delivery
Please see http://uoft.me/oiseresourcesharing for information about these services.
Please contact Teresa Pietropaolo-De Marco at vdxadmin.oise@utoronto.ca for questions about interlibrary loan or intercampus delivery requests.
Technology loans
6 Dell laptops and 3 iPad2s are available on 4 hour loan at the Service Desk on the Ground Floor of the Library. Please see the Laptop & iPad2 Loans page for further information.
Support and services
Workshops, tours and library displays
Additional information about workshops, tours, and library resource displays is available at
http://oise.library.utoronto.ca/services/faculty/workshops-tours-and-library-resource-displays
Blackboard library support
Additional information about support the Library can provide for your Blackboard site is available at
http://oise.library.utoronto.ca/services/faculty/blackboard-library-support
Individual research consultations
Individual research consultations are available for both students and faculty. To book a research consultation, please complete the online form or email Pat Serafini (pat.serafini@utoronto.ca). Research and reference support is also available by email: askeloise@utoronto.ca or by phone: 416-978-1860.
Scholarly communication
Please contact Marian Press (marian.press@utoronto.ca) for enquiries about topics including:
- author rights
- Open Access
- Open Data
- archiving your publications in TSpace
- copyright
Citation analysis
Please contact Marian Press (marian.press@utoronto.ca) or Jenaya Webb (jenaya.webb@utoronto.ca) for assistance with assessing your research or assessing publications through citation analysis and journal impact factors.
RefWorks and Zotero support
RefWorks and Zotero are free reference management tools used to manage and share citations, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies.
For support using citation management software, please contact:
Monique Flaccavento (Monique.flaccavento@utoronto.ca) for RefWorks support
Jenaya Webb (jenaya.webb@utoronto.ca) for Zotero support
Distance education services
For distance education services available to faculty and students, please see http://oise.library.utoronto.ca/services/distance-education.
Please contact Pat Serafini (pat.serafini@utoronto.ca) for additional information.
Accessibility services
Please see http://oise.library.utoronto.ca/services/accessibility-services for information about accessibility services. For additional information, contact Pat Serafini (pat.serafini@utoronto.ca).
Study and meeting spaces
Please see http://oise.library.utoronto.ca/about-us/StudyRooms to learn more about the variety of individual and group study / meeting spaces available in the OISE Library.
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