Innis & U of T Libraries: Help with Online Teaching, Learning & Research
Support for Students | Support for Teaching | Support for Research | Information on COVID-19
Support for Students
At St. George | At UTM | At UTSC
Questions?
Contact the Innis College Librarian Kate Johnson with questions about Innis College, Innis First Year Seminars, Cinema Studies Institute or Writing & Rhetoric Program.
Contact Urban Studies Librarian Nich Worby for any questions about research help or accessing resources for Innis College’s Urban Studies Program.
Visit Innis College Library’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more updates & information!
Library Services & Resources
Borrowing
- As of March 2020, there is no need to return your books at this time. All loans have been extended and no late fines charged. See Library COVID-19 Updates for the latest information on due dates.
- Interlibrary Loan will continue for e-resources only. Due dates for print Interlibrary Loan items have been extended. See Library COVID-19 Updates for the latest information on due dates.
Curbside Pickup Service
- Select materials can be borrowed from various UofT Libraries (including books, film, etc.). There is no intercampus delivery at this time so materials must be picked up on their respective campuses or library locations. Learn more about UTL Curbside Pickup Service.
- Innis College Library is providing retrieval service for items from our Stacks Location and Writing & Rhetoric Collection. Users will be notified when the item are available for pickup at Robarts Library.
- Borrowing from our PhD Collection is restricted to Cinema Studies Institute’s PhD Candidates.
- Please contact the College Librarian katej.johnson @ utoronto.ca with any questions about access
Get Research Help
- Contact College Librarian Kate Johnson with questions or to book an online research meeting via video conference. Kate is the Liaison Librarian for Innis One, Writing & Rhetoric and Cinema Studies, but she can connect you with the resources or people to best support your research for any subject.
- Learn about UofT Libraries NEW LibrarySearch platform:
- UofT Libraries has a new search interface as of Feb 16th, 2021.
- Learn more with these LibrarySearch FAQs or the more in-depth LibrarySearch Tips Guide.
- Contact the Innis College Librarian if you encounter access issues
- Want to chat online in real time? Use Ask Chat with a Librarian (virtual chat service) remains open during this time. Library staff are available to help you with library-related questions and research right away.
- Develop your search skills by watching U of T Libraries’ ‘How To…’ (in one minute or less) YouTube playlist includes tips and tricks for finding and accessing e-books and e-journal articles.
- Need help collecting citations from online databases, managing and organizing your sources, or creating bibliographies in well-known citation styles? Try using citation management software!
Research Guides
- Look for Library Resources on the menu of your Quercus course pages for subject-specific or course-specific Research Guides.
- Check the UofT Libraries Research Guides page to find guides by course code, by subject, or by searching for keywords:
Assignment Planner
- The Assignment Planner is a tool helps you break down your assignment or project into manageable steps.
- If you log in and supply an email address, it will also email you a reminder one week before the assignment is due.
Old Exam Repository
- The Old Exam Repository is online resource that provides you with an idea of what may be on your finals. Your UTORid and password are needed to log in (answers are not included!).
Online Entertainment & Diversions
- Check out Audio Cine Films or Criterion on Demand to access thousands of feature films. It’s like Netflix, but free with your UTORID! There are recently added films from various studios that you can stream from wherever you are.
- Take a look at other online video resources from the Media Commons that can be streamed online, like Medici TV, with classical music videos including opera, ballet, and symphonies.
- There are also Open Access Online Film Collections that are freely available online.
Covid-19 Information from the University
- Please continue to visit the central COVID-19 hub for the U of T community.The page is frequently updated with the latest relevant information.
- If your question was not answered in any of the resources above, you may also submit questions through the Contact Us button on the FAQs. Questions will be routed to the appropriate office and staff will respond as soon as possible.
Support for Teaching
At St. George | At UTM | At UTSC
Innis College Library and UofT Libraries provides a variety of online services to support remote instruction.
Questions?
Contact the College Librarian Kate Johnson for help with research, resources, or information literacy instruction for Innis College, Innis First Year Seminars, Cinema Studies Institute, or Writing & Rhetoric Program
Contact Urban Studies Librarian Nich Worby for help with Urban Studies research, resources, or information literacy instruction.
Course materials:
Curbside Pickup Service
- Select materials can be borrowed from various UofT Libraries (including books, film, etc.). There is no intercampus delivery at this time so materials must be picked up on their respective campuses or library locations. Learn more about UTL Curbside Pickup Service.
- Innis College Library is providing retrieval service for items from our Stacks Location and Writing & Rhetoric Collection. Users will be notified when the item are available for pickup at Robarts Library.
- Borrowing from our PhD Collection is restricted to Cinema Studies Institute’s PhD Candidates.
- Please contact the College Librarian katej.johnson @ utoronto.ca with any questions about access
Course Readings
- UTL Syllabus Service provides assistance If you need course readings, ebooks or digitized copies of printed materials for your students and helps with purchasing, digitizing and negotiating permissions with publishers
- Support of textbooks remains a challenge for libraries in online environment. Syllabus Service is working with instructors to explore and identify viable textbook alternatives.
- Interlibrary Loan will continue for e-resources only.
- Contact the College Librarian Kate Johnson if you would like support in identifying eResources for your course readings.
Streaming Film and Media
- A number of online video resources are available for educational use and as licensed streaming content through UofT Libraries. We can also purchase them for you through Kanopy and Docuseek, if available.
- For support in accessing online video resources for your class, please email contact Syllabus Service or fill out the Media Commons Purchase Suggestion Form and those requests will be sent to Trevor Deck, UTL Film and Music Collections Librarian.
- There are also Open Access Online Film Collections that are freely available online.
- MyMedia: Use the MyMedia media repository for streaming your lectures. Your MyMedia streams can be placed in your Quercus course page.
Research Guides:
- Contact College Librarian Kate Johnson to request customized research guides for your courses, to help students find and use appropriate resources for their research assignments.
- If you do not require a customized guide, but would still like your students to access the library:
- Turn on the Library Resources menu item in your course Quercus pages so that students can access subject-based research guides.
- Share Subject Guides with your students:
- Cinema Studies, Cinema and Film
- Urban and City Studies, Government Info
- Citing properly, Finding and using images
Research skills / Information literacy Instruction:
- Liaison librarians may be able to provide research skill instruction for your online courses using resources such as Quercus modules, quizzes, instructional videos, host online-drop-ins, or participating in discussion boards:
- Contact College Librarian Kate Johnson to discuss possible options.
Research consultations for your Students:
- Give your students access to library research help online by including information about library services in your Course Syllabus
- Encourage your students to contact College Librarian Kate Johnson, use UTL Ask Chat with a Librarian service, or other UofT Liaison Librarians for individual research help.
Support for your Online Instruction:
- Copyright & online instruction: Quick Copyright and Remote Teaching Tips and Shifting your Instruction from In-Person to Remote: Copyright Considerations
- Need help collecting citations from online databases, managing and organizing your sources, or easily creating bibliographies? Try using citation management software
- Explore the full list of educational technologies supported at U of T and Data analysis software to identify new tech tools to add to your eLearning toolkit and student assignments. The Map & Data Library has numerous software options for you and your students to consider while off campus.
- Review the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation’s Continuity Planning page:
- “How to Guides” (Teaching Online/Remotely – Quick Guide, Distributing Work, Manage Assessment), Ensuring Accessibility
- U of T’s Quercus Support Resources site for instructors, staff and students
- Schedule a consultation with a CTSI Faculty Liaison
Support for UofT Researchers
Support for UofT Researchers: at St. George | at UTM | at UTS
Questions?
Contact the Innis College Librarian Kate Johnson with questions about Innis College, Innis First Year Seminars, Cinema Studies Institute or Writing & Rhetoric Program.
Contact Urban Studies Librarian Nich Worby for any questions about research help or accessing resources for Innis College’s Urban Studies Program.
Find Online Research Materials & Manage Sources:
Access to eResources
- While U of T library buildings are closed, we can provide access to many digital materials to support UofT researchers, including eBooks, online journal article databases, primary source databases, and streaming videos.
- Looking for books and articles not at U of T or held in closed libraries? Try placing an InterLibrary Loan request. UofT Libraries expert staff will try to find an electronic copy for you, if one exists. Some publishers are also providing expanded access to their e-resources during this time, which may include books, journals, primary sources and multi-media collections.
Get Research Help
- Check the UofT Libraries Research Guides page to find guides by course code, but subject, or search by topic (Cinema Studies, Cinema and Film, Urban and City Studies, Government Info, Citing properly, Finding and using images).
- Please contact College Librarian Kate Johnson or other UofT Liaison Librarians to book a virtual research appointment to discuss research strategies in depth. You can also browse the Libraries’ online research guides for advice, useful tools, and links to the best resources for your subject area.
- Use Ask Chat with a Librarian(virtual chat service) remains open during this time. Library staff are available to help you with library-related questions and research right away.
- Need help collecting citations from online databases, managing and organizing your sources, or creating bibliographies in well-known citation styles? Try using citation management software!
Develop New Research Skills
- Investigate how Research Data Management (services, strategies, and tools) to keep your data organized and help you address potential granting or publishing requirements.
- Explore Data Analysis Software through online tutorials or consultations with UofT’s Map & Data Library. Learn more about data visualization and data analysis tools (e.g., NVivo). U of T researchers, faculty and students can now get a copy of NVivo for free.
Increase Research Visibility & Comply with OA Funding Requirements:
Deposit your Papers into TSpace
- Depositing your research in TSpace, U of T’s institutional repository, is one way to publish Open Access and comply with funding requirements, including the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy.
- Visit the First Time Users page or Help and FAQs to learn more.
Learn about Open Access (OA) support from University of Toronto Libraries
- There are a wide variety of open access options available to researchers. Follow UofT Libraries steps on how to publish OA and find out how the UofT Libraries can provide support to determine which is best for you.
- Make sure you know your rights as an author before you publish!
Measure your Research Impact & Manage Researcher Identity
- An author’s impact within their field or discipline has traditionally been measured using the number of times their academic publications are cited by other researchers.
- Visit Uoft Libraries Research Impact and learn more about Book & Book Chapter Impact and managing your Research Identity).
Information on COVID-19
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Refer to the COVID-19 information guide and a COVID-19 Canadian government guide for factual and up-to-date information on the COVID-19 situation.
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Please continue to visit the central COVID-19 hub for the U of T community. The page is frequently updated with the latest relevant information. If your question was not answered in any of the resources above, you may also submit questions through the Contact Us button on the FAQs. Questions will be routed to the appropriate office and staff will respond as soon as possible.
Visit Innis College Library’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for more updates & information!
