Faculty
Liaison Librarians
Liaison librarians at the University of Toronto Libraries are available to be consulted on a wide range of services and resources offered by the library to support faculty research and teaching. This includes:
- research consultations for faculty
- curriculum related instruction
- course-customization of Blackboard "Library Resource" pages
- tailored research guides for courses or programs
- collection requests and suggestions
- questions or suggestions about library and information technology services
Questions or comments? Contact the Faculty Liaison Coordinator.
Supporting Research
A list of support services and resources to support your research needs; consultations, workshops, research tools and digital projects.
Supporting Teaching
A list of support services and resources to support your teaching needs; course reverse and short term loan material, copyright faqs, creating permanent links to online resources, information literacy resourcs and webshops and research help for your stuedents.
Blackboard Help
An instruction quick sheet on how to incorporate library resources into your course web pages such as Blackboard. Also learn about ready made lists of library resource and how a librarian can help you and your students with class asssignments and research.
Services for Faculty
We've summarized what library services such as information about library cards, loan periods, renewal, holds and fines, how to retrieve material not at UofT (interlibrary loan) and applying for studying carrels in this quick view page of library services for faculty.
Scholarly Communication
The process by which academics and scholars publish and disseminate their research. This online document is intended to heighten the awareness of faculty and researchers to the rights of authors and the benefits that can accrue from open access publishing.
T-Space
The University of Toronto's Research Repository is called T-Space. It is managed by the University of Toronto Libraries and is a showcase for preserving the scholarly work of UofT faculty. T-Space is faculty space, established by the Library to support the dissemination of knowledge by the University community. An online guided tour is also available.
Resource Guide for Faculty (PDF)
From ancient manuscripts through to the latest electronic information, we have the information you need. And if we do not have a specific item, we will get it for you through our national and international resource sharing agreements.
In the Resource Guide for Faculty you'll find out about our network of libraries covering subjects from architecture to zoology in the "Collections" section. Get an overview of the many services we offer, such as where to obtain your invaluable library card and connect to the Internet, or how to order a book for the library in the Services" section. If you are interested in expanding your use of information technology in your teaching and research, consult the "Information Commons" section.
If you would like more detailed information about a particular aspect of the Libraries, specialized brochures are available at reference departments. For assistance, designed to meet your specific needs, please contact your Faculty liaison librarian.
We encourage you to make full use of the wide range of services and resources available at your University Libraries.
