Criminology Information Service & Library

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14 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 3K9
Phone: 416-978-7068
Key contact: Mr. Thomas Finlay
Borrowing privileges

Loans to holders of U of T cards. Non U of T patrons must be registered with Reader Registration. All interested persons may make in-library use of materials without registration.

Types of restricted materials

Periodicals, statutes, reference collection. There is a reserve collection of materials for Reading Room use only.

Hours librarian available

Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Is photocopying available? Cost?

10 cents per exposure. Pay at the circulation desk, cash only.

Size and scope of collection

At about 30,000 volumes, ours is the largest criminology collection in Canada. The focus of the collection is on criminology, criminal justice, deviant behaviour, corrections and penology, and policing and law enforcement. There are some legal materials available in the library (statutes, case reports, legal encyclopedia, etc.). For works on methodology of social science research Robarts has the better collection. There is an article file of over 2,000 articles, reprints, government reports, etc., indexed for use. It is called the CRIMDOC database and can be searched from the Criminology Library home page on the World Wide Web.

Specialized Subject Collections

John Ll. J. Edwards Collection

Collections listed in the library catalogue

Library catalogue coverage - excellent - covers more than 90% of our holdings. Current materials, theses, the article file, are best accessed in the library, not on the library catalogue.

Library catalogue codes

CRIM