Gerstein Science Information Centre

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Sigmund Samuel Library Building 7 & 9 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1A5
Phone: 416-978-2280
Fax: 416-971-2848

University of Toronto's library supporting the sciences and health sciences.

Phone numbers
416-978-8450 for Catalogue enquiries and fines information
416-978-2280 for Gerstein information, contacts, referrals, and hours
416-946-0468 for information on customized instruction
 
Nearest subway station: Queen's Park

Services for University of Toronto students, faculty, and staff

  • Access to over 100,000 electronic journals and books, both in house and remotely
  • Print collection of 945,000 volumes of journals and books
  • Comprehensive research assistance, including consultations, by email, by web chat
  • Document delivery and interlibrary loan from other libraries
  • Study space

Services for visiting scholars

  • Stack access to books and journals; Catalogue access; photocopiers
  • Reciprocal arrangements for borrowing books are available for visiting scholars from Canadian universities
  • Visiting scholars from other institutions should enquire in person about privileges

Services for the general public

  • Stack access to books and journals
  • Catalogue access
  • Photocopiers

Email ask.gerstein@utoronto.ca for research questions for the University of Toronto students, faculty, and staff.

Wireless facilities and workstations are available for University of Toronto students, faculty, and staff.
 
Library card information
TCard information (students only)
http://link.library.utoronto.ca/library/hours/list.cfm?parent=Gerstein%2...

Accessibility: entrance at grade adjacent to 9 King's College Circle entrance; three washrooms within the building. Most of the building is completely accessible to wheelchairs.
http://gerstein.library.utoronto.ca/services/accessibility
 

 

Borrowing privileges

Undergraduates: 2 weeks loan, with three 2 week renewals
Graduate students, faculty, staff: 6 weeks loan, with three  6 week renewals
Serials do not circulate.
Loans to those with U of T Library cards.
Course reserve (short term) loans: 3 hours, 2 days, 5 days.
 

Key services

Request a research consultation with a librarian or email ask.gerstein@utoronto.ca
Information on remote access
Course reserves specific title requests

Scheduled classes on research techniques and tools

http://link.library.utoronto.ca/course_registration/course_signup.cfm?af...

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