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What's new

Online Exhibits

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Lynda.com online courses

Choose from more than 1,400 online self-paced courses that cover a wide range of topics, including business, IT, software, and design.

Family study space now available at Robarts Library

For U of T parents and their children in Robarts Library

Mixed Messages: Making and Shaping Culinary Culture in Canada

Mon, May. 21, 2018 to Fri, Aug. 17, 2018
Explore the development of food culture in Canada through rare cookbooks, magazines, photographs, manuscripts, and culinary objects

Robarts Common

A major expansion of the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, will start to take shape this summer thanks to a transformational gift from Drs. Russell and Katherine Morrison. We are pleased to announce that the firm Harbridge + Cross Limited will shortly begin construction of the Robarts Common.

More information about Robarts Common

Workshops

EndNote Level II: Advanced Techniques for Systematic Reviews

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Presenter: Vincci Lui, Gerstein Science Information Centre
Location: Gerstein Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Do you already use EndNote, but wonder how this citation management program can help simplify your research workflow?

In this advanced, hands-on workshop, you will learn additional techniques for using EndNote X8 Desktop to manage your references throughout your systematic or scoping review. You will have the chance to practice methods designed to improve the effective use of EndNote while maintaining the rigour required for your review.

Date: Wednesday, June 27, 1-3pm

Location: Gerstein Science Information Centre Instruction Lab, 2nd Floor

Presenter: Vincci Lui, Gerstein Health Science Librarian

Who can register?: Open to all current U of T students, faculty, or staff.

EndNote Level II: Advanced Techniques for Systematic Reviews

This course is designed for:

Students and researchers in the health sciences in the process of conducting or planning a systematic or scoping review
Current users of EndNote Desktop looking to engage with its more advanced functions

Note:

This workshop does NOT cover introductory material on EndNote Desktop or EndNote Basic (the online version).
Before taking this workshop, it is expected that you are already familiar with the basic functions of Endnote Desktop, including the following:
- direct exporting references from databases
- creating libraries
- exporting bibliographies
- using EndNote’s Cite While You Write tool in Word
If you are not already familiar with these functions, then we strongly recommend taking Endnote Level I: Introduction for Beginners.

What’s covered in this advanced workshop:

Batch export results from various databases, such as Ovid (e.g. Medline), EBSCO (e.g. CINAHL), and Scopus databases
Improve the sensitivity of the deduplication feature
Best practices for creating and sharing groups/libraries with your supervisor/research team
Annotate records to track databases searched
Add custom fields to add reviewer’s comments
Export a bibliography with abstracts to enable title/abstract screening
Use EndNote to locate full-text articles of included articles
Best practices for managing, sharing, and transferring long documents in Word
Prepare for publication by inserting figures, using manuscript templates, customizing a citation style, and creating journal abbreviation term lists

What’s required – technical specifications:

Bring your own laptop with Endnote X8 Desktop installed (If you do not have a laptop, PCs with EndNote already installed on it are available for you to use):
- A free 30-day trial is available here: http://endnote.com/downloads/30-day-trial
- Till Dec 2018, U of T staff and students are offered an extra 15% discount - see our guide for details: http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/endnote
- Endnote Desktop is available to University of Toronto/UHN Staff & Students at a discounted price. Learn more: http://uoftbookstore.com/tech/software/endnote.asp

This session will use EndNote X8 Desktop, and will be demonstrated on a PC.
Mac users are welcome to bring their own laptops, but all demonstrations will be performed on a PC, using the Firefox browser. To download Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox

About the presenter:

Vincci Lui, MISt, is the public health librarian with the Gerstein Science Information Centre. Prior to working at the University of Toronto, she worked as an academic librarian for nutrition and food sciences at McGill University. Over the years, she has been involved in a number of scoping reviews, and provides training on expert database searching and citation management (EndNote and RefWorks).

3D Printing Safety Training - MADLab

Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Time: 1:10pm - 2:00pm
Location: Gerstein Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Learn how to safely operate the Makerbot Replicator 2 3D printers. You must complete this safety training session before you can use our 3D printers.

3D Printing Safety Training

Date: Tuesday, June 26 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Location: MADLab, Gerstein Science Information Centre, 1 Below, room B112

Presenters: Erica Lenton, Gerstein Librarian & Mike Spears, MADLab Manager

What's Covered:

- overview of 3D Printing @ Gerstein + MADLab policies & guidelines for use

- instructions for safe & effective use of the 3D printers

- how to prepare a 3D design file for printing

- basic design principles

Questions?

Send your questions to gerstein.3Dprinting@utoronto.ca or visit our website at: http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/3dprinting

Launchpad: Campus Resources for U of T Startups

Date: Thursday, July 5, 2018
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Presenter: Chris Kim
Location: Robarts Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Orientation to campus resources for students with startups or interested in startups, including startups and ventures, accelerators, courses and programs, library resources, commercialization, funding opportunities, and Toronto community resources.

You will leave with:

knowledge of how the university supports student and faculty startups through space, training, and mentorship
an understanding of campus accelerators, pitch competitions, and funding opportunities
further library workshops available on the topic of entrepreneurship research
a guide of where to go to find more information at U of T and around Toronto

Next session: Wed May 30, 2018, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Electronic Class Room, Fourth Floor, Robarts Library
Instructor: Chris Kim, Entrepreneurship Librarian | Gerstein Science Information Centre | csy.kim@utoronto.ca

Note: This workshop is free and registration is required. However, we have a minimum attendance threshold for this course to run. If you cannot attend this workshop, and fail to withdraw 48+ hours in advance, thereby preventing others on the waitlist from filling in your spot, your library account will be charged $10. Please note, it is your responsibility to sign-in next to your name on the attendance sheet for this workshop. A blank signature spot will result in a penalty charge.

This session is part of the Entrepreneurship Research Skills co-curricular record. To participate, bring your T-Card and register at the beginning of the session.

Introduction to Business Resources

Date: Thursday, July 5, 2018
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Presenter: Holly Inglis
Location: Robarts Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown) Campus

Students of all disciplines learn the types of documents available related to company, industry and market research. Includes overview of public versus private companies, subscription resources, government sources of information, and evaluating sources found online.

You’ll learn how to:

Develop skills to find and evaluate business information resources
Comprehend the basics of market research and industry reports
Practice finding relevant industry reports and company information

Next session: Thursday, July 5, 2018, 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Electronic Class Room, Fourth floor, Robarts Library
Instructors: Holly Inglis, Public Services Librarian, Rotman. holly.inglis@rotman.utoronto.ca

Note: This workshop is free and registration is required. However, we have a minimum attendance threshold for this course to run. If you cannot attend this workshop, and fail to withdraw 48+ hours in advance, thereby preventing others on the waitlist from filling in your spot, your library account will be charged $10. Please note, it is your responsibility to sign-in next to your name on the attendance sheet for this workshop. A blank signature spot will result in a penalty charge.

This session is part of the Entrepreneurship Research Skills co-curricular record. To participate, bring your T-Card and register at the beginning of the session.