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How can I spot misinformation about the coronavirus and COVID-19?

Where is there quiet space for study and/or rest?

Which libraries on the St. George campus use TCard+ for printing and photocopying?

Where can I pray or meditate at the library?

How do I submit an Interlibrary Loan request through LibrarySearch?

Will I be notified if an item requested through interlibrary loans cannot be obtained? How will I know if the library staff have canceled my request?

To place an interlibrary loan order in RACER, do I need to know what library has it?

What is an interlibrary loan?

How do I request an item from another university?

Can I renew material that has been borrowed for me from another library via Interlibrary Loans?

Can I order books from other libraries?

How do I submit an Interlibrary Loan request through RACER?

What is information literacy?

How do I spot misinformation?

Who do I contact with questions about or problems with an interlibrary loan request?

Can I submit an interlibrary loan request?

Do you provide interlibrary loans to international libraries?

I am affiliated with UTIAS, what pickup location should I choose in the RACER request form?

How do I know where to pick up an item I've requested from another campus (intercampus delivery)?

What browsers work best with LibrarySearch?

I am asked to either login or pay for access to an ejournal or an article. What should I do?

What is truncation? How can I use it to improve my searches?

How can I tell what discipline a journal article is from?

How are your books arranged on the shelf?

I found a book in the catalogue at a hospital library. How do I get it?

Do we have online access to the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star now that there is a paywall?

How do I find newspapers & newspaper articles in LibrarySearch?

Is there an easy way for me to authenticate as a U of T user while I'm researching off-campus?

Lately I have not been able to access UpToDate. Is something wrong?

Is it possible to export PDFs to EndNote directly from a database search?

I've been using the UpToDate mobile app, and now it's asking me to authenticate. How do I do this?

I'd like some help with using EndNote.

How do I access items in your Ontario Historical Education collection?

How do I find an article by title in LibrarySearch?

Can I use LibrarySearch to search by DOI?

What happened to Article Search?

Can I pay my overdue fines online?

How do I find a journal by title in LibrarySearch?

How can I connect Google Scholar to the library's resources?

How do I find books by author in LibrarySearch?

How do I find a book by its title in LibrarySearch?

Can I print or share an e-resource (i.e., use the licensed content) that I find in LibrarySearch?

Does the library have my textbook?

What is a call number?

Do you have any online dictionaries?

ACORN says that I have a "financial hold" coming from the library. What do I do?

How can I see what items are checked out to me in LibrarySearch?

What can you search in the library catalogue?

I am a Continuing Education student. How can I get library access?