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Can I use my TBucks anywhere on campus?

Can external borrower library cards be loaded with TBucks or do card-holders need to purchase a Guest Card?

I’m not a student, staff or faculty member at U of T. How do I pay for printing or photocopying?

Can I transfer my balance from an old Visitor Card to a new card?

Can I check my TBucks account balance online?

What does the library’s HathiTrust membership give me access to?

Why is access to some material restricted in HathiTrust?

What are the advantages of the library’s HathiTrust membership?

How do I find short term loan materials in the catalogue?

How can I download an ebook from ebrary?

How does our journal-browsing app, BrowZine, work?

Can you help me with citation impact metrics?

How can I get a carrel?

How can I find a government document on the shelf?

Where can I find University of Toronto course calendars?

What counts as a scholarly source?

How do I download one of Scholars Portal's borrowable ebooks?

What kinds of e-readers work with your e-books? Kindle? Nook?

Is there a list of medical resources for smartphones and tablets like UpToDate?

How can I upgrade my library research skills?

How can I use subject headings to improve my searching?

Why can’t I access Micromedex off campus?

What is the National Union Catalog?

How do I create a permanent link to an article using the DOI?

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

I was just wondering, what is the format for Nature style citation? Or other citation styles?

How should I cite my sources? My paper is in psychology.

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

What does it mean to "mark" a listing in the library catalogue?

How do I find a journal?

How do I get full text links to articles when I'm using PubMed?

How do I use the boolean search option in the library catalogue?

I want to donate a used textbook to the Textbooks for Change program. Where can I drop off my donation?

How do I get a book that says "Processing - May be requested"?

Where can I find books about [xyz topic] at your library?

How do I use a call number to find a book on the shelf?

How can I find a specific book?

How do I create durable links to ebooks?

How do I report a problem with an e-resource?

How do I get a LIRA account?

How can I request a book from Downsview?

As a University of Toronto alumnus, how can I access the library?

Where can I apply to professional University of Toronto library positions?

Does the library have my textbook?

How do I renew my Research Reader or Direct Borrower library card?

Can I take out books from the stacks?

Where can I get contact information for individual library staff members?

I am not a University of Toronto student or faculty member. Can I take out books?

What does "stacks" mean?

Where can I access translation software?