Library FAQs | University of Toronto Libraries

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What should I do if I find a damaged library book?

How do I get a LIRA account?

How do I cancel my request for materials (intercampus delivery) from another campus?

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

What's the difference between scholarly and peer-reviewed articles?

Why was I charged overdue fines for books that I returned on time?

How do I check on my request for material ordered from another campus

I found a book in the catalogue that says "Gov Pubs storage". How can I get it?

How do I place a hold on an item?

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

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

Can I search by DOI?

Does the library have popular fiction?

Can I submit an interlibrary loan request?

Can I borrow a USB drive from the library?

What can you search in the library catalogue?

Where is there quiet study space?

What is that "Get it @ UTL" button?

I'm new to U of T. How do I get started at the library?

I am an OISE distance education student. Can you send me books by mail?

Can I borrow a charger for my laptop, phone or tablet?

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

How can I find a thesis or dissertation from another university?

Can I borrow DVDs and videos from the library?

Systematic reviews: Can you help with this?

How do I avoid plagiarism?

What should I do if one of my belongings gets stolen?

Can I search the library catalogue by ISBN or ISSN?

Can I get help with Zotero?

How do I suggest a book for the library to buy?

Can University of Toronto (non-OISE) students/staff/faculty members borrow Curriculum Resource materials from the OISE library?

What if a link doesn't work and the journal home page says "that page can't be found" ? What should I do next?

Where should I study at Gerstein?

What is a review article?

I'd like some help with using EndNote.

Can I order books from other libraries?

Can you appraise my book for me?

What do all the icons mean in the library catalogue?

How many libraries are there at U of T?

Can University of Toronto alumni borrow from the Curriculum Resources collection?

Does a book count as an academic source?

Do you have rooms where I can practice my presentation?

What should I do with found University of Toronto belongings?

Are books peer reviewed?

How do I use Factiva to search for news articles?

How do I download the Micromedex app?

Does U of T have access to DynaMed?

Why can't I just use Google?

When should U of T students (and faculty) pay for articles?

How do I set up Google Scholar to send citations to RefWorks?