The Library is your partner for every step of the research cycle and can help you navigate available services at the campus and institutional level, and beyond. You can also collaborate with the Library for dimensions of your research and knowledge mobilization.
Research Help
Quick Help
In-Depth Consultations
Book a consultation with a librarian to discuss research strategies and resources in depth.
- Liaison Librarians are your best first stop for research consultation.
- Digital Scholarship Librarians can advise on all stages of research planning and publication.
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation Librarians help you find the resources to bring your business ideas to life.
Finding Library Resources
LibrarySearch is a tool you can use to find resources to support your learning, teaching, and research. Start your search or review a guide for tips in using LibrarySearch effectively. You can also visit Subjects A-Z to find primary sources by topic or by title.
Digital Special Collections
Learn more about special digital collections at U of T Scarborough Library and throughout the UTL system.
Archives and Special Collections
Explore Archival collections across the UTL system, or learn more about U of T Scarborough specific Archives.
Tools & Platforms
Research Guides
Explore guides by subject specialist librarians to recommend resources and search strategies by course, subject, and resource format.
Scarborough Storytelling
This U of T Scarborough based collection can host your digital interviews and stories for re-use in education and research. Contact dsu.utsc@utoronto.ca to find out how to contribute your stories.
TSpace - University of Toronto Research Repository
TSpace is a free and secure research repository established by University of Toronto Libraries to disseminate and preserve the scholarly record of the University of Toronto community, including faculty and graduate student research.
Journal Production Services
Journal Production Services at the University of Toronto Libraries support open access publishing at U of T by providing free hosting for academic faculty and student journals.
U of T Dataverse in Borealis
U of T Dataverse in Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multi-disciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data.
PressBooks
Pressbooks is an online book and document formatting system that you can use to create books that are accessible on all platforms. It is a key part of eCampusOntario's Open Library Publishing Platform.
Computing Resources
Find server space through the Digital Research Alliance of Canada or contact Information & Instructional Technology Services to learn about Hosted Services. You can also learn more about computing resources at the Library.
Services
Knowledge Mobilization & Impact
The Library works with U of T Scarborough researchers to make your research accessible, understandable, and impactful to various target audiences.
Knowledge Synthesis
Gerstein Library makes available a comprehensive Guide on Knowledge Synthesis. Librarians at U of T Scarborough can also be contacted regarding knowledge synthesis collaborations.
InfoExpress
InfoExpress is a premium document delivery service, available exclusively to UofT Scarborough faculty, staff and graduate students. InfoExpress retrieves books, articles and other primary materials from the UofT Scarborough library, other U of T campuses or from institutions across Canada and around the world, then delivers them right to your office or inbox.
Preserve a Web Project
Our growing web archives collection preserves at-risk websites published by the U of T Scarborough community as part of our commitment to continuity in the scholarly record, and to telling the story of our campus over time. Reach out to your liaison librarian to see if your website can be archived.
Request access to storage stacks in Highland Hall
Faculty members and graduate students may use this form to request a browsing appointment in Highland Hall storage space.
Resources
Research Data Management
The University of Toronto Libraries provide research data management (RDM) resources and services related to Data management plans (DMPs), Working with research data, Data deposit and sharing and the U of T Dataverse in Borealis. Explore more resources available online, or contact your liaison librarian to access local help.
Digital Scholarship
U of T Scarborough’s Digital Scholarship Unit collaborates on the creation of unique research projects and special collections and can consult on data manipulation and visualization and computational approaches in research.
Peer Review and Ulrich's
Peer Review is the process by which scholars critically appraise each other's work to ensure a high level of scholarship in a journal and to improve the quality and readability of a manuscript. Visit this Guide to understand more about Peer Review.
Library Support for Grant-Funded Research
Many of the library’s services can be named as in-kind contributions in research grant proposals, and the library is also a resource for learning what extended costs you may incur because of specific needs in your research project. Contact your Liaison Librarian to learn more.
Research in Library Spaces
Research in the Makerspace
Makerspace staff are available to support integration of the Makerspace resources into your research.
Research in the Classroom
Our Liaison Librarians regularly teach research and information literacy skills in the classroom. The library can also collaborate on multi-year research projects that involve student researchers. Contact your Liaison Librarian to learn more.