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Want to help shape the future of U of T Libraries? 👀 Applications for the Library Student Advisory Committee (LSAC) are now open! ✍️ Open to all graduate & undergrad students 👋 Meet to share ideas to improve library services, spaces, and programs ⭐ Apply by September 20: tinyurl.com/44en447u
→ A new partnership for sustainable scholarly infrastructure #CoalitionPublica, @ocul-libraries.bsky.social and @uoftlibraries.bsky.social, as the service provider for @scholarsportal.bsky.social, have entered into a new agreement. 📝 Read the announcement: www.coalition-publi.ca/coalition-pu...
Coalition Publica, the Ontario Council of University Libraries, and the University of Toronto Libraries sign agreement for sustainable scholarly infrastructure
In a move to strengthen Canada’s open scholarly infrastructure, Coalition Publica, OCUL and the University of Toronto Libraries have entered into a new agreement.
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We're delighted to announce @uoftlibraries.bsky.social Chief Librarian Larry P. Alford as the recipient of the OCUL Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his leadership, collaboration and transformative contributions to the research library community. Read more: ocul.on.ca/ocul-lifetim...
U of T Libraries are glowing up with #Pride 🌈 Come visit the Engineering and Computer Science Library to see our displays in person, make stickers and browse other activities! 💅 #librariesofbluesky #studentlife
From 1978-1985, The Asianadian magazine broke new ground in #Cdn publishing 📖 It promoted Asian Canadian activism & challenged sexism and homophobia 🌈 Thanks to library archivists & a donor, the magazine & its records have now been digitized. 🖥️ Read more: library.utoronto.ca/news/asianad...
#ICYMI - @unquietlibrary.bsky.social takes a #BTS stroll through Robarts' iconic hallways and dispels a few common myths along the way 🤫
University of Toronto@utoronto.ca · 2mo agoWe took a behind-the-scenes tour of #UofT’s Robarts Library with librarian & podcast host Jesse Carliner, who explored the brutalist icon’s history & secrets, including the question he gets most: is Robarts sinking under the weight of all those books? Spoiler: It’s just a myth 🎧
☀️🕕 Summer hours in effect from Mon June 1 - Sun Aug 23: Mon-Thurs: 8:30am-10pm Fri: 8:30-5pm Sat-Sun: 9am-5pm 🔗 For more hours info: library.utoronto.ca/libraries?se... cc @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
In the 1920s, the Carnegie Foundation created a number of "art teaching sets"🎨 One of these sets was donated to U of T in 1926. 📚 Hidden in storage for decades, the collection is now finding new life through digitization at the Art History Library. 💻 More: library.utoronto.ca/news/treasur...
Episode 7 is out! The Unquiet Library dives into the analogue world of Robarts: card catalogues, ringing telephones, typewriters, conveyor belts, and the rhythms of pre-digital research. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 📚 #uoft #libraries #toronto @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
Day 2 at #TechKnowFile2026 featured a keynote on thinking *with* AI from @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social's @karinavold.bsky.social, and a day full of sessions on everything from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social's website consolidation to @utoronto.ca's AI Kitchen, co-sponsored by @drdonnakidwell.com. Thanks all!
This spring, @uoftlibraries celebrated 10 years of discovery with the Peter and Patricia Shannon Wilson Undergraduate Research Prize 🏆 The prize honours up to six @uoft #undergrads who use library resources to support their research projects 🖥️📚 Learn more: library.utoronto.ca/news/decade-...
Got a new startup idea, but don't know your market? 📊Market Research for Startups ✅Get familiar w. tools/databases to help w. market sizing, business plans & more ✅Discover more library services for UofT entrepreneurs 🗓️May 14 💻Zoom For current #UofT students/staff/faculty 🔗 uoft.me/e-shipworkshop
Unquiet Library Episode 5 out now! “The Pink Collar” looks at the gendered history of Robarts Library. Stories of resistance, resilience, and reform, told through oral history. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on Acast shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
🎙️ New episode is live: From Fort Book to the Heart of Campus. This episode traces how librarians, staff and advocates pushed for accessibility, better service, and spaces where students could feel safe, supported and at home. 🎧 shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
Interested in communicating your STEM research in a creative & visual way? Join us at one of our three new upcoming Science Communication workshops on biomedical illustration, zines-making, & graphic medicine! 🖼️✂️🖍️🥼🧬🧪 All sessions open to current #UofT students! ℹ️ Sign up: uoft.me/zine-showcase
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Before search engines, there were card catalogues, and the librarians who guarded them. Episode 3 of The Unquiet Library looks back at this iconic space and these brilliant and formidable human search engines. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. @uoftlibraries.bsky.social
Curious what it’s like to study at #UofT St. George? 🤔 Take a quick tour of five must-see spots – historic buildings, student hubs, study spaces, & athletic facilities that make the U of T student experience unique. 📌 Explore: uoft.me/explore
Misinformation spreads fast—but where’s the line between fact and opinion? In our season finale, @jendlake.bsky.social, Colin Furness & experts from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social unpack misinformation & how political shifts shape the future of health research. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
Brutalism is back, and in Episode 2, we explore how Robarts went from “Toronto’s ugliest building” to a beloved icon (especially in cherry blossom season 🌸). Has the world finally caught up to Robarts? 🎧 Episode 2 is out now! #UofT #RobartsLibrary #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture #Toronto
Brutal. I've got a few bits in these podcasts defending Canada's greatest building.
UofT Libraries@uoftlibraries.bsky.social · 5mo agoIconic. Polarizing. Unforgettable. Robarts Library has been called many things over the past 50 years. The Unquiet Library podcast explores the voices, tensions, and histories that shaped it. The first episodes are now streaming. 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/0AjhamY...
Morning!🌞Time for some Overdue Advice from your friendly U of T library staff 👋 Today we're sharing tips on finding peer-reviewed articles to support your research. ✍ Keep your eyes peeled for more Overdue Advice to make your research projects pop 💥 every Tuesday ✅
Learn why Robarts Library is so hard to navigate. Episode 1 is out now: “Toronto’s Ugliest Building?”. 🎧Listen now: shows.acast.com/the-unquiet-... #UofT #TorontoPodcast #AcademicLibraries #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture #Libraries
Want to start a new business? Be sure to attend tomorrow’s Industry Research workshop first! 📊
Gerstein Library | U of T Libraries@gersteinlibrary.bsky.social · 5mo agoUncover key players in your startup’s industry! Learn how to find market research reports,read a market research report in 5 mins,explore models for DIY industry analysis & more For #UofT students/staff/faculty 📊 Intro to Industry Research 🗓️ Mar 10 🕐 12-1pm 💻 Zoom 🔗 uoft.me/e-shipworkshop
‼️NEW‼️ 🧊Intro to 3D Design w. Fusion 360 Makers who want to create customized physical objects will learn: ✅ plan a project ✅ master parametric 3D modelling basics ✅ personalize designs w. industry-relevant tools 🗓️Mar 17 📍Gerstein Library For U of T students/staff/faculty uoft.me/gerstein3dtr...
Iconic. Polarizing. Unforgettable. Robarts Library has been called many things over the past 50 years. The Unquiet Library podcast explores the voices, tensions, and histories that shaped it. The first episodes are now streaming. 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/0AjhamY...
Ep. 2 A Brutalist Masterpiece?
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The Unquiet Library Podcast@unquietlibrary.bsky.social · 5mo agoUgly or iconic? Robarts Library has been called many things — but the stories inside are far louder than the architecture. The Unquiet Library— now streaming everywhere. #TheUnquietLibrary #RobartsLibrary #TorontoPodcast #TorontoHistory #UofT #Brutalism #TorontoArchitecture
Signed, sealed, rediscovered: #UofT researchers decode 15th-century missive from French monarch 📜 uoft.me/cbK
Deep within #UofT’s rare book collections, even the humblest materials can hold extraordinary stories. A scrap of 📜 from the Robertson Davies Library @masseycollege.bsky.social Library has been identified as part of a 15th-century letter from the court of King Louis XI of France
Today, the Government of Ontario announced changes to funding across the postsecondary sector, including a $6.4 billion investment. This funding will help sustain access to high-quality academic programs & support students in preparing for the future. uoft.me/funding-announcement
