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Welcome to the UOIT Library, your essential resource hub for all research and academic needs during your graduate studies. Explore our extensive collections, access databases, and receive guidance on academic integrity, citing sources, and the research process. Whether you need periodical articles, specialized databases, or personalized assistance from subject librarians, we are here to help. Enjoy modern facilities, including quiet study zones and group study rooms, and benefit from interlibrary loan services to enhance your research capabilities.
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Welcome to the Library! UOIT Graduate Students 2008-9
www.uoit.ca/library SEARCH COLLECTIONS Subject Guides RESEARCH A TOPIC The Research Process Comparing Sources of Information Academic Integrity, Plagiarism & Citing Sources GET HELP Using Resources e.g. Finding Periodical Articles Periodical Database Search Strategies
Databases for ALL Researchers • Journal Citation Reports (JCR) • Web of Science • Scopus • Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) (also IDLS, ICPSR, ODESI) • Proquest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) • Theses Canada Portal • DIGILOG – UOIT D-Space – Graduate Theses
Group & Individual Library Instruction • Visit (north end of Campus) • Phone Reference (905-721-8668 x2390) • E-mail (reference@dc-uoit.ca) • Class sessions arranged through your professor • Sign up sessions (e.g. Refworks) • Individual or Small Group appointments – Contact your SUBJECT LIBRARIAN
Library Facilities • 75,000 square feet • 500 seats • 10 group study rooms • 2 library orientation classrooms • Round reading room with fireplace (2nd floor) • Silent study and special collections room (3rd floor)- Nuclear Reports Collection • Graduate Student Quiet Study Zone (4th floor) – Swipe card access ONLY – NO FOOD • Graduate Student Lockers – Day Use • Special needs adaptive technology area • 160 public computers – wired and wireless • Microsoft Office Suite • Photocopiers and printers
Interlibrary Loan(ILL) & Reciprocal Borrowing Services ILL • Free of Charge • “Rota” – Ontario universities, Canadian universities, CISTI….International organizations • RACER RECIPROCAL BORROWING • Direct lending in person with valid UOIT photo ID student card (except Quebec)