Fifth webinar in the series - details coming soon 

Having trouble with finding the time and motivation to write? Shut Up and Write is a chance for academic writers within the UofT community to write productively in a communal setting. The sessions will follow the Pomodoro technique where there will be a sequence of short sprints of writing with a few breaks in between. […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-a-Thon. A duplicate training event will be held January 12 – 3:30-4:30pm Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries We're gearing up for […]

In a series of three workshops, learn to navigate the complex world of government information which provides official, authoritative, primary sources for almost every topic. Declassified documents, government archives, & ATI/FOI requests Come and explore the library's collections of declassified government information and learn strategies for locating declassified government records in archives. This session will […]

Are you familiar with the nuances of dual use (i.e. civilian and military) applications of your research? Have you received applications from prospective graduate students from other countries with difficult-to-verify CVs? Can you navigate the complicated world of intellectual property in a global context? Are you aware of international export control regulations and whether or not […]

A quick introduction how to use SciNet and the Niagara and Mist supercomputers. Location: SciNet Online -- Powered by icalfilter.com --

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto Scarborough Library Learn the basics for creating a Stop Motion video using Stop Motion Studio app and a mobile phone or tablet. At the […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries We're gearing up for a whole month of editing Wikipedia in honour of Black History […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. It is part of the library's Maker Monday Series. Facilitators: Adriana Sgro, Library Technician Reference & Makerspace Assistant | User Services, University of Toronto Scarborough Library An introduction to the tools and techniques for 3D printing. Session includes a […]

Research and Writing Seminars: Develop Your Scholarly Voice. Each session in this suite of four interactive seminars integrates the learning of academic research and writing skills and is taught by a librarian in collaboration with a writing instructor. The goal of each seminar is to help you develop your own voice as an emerging scholar […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries We're gearing up for a whole month of editing Wikipedia in honour of Black History […]

Does your research require you to build an archive of data from public websites? In this workshop attendees will learn how to automatically download webpages with the wget program in your command line interface without going through the tedious process of manually downloading webpages. Attendees will also be guided through the process of cleaning up […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries We're gearing up for a whole month of editing Wikipedia in honour of Black History […]

Working with many of the HPC systems in Ontario involves using the Linux/UNIX command line. This provides a very powerful interface, but it can be quite daunting for the uninitiated. In this half-day session, you can become initiated with this course. This hands on session will cover basic commands. It could be a great boon […]

In a series of three workshops, learn to navigate the complex world of government information which provides official, authoritative, primary sources for almost every topic. Parliamentary and legislative materials: Want to uncover the documentary paper trail of legislative decision making and policy formation? This session will introduce search strategies and resources for finding a breadth […]

The Unix shell is a powerful tool that allows people to do complex things with just a few keystrokes. You can combine existing programs in different ways and automate repetitive tasks so you don’t need to type things over and over again. This workshop will go over the basics of the Unix shell, starting with […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries We're gearing up for a whole month of editing Wikipedia in honour of Black History […]

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. It is part of the library's Part of ongoing Black History Month Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon. Facilitators: Alex Jung, Open Technology Specialist, Robarts Library, U of T Libraries We're gearing up for a whole month of editing Wikipedia in honour of Black History […]