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GAS/HISB74 Asian Foods & Global Cities

This guide will help you to understand and use library resources for research.

LibrarySearch

 
 

UTSC Cookbook Collection

The UTSC Library has a cookbook collection that you are welcome to use for research or personal purposes. The collection is located in the short shelves near the front of the stacks on the left hand side of the library. It includes current and historical cookbooks representing foods from a variety of places and cultures.

You can explore the UTSC Library Cookbook Collection here, but come in to see all the cookbooks that are available.

image of cookbooks on book shelf in the library

Searching for Books

On the library home page, go to the "Start your search" box

Search using the keywords of your topic - combine keywords using AND, OR, NOT.

You can also use limiting options like search by title, limit to online, or UTSC only.

Here's a search for books about apartheid:

 

The results page will show books, articles, journals, and more. To see all of the book results, click "View all Books" at the bottom of the list.

 

When you get the results, use the options along the left side to refine your search and get the most relevant results for your research. Don't forget to click "+More" to see all of the options.

Example: clicking on the subject of "Race Relations" will add that to your original search term (apartheid), giving you 486 results.

refining search results

 

You can also limit to Online Resources by clicking that box on the left side of the results.

When you find a book that you like, check that it is IN, check which library it is at, and write down the call number so that you can find it in the stacks.

 

Inter-Campus Delivery

If you are looking for books that you can get from UTSC Library, click on the UofT at Scarborough option, to see only those books that we have here. *But you can get books from all UofT libraries.*

To request a book from another library, click on the title of the book, click on the "Options" button, then click "request" and follow the instructions.

NOTE: Make sure that you order the book AT LEAST 3 business days (preferably a week) before you need it.

 

Inter-Library Loan

Click here for information about ordering books from other institutions if you can't find them at UofT Libraries.