VIC165H Ideas and Their Consequences: Isolation and Communion in Modern Culture

Virtual Reference Service

Research support service is available via the UTL's virtual reference service, Ask a Librarian, open in the evenings and weekends.

Hours of Service (Fall Term)

Closed Monday, 9 October (Thanksgiving). 

Email Inquiries

Basic questions related to navigating the libraries (such as locating a particular book title in the catalogue) can be sent via email (please keep your message brief).  

Please use your @mail.utoronto.ca account, identifying the course (VIC165H) in the subject line.

I respond to messages Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (please note we do not check our email accounts in the evenings or on the weekends).

Research Appointments

Agatha Barc (Reader Services and Instruction Librarian, Victoria University Library, agatha.barc@vicu.utoronto.ca) is available to meet either in-person or online to provide advice related to locating relevant sources on your chosen topic.

Consultations take place Monday to Friday, between 10:00 am and 3:30 pm. Advanced notice is required to request an appointment.

We recommend requesting an appointment as soon as you begin the work on completing your assignment. 

Before requesting a consultation, please complete the following:

• identify a topic of research
• conduct preliminary research using the resources outlined in this guide, and 
• locate at least one scholarly source (such as a book or journal article) that is relevant to your chosen subject.

Please be prepared to discuss your findings with the librarian during a research consultation. We recommend requesting an appointment as soon as you begin working on completing your assignment.