VIC191Y: Artistic Creation & Public Issues

Virtual Reference Service

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

Hours of Service (Fall Term)

Closed 14 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 (VIC191Y) in the subject line.

We aim to respond to messages within twenty-four hours, 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 Consultations

Agatha Barc and Colin Deinhardt (Reader Services and Instruction Librarians, Victoria University Library) are 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 9:30 am and 4:30 pm. An advanced notice is required to request an appointment (excluding weekends and holidays).

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

Before requesting a consultation with the librarian, please complete the following:

• identify a topic of research: it should be well-refined
• 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.

Lead image: Leonid Pasternak (1862–1945), Passion for Creation, 1917, oil on canvas.