There is a wide array of supports available for faculty and instructors at U of T. This guide profiles some of the resources we get asked about the most.
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, aren’t sure where to start, or prefer a conversation about your specific question or circumstances, let us know at cirhr.library@utoronto.ca. If we don’t know the answer, we’ll find out who does!
This guide will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you notice any outdated URLs, or have any suggestions for additions or improvement, please email us at cirhr.communications@utoronto.ca
Key sources
- Centre for Research & Innovation Support
- Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation
- Education Technology: Quercus Support Resources & the Academic Toolbox
- University of Toronto Libraries
Course design and support resources
- Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI)
- Teaching in A&S
- Service available:
- Syllabus support
- University of Toronto Academic Integrity: Writing and Using a Syllabus
- Faculty & Staff: Order Textbooks & Course Materials
- IRHR Library support for syllabi development
- A template is available for IRE courses. The template is AODA-compliant and provides a consistent design for IRE syllabi
- The IRHR Library will send instructors a template for your use in advance of your upcoming term.
- Past syllabi are available to the CIRHR community on the IRHR Library Quercus site
- University of Toronto Libraries Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office
- University of Toronto Libraries Supporting Teaching
Online course resources
Online course delivery platform resources
- Enterprise Video-conferencing & Video Meeting Resources
- Lecture Capture software available at U of T
Quercus
- Education Technology: Quercus Support Resources & the Academic Toolbox
- Selected links:
- Quercus Quick Guide
- CTSI Workshop Recordings: Getting Started with Quercus and the Academic Toolbox
- Students can be referred to the Quercus Student Guide
- Quercus support for instructors: tts.artsci@utoronto.ca
- A&S Teaching and Learning
- IRHR Library support for your Quercus site
- Please add us to your course site as designers! This allows us to post course documents and receive your announcements.
- Even if you prefer to manage your course site without library staff assistance, having access is a big help in providing support to students
- In some cases, Library staff may have to refer you on to the experts at Quercus support but we’re always happy to be your first stop!
MS Teams
Zoom
Policies of note
Graduate
- School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Course Extensions website
Undergraduate
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty Registrar Services and Support
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) support
The Industrial Relations and Human Resources Library is your dedicated library, where we strive to provide services tailored to your specific needs and library expertise within the IR/HR context.
We’re also part of the wider University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) community, and you have access to all the resources and services offered by UTL. The IRHR Library can provide personalized help for many UTL services. For an overview of UTL resources and services, check out their guide:
IRHR Library services
- Course visits from IRHR Library: invite us into your course to discuss general library research techniques, or a tailored review of resources for a specific assignment or skill you’ve identified
- Course specific library sessions: class time too booked up? Let us know if you think your class could use a library session on general or specific topics, and we’ll set one up outside of class time
- Personalized consultations for you or for students
- Contact us to discuss:
- Any difficulties you or your class are having accessing library resources
- Recommendations you have for our collection
- Searching for sources for your reading lists – whether you’re updating an existing topic or considering a new topic, we can provide you with lists of resources, or tailored search strategies, for your review on any topic meeting whatever criteria you need.
- The library course guide for your course
- Additional library support from the IRHR Library or the larger UTL system
- Any questions at all! If we don’t know the answer, we can find out who does.
- Refer individual students or groups working on assignments to the library
- If instructors and TAs are fielding questions about how to find resources, how to cite sources or use citation management software, how to access ebooks and journals, or other questions, send them over to us!
- Contact us to discuss:
- Support for research activities
- University of Toronto Libraries Supporting Research
- Find out how library engagement can improve your research and strengthen your publications
- Literature search design
- Document delivery, including print and ebook acquisitions and article retrieval
- Reference management and citation support
- Support for TSpace deposits
Writing and citing resources
- CIRHR courses use APA style, unless otherwise specified
- Research, Writing, and Citation Support guide
- Selected links:
- Students can be referred to the Writing Centre for Graduate Students and the Woodsworth College Academic Writing Centre (for undergraduates)
Data and Research Data Management
- University of Toronto Libraries
- Selected links:
- University of Toronto Libraries Research Data Management
- Selected links:
- Data management plan
- Dataverse, U of T’s data repository
- Journal requirements for data sharing.
- Selected links:
Technology supports for research
- Is there an easy way for me to authenticate as a U of T user while I’m researching off-campus?
- MyMedia, an archival storage and streaming solution for the University of Toronto's media content
- UTORid Account Management
- Map and Data Library Computer lab
- Software available includes NVivo, RStudio, and SPSS
Classrooms
- ACE classroom specifications
- U of T campus maps -- includes accessibility, bicycle racks and parking, food, and more
Dates and Schedules
Are you a student looking for information about CIRHR courses or student life? You can find information tailored to prospective and current students in the Undergrdauate and Graduate sections of our website.