Navigate to: Research Assistance; Services; Resources; Writing; Interlibrary Loans; General Library; Durham Branch; Useful Links.
Research Assistance
- Consult with a Librarian
- Every academic department at Trent has a Learning & Liaison Librarian who can work with you to develop effective information search strategies. Find your librarian here.
- Be sure you know the basics first: see our Library Skills Tutorials.
- Ask a Question
- Send us a comment or question. We usually respond the same working day.
- Workshops & Tours
- Workshops are occasionally offered by the Library through the Pathways: Professional Development for Graduate Students workshop series.
- RefWorks
- Note: As of June 1, 2015, Trent no longer subscribes to RefWorks.
- Citation Management
- See our guide for options to replace RefWorks.
Services for Graduate Students
- Graduate Student Study Room: BL 314
- On the 3rd Floor there's a room set aside for quiet study for Graduate Students only.
- Use your TrentU card for access. If you are having trouble accessing this room, please contact the Campus card office.
- Private Study Carrels
- 31 lockable carrels on the 3rd Floor can be reserved by Graduate Students for the academic year.
- Borrowing Regulations
- Grad Students may request extended loans; the loan period is for the term, due May 15, Sep 15, Jan 15. These are subject to recall after two weeks.
- How to Renew Online
- Reciprocal Borrowing
- Using your Library Account (TOPCAT): check what you have signed out, renew online, and put a "hold" on something that's currently signed out.
Resources
- TOPCAT is our Library catalogue.
- There are no restrictions on access to TOPCAT; anyone can search it anytime.
- It provides information about ALL library holdings, whether online, in print, or any other format.
- A list of all our online indexes & databases, by title.
- Lists of indexes and resources by subject.
- Online resources other than indexes.
- includes reference materials, books, primary documents, newspapers, videos and images.
- See the Access and Terms of Use for Electronic Resources.
- Find all our e-journals, by title, keyword, subject, ISSN, or provider.
- Trent Library, along with the other OCUL (Ontario Council of University Libraries) sites, uses a service which provides enhanced linking to online resources.
- Using Open URL technology, this product links to online resources at the article or Table of Contents level, as well as offering a search of TOPCAT (the library catalogue) for print resources.
- Information on our website about finding, booking, borrowing, and viewing media.
- Information on our website about finding dissertations and theses.
- Trent University Archives is a regional repository for historical papers and records relating to the Trent Valley area and beyond, with special emphasis on those subject areas which complement undergraduate and graduate teaching at Trent.
- Databases available through the Maps, Data and Government Information Centre (MaDGIC).
- The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) makes available more than 4.5 million publications, archives, and collections and one million digital resources to its members libraries to supplement their own humanities, science, and social science holdings. See more information.
- Material can be obtained for extended loan periods and at no cost by users affiliated with member libraries. Trent is a member.
- Use RACER to request a loan from CRL.
Search Other Library Catalogues with WorldCat
- WorldCat describes itself as "the largest library network in the world. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their free resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information" (from the website).
- WorldCat allows you to search a database of the holdings of thousands of libraries worldwide. It's an excellent tool for finding out what is out there.
- Once you know a book exists, you can order it on RACER.
Graduate Writing
| Trent University's Academic Skills Centre provides support to graduate students through various resources and services including writing conferences, grant applications information, and time management advice. | |
| Thesis Writing |
A list of print and web resources to help you meet the challenges of thesis writing. |
| Writing a Literature Review |
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| How to Get Published | |
| Grant Writing |
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Interlibrary Loans (ILL)
| RACER Instructions | Read this if you aren't familiar with RACER yet. You can register and login from here. RACER is the Interlibrary Loans system used by all Ontario University libraries. |
| Quick link to RACER (excluding Media) | For those who have registered and already know how to use the system well. |
| Media requests via RACER | Media requests via ILL are made with the ILL Media Requesting form. Visit Trent’s Media Collection for more information. Search ITMS to find media available at other Ontario University libraries. |
| General Information | Information on how to order ILL items, policies, etc. |
| Contact | How to contact the ILL Office. |
| Reciprocal Borrowing | If you wish to visit another Canadian University Library and borrow directly from their collection, please see the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for details. |
General Library Information
| Contacts in the Library | A list of who to contact in which department. |
| Questions and Comments | Send us a question or comment. We'll make sure it gets to the right department or person. You can also use the link at the bottom of most of our webpages. |
| Proxy Server | Using online resources from off-campus locations. |
| Gifts to the Library | Information about donations to the library. |
| Group Study Rooms | The study rooms in the Bata Library are available for use by registered Trent undergraduate and graduate students for group study or projects relating to a Trent course. Rooms may be booked online by any student with a valid Trent user name and password. |
Durham Library Services
See the website for Trent University Durham Library for information about Trent Library services in Durham.
Links to Helpful Pages on our Website
This guides and help pages might be useful:
- Tutorial: How to Recognize Scholarly Sources
- Navigating from a Citation to a Document
- Reading Citations
- Primary Sources
- Newspapers at Trent
- Using PsycINFO Effectively and Expertly
- Using Sociological Abstracts Effectively and Expertly
- Cited Reference Searching in Web of Knowledge/Science
- Reading Scholarly Articles
- Google and Other Internet Search Engines
- Citation Guides
- DOI - Digital Object Identifier
- Evaluating Websites
- Subject Guides
- Finding E-Books
- Library Skills Tutorials
