Michaels college student imre rozsa demonstrates at the thomas fisher rare book library the finer points of printing with a replica gutenberg press he built for an in. Thomas fisher rare book library lc linked data service. Thomas fisher rare book library toronto 2020 all you. A growing community of the worlds leading research libraries and image repositories have embarked on an effort to collaboratively produce an. While my traveling companion visited another attraction, i decided to pop into this library on the university of toronto campus to the special exhibition and view a rare title or two from the collections. Thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto on. Thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto. Iiif international image interoperability framework is a protocol for standardized image retrieval created by a community of the worlds leading research libraries, major national libraries, and notforprofit image repositories. Current exhibition thomas fisher rare book library. University of toronto thomas fisher rare book library. Thomas fisher rare book library 120 st george street toronto, ontario m5s 1a5 st. Heritage u of t is a digital collection of archival records, photographs, books, maps, drawings, and sound and moving image files chronicling the university of torontos rich history. A mezzanine level physically connects robarts library to the thomas fisher rare book library building at its southeastern side, and to the claude t. University of toronto engineering and computer science library 406 items collection.
Heritage u of t is a digital collection of archival records, photographs, books, maps, drawings, and sound and moving image files chronicling the university of toronto s rich history. Drawing mainly on the banting, best and related collections housed at the thomas fisher rare book library and the archives and records management services at the university of toronto, it also includes significant holdings from the aventis pasteur formerly connaught archives, and the personal collection of dr. Resources thomas fisher rare book library university of toronto. U of t library acquires the oldest englishlanguage book. As one of the leading research libraries in north america, the fisher acquires, makes accessible and preserves comprehensive research collections of national and international significance. The thomas fisher rare book library at university of toronto, with support from the mclean foundation, has launched a project to make its collection of early italian opera libretti freely available online and for download through the internet archive. The thomas fisher rare book library is a library in the university of toronto, constituting the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in canada. The thomas fisher rare book library department at the university of toronto on academia. The thomas fisher rare book library houses the department of rare books and special collections including books, manuscripts and other materials, and the. Thomas fisher rare book library toronto, ontario atlas. Scaly lesions on the palm of the hand descriptive title. Arts, visual and performing academic libraries universities and colleges university and.
Tyrrell, james tyrrell and related collections at the thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto, it includes over 5,000 images from original field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, maps and published reports. For additional information about elizabeth hughes and other early diabetic patients see also banting papers, manuscript collection 76, held at the thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto, toronto, ontario, canada. The thomas fisher rare book library is the largest rare book library in canada, holding over 800,000 books and 6,000 linear metres of manuscript material. New resources are being sought to continue to build the legacy of the thomas fisher rare book library for future generations of students and scholars. The fisher library houses the department of rare books and special collections. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community. The thomas fisher rare book library houses the department of rare books and special collections including books, manuscripts and other materials. George street, 4th floor toronto on canada, m5s 1a5. For example, marketing and promotional material can be found.
Explore thomas fisher rare book library, uoft s 6,309 photos on flickr. The thomas fisher rare book library, canadas largest, is essential for scholars of many disciplines who seek. Browse university of toronto thomas fisher rare book. Thomas fisher rare book library university of toronto. Thomas fisher rare book library staff university of. Thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto 2 contain material accumulated by the bata shoe museum and former bata executive philip nutt respectively. Thomas fisher rare book library, uoft scaly lesions on the palm of the hand descriptive title. Discover thomas fisher rare book library in toronto, ontario.
Canadian pamphlets and broadsides thomas fisher rare. Pre1800 architectural monographs in the collection of the thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto, 1988. These three collections have been kept separate therefore some material from these groupings will overlap. The library acquires, makes accessible and preserves comprehensive research collections of. The two wings had been completed first, with the school of library science building renamed the claude t. There is a selfguided audio tour of the exhibition that can be downloaded from soundcloud click on link and on itunes. University of torontos thomas fisher rare book library s current exhibition looks at the origins of monsters from biblical beasts to iconic literary creatures. The thomas fisher rare book library houses the department of rare books and. Thomas fisher rare book library 22,946 items collection. About us thomas fisher rare book library university of toronto. The fisher library, attached to robarts, houses the department of rare books and special collections with approximately 700,000 books, manuscripts, and other materials. A project of the university of toronto libraries in partnership with the library and archives community in canada image above from the barren lands digital collection, courtesy of the thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto.
One of canadas most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch. The mandate of the thomas fisher rare book library is to foster the search for knowledge by supporting research and learning across all disciplines taught at the university of toronto. Services thomas fisher rare book library university of toronto. Thomas fisher rare book library university of toronto libraries. The thomas fisher rare book library at university of. Hannah and academy of medicine collections in the history of medicine at the thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto. Bissell building in 1984, home of the faculty of information opening in the summer of 1972 and the thomas fisher rare book library opening in december 1972. The university of toronto library, one of the top 3 research and academic libraries in north america, hosts a scanning center that is leveraged by many canadian libraries. Associate chief librarian for special collections and. Robarts research library, commonly referred to as robarts library, is the main humanities and social sciences library of the university of toronto libraries and the largest individual library in the university.
Thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto, toronto, on. If you wish to reproduce any images of rare books and special collections material in publications or on the internet please contact rare books and special collections for permission. This collection provides access to the pre1930 canadian pamphlet and broadside holdings of the thomas fisher rare book library by supplying both page images in full colour, and full searchability of the contents of each item. The collections of the thomas fisher library are many and varied, reflecting the wide diversity of research conducted at the university of toronto by its own. Welcome to the registry of canadian government information digitization projects. Reporting to the chief librarian of the university of toronto libraries, the associate chief librarian for special collections and director, thomas fisher rare book library has leadership management, policy, planning and implementation responsibilities for rare books, archives, and media collections in the central library, and collaborates with. The fisher library book and manuscript collections are many and diverse, with a corresponding variety of tools providing intellectual access to the contents.
The university of toronto libraries system is the largest academic library in canada and consists of 44 libraries located on three university campuses. The thomas fisher rare book library is the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and manuscripts in canada. As people around the world show their appreciation for the printed word on united nations world book day, university of torontos thomas fisher rare book library is making history with the acquisition of what is thought to be the oldest englishlanguage book in canada. Hours and location thomas fisher rare book library.
Among the historic books and manuscripts youll find the works of canadian literary figures such as margaret atwood and leonard cohen. This collection features approximately 4500 full page plates and other significant illustrations of human anatomy selected from the jason a. Fisher iiif collections thomas fisher rare book library. See more of thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto on facebook. Opened in 1973 and named for john robarts, the 17th premier of ontario. It holds approximately 700,000 volumes and 3,500 linear metres of. Our collection of rare books, manuscripts and other materials is strongest in the fields of british, european, caribbean and canadian literature. The thomas fisher rare book library is located at the northwest corner of st. Bissell building, housing the faculty of information, at its northeastern side. The library is also home to the university archives which, in addition to institutional records, also contains the papers of many important canadian literary figures including margaret atwood and leonard cohen. The library acquires, makes accessible and preserves comprehensive research collections of national and international significance. In all circumstances any reproductions must be credited to rare books and special collections, the university of sydney library. It serves the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the.