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The fisher library, attached to robarts, houses the department of rare books and special collections with approximately 700,000 books, manuscripts, and other materials. Please consult government travel advisories before. A twoday upgrade of the hpss tape library will be started during the shutdown. 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. Thomas fisher rare book library, university of toronto home. To support the community efforts to curb the spread of the covid19 virus, the fisher library will be closed for an indefinite period of time. A handful of magical books in u of t s collection harbour an intricate, eyecatching secret. Acorn is university of torontos student information service, and a hub for everything you need to manage your student life. The thomas fisher rare book library is a library in the university of toronto, constituting the largest repository of publicly accessible rare books and. 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. The fisher library houses the department of rare books and special collections. Thomas fisher rare book library toronto 2020 all you need to. Kevin takes us on a tour of the thomas fisher rare book library building at u of t, looking at reads that are over 500 years old.

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