Toronto

University libraries

Toronto has three universities: the University of Toronto, York University, and Ryerson University — each with large reference libraries. Their collections can be viewed by going to their websites. In most cases, one must be a student to enter the library or to use their resources. However, the bibliographic information contained about their collections can be useful to help plan a research strategy. The largest collection is contained at the University of Toronto.

The University of Toronto Libraries has produced a Research Guide to Jewish Studies that provides information and links to primary sources and published materials available in their library. Robarts Library is the largest academic library in Canada. Its collection focuses mainly on the humanities and social sciences and contains many print and archival documents of use in genealogical research. Important sources are a large collection of published and unpublished sources, including yizkor books, historical newspapers, archives, encyclopedias of Jewish communities in Eastern Europe and the Islamic world, access to online resources around the world, and archival collections of photographs, stories, film, and exhibitions.