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SSW Placement: Canada

Important reminder for Smith College School for Social Work students:
When you arrive at your placement, be sure to ask whether your agency has its own library or whether it can arrange library privileges for you at an area library. If not, then use the listing(s) below to identify area libraries and their policies regarding access and borrowing. Note that all policies described below are subject to change.

The information below is provided for Smith College School for Social Work students. The policies listed do not necessarily apply to other researchers.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Simon Fraser University
WAC Bennett Library
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C.
Canada V5A 1S6
circulation: 604-291-4345
reference: 604-291-5735

You are welcome to use the collection. For borrowing privileges at the Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey campus libraries, you may purchase an external borrower's card for $35/semester or $100/year. You will not be eligible to use the interlibrary loan services.

University of British Columbia
UBC Library
1961 East Mall
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6T 1Z2
circulation: 604-822-8149
reference: 604-822-2725

You are welcome to use the collection. For borrowing privileges, you may purchase a community borrower's card for $40/4 months or $120/ year. You may be eligible to use the interlibrary loan service on a fee-for-service basis ($30 minimum per request). For more information, call, 604-822-3869.

University of Victoria
McPherson Library
Victoria, B.C.
Canada V8W 3H5
circulation: 250-721-6673
reference: 250-721-8274

You are welcome to use the collection. For borowing privileges, you may purchase a community borrower's card for $20/4 months, $40/8 months, or $50/year. You are eligible to use the interlibrary loan service for a fee. For additional information, contact Infoline Services (250-721-6161 or infoline@uvic.ca).

ONTARIO

University of Toronto
John P. Robarts Research Library
130 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 1A5
access & information: 416-978-8450
reference: 416-978-6215

You are welcome to use the collection. To obtain borrowing privileges, you may purchase a research reader card for $80/3 months, $130/6 months or $200/year. For those who purchase the research reader card, interlibrary loan service is available for $20/request.