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IntelliSearch

What can IntelliSearch do for you?

Intellisearch staff can search for the information you need using the Library's print, microform and electronic resources. Historical and current resources include:

  • Arthur Conan Doyle Collection
  • Baldwin Collection of Canadiana
  • Business, Science and Technology Collections
  • Chinese Canadian Archive
  • Government Publications
  • Humanities & Social Sciences Collections
  • Languages & Literature Collections
  • Local History & Genealogy Collections
  • Special Collections in the Arts
  • Toronto Star Newspaper Room and Photograph Archive

For information not available in the Library, we can attempt to locate additional resources.

Please review the fee schedule and enter your request using the form below.

IntelliSearch Fee Schedule

Research Service: Minimum charge of $25 with an hourly rate of $100. Access copyright licence fees, database supplier, and/or delivery charges may be applied.

Rush Service: $25.00 to be added to Research Service fee

Fax Service: $7.00 flat fee (5-25 pages). $15.00 flat fee (over 25 pages)

Time is billed in 15-minute increments.

Monetary or time restrictions may be placed on a project.

In addition to the time spent searching, you will be charged for time required for retrieving and returning items as well as preparing materials to be sent.

You will be billed for search time even if the information/image requested is not found.

Payment methods include: credit card; money order (international, if you reside outside of Canada).

Contact information

Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Request IntelliSearch service

Please enter all the information, including phone number and email address. A staff member will contact you to discuss your research request and to estimate its cost.

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Name*
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In the area below, please briefly describe your research topic. Include any limiting criteria, such as years to be covered.
If you have done any preliminary work, please describe it briefly so that time will not be spent on work already completed.
Describe restrictions which might be pertinent to the researcher such as money to be spent on the project.
When is the project needed? Please note that certain time limits are dependant on staff availability or may not allow for comprehensive research.
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This information will be submitted via email. .

Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Public Libraries Act, sections 20(a), (c) and (d) and will be used to administer and manage the selected service at the Library's Customer Feedback. Questions about the management of your personal information should be directed to the Intellisearch Librarian, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8, (416) 393-7241, or email intellisearch@tpl.ca.

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