Book an appointment at the USMC Writing Centre, Room 230 on the Kelly Library's second floor. Book a private 45-minute appointment with a writing instructor. Appointments are 45 minutes and should be booked in advance. They are generally available Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. Evening and Sunday appointments are available at certain times of the year.

• Clarifying topics and brainstorming ideas
• Creating a thesis statement
• Essay structure, organization and coherence
• Paragraphing, sentence structure, grammar and punctuation
• Documentation and referencing
• Reading effectively and critically
• Time management and organizational skills
• Test and exam preparation
• Stress management and writer's block

English Language Learning Program

The English Language Learning Program provides intensive non-credit courses and free drop-in sessions designed to help multilingual Arts and Science students advance in critical reading, academic writing, oral presentations, and more. For further information, visit: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/ell

Book an Appointment at the Kelly Library Research Help Centre, room 113 on the ground floor of the library behind the Reference Desk. We offer 40-minute appointments on any aspect of library research and can be scheduled between 10 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday.

• Search strategies to find relevant materials in the UofT Library Catalogue
• Finding journal articles efficiently
• Evaluating sources
• Finding the right article databases for your subject field
• How to start researching a topic
• Documentation and referencing
• How to narrow your topic
• Using RefWorks to manage bibliographic citations
• A walk-about tour of the Kelly Library building

Though same-day appointments are not available, you can drop-in and speak to a librarian at the Reference and Information Desk about your essay anytime Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm.

Research Help Centre appointment system created by Gabriel Luong