Scholars Portal

Providing shared technology and collections for Ontario university libraries and beyond.

Scholars Portal is a service of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. Founded in 2002, Scholars Portal provides a shared technology infrastructure and shared collections for all 21 university libraries in the province.

Through the Scholars Portal online services, Ontario’s university students, faculty and researchers have access to an extensive collection of e-journals, e-books, social science and geospatial data. Scholars Portal also supports the online interlibrary loan platform for Ontario’s universities, a virtual chat reference service, and other tools designed to aid and enhance academic research in Ontario.

Our Services

Accessible Content E-Portal

Accessible Content E-Portal

Providing access to library books in accessible formats.

Ask a Librarian

Ask a Librarian

Connecting users with research assistance through chat.

Books

Books

900,000+ books from the world’s leading publishers.

Borealis

Borealis

Store, share, publish and discover research data.

GeoPortal

GeoPortal

Discover, use, annotate, and share geospatial datasets.

Journals

Journals

65 million+ articles from over 26 thousand full-text journals.

Odesi

Odesi

A web-based data exploration, extraction and analysis tool.

OLRC

OLRC

Secure and affordable storage for your digital content.

OUR

OUR

Usage rights for licensed electronic resources.

Permafrost

Permafrost

Friendly interventions for long-term preservation.

Publishing Services

Publishing Services

Hosting for open access publishing platforms.

RACER

RACER

Connecting users to library resources across Ontario.

TDR

TDR

A Canadian access and preservation service for digital publications.

Our team

Sohaib Anwar

Systems Administrator – Devops

Jo Ashley

GIS Analyst

Agnes Bai

Systems and Web Analyst

Niranjan Bhimavarapu

Systems Administrator - Devops

Nana Boateng

Programmer/Analyst

Bikramjit Singh Channa

Senior Systems Administrator

Jayanthy Chengan

Data Architect

Gabby Crowley

Client Services Librarian

Ravit H. David

Distinctive Collections Librarian

Kate Davis

Director of Scholars Portal

Jonathan Dorey

Borealis RDM Specialist

Julia Gilmore

Digital Projects Librarian

Meghan Goodchild

Research Data Management Systems Librarian

Tameem Hamid

Borealis Developer

Jessica Hymers

Metadata Production & Electronic Access Specialist

Bart Kawula

Web & Discovery Services Librarian

Sadia Khwaja

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Amber Leahey

Data & GIS Librarian

Jenna Lemay

Permafrost Preservation Assistant

Qinqin Lin

Programmer/Analyst

Victoria Lubitch

Programmer/Analyst

Carlos McGregor

Systems Administrator – Devops

Guinsly Mondésir

Virtual Reference Services Librarian

Sabina Pagotto

Assessment & Member Engagement Librarian

Virginie Paquet

Borealis RDM Specialist

Mohana Sarmiento

Programmer/Analyst

Anugra Shah

Programmer/Analyst

Julie Shi

Digital Preservation Librarian

Harpinder Singh

Senior Systems Administrator

Annie Thomas

Programmer/Analyst

Alicia Urquidi Díaz

Metadata & Data Services Librarian

Jacqueline Whyte Appleby

Interim Associate Director

Wei Zhao

Metadata Librarian

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