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Contact us for email support or virtual consultations. Or visit us on the fifth floor of Robarts Library.
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MDL Workshops

MDL offers live, in-person and online workshops on a variety of topics, along with recordings of past workshops and online self-paced courses

MDL Spaces

MDL has open study space, group study rooms, and a computer lab

MDL Map Collection

Our collections consist of over 250,000 maps and hundreds of thousands of aerial photographs.

About MDL

Our collection includes hundreds of geospatial and numeric datasets. We provide assistance finding maps and data and using GIS and statistical software.

magnifying glass graphic Geospatial data

Scholars GeoPortal | Geospatial data | Remote sensing | Air photos

magnifying glass graphic Numeric data

Microdata | Statistics | Census of Canada

magnifying glass graphic Maps and atlases

Scanned Maps | Fire insurance plans | Rare maps | Topographic maps

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Hours & Location

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Robarts Library
130 St. George St., 5th Floor
Toronto
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Hours:
Reference: Monday to Friday, 12pm-5 pm
Collection access

Using the library

  • COVID-19 Data Guide
  • Contact us for help with data, maps or GIS
  • Request an esri software license (ArcGIS Pro, etc)
  • Request an NVivo license
  •  Sign up for a workshop
  • Browse our tutorials & guides
  •  Use our computer lab  
  •  Find maps in our collection
  •  Use our large-format map scanner
  •  Learn more about citing data

Major data portals

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Borealis
 
Census Datasets via Statistics Canada
 
CHASS Census Analyzer
 
Data Tables via Statistics Canada
 
Gallup Analytics
 
Global Financial Database
 
Government of Canada Open Data
 
Govt of Canada Geospatial Data
 
ICPSR
 
IPUMS
 
Map & Data Library Dataverse
 
Roper Center iPOLL
 
Scholars GeoPortal
 
SDA
 
Statista
 
Statistics Canada website
 
Toronto Open Data
 

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Tutorials

  • Accessing CANSIM data through CHASS
  • Accessing Statistics Canada’s Socioeconomic Time Series Data (formerly CANSIM)
  • An Introduction to Mapping and Spatial Analysis with QGIS
  • ArcGIS Online - Workshop videos
  • ArcGIS Online Part I (October 2022) - https://uoft.me/AGOL
  • ArcGIS Online Part II (November 2021)
  • ArcGIS Online: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops
  • ArcGIS PRO installation instructions for students
  • ArcGIS Pro Module 1 - The Basics (Fall 2021)
  • ArcGIS Pro Module 2 - Authoring and Publishing a Map (Fall 2021)
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130 St. George St., 5th Floor
Toronto, ON, M5S 1A5
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