The Ryerson University Library and Archives (RULA) is located in the heart of the campus in the Library building at the corner of Victoria and Gould, with the Library entrance on the second floor.  For more information, please visit the website at www.library.ryerson.ca  The Library will be expanding its presence with the new Student Learning Centre planned for the corner of Yonge and Gould streets, giving the entire Ryerson community an outstanding environment in which to study, collaborate and share ideas. 

All Ryerson students are invited and encouraged to use the collections, services and facilities offered by the Library.  The collection is designed to support the full breadth of programs offered at the University, and includes over 460,000 books, and more than $3 million is spent annually to support electronic resources (approximately 45,000 e-journals, 165,000 e-books, databases and indexes, geospatial data and catalogued websites or electronic documents).  Off-campus access to electronic resources, such as databases, online journals and digitized course readings, are available with a valid my.ryerson account. Students and faculty are also able to borrow items and obtain articles from other university libraries if materials are not available at the Library.

The Ronald D. Besse Information and Learning Commons on the second floor has approximately 140 computer workstations for student use, and also houses the Commons Learning Lab for library instruction, the Geospatial, Map and Data Centre, Writing Support, Student Learning Support, and the Math Centre (5^th floor). A CCS lab on the third floor also provides additional access to computers. Laptop loans are also available.

Research help is available on the second floor during most hours of Library operation – students can drop-in, or book a scheduled appointment. Real-time chat research help is also available through the Ask Us! button the Library’s website. Throughout the academic year, free workshops are offered to familiarize students with library resources and enhance information literacy skills for academic success.

The Library is the primary destination for study space on campus, with quiet or silent individual study space as well as space to facilitate collaborative and group learning. Private study rooms are bookable online.
Card operated photocopy and printing facilities are available. Facilities for viewing audio-visual material are also available in the Library.

Students should familiarize themselves with the terms and conditions relating to the use of Library materials and facilities. Policies and regulations, including the Code of Library Conduct, are available on the Library website at www.library.ryerson.ca. Misuse of the Library's resources and facilities by any user is an offense.

Theft and mutilation of Library material can result in a $100 fine plus the replacement cost of the material.

Students are responsible for all material borrowed on their Library card. Loss or theft of cards should be reported immediately at the Library Circulation desk. Lending of Library cards is prohibited.

The Ryerson Archives serves as the institutional memory of the Ryerson community. The Archives appraises, preserves, and makes accessible a broad range of primary source materials which provide an administrative, academic, fiscal, legal, social, and cultural record of Ryerson University.  The Archives is located on the third floor of the Library.

Special Collections was established to help support learning and teaching needs and facilitate the scholarly, research and creative activities of the Ryerson community by acquiring and preserving photography, film and cultural history objects. Special Collections has a particular responsibility to help students and staff gain access to objects in niche subject areas and aid them in the interpretation of those objects. Special Collections is located on the 4th floor of the Library.

For more information, please visit the Archives and Special Collections website.