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Master of Information Theses

Last Updated: April 27, 2022, 3:02 PM ET

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These bibliographies are compiled and updated by the Inforum / Learning Hub.

This bibliography lists all known theses and final research papers produced by students as an optional degree requirement for the following degree designations:

• Master of Information (MI): 2010–present
• Master of Information Studies (MISt): 1995–2010
• Master of Information Science (MIS): 1988–1998
• Master of Library Science (MLS): 1963–1995

Links to electronic and print copies of theses are provided where available. Up until 2009, the Inforum / Learning Hub collected print archival copies of completed theses.

Theses Directory (by Author Last Name)

To use the directory below, please select the first letter of the author’s last name:

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Abrishamkar, Sadra. (2013). Goal-oriented know-how mapping (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Ali, Natasha. (2011). Information and decision making processes leading to corporate failure: Enron and red flags (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Ambler, Scott William. (1994). The design of a portable meeting enhancement tool (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Anderson, Milo Taylor. (2014). Bread or circuses? Parsing representative and representational democratic discourse on U.S. political blogs (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Athanasiu, Eva. (2016). Survivance stories: Indigenous resistance and cultural labour in Canada (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Austin, Zubin. (1997). The pharmaceutical industry and disease state management : An information strategy in context (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Babcock, Glenys. (1979). The influence of selected reading materials on school children’s attitudes toward Canadian Indians (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Batts, Michael. (1974). On the feasibility of citation indexes in the humanities (MLS research report). University of Toronto. 1974.

Beckman, Margaret. (1969). Documentation system for the organization of government publications within a university library (MLS thesis). University of Toronto.

Bélanger, Marie-Eve. (2010). The annotative practices of graduate students: tensions & negotiations fostering and epistemic practice (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Benjamin, Alison. (2010). Making conformance work (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Bialkowski, Voytek (2011). Navigating textual space (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Boa, Krista. (2003). Smart card, weak effort?: Consultation in the Ontario smart card project (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Boon, Natalie. (1998). Faculty adoption of computer and Internet technology in environmental studies at the University of Toronto (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Bowles, George E. (1983). The validity of historio-bibliography in the developing sciences : The case of library science (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Brown, Barbara E. (1968). Records and procedures in the technical services department of the Library of Parliament (MLS thesis). University of Toronto.

Burt-D’Agnillo, Madelin. (2023). Getting coached: The information experience of life coaching clients (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Burwasser, Suzanne M. (1973). Some characteristics of library science periodicals : An investigation of authorship, subject matter, and citations (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Callahan, Alison Victoria. (2009). Contextual cocitation: Augmenting cocitation analysis and its applications (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Camisso, Jamon. (2010). Embedding metadata: Exploring the ontology of hybrid digital material object (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Carrier, Lois Jacqueline. (1968). Undergraduate use of reserve material in six selected subjects (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Carter, Rodney George Simpson. (2005). The other archives : The archival value of photographs of anonymous people (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Chan, Juliana. (1995). An evaluation of displays of bibliographic records in OPACs in Canadian academic and public libraries (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Chan, Sharly. (2018). Canadian Privacy Advocacy Groups and Bill C-51 (MI Thesis). University of Toronto.

Chang, Li. (1995). Query language translation for multiple retrieval systems (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Chien, Elise H. M. (2005). Informing and involving newcomers online : Users’ perspectives of Settlement.org (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Chui, Victoria. (2023). Towards human-centered models in healthcare: Development of practical applications for surgical wards (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Cocca, Christopher. (2007). Towards improved visual support for i* modelling (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Colquhoun, Joan. (1978). An exploratory bibliometric analysis of the literature of music history (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Conte, Sho. (2019). Design and evaluation of an interactive tactile aid to support older adults’ adoption of technology (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Coons, Virginia (Ginger). (2011). Colour standardization: Its past and a possible future (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Cooper, Danielle. (2011). “Big gay library”: Ethnography of the Pride Library at UWO (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Cross, Trevor. (2023). A tailored fit: Design and evaluation of a website structure self-tailoring option for older adults (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Cybulski, Alexander. (2014). Playing spy games: A surveillant platform study of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Cyr, Sylvio. (2009). The effect of personality differences, knowledge types, and sharing targets on the psychological costs and benefits perceived in knowledge sharing decision situations (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Czajkowski, Katrine (Katy). (2021). Patients’ information uses in an online health community (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

D’Angelo, Maria Elisabeth. (2001). Chained books, disciplined readers: Exploring the institutional context of reading (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Deng, Xiao Xue. (2006). Intentional modeling for enterprise architecture: Managing knowledge about “why” to support change (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it in on ProQuest .

Detlor, Brian T. (1994). An integrative approach to determining information needs and uses: A case study of a natural gas marketing firm (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Di Monte, Lauren. (2015). The blinking eye: Biometrics and the technologization of privacy (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Dishy, Aaron. (2018). Swalling misandry a survey of the discourse strategies of the r/ the Red Pill on Reddit (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Dockstator, Michael. (2019). Administrative intelligence: Exploring balanced Human-AI decision-making relationships in Canadian administrative contexts (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Dow, Rustam. (2012). The impact of end-user support on electronic medical record success in Ontario primary care: A critical case study (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Dube, Richard J. (1983). Determining the roles of the monograph in a developing discipline: A citation analysis of the monograph literature in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1970-1981 (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Duncan, James. (2019). Negotiating citizenship: Mediatized migration and the Canadian data border (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Dupuis, Rachel M. (2001). “Touch her right here” versus “him and his G-spot”: How different are portrayals of the opposite sex in men’s and women’s magazines? (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Dutton, Ian R. (1979). The communication of technological innovation through literature: An investigation to determine how information about technological innovation diffuses through literature until it reaches the literature of library and information science (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Ekeh, Bryan. (2023). The guidance building algorithm: A method to guide neural abstractive summarization (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Evans, Ferrin (Scott). (2022). “Next Stop, Sagville”: Covid-19, Precarious Labour and Queer Post/Memory on Fire Island (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Evans, Karen. (1982). York University Libraries contingency planning manual: A guide to construction and implementation (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Fichter, Darlene. (1987). Report of an exploratory study investigating the non-resident use of public library collections (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Foster, H. Marie. (1977). An investigation into the philosophical models of librarianship conveyed to students in professional schools of library science (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Fournier-Tombs, Eleonore. (2013). A new architecture of the public sphere: Online deliberation at the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2011 Extraordinary Convention (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Fraser, Darla Ellen. (2004). Information, parenting, and childhood development (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Frohmann, Bernd Peter. (1981). A bibliometric analysis of the literature of cataloguing and classification (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Furness, Colin David. (1999). Paper versus computer screen presentation: Quality and credibility judgements of text documents (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Gamba Bari, Antonio. (2010). Critical assessment of customization discourse in information systems design (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Ghajar-Khosravi, Shadi. (2008). An evaluation of systems for presenting, endorsing, and evaluating credentials in online communities (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find in on ProQuest .

Gignac, Patrick. (1994). A design of evaluative tools for bibliographic retrieval search sets in on-line public access catalogues (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Gottlieb, Lisa. (2000). User preferences in the classification of electronic bookmarks: Implications for a shared system (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Govindarajan, U. (1993). Students’ perceptions of the library and computer lab support at the Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

d’Haenens, Leen. (1989). Machine translation of non-literary texts (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Hamilton, Evan. (2015). Open for reporting: An exploration of open data and journalism in Canada (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Haenel, Christopher (Kit). (2023). Intimate Monsters: On Disorder, Trans* Embodiment, and Futurity (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Hance, Jennifer. (1996). Evaluation of the print and electronic resources of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Harpham, Bruce Thomas. (2009). The role of civil society organizations in the net neutrality debate in Canada and the United States (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it in print .

Harris, Gwen. (1994). Business case justification for special libraries (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Haythornthwaite, Caroline. (1992). Communication patterns of a co-located academic research group (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Hilts, Andrew. (2011). A knowledge structuring framework to support the design of social media for online deliberation (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Howarth, Lynne. (1979). The function of bibliographic searching in the organization of technical services: A study of five medium-sized academic libraries in Ontario (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Imam, Halle. (2021). Resequencing identity: African Americans and direct-to-consumer genetic testing (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Jiang, Dongwei. (1993). The methods of analyzing retrieved document sets in information retrieval (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Jiang, Zhuoran. (2019). Modeling for social network privacy design (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Johnston, Anne Wall. (1978). Retrieval comparison of title keywords vs controlled vocabulary in the subject field of alcoholism (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Kabakova, Polina. (2019). Monitoring the short-term outcomes of project-based UXD community-engaged learning courses (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Kabir, Imran. (2008). Representation and reorganization of Web accessibility guidelines using goal graphs and design patterns (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on print .

Kalirai, Manveer. (2022). The Discoverability of Intelligent Personal Assistant Skills through Voice Interfaces (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Kanarek, Damian R. (1996). Internet content and access control of obscene and offensive materials: Canadian analysis of the present situation and predictions for the future (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Kirby, Penney P. (1997). A preliminary evaluation of the peer support, information and referral service at Willow: The Ontario Breast Cancer Support and Resource Centre (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Klinger, Jessica. (2021). Information-seeking drug professionals: Information practices of peer harm reduction workers in Toronto (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Knapp, Margaret Elizabeth Douglas (Basterfield). (1963). Use of films in Canadian libraries (MLS thesis). University of Toronto.

Krauss, Armin Martin. (2010). Dynamic categorization: What we can learn from the emergent arrangement of physical artifacts in libraries (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Kruus, Kaia. (1993). A proposed interface design for a multi-target database searcher (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Kwok-Chung-Yee, Lily. (1993). A dynamic help program for recommending moves in online searching (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Lam, Margaret. (2011). Online music knowledge (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Langdon, Graeme Hamish. (2012). The info-immersive modalities of film documentarian and inventor Roman Kroitor (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Lauder, Adam. (2006). Marketing subjects: Bertram Brooker and the vitalist construction of consumer subjectivity (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Lee, Chun Hin Justine. (2022). VRNNGAN: A recurrent vae-gan framework for synthetic time-series generation (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Lee, Sze Hang. (2015). A bibliometric analysis of the field of records management: A case study of Records Management Journal, 1989-2013 (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Li, Thomas. (1994). Vocabulary Assistance System (VAS): Development and evaluation of a multiple thesaurus system (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Li, Yunpeng. (2016). Word representation using a deep neural network (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Lim, Jungeun (June). (2021). Gendered voices in Japanese popular music: A data-driven analysis (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Liu, Tianyi (Tina). (2022). Shared Affects: Chinese Canadian Engagement & Community Building in Subtle Asian Traits (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Luk, Annie T. (1996). Evaluating bibliographic displays from the users’ point of view: A focus group study (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Mackwood, Daniel J. (2017). Wholesale broadband access and regulatory appeals in the Canadian telecommunications industry: An institutional analysis (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

MacLean, Mora. (1979). The use and adaptation of Canadiana subject heading copy in a sample of catalogues (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Mahetaji, Kaushar. (2022). The Platformization of TikTok: Examining TikTok’s Boundary Resources (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Mather, David. (1992). A natural language interface to support queries of bibliographic and fulltext databases (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Mathisen, Emily. (2010). A textual analysis of book reviews of critically acclaimed and chick lit novels, 1998-2008 (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Matz, Robert. (2022). Affect and art: the Emotional labor of the Instagram follower (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Mazloomi, Rod. (2023). Exploring the conversations of a motivational interviewing Chatbot: A topic modeling approach (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

McCaughey, Steve. (1990). Impact of a proposed time and attendance system on a retail company (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

McCord, Curtis. (2016). Making digital polity spaces: Encoding democracy into information systems (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

McDiarmid, Mary. (2004). Survey of hospital library managers’ attitudes toward volunteers in Ontario hospital libraries (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

McKee, Penelope. (1980). Weeding the Forest Hill branch of Toronto Public Library by the Slote method: A test case (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

McKenna, Christine. (2021). Canadian election integrity initiatives and domestic disinformation: Investigating the 2019 Canadian federal election across sectors (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

McKnight, Kirsten J. (2001). The information needs of bone marrow recipients, family and friends: A list-serv compared with traditional resources (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Mersereau, Michel. (2015). The abiotic Internet: Internet mediation through organizational practice at Na-Me-Res (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Merriman, Vinca Sachi. (2017). Not just roleplay: How rules shape identity exploration and community creation in LARP and tabletop games (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Michaud, Michael. (1978). Obsolescence and scatter: A synchronous citation analysis (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Mittermeyer, Diane. (1977). The literature of library science administration: A citation analysis (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Moneta, Aurelia. (1988). User reaction to an online search assistance system (MIS research report). University of Toronto. Find it in the Canadian Journal of Information Science, 14 (September 1989): 16-31.

Moon, Seh Young (Erina). (2022). Towards Better Algorithms for the Public Sector: Developing Computational Narrative Analysis Methodology to Unpack Biases in Child Welfare Systems (MI Thesis). University of Toronto.

Nangalama, Martha Leah. (1995). Computers in retail stores: Point of sale technology and cashier work (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Nasser, Nikoo. (2012). Goal structuring of a knowledge domain (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Nauman, Laura L. (1993). The adoption of electronic mail in social service agencies: A case study (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Niles, Rebecca. (2012). Thresholds of engagement: Integrating image-based digital resources into textual scholarship (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Oxford, Gerry. (1998). Developing a model for Web-based distance-learning environments using an object-oriented framework: A case study (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Palikarova, Stella. (2016). The information body: A sociomedical theory of disability and the ethics of the brain-machine interface (BMI) (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Park, Lucia. (1990). The adoption and implementation of CD-ROM databases: An interview study (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Peco, M. John. (1994). A comparative study of corporate computer training programs: A look at a gas utility and an insurance company (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Piercy, Jocelyn. (2008). Declining participation of female students in computer studies programs at an Ontario college: What stands in their way? (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Pope, Andrew T. (1974). Bradford’s Law and the periodical literature of information science (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Powell, Stefan. (1997). Prototyping of a Web authoring and mounting system for the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto (MIS research report).

Quirk, Linda E. (2005). E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake): A descriptive bibliography (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Radford-Grant, Carol. (2007). A study of a voyage: Developing archival descriptive standards in Canada from 1987-1996 (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Rashid, Raisa. (2008). Representing emotions with animated text (MISt thesis). University of Toronto.

Rayan, Tamara. (2020). Archival imperialism: An analysis of racial hierachy in the Six Day War files (MI Thesis). University of Toronto.

Reano, Victor. (1993). Analysis of usage of UTLink: The University of Toronto’s online catalogue and information system (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Ree, Robert. (2011). 3D printing: Convergences, fictions, fluidity (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Rehman, Nuzhat Sameen. (2014). Sharing illness experiences on Twitter: Conversations of parents with children diagnosed with cancer (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Resch, Gabriel. (2013). Vision-based augmented reality for formal and informal science learning (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Roberts, Sarah. (2014). The classifying work of immigration policies in Canada: A critical analysis of the temporary foreign workers program and access to settlement services (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Rokay, Moska. (2019). Archives of Muslims in Canada (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Rockley, Ann. (1997). Impact of multimedia on online documentation: An experimental study (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Rowlandson-O’Hara, Sam. (2020). From forests to formulas: Contextual examination of composers’ sources, materials, and practices involving creative insight (MI Thesis). University of Toronto.

Russell, Chelsea. (2017). Monsters and machines: Reframing horror video games through representations of technology (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Russell, Pia. (2004). Information literacy and education policy: An instrumental case study of the Ontario public school curriculum (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Rutherford, M. Louise. (1998). A case study of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des Bibliothèques de la santé du Canada benchmarking tool kit (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Ryczanowski, Richard. (1996). Public transit, information technology, and integration: The future of seamless transit in the GTA (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Samson, Hugh. (2021). Contemplating infrastructure: An ethnographic study of the University of Toronto Faculty of Information Inforum’s iRelax Mindfulness resource area (MI Thesis). University of Toronto.

Samstag-Schnock, Uwe. (1990). PBS: An interface module for parsing, Boolean logic recognition, and stemming for the search intermediary: OAK II (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Sanders, David Francis. (1990). Critical corporate information requirements analysis: The development of a methodology (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Sandino, Rene. (1995). Critical success factors for business process reengineering (BPR) in Thomas Cook (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Schrader, Alvin M. (1975). The knowledge bank of library science as indicated by course reading lists in Canadian library schools (MLS research report). University of Toronto. Find it in print .

Schrutt, Mark. (2006). Bringing IT back: An analysis and explanation of the causes of IT outsourcing contract terminations (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Seo, Hyojung (Julia). (2021). An exploration of knowledge practices among user experience (UX) professionals (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Setterington, Kenneth. (1982). The PhD in library administration (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Shan, Yi. (2023). Collecting the Messi Restoration: Curating & Teaching with the Braisted Collection at the University of Texas Libraries (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Sharma, Minakshi. (2008). The role of American libraries post-September 11th: Respecting cultural diversity, guarding civil liberties, and advocating dissent (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Shearman, John. (1970). Title words and indexing terms in social science research reports (MLS thesis). University of Toronto.

Shi, Jiajing (Gillian). (2021). Office hours: A UX investigation on how might we improve the remote office hours experience in Higher Education through design thinking (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Shi, Xirong. (1990). Usage of the online library catalogue at the University of Toronto: An analysis of computer monitoring data (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Sin, Jaisie. (2018). Older adults’ acceptance of virtual doctors: A preliminary investigation (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Simonds, Ann L. (2001). Sources of value: Analysis and classification of citations in the recent literature of archival appraisal (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Siracky, Hailey. (2013). Spiritual journal keeping: An ethnographic study of content, materials, practice and structures (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Slawek, Anna T. (1996). Bibliographic records for video recordings in online public access catalogues in Canadian public libraries (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Small, Maryanne. (2016). Examining relationships between heritage management and heritage information within the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Sothilingham, Rohith. (2020). Analyzing organizational processes in machine learning projects: Exploring modeling approaches (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Spence, Hal. (1981). The literature of the automation of library processes: A bibliometric analysis (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Spencer, Bev. (1982). Children’s publishing in Canada: The problems (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Stewart, Kathlyn M. (1977). Promotion and library selection (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Stoyanova, Penka I. (1998). Content of bibliographic records for serials: The users’ point of view (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Stradiotto, Nicole. (2019). The Canadian Science Advocacy Movement (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Sugimoto, Sayaka. (2008). Multiculturalism: Discourse analysis of the citizenship and Immigration Canada and Canadian Heritage Websites (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Sutmoller, Sylvia. (1990). A proposal for the development of a consumer health information service for the province of Ontario (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Sweaney, Wilma P. (1978). An empirical test of the incompatibility of the two formulations of Bradford’s Law (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Syed, Hira. (2008). An examination of the co-authorship patterns in medical publications (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Szurmak, Joanna. (2000). Educational background of Canadian academic science and technology librarians and its perceived significance to the practice of science and technology librarianship (MISt research report). University of Toronto.

Tasnim, Humaira. (2020). Attitudes and barriers design professionals face in creating inclusive digital projects for older adults (MI Thesis). University of Toronto.

Taylor, Sharon. (1990). Grateful med as a tool for learning basic search techniques (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Thawani, Roshni. (2023). Optimizing and streamlining the study abroad process using design thinking methodologies and UX strategies (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Thomson, Leslie Elizabeth Anne. (2010). Information in the home office: An ethnographic study of space, content, management, and use (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on print .

Tracy, Stephen. (2011). Service systems & social enterprise (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Tsang, Tara. (2021). Social responsibility in future worlds: Using strategic foresight to redesign engineering education (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Uyede, Meaghan. (2019). Long ago there was a book: Exploring the digital Sabagon Ise Monogatari through analytical bibliography (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Veenema, Fred. (1995). Use of electronic sources of information by Canadian exporters (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Verwijk, Alison. (1981). Political bias and intellectual freedom in Ontario public library collections of Canadian political science literature (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Walsh, Robert Benjamin Housley. (2014). Information out in the cold: Exploring the information practice of homeless queer, trans, and two-spirit youth in Toronto (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Weaver, Kent. (1973). Independence and libraries in West Africa: A study of library development and of education for librarianship in Nigeria (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Wei, Winter Xue. (2021). Partners in life and in online search: An investigation of older couples’ collaborative information behaviour (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Whyte, Jess. (2017). Molding makers: An ethnography of an academic makerspace (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Wilkinson, Belinda Lee. (2009). Clinical faculty’s activities and outputs: An intellectual capital concept map (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it in print .

Williams, Patricia A.F. (1978). Application and limitations of Library of Congress Subject Headings in the area of political philosophy: A systematic study (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Wisniowski, Antoni. (1995). An assessment of the effectiveness of a natural language interface for information retrieval (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Wolofsky, J.R. (1979). Rate analysis of citation frequencies to journal articles contained in 12 significant Botany Journals (1974-1977) (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Wong, Matthew A. (2006). Sharing wireless Internet in urban neighbourhoods (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Wood, Sandra L. (1998). Scenario planning and object-oriented analysis: Tools for analyzing and communicating requirements for an information system (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Xu, Yuxin. (2023). Interactive storytelling systems design for children’s picture books (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Yeung, Natalie Karis. (2011). Multimedia features in electronic health records: an analysis of vendor websites and physicians’ perceptions (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Yeung, Siu H. (1995). Use of personal digital assistant (PDA) as a text reader/annotator. (MIS research report). University of Toronto.

Yip, Sin Ming (Cynthia). (2023). Charactizing long COVID patients for enhanced clinical pathways: An application of clustering and topic modeling to electronic health records  (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Yoon, James William. (2008). Assessing the relationships among aesthetics, complexity, and usability in treemap visualizations (MISt thesis). University of Toronto. Alternatively, find it on ProQuest .

Zaccour, Juliette. (2023). Towards a human centred approach for data science in healthcare: An exploration of methods  (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Zaramian, Reuben. (2011). Testing the limits of oral narration: A case study on Armenian genocide survivors (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Zogheib, Ciara. (2022). The “Paper and Pencil” Operations of Interdisciplinarity: Interdisciplinary Integration as Information Practice (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Zoltai, S. (1995). The twenty-first century Agora: A survey of the attitudes of Canadian archival policy-makers to user fees (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

Zukowski, Mateusz. (2014). Track changes: Identity in version control (MI thesis). University of Toronto.

Zurba, Roman W. (1980). Soviet and North American archaeological literature of the Arctic: Its nature, characteristics and inter-related patterns of use (MLS research report). University of Toronto.

School of Graduate Studies

Overall, it is important to submit an Electronic Thesis/Dissertation (ETD) that has a consistent and readable appearance. Here is useful information about ETD format and style, including templates for Word and LaTeX.

Styles & Templates

Consistency in style and formatting of a thesis is essential. Tools for creating styles, footnotes, a table of contents, and other features, including the recommended order of thesis sections, have been formatted by SGS into a thesis template. It is available in  Microsoft Word​ and  LaTeX  formats. 

We strongly recommended that authors use an SGS thesis template. The template can be applied at any stage of the writing process, but using one at an early stage will simplify formatting and PDF conversion. 

Tip: Open the Word template in a new tab or window. Then save a copy with the name of your thesis. If you’re using a version of Word prior to 2007, save it as a .dot file.   

These templates assist you with the formatting and production of your thesis, but you must ensure that your thesis meets SGS formatting requirements. If you choose not to use an SGS template you may use the tools provided for indexing, page numbering, etc. provided by your word processing software.

Specific Requirements

Language of doctoral theses.

In Division I (Humanities), permission may be given for a thesis to be written in a language other than English or French when the language has been approved for use in a thesis by the graduate unit concerned. Before such permission is granted, the graduate unit chair must certify to SGS in writing that the candidate has passed a supervised essay-type examination, written in English, that demonstrates the student’s proficiency in writing correct and idiomatic English prose.

A supplementary abstract of about 5,000 words in English or French must form part of a thesis that is written in a language other than English or French. No language other than English or French may be used for the conduct of the doctoral final oral examination.

Technical Requirements

The thesis must be in PDF format. It may also include supplementary files for multimedia, sound, video, or HTML pages with embedded files. Please note that the following guidelines are the minimum technical requirements. Differing disciplines may have their own conventions. Check with your supervisor for discipline-specific formatting.

The following guidelines apply to the main text-based thesis file:

Must be a minimum of 10 points. You may use a smaller font size for graphs, formulas, footnotes, and appendices; avoid italics.

Line Spacing

Must be at least one-and-a-half spaces, except for the thesis abstract, which should be double-spaced. Single spacing may be used for long quoted passages and footnotes.

Footnotes, References, Bibliography and Heading Styles

Different disciplines and graduate units will have their own preferred practices. Please follow the styles that are preferred in your discipline and graduate unit. If you are unsure, consult your supervisory committee. Generally the preferred location for footnotes is either at the bottom of the page or at the end of the chapters to which they refer. Consistency is important.

Page & Margin Sizes

Page size should be 8 1/2″ x 11″ (21.5 cm x 28 cm) with the text reading across the 8 1/2″ (21.5 cm) dimension. If you are planning on having the thesis printed and bound (for a unit requirement, or your supervisor), the left margin should be at least 1 1/4″ (32 mm), and the remaining three margins should be at least 3/4″ (20 mm) to the main text. Margin sizes are not as critical in digital formats.

Page Numbering

Each and every page in the thesis must be numbered with the exception of the title page. The preliminary portion of the thesis should be numbered with small Roman numerals placed in the centre of the page, about half an inch from the bottom. Numbering begins with the Abstract as page ii. The Title Page is considered as page i, but must not show a page number.

The accepted order of pages within the preliminary section of the thesis follows:

• Acknowledgments (where applicable)
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables (where applicable)
• List of Plates (where applicable)
• List of Figures (where applicable)
• List of Appendices (where applicable)

See Sample of Title Page below. The title page should show:

• the words “A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of (state full name of degree), Graduate Department of (state name of graduate department), in the University of Toronto”
• the thesis title (capitalize the content words)
• student’s name (consistent with ACORN)
• the universal copyright notice (the date should be the year the degree is conferred); the universal copyright notice must appear on one line

Sample of Title Page

(NOTE: Spacing is approximate on 8 1/2″ x 11″ or 21.5cm x 28cm page)(2″ or 5 cm from top of page) This Area is Recommended for the Thesis Title Only (1 1/2″or approx 4cm) by (1 1/2″ or approx 4cm) Jane Ann Doe (2″or approx 5cm) A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of (state degree) (state full name of Graduate Department) University of Toronto (1 1/4″or approx 3cm) © Copyright by Jane Ann Doe (state year of graduation) (1 1/4″or approx 3cm from Bottom of page)

All theses must include an abstract.

• Font size must be a minimum of 10 points.
• Lines of text must be double-spaced.
• Abstract must not exceed 350 words for a doctoral thesis or 150 words for a master’s thesis.
• Left margin should be at least 1 1/4″ (32 mm); the remaining three margins should be at least 3/4″ (20 mm) to the main text.
• The student’s thesis title, degree and year of convocation, full name, name of graduate department, and name of university must appear on the top of the abstract’s first page. This information is not included in the 350-/150-word count.
• Symbols, as well as foreign words and phrases, must be clearly and accurately displayed.
• Graphs, charts, tables, and illustrations are not included.

​PDF Creation

Create the PDF version of your thesis using Adobe Acrobat or other PDF-creation software. Use the conversion tool available on the digital library repository  or use computers equipped with this software ​in the Information Commons at Robarts Library.

​File Management

The main thesis text-based file must be in PDF format.

Multiple file formats are an option when attaching supplementary file submissions for multimedia, sound, video, including HTML pages with embedded files. If the system does not automatically recognize the format of the file you have uploaded, you will be asked to select the appropriate format from the list offered. If the format is not in the list, click on ‘Format Not in List’ and describe the format in the text box appearing lower on the page. Be sure to give the name of the application you used to create the file and the version of that application, e.g., ‘Autodesk AutoCAD R20 for UNIX.’

​​​File Naming Convention

The main thesis file must be in PDF format. Create a PDF of the final approved version of your thesis before you start the submission process.

You must use the following file naming convention:

lastname_firstname_middleinitial(s)_graduationyearmonth_degreedesignator_thesis.pdf

e.g., Smith_Lorie_L_202011_PhD_thesis.pdf

Supplementary files should follow the same naming convention:

e.g., Smith_Lorie_L_202011_PhD_datatables.exl

Please note that if you converted your file within the digital library repository , you will need to rename the file once you receive and check your pdf.

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