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Beginning Monday, September 9, 2013, during our extended hours period, 2-hr reserve materials that are signed out overnight will be due 1-hour after opening the next day, allowing you a little extra time to sleep study in the morning.

Please note that one should not try to return reserves, or any other library materials, between 1 am and 7 am, as the building is closed.

One can sign 2-hr reserve items out overnight within 2 hours of closing. Here are the details of the hours:

Mondays-Thursdays (library hours: 8 am – 11 pm)

2-hr reserve material signed out after 9 pm are due at 9 am the next day.

Fridays (library hours: 8 am – 6 pm)

2-hr reserve material signed out after 4 pm are due at 10 am the next day.

Saturdays (library hours: 9 am – 6 pm)

2-hr reserve material signed out after 4 pm are due at 12 pm (noon) the next day.

Sundays (library hours: 11 am – 8 pm)

2-hr reserve material signed out after 6 pm are due at 9 am the next day.

Exceptions

Thanksgiving—We are closed on Monday, October 14^th, 2013.

2-hr reserve material signed out after 6 pm on Sunday, October 13^th, 2013, will be due Tuesday, October 15^th, 2013, at 9 am.

Winter Break—We close at 5 pm on Wednesday, December 23^rd, 2013.

2-hr reserve material signed out after 3 pm on Wednesday, December 23^rd, 2013, will be due Thursday, January 2^nd, 2014, at 9 am.

Family Day—We are closed on Monday, February 17th^th, 2014.

2-hr reserve material signed out after 6 pm on Sunday, February 16^th, 2014, will be due Tuesday, February 18^th, 2014, at 9 am.

Good Friday—We are closed on Friday, April 18th^th, 2014.

2-hr reserve material signed out after 9 pm on Thursday, April 17^th, 2014, will be due Saturday, April 19^th, 2014, at 10 am.

For further information on our hours please see our Hours of Operation page.

from UTSA

Glenda Lowndes, Reference Assistant, Bronfman Business Library

Published Wednesday June 26th, 2013

Text books can cost BIG Bucks, especially on top of tuition fees – which continue to rise! Some universities are trying to help students cut their costs by offering textbook rentals from there university book store. Average textbook costs about $100 which can put a dent on your bank account when you are taking about 5-10 courses a year. Concordia University was the first to implement this service offering students 60 per cent off the retail price, making a $100 book available to rent for only $40 a semester. Students must take care of the textbooks otherwise they will be charged for the total cost of the textbook. Many other universities have followed suit, but it varies from university to university.¹ York U has also adopted the textbook rental service, however prices and loan periods vary. If you cannot find your textbook from the York U bookstore textbook rental, you can also use other methods to locate used books to buy or to borrow for your courses. The libraries at York U may sometimes have your course kits and textbooks on reserve. To find course reserves, all you need to do is type the course code or instructor’s last name in the search box on our library website and pick Course Reserve from the drop-down menu, and see if your course is listed. Please keep in mind that these books are available for short term loans which can be for only 2 hours. At times, your course may not be listed; it doesn’t mean we don’t carry the textbook. You can also type the title of the textbook in the search box to see if you can borrow the book and all you need is your YUcard. You can also check out the York U bookstore website where students sell their books from previous semesters at a reasonable price.

¹ Seidman, K. (2012, Mar 10). Rental services help students turn the page on high cost of textbooks. The Gazette. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/docview/927663246?accountid=15182