Drop-in research help is available in person at all of our libraries during reference hours for York students, staff and faculty.
Explore the links to each library or unit’s Contact/Ask A Question page below to learn more about this service.
See Ask & Services for how to get research help via IM chat, telephone, or e-mail.
| Library | Where to get research help? | Research help on what subjects? |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Library | Drop-in help is available on the second floor of Scott Library. | Social sciences, humanities, fine arts, environmental studies, education |
| Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections | In Archives and Special Collections, Room 305 (third floor), Scott Library | Archival records focusing particularly on Canadian women, Canadian writers, social reform movements, and the fine arts in Canada (notably dance, film, theatre). Rare books, Canadiana, and the Canadian Pamphlet Collection. |
| Peter F. Bronfman Business Library | At the reference desk, in the library on the second floor of the Seymour Schulich Building. | Business |
| Bibliotheque Frost Library | At the reference desk, on the first floor of the Frost Library, Glendon campus. | Everything on the Glendon campus, with bilingual services. Social sciences and humanities / sciences sociales et lettres |
| Osgoode Hall Law School Library | Ignat Kaneff Building, 92 Scholars Walk | Law |
| Map Library | At the Service Desk in the Map Library, on the first floor of Scott Library. | Cartographic information, maps, and atlases. Geography |
| Sound and Moving Image Library | At the desk in SMIL, on the first floor of Scott Library. | Music, film and video |
| Steacie Science and Engineering Library | At the reference desk, in the Steacie Library. | Sciences: biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics and statistics, nursing and kinesiology, physics, astronomy and space science. |