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FoneSaver to the Rescue! Meet the Library’s New Smartphone & Tablet Charging Device

FoneSaver to the Rescue! Meet the Library’s New Smartphone & Tablet Charging Device

      UPDATE: The FoneSaver Trial has ended as of January 14, 2016. Please refer to this page for more details. Is Your Smartphone or Tablet Plagued by Low-Battery Life? Have you ever forgotten to charge your cellphone or tablet the night before and wound up on campus with a device that has about […]

exhibit: ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE

exhibit: ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE

You are invited to visit the exhibit "ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE" held in the Scott Library from Oct 19 - Nov 20, 2015. Opening:  Monday, Oct 19th 10:30 am Sound and Moving Image Library Keynote speaker: Prof Irene Henriques (Schulich School of Business) musical performance by Toronto musician Nuno Cristo. The exhibit traces […]

Discover YUL Open House Tues. Sept 29 11:30-1:30

Discover YUL Open House Tues. Sept 29 11:30-1:30

York University Libraries would like to invite all 1st year students to join us for our first annual #DiscoverYUL Open House. September 29, 2015 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. WHERE: Scott Library Atrium (2nd floor) Come out and: We'll connect you with your Personal Librarian in the PL Lounge Learn about the collections, services, and facilities […]

Science Literacy Week hits YUL Sept 21-25!

Science Literacy Week hits YUL Sept 21-25!

Join York University Libraries by attending one of three events happening the week of September 21 – 25 at York, as we celebrate Science Literacy Week! We're coordinating this along with Libraries, Museums and other institutions across Canada. Silence of the Labs Screening Monday, September 21, 6 - 7 pm Paul Delaney Gallery (Room 320), […]

Library Open House for Grad Students Sept 8

Library Open House for Grad Students Sept 8

York University Libraries would like to invite all graduate students to join us for our annual Library Open House. WHEN: Tues. September 8th, 2015, 2-3:30 p.m. WHERE: Scott Library Collaboratory (2nd floor) Come out and: Meet subject librarians who can help with your research Learn about the collections, services, and facilities available to you Explore […]

Statement of Principle on Nondisclosure Clauses in Licenses.

Statement of Principle on Nondisclosure Clauses in Licenses.

York University Libraries recently approved a Statement of Principle on Nondisclosure Clauses in Licenses. To promote openness and fairness among libraries that license scholarly resources, the York University Libraries will no longer enter into vendor contracts that require nondisclosure of pricing information or other information that does not constitute a trade secret. All new and […]

Proquest services outage tonight August 12, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. to 12 midnight

Proquest services outage tonight August 12, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. to 12 midnight

Proquest has informed us that today,  August 12, 2015 at 10:00 pm, they will be performing critical maintenance to correct a load balancer error. The window is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM EDT and will last for two (2) hours. During this time access to the ProQuest products listed below will not be available, […]

Proquest outage Sat, August 8, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Proquest outage Sat, August 8, 2015 at 10:00 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Proquest has informed us that on Saturday, August 8, they will be upgrading their systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of their products. The window is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and will last for eight (8) hours. For more information please read their service notice. The following […]

Scheduled power shutoff and internet outages Sunday, Aug. 16 (5 - 9:30 a.m.)

Scheduled power shutoff and internet outages Sunday, Aug. 16 (5 - 9:30 a.m.)

We're getting a new emergency generator at Scott Library, and that requires installing a new breaker in our transformer room. This will happen Sunday, August 16, 2015 from 5:00 a.m to 9:30 a.m. Scott Library will be without power during this time, and as a result, Library web services will be temporarily offline. Please note […]

WiFi Network upgrade work at Scott June 21-22, 2015

WiFi Network upgrade work at Scott June 21-22, 2015

On Tuesday July 21st through Wednesday July 22nd UIT Network Operations will be performing significant Wi-Fi network upgrades throughout The Scott Library. The vendor, the State Group, will be completing this work. There may be occasional outages as a result, however we expect the impact on users to be minimal, given that Scott  Library is […]