Mapping Library Impact: Highlights from the SDG Storytelling Workshop at Canada’s OLA Super Conference

By Katherine Klosek and Diane Koen The recent “Put Your Library on the Map” workshop at the OLA Super Conference provided attendees with valuable insights and practical tools to showcase their libraries’ contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This pre-conference event, sponsored by IFLA North American Regional Division, CFLA-FCAB, and the Toronto Public […]

Future business leaders drive social innovation in Costa Rica

By Deirdre Kelly In the lush hills of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica, York University’s Las Nubes EcoCampus shows how education can cross borders. At its centre is Casita Azul, a modest one-room library that serves as a hub for cultural exchange, community empowerment and collaboration. Recently, Casita Azul received a donation from Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA […]

Removing barriers: how Library Accessibility Services is reducing inequalities in learning

By Alex Huls | March 5, 2025 This March, York University is recognizing and participating in SDG Month Canada, a national initiative to advance collaboration, awareness and engagement around the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Throughout the month, YFile will present a series of articles that highlight contributions from York University and its efforts to advance the […]

Participate in survey to help improve York U Libraries services

By Stephanie Quail | February 26, 2025 York University Libraries (YUL) and the Osgoode Law Library are calling on students, faculty and staff to participate in a LibQUAL+ survey and provide feedback on how library services and collections can be improved. The LibQUAL+ survey instrument was developed by the Association of Research Libraries to help libraries assess and improve their […]

Open House: Making and Media Creation Lab - Nov 13 12pm-4pm

You’re invited to experience the Making and Media Creation Lab’s Open House. Explore our exciting range of equipment available for loan from our Making and Media Creation Lab. From podcasting to video creation, and even VR, there’s something for everyone to experience. Plus, visit all of our stations for a chance to win one of […]

Scott Library hosts Movimento Perpétuo: The Portuguese Diaspora in Canada exhibition 

The travelling exhibit Movimento Perpétuo: The Portuguese Diaspora in Canada exhibition will be installed in the second-floor atrium of Scott Library, from Tuesday, October 15, 2024 to Friday November 8, 2024. This captivating exhibit will be on display for one month, showcasing the rich history and contributions of the Portuguese community in Canada.  You can find […]

YorkU Libraries Hosts Symposium: Navigating Information and Race in the Era of COVID-19

At a time when COVID-19 continues to impact various communities, accurate and bias-free health and anti-racism messages on the web have also become more critical than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data also show that the virus’-impact has been highly racialized.   On May 3-4, 2022, YorkU Libraries will host a virtual symposium on Navigating Information […]

YorkU Libraries LibGuide provides resources on current crisis in Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The York University Libraries’ War in Ukraine Subject Research Guide, prepared by Senior Librarian Mary Kandiuk, in the Department of Content Development & Analysis, serves as a starting point to locate background information about Ukraine, the events leading up to the Russian invasion of […]

Creating a podcast? Tips from YorkU’s Media Creation Lab

The Media Creation Lab at YorkU Offers Users Access to Sound Booth Whether you’re a student looking to submit your assignment in a more creative way by creating a podcast or a faculty member trying to create new ways to learn, the Bear Cave silent booth in the new Media Creation Lab (MCL) at Scott […]

YorkU library opens Media Creation Lab for research and teaching

Lab in Scott Library provides students and faculty with access to new teaching and hands-on learning opportunities across disciplines.