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.

Next generation of librarians and archivists at York U Libraries work to address critical gap in Black content

Edit-a-thon event aims to improve digital coverage of Black histories and experiences on Wikipedia and Wikidata While researching for a display case for Caribana’s fiftieth anniversary at York University Libraries (YUL) almost five years ago, Katrina Cohen-Palacios, an archivist at YUL’s Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at Scott Library, found that articles from major […]

Borrowing from Other Libraries Just Got Better!

As of August 3, 2021, YorkU students, faculty, and staff have access to almost 23.5 million print resources through the Omni search system. Omni is a collaborative effort between 16 partner university libraries in Ontario.   What does this mean for students, faculty & staff at York?  Just log in to your library account and perform a search in Omni using the filter ‘York Libraries + Omni Libraries’. Omni will search the print holdings of all 16 partner libraries […]

Courses are online, and so is Library Research Help!

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Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, & Racism in Canada: Collection Discovery

In response to the intense mobilization worldwide around the loss of Black lives, and the lives of other racialized persons, the Libraries have made a collection of materials on Black Lives Matter, the Civil Rights Movement, racism in Canada, anti-oppression education, and white privilege easily discoverable by students, staff and faculty. A very small collection […]

We are still available to answer your questions: Connect with us online!

  York University Libraries’ research and consultation services are available virtually.  To get started please read what’s below or visit our Ask a Question web site. Key services are: (1) Interactive Chat with a York Librarian YorkU community members may now chat online with a librarian from York University Libraries. Not only can you ask […]