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 […]