Steacie Weeding Project Begins 

As part of ongoing space renewal efforts, York University Libraries has initiated a weeding project at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library. We are undertaking this work to improve the usability of our collections and to create more study space. This project is part of a broader effort to ensure that our library spaces and services are responsive to new ways of learning, collaborating, and interacting with library collections.  Why are we doing this?  York University Libraries are currently facing significant space constraints and pressures on our capacity for print processing.  Use of our print collections has also […]

UPDATE: Libraries Space Renewal

February 26, 2026 - Construction Has Begun! Construction has officially begun on the new Scott classroom project! This work—led by our construction partners at Torque—will continue over the next few months, with completion expected by May 2026. This marks an exciting step forward in expanding and enhancing our instructional spaces. As with any construction activity, […]

Enter the Miinkaanensing: Indigenous Student Art Competition

Co-create the Miikaanensing Indigenous Reading Room with York University Libraries! The Libraries will be hosting a student art competition in Fall 2025 and we invite all Indigenous students to submit a piece of artwork to the competition.  We are accepting art in any traditional or contemporary format.  Flat pieces, such as paintings, poems, and beading, etc., […]

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 […]

Libraries' new tool makes open access publishing more accessible

By Stephanie Quail | April 17, 2025 York University Libraries (YUL) has launched SciFree, a new search tool that identifies open access journals with discounted publishing fees to help York researchers share their work with the world. Over the last several decades, the open access (OA) journal movement has seen global institutions push to make scholarly […]

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 […]

Dedicated space for Indigenous students, researchers opens at Scott Library

By Cora Coady | February 12, 2025 In a collaborative effort to support Indigenous students and their learning experiences, York University Libraries’ (YUL) has opened the Miinkaanensing (pronounced mee-ni-kahn-en-sing) Indigenous Reading Room. Located in Room 202E of the Scott Library, Miinkaanensing is a new space that offers Indigenous students and researchers a quiet space to gather and engage with […]

New Libraries resources help students navigate AI with integrity

Edited by: Lindsay MacAdam November 21, 2024 As artificial intelligence (AI) redefines what’s possible in higher education, York University librarians Ted Belke and Sophie Bury, in partnership with academic integrity specialist Angela Clark, are proactively educating students on the effective and responsible use of AI tools by developing resources to help them integrate AI into their learning, while also […]

Greek Canadian Archives at York U continues to grow, preserve history

Edited by: Lindsay MacAdam October 16, 2024 The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Greek Canadian Archives (HHF GCA) at York University, has had an eventful year with significant acquisitions, extensive digitization projects, innovative research and expanded public outreach. Vasilis Molos – director and research lead of the archives – has been supported by a dedicated group of scholars assembled by Professor Sakis Gekas that […]