Fall Deadline for Booking Library Classes. Communication from the Dean of Libraries to Instructors.

As communicated on July 20th, course instructors can book a librarian or archivist to lead a range of online classes, from assignment- or course-based workshops to research data management and digital literacies. Please contact us to arrange a class tailored to your course and curricular needs. For fall term and year-long courses, please book by […]

Fall Planning at York University Libraries. Communication from the Dean of Libraries to Instructors and Graduate Students

This post contains content from a York email communication sent out to instructors and graduate students by the Dean of Libraries on July 20th, 2020 In preparation for the Fall semester, York University Libraries (YUL) has adapted its services to support online learning and research. This communication provides an overview of YUL resources and answers some […]

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 […]

Research Data Training Camp (March 23-26, 2020)

Cancelled: Research Data Training Camp (March 23-26) In order to align with York University’s policy to cancel or postpone all non-essential events that are not required as part of an academic program, the York University Libraries Research Data Training Camp originally scheduled to take place from March 23rd-26th, 2020 has been cancelled. York University Libraries […]

New edition of The Abstract now available

The latest edition of The Abstract, the triannual newsletter chronicling collection updates from York University Libraries, is now available. The publication is produced by members of the Libraries’ Content Development & Analysis Department (CDA) and is designed to help the York community discover, use, and creatively engage with the research collections that are available through […]

Senate approves Open Access Policy

At its meeting on June 25, the Senate of York University approved an Open Access Policy, reinforcing York’s commitment to the democratization of knowledge by making its research widely accessible to citizenry and the global community. “The Open Access Policy advances our mission in the pursuit, preservation and dissemination of knowledge by removing barriers and […]

York University Libraries mourn the passing of Jerome Ch'en

York University Libraries and the faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies are saddened to learn of the passing of professor emeritus, Jerome Ch’en. Professor Ch’en passed away on June 17, in St. Catharines, Ontario. A professor in York’s Department of History from 1971 to 1987, Ch’en also served as the director of the University […]

York University Libraries moving to new search platform in December

The library catalogue isn’t what it used to be. Today, it moves beyond searching one single catalogue, allowing users to simultaneously search across many library databases and electronic resources. Beginning in December, York University Libraries will implement a superior search platform through a partnership with 13 other Ontario university libraries. This initiative, Collaborative Futures, is […]

Opening Up The Academy

Joy Kirchner, Dean of Libraries at York University, will describe trends in citizen participatory research and scholarship by drawing upon a variety of examples that speak to a new vision for citizen engaged research and scholarship. Opening Up The Academy is part of a series of events being run by York University Libraries as part of […]