Due to increased automated (bot) traffic causing slowness and potential service disruptions, the vendor for Omni (ExLibris) has imposed a temporary limit of 500 records that can be viewed in search results. Scrolling beyond the 500 limit will return a message indicating “The search failed due to a system offset limitation.” On June 7, the […]
The Collections Engagement Group at York University Libraries is very pleased to share information about a new display that has been recently installed opposite the entrance of the Maps Collection on the first floor of Scott Library. RESOURCEFUL ART is a creative representation of York University’s commitment to critical inquiry, innovation and responsible stewardship. Inspired by York’s motto Tentanda Via (The way must be tried), recycled cardboard has been transformed into thoughtful and inviting images that reflect key elements of York’s mission and values, namely: perseverance, exploration and intellectual curiosity. This work exemplifies how imagination and […]
York began discussions on incorporating computers into its operations in 1964. Until then, the school had been focused on establishing itself as a viable postsecondary institution, forming new departments and expanding its infrastructure. In March 1965, the Senate's Executive Committee reported that: "After a careful university-wide analysis, it has become quite obvious that the forthcoming […]
Exhibition Theme: Land * Machine The exhibition is organized around the theme Land * Machine, which asks: How can data storytelling help us understand and cherish the land we inhabit, while we simultaneously create and deploy increasingly numerous and complex machines? At a time when data and technology are omnipresent, yet often abstract or disconnected from lived experience, these […]
Celebrate International Love Data Week with the Libraries this February! Not only are we running a series of data-focused workshops, but we’re also accepting submissions for our Data Storytelling Challenge until February 12. Register today for a Data Workshop: Data Discovery for your Research: Social Sciences - February 10, 2026, 1pm-2:20pm (Zoom workshop) Data Discovery for your Research: Health Sciences – February 11, 2026, 2:30pm-3:50pm (Zoom workshop) Create a Data Management […]
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 […]
York University Libraries (YUL) acquires a significant number of electronic resources annually. While formats vary widely — for example, streaming audio and video, and digital archives, to name a few — it is ebooks and ejournals that form most of the Libraries’ ongoing collection building. YUL collects lots of both, so let’s look at some Top 10 lists for 2025! Top 10 ebooks used in 2025 At the top of the list is the venerable OED, available online, with 5,429 […]
B.W. Powe’s Mysteria, Stream Elsewhere Press, and Voices Calling in the Digital Wilderness Join us on Tuesday, February 4, 2026 at 7pm for an engaging presentation on Indie Publishing, Stream Elsewhere Press, and the launch of B.W. Powe’s latest collage artefact book, Mysteria. This event explores what it means to publish a book today—how writing, […]
By: Alex Huls | November 5, 2025 York University Libraries (YUL) has called on Indigenous students to help advance efforts to create safe, welcoming spaces on campus through an art competition that contributes to the co-design of the Miinkaanensing Indigenous Reading Room. Plans for the Miinkaanensing Indigenous Reading Room at York University’s Keele Campus Scott Library […]
Join the annual Women in STEM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon from 1pm to 4pm on Thursday, November 6h, 2024! This in-person event will be held in room 530 of Scott Library. Drop by for as long as you want, either a few minutes or a couple of hours! Honouring the memory of Ada Lovelace, the first female […]
