Sign-Up for the Open Education Training Program - Begins November 2022

In summer 2020, York University Libraries worked with the Open Education Steering Committee to launch a four-week mini-course on Open Education for Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) project leads. This course was designed to help AIF leads fulfill the open educational resources (OER) component of their AIF contract.  Stephanie Quail, scholarly communications librarian, Hilary Barlow, W.P. Scott […]

Welcome (Back) Message from the Dean of Libraries - Fall 2022

York University Libraries is a 21st century academic library system with services, spaces, and people all dedicated to supporting you in your studies and research endeavours. We’re excited for you to join us in creating positive change. 

York University Libraries Top 10

Don’t know where to start with your assignment? Chat, Zoom or meet with us in person 1-on-1 help starting your research  Friendly staff to help you find the best articles, books, data and more Need to get together with your group? A variety of spaces to meet your needs Bookable group study rooms Quiet study […]

Omni expands access to physical collections across the province

We’re pleased to announce that as of August 2nd, 2022, students, staff, and faculty can now use Omni to quickly and easily request shared physical resources from across all 18 Omni partner institutions, a collection of nearly 25.4 million resources. 

Omni: Pickup Anywhere Now Available

A Pickup Anywhere service is now available in Omni. With this new service, you’ll be able to choose any one of the 16 Omni partner institutions across Ontario to pick up books that you request. Doing a co-op in London for the summer and need a book for your online course? Request it and choose Western’s Weldon […]

YFile: Libraries celebrate undergraduate changemakers at Research Fair and Art Walk

Nearly 40 posters and eight pieces of artwork from more than 60 students were highlighted at the ninth annual Undergraduate Research Fair and Art Walk, which took place online on March 10. One of the most anticipated and uplifting events of the academic year, the Undergraduate Research Fair and Art Walk honours student researchers and provides […]

YFile: Students encouraged to apply for York's annual Undergraduate Research Fair and Art Walk

The ninth Undergraduate Research Fair and Art Walk will take place on March 10, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., online. Applications for participation in the annual multidisciplinary exhibition are now open to student applicants. The fair’s organizing committee is calling on York instructors to encourage students to apply. Support from instructors is instrumental in giving students the […]

York University Libraries: Supports for Graduate Students

York University Libraries play a vital role in helping graduate students achieve their academic goals. Although COVID-19 means that many things about our campuses have changed this year, academic librarians, archivists and library staff continue to work hard to make sure that you have uninterrupted access to the resources, collections, services and guidance you need […]

Student's thousands of edits inspired by Edit-a-Thons at York University Libraries

By Katrina Cohen-Palacios, archivist and Edit-a-Thon co-organizer With over 40,000 edits in Wikipedia, Hannah Feldbloom, a third-year criminology student at York University, is an expert in improving and safeguarding the online encyclopedia’s authoritativeness and reliability. Three years ago, Feldbloom stepped into Steacie Library during the Ada Lovelace Day Edit-a-thon, an annual event dedicated to creating, expanding, […]