Casita Azul Library a hub for community education programs in Costa Rica 

York University’s Las Nubes eco-campus focuses on hosting students for experiential education opportunities and improving rural livelihoods with an emphasis on environmental conservation. Casita Azul, the little blue house, is in the unique position of not only operating as an academic library in service to the Las Nubes mission, but also as a community hub […]

Peñas Blancas River wins ecological prize with the help of Casita Azul Library 

On March 12, 2024, Casita Azul received the highest award level of five stars as part of a prestigious local ecological prize, acknowledging their significant contribution to recent clean-up efforts at the Peñas Blancas River in Costa Rica. Building on their established connections within the community, and their recently implemented, successful bi-monthly recycling program, Casita […]

The Libraries’ Open Access Author Fund changes to Article Processing Charge discount model in 2024

As of March 2024, York University Libraries (YUL) will be changing its Open Access Author Fund (OA Author Fund) model to focus on participating in nationally negotiated agreements with publishers to provide article processing charge (APC) discounts.  From 2013 to 2023, YUL provided York researchers with access to a small fund that researchers could use […]

York U Libraries join network of ‘open rangers’ to advance open educational resources

York University is among a cohort of educational institutions in the province that will champion the use of open educational resources (OER) through a program led by eCampusOntario. Charlotte de Araujo, assistant professor, Faculty of Science, and Stephanie Quail, acting director of the Libraries’ Open Scholarship Department, were accepted into eCampusOntario’s Open Educational Resources Ranger (OER […]

York University Libraries co-hosts film screenings for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation  

York University Libraries will join the University to reflect on the theme of Engaging in a Reconciliation Journey: Learning Through Various Forms of Media  as it co-hosts three screenings of Indigenous films at Scott Library. These screenings are part of a series of in-person events being hosted at both the Keele and Glendon campuses from […]

LibKey tools for faster access to journal articles 

York University Libraries has implemented several LibKey tools to enhance quick and reliable access to journal articles.   When looking at article results in Omni, you will see links that provide access to full-text articles, including:  LibKey is designed to provide you with tested journal article links, thereby improving reliability. All full-text options for a resource […]

Major collection by founding member of Caribana foregrounds the history and importance of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival

As Toronto prepares to launch the annual Caribbean Carnival that began more than 60 years ago to celebrate Black emancipation from slavery, York University Libraries celebrates its role in preserving and sharing the historic origins of the festival. The archives of Kenneth Shah, a founding organizer of the event originally known as Caribana, capture the […]

Change to RACER Platform

On July 6, 2023, all requests for books, book chapters, and articles not available in York University Libraries can be made easily from within Omni. On this date, the RACER platform will no longer be available. Any existing requests in RACER will be fulfilled but new requests will be managed by Omni. See Omni Interlibrary […]

Library Accessibility Services is Giving Students with Print Disabilities Expanded Access to Resources

Making Learning Universally Accessible Library Accessibility Services and the Adaptive Lab at York University’s Scott Library is continually enhancing its service of providing students with print disabilities, access to texts and information that they otherwise would not be able to read. For many university students, conducting deadline-driven research for multiple courses and subsequent essays or […]

Survey finds 50 percent of York Instructor respondents are creating their own open educational resources

Open Educational Resources Survey Despite high adoption rates of OER amongst faculty respondents, survey finds lack of awareness around best practices for finding resources  According to a recent faculty survey which looked at the use of open educational resources (OER) at York University, the majority of faculty respondents are highly engaged with OER. Open educational […]