Next generation of librarians and archivists at York U Libraries work to address critical gap in Black content

Edit-a-thon event aims to improve digital coverage of Black histories and experiences on Wikipedia and Wikidata While researching for a display case for Caribana’s fiftieth anniversary at York University Libraries (YUL) almost five years ago, Katrina Cohen-Palacios, an archivist at YUL’s Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections at Scott Library, found that articles from major […]

Borrowing from Other Libraries Just Got Better!

As of August 3, 2021, YorkU students, faculty, and staff have access to almost 23.5 million print resources through the Omni search system. Omni is a collaborative effort between 16 partner university libraries in Ontario.   What does this mean for students, faculty & staff at York?  Just log in to your library account and perform a search in Omni using the filter ‘York Libraries + Omni Libraries’. Omni will search the print holdings of all 16 partner libraries […]

YFile: York University Archivist Katrina Cohen-Palacios awarded the 2021 AAO Emerging Leader Award

Archivist Katrina Cohen-Palacios of the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections at York University has been awarded the 2021 Emerging Leader Award by the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO). The award was presented to Cohen-Palacios at the AAO’s annual general meeting, which took place virtually on May 14. Cohen-Palacios joined York University’s Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collection in 2017 […]

YFile: Associate Dean of Libraries, Jack Leong, elected vice-president of Canadian Comparative Literature Association

Jack Leong, York University’s associate dean of libraries, research and open scholarship, was elected vice-president of the Canadian Comparative Literature Association/Association Canadienne de Littérature Comparée (CCLA – ACLC) during its 2021 annual conference. Leong will serve in this role from 2021-23. The CCLA – ACLC is a leading academic organization in the studies of comparative […]

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: Alexandra Wong appointed data visualization librarian at York University Libraries

The following is a message from Jack Leong, Associate Dean of Research and Open Scholarship, York University Libraries: It gives me great pleasure to announce that Alexandra Wong has been appointed data visualization librarian at York University Libraries following an extensive search. Wong (she/her) is a graduate of the Master of Information Program at the University of […]

Summer Services at YorkU Libraries!

Chat with us live for research help for your assignments, finding articles or books, citations, and all other library-related questions. For in-depth research questions, schedule a Zoom consultation. Request print books through our locker pickup service. Book study space for quiet study and access to printing and photocopying. Expand for more information

Notice: EBSCO eBooks Upgrade Notification

Please be advised that key pieces of the EBSCO eBooks and EBSCO Audiobooks will be upgraded during the week of May 5 to 12, 2021. During this upgrade period, most EBSCO eBooks and EBSCO Audiobooks workflows will be impacted. For complete information about this upgrade, visit EBSCO Connect. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. Those requiring […]

Announcement: New YUL website template and menu structure coming May 2021

As part of our ongoing work to bring York University Libraries’ website into compliance with York’s brand standards and to align with new web editor requirements, the look and feel of our website will start to change in May 2021, beginning with some minor changes to the layout of our pages, as well as reduction to the footprint of our site’s menu.

Event: Open Space for Open Education

  The Open Education movement is spurring York University to reimagine what education can look like. From textbooks, to pedagogy, more and more processes and resources are being shared and made available to colleagues and students—in an accessible, inclusive, free and collaborative way. It presents York with an opportunity to innovate our teaching and learning […]