Proquest has informed us that on Saturday, August 8, they will be upgrading their systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of their products. The window is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and will last for eight (8) hours. For more information please read their service notice. The following […]
We're getting a new emergency generator at Scott Library, and that requires installing a new breaker in our transformer room. This will happen Sunday, August 16, 2015 from 5:00 a.m to 9:30 a.m. Scott Library will be without power during this time, and as a result, Library web services will be temporarily offline. Please note […]
On Tuesday July 21st through Wednesday July 22nd UIT Network Operations will be performing significant Wi-Fi network upgrades throughout The Scott Library. The vendor, the State Group, will be completing this work. There may be occasional outages as a result, however we expect the impact on users to be minimal, given that Scott Library is […]
Opening Wednesday, July 8, The Art Gallery of Ontario's Camera Atomica exhibit features images from the Toronto Telegram fonds, Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections. The exhibit is on until November.
Please note, due to the recent closure of the Education Resource Centre (ERC), all ERC materials currently on loan (with the exception of manipulatives and ERC iPads and laptops) should be returned to Scott, Steacie or Bronfman Libraries. Original loan periods for these materials remain in effect. ERC fines may also be paid at any […]
"Ms. Kirchner brings to York University a breadth and depth of library experience and perspectives gained from positions in university libraries in Canada and the U.S. over the past twenty years." Read the full story here
During the labour disruption fines did not accrue on regular library materials. Now that the labour disruption is at an end, fines for regular materials will be reinstated; however, there will be a one week grace period to allow for the return of materials. Fines will begin to accrue again as of April 8th, 2015. […]
Presentation videos are now available from the 3rd annual Steacie Library Dungeon Hackfest that took place on February 18-19, 2015. The intense 30-hour event was jointly organized by York University Libraries and LaunchYU, York University’s Entrepreneurship program. 58 students from various faculties gathered early on a Thursday morning during Reading Week to kick off the […]
posted on behalf of Mark Robertson, Associate University Librarian for Information Services. To all library users, The goal at the Libraries is to provide as close to full services as possible to students during the exam period. Although the term has been extended, staffing plans that needed to be made months in advance have affected […]
Click here to view the 2015 Program Interim University Librarian Catherine Davidson presented the results at last night's Research Gala: Dr. James Wu Prize for Best Lower-year Project 1st Prize: Christopher Ford for the project named "Doctor Assisted Death in Canada" for course AP HREQ 2010 2nd Prize: Jessie Spasov for the project named "The […]
