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Whether you're new to York or you've been here for ages but want to know more about our services, go on a self-guided tour ensure you make the most of the library.

Our goal is to cultivate a library service that supports the University's strategic objectives, enhances research and teaching, and champions ethical practices across the scholarly publishing landscape.Members of the Library & Archives Committee, including library staff and academic staff in their role as Faculty representatives, have co-created a set of Library Collections Principles.

In order to save energy and reduce carbon emissions, the library will restart 'eco-mode’ from Consolidation Week until the exam period. Typically, all three main library buildings remain open until midnight. However in eco-mode the Fairhurst and Burton will close earlier each day, at 10pm and 9:30pm respectively, while the Morrell will continue to stay open until midnight to accommodate late-night users.

Over the summer vacation the Library was fortunate to have two fantastic student curators, Rachel Deyis and Fedor Topolev-Soldunov, working with us to develop and promote the diversity of our collections

LibKey Nomad is a University-approved, free browser extension that delivers one-click access to the full-text articles of library-subscribed journals, as well as open access journals or any open access versions of articles.

The library is a massive place with loads to offer - find your way around and see our spaces with this short video tour.

Whether you're brand new to York, or just haven't used the library much so far, here are 5 essential things you need to know.

As of September 2024, we will no longer log into the @UoYLibrary X account.