2024 News

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.

From Friday 13th September, we will be making changes to our domestic postal loans and postal returns services.

In order to save energy and reduce carbon emissions, the library will implement an ‘eco-mode’ on a trial basis for 3 weeks in August. Typically, all three main library buildings remain open until midnight. However in eco-mode the Fairhurst and Burton will close two hours earlier each day, at 10pm, while the Morrell will continue to stay open until midnight to accommodate late-night users.

With the school holidays upon us and some new toys to discover, students with children can benefit from access to the Library’s Family Study Room. Find out more about the room and what’s available.

From Friday 26th July, we will no longer be posting any Library items internationally. We will also no longer be refunding the postage costs of returning items from outside of the UK.

Graduating this summer? Please remember to return all your Library items and pay any outstanding charges by Friday 7 June 2024.

We're relocating the Campus East Booklocker to the newly refurbished Ron Cooke Hub very soon

If you've got assessments coming up, we're rooting for you! The library will be busier than usual so plan ahead, and keep in mind these important tips.

As well as the 1200+ study spaces in the library, there are loads of other pop-up study spaces across campus.

Two new spaces are now live on Fairhurst Floor 2: the Sensory Study Room and Sensory Retreat Room

The library curators internships are back! We have two student internships available for this coming summer. If you are passionate about diversity and inclusion, and would like to tell the world about it… this is your chance!

Now in its fourth year, the York Open Research Awards provide an opportunity to celebrate projects and initiatives across all disciplines which engage with, reflect upon, or advocate for open research practices and principles.

The new Faculty Librarian Team will still support students and staff but in a new faculty-focused way - here's all you need to know about how we can help you during your time at York.

We regret to inform you that after 14 years of successful operation, YODL (York Digital Library) site has been withdrawn. As of Thursday 29 February 2024, access to all digital collections on this platform will cease and move to discover.york.ac.uk.

To support exam preparation and revision, we will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from 8am on Monday 8 January until we close at midnight on 4 February.

From 8 January 2024, we’ll be making some more changes to the way you borrow books and what happens when books need to come back as part of our community-based flexible loans system. Read on for more information on how this will affect you.