Collections

Whichever subject you're studying you will find a wide range of resources to support your learning, teaching and research.

If you visit the libraries you will find

  • More than 1 million print books and 3,500 print journal titles
  • Over 3,000 DVDs, videos, CDs and audio tapes
  • Over 131,000 microfilms of early and specialist printed sources
  • Music scores, maps, theses by York students and other specialist resources
  • Special Collections of rare and valuable items
  • Archives and manuscripts in the Borthwick Institute for Archives

And from your desktop our Electronic Library gives access to

  • More than 10,000 academic journals
  • Over 100 databases which index the content of thousands more journals
  • A growing collection of electronic books
  • Statistics, datasets, images and other resources

You can find out what we have and where it is by searching the Library Catalogue and exploring the Electronic Library.

We are developing our website to provide more information on the collections we have and to help you find resources in your subject. Your comments and suggestions will help us provide the information you need.

If you would like more help, please Contact us to discuss your needs.