Information for current students

What's here?

We've brought together links to information which answers the most common questions we are asked by students.

Remember you can find more information on the website by:

  • Following the menu links on the left
  • Searching the site using the Search Library box at the top right of the screen

Please contact us if you need more help or have any comments or suggestions.

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Borrowing with your University card

Remember you need your University card to borrow items from the Library.

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How to borrow, return, renew and request books

Remember that you can avoid having late return fines and you can request books which someone else has already borrowed.

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Using Key Texts

You may see references to Key Texts on your reading lists. The Key Texts collection on the ground floor of the JB Morrell Library has items which course tutors have identified as essential reading and which need to be used by large numbers of students.

Loan periods are short and can be booked in advance so that you have more opportunities to borrow these important readings.

You can borrow items from the collection and take them to another part of the Library or to wherever you want to study.

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University network username and password

Remember that you will need your University network username and password to login to University PCs and to access many resources which can only be used by students and staff at York.

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Electronic Library

You will need to visit the Library to use printed books and journals as not everything is available on the Internet! However, we have a growing collection of electronic resources, including journals, databases and books, which you can access from any computer connected to the Internet.

Have a look at our Electronic Library for information on

  • How to connect to resources from your computer
  • The resources which we've purchased for you to use

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Finding resources in your subject

If you need information that's not on your reading list, how do you find out what's available in your subject? Many of the academic resources you will need to use can't be found by a Google search - we can help you.

You may have sessions in your course timetable on using the Library and finding information in your subject. Your Academic Liaison Librarian will come along and help you learn to find what you need more easily.

If you would like to find out more in your own time, explore our Finding information in your subject web pages.

You can also contact us if you would like one to one help.

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Computing facilities

Many of the computers which students can use are in IT Services' rooms across the campus and are available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

We have some computers in the Library which you can use when the Library is open.

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Copying, printing and scanning.

We have several self-service facilities for copying, printing and scanning in the libraries.