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Public Services Manual: Collections

General Information

General Collections - find books, articles, and other materials available throughout York University Libraries

Unique Collections - find specialized collections at: Archives & Special Collections, Map Collection, Sound and Moving Image Collection and Microtext

*Some specialized items also available at various locations

Collections Overview

Location

Bronfman Business Library

Frost Library

Glendon Campus

Osgoode Law Library

Scott Library

Steacie Science & Engineering Library

Books

Stacks
(1st Floor)

Basement

2nd Floor

Call Number Locations:
A - J  Basement
K - Z           2nd Floor

Core Collection (Upper Library, only available for loan to Osgoode community)

Regular Collection (Lower Library)

Oversize (Lower Library, compact stacks)

Stacks
(3rd - 5th Floors)

Call Number
Locations
:
A - F  3rd Fl.
G - N  4th Fl.
P - Z  5th Fl.

Oversize
(3rd Floor)

Monographs
(1st Floor)

Serial monographs (Basement)

Oversize
(1st Floor, at end of Reference section)

Periodicals

Current
(Manulife Financial
Periodical Reading Room)

Recent Bound (Stacks)

Older Bound (Storage)*

Current
(Basement, Periodical Reading Room)

Bound
(Basement, Stacks)

Current (display,
Upper Library)

Bound
(Lower Library, compact stacks)

Current
(Periodicals Reading Room,
2nd Floor)

Bound (Stacks)

Current
(display,
1st Floor rear)

Bound (Basement)

Reserves

Circulation Desk

Service Desk Circulation Desk Ask Us Desk Circulation Desk
Reference 1st Floor Reference Room 1st Floor (Fireside Reading Room) Lower Library (compact stacks) 2nd Floor
Marsden Salon
1st Floor
(last 2 aisles, after regular collection)
Gov Docs Stacks 1st Floor Core & Regular collections

3rd Floor
(older docs - Reference & Circulating)

Stacks
(newer docs)

Stacks
Microtext Storage* 1st Floor Lower Library (Microform cabinets)

1st Floor
(Microtext room)

Basement
(reader on 1st Floor)
Storage
(non-HNES)

Basement*

Basement Osgoode building Basement
(Room 013)
 

* Ask at Bronfman circulation desk. Patrons must complete a retrieval request form.


Library

Archives & Special Collections

[archives =
unique items /
special collections = published items]

Bronfman
Business
Library

[business
collection]

Frost Library

(Glendon
Campus)

[bilingual,
comprehensive
collection]

Map Collection

[maps & atlases]

Note: The Map Collection is no longer recognized as a separate library. See website for info on how to access material.) 

Scott Library

[social sciences, humanities, fine arts collections]

Sound & Moving Image Collection

[physical audio &
video materials]

(Note: SMIC is no longer recognized as a separate library. See website for info on how to access material.) 

Steacie
Science & Engineering Library

[science & engineering collection]

Unique Items  

Dictionaries 

Headphones (4)


See Tech Borrowing 

Dictionaries
(EN, FR, SP)

Headphones

Calculators
(Two line scientific)


Digital Media Lab equipment details

Digital Media Lab Booking Form


Faculty Use Only:

Glendon Information Technology Services (complete form to book at Service Desk)

For full list, see Tech Borrowing 

 

Map roamers*

Stereoscopes*

Dictionaries

Laser pointers

White board markers

Headphones*

Anatomical models*

Arduino kit

Binoculars

Chess set

DNA models (2)

Headphones

Molecular modeling kits* (4)


For full list, see Tech Borrowing

Popular

Graphic Novels collection

Toronto Telegram fonds  &
digitized photos

York U history & records

Business Bestsellers

Faculty Publications & New Books (fireplace room)

New Acquisitions

Tourist maps

Travel guides

Leisure Reading Collection
(2nd Fl., Learning Commons Hub)
Films, TV series, & music

Fun Collection (graphic novels)

York Authors

Rare   Seymour Schulich Rare Book Collection (near library entrance) Cabinet
(ask at Service Desk)
   

Limited edition CDs & box sets

Music scores (oversize, with inserts, etc.)

 
Other York U Course Calendars pre-1992 Bloomberg terminals

Glendon Theatre Archives (ask at Service Desk)

Pro-Tem Archives 
(ask at Service Desk)

Ontario Aerial Photos
(Cabinet)

East Asian Collection
(2nd Fl., Current Periodicals Reading Rm.)

Juvenile Literature
(1st Fl., Microtext)

Playback equipment for various formats*  

* For use in library only

Common Contacts

For most OMNI/discovery issues use the reporting form in OMNI. But if you need an email:

ereport@yorku.ca
Report technical issues with online library resources

mmonika@yorku.ca 
Monika Macieri, Cataloguing Assistant
Report cataloguing errors

Resource Centres