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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you haven't made it into the Library yet don't worry, check out our online 360 Tour so you can get your bearings before coming in... We are trying to reduce threshold anxiety as much as possible and really show you what you'll find in our buildings. Have a virtual walk-around!
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University of York: Library, Archives & Learning Services
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did we tell you we have new housemates? Careers and Placements can now be found on Floor 1 (the Skills Floor) of the Fairhurst. Open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 3pm, and incredibly useful!
Two students in the Fairhurst Floor 1 below a large sign that says 'Careers and Placements'
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just a reminder that if you're a member of the University of York, there's no additional costs to any of our services. Use the 3D printers in our maker space for free. Use our podcasting studio for free. Come on our in-person and online training sessions for free. Borrow equipment for free.
People laughing whilst using the 3D printers in YorCreate
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Here is an attempt to cover a ridiculously large number of library services in a ridiculously small amount of time… Academics, researchers, students - watch this to see what we offer, then come and use our stuff! #UniOfYork
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
✔️ 1 million points for nostalgia ❎ Minus 10 for not quite featuring the Morrell...
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We strongly agree with this statement #WelcomeBack
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UoY Digital Accessibility Unit @uoydigacc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A reminder that the new all-singing, all-dancing* streamlined @uoylibrary.bsky.social reading lists guide is out! It covers everything staff need to do to create or edit a reading list and discusses accessible text provision: * neither sings nor dances subjectguides.york.ac.uk/reading-lists
subjectguides.york.ac.uk
Subject Guides: Reading Lists: a guide for staff: Reading Lists
Includes how-to guides on using reading lists for teaching, plus best practice and policy
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
👷 LIBRARY REFURB update 🧵 Look at our beautiful book wallpaper. You - yes you! - told us which books meant the most to you, and we put their titles on the spines of our wallpaper book wall… This lounge space is now *available to use* even though the refurb won’t finish for a few weeks yet.
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UoY Digital Accessibility Unit @uoydigacc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We've got a bitesize online reading lists training session running at 2pm on Tuesday 15th September, running through how to build and edit your lists, and how to ensure accessible text provision. UoY staff can sign up via this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 2/
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UoY Digital Accessibility Unit @uoydigacc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Teaching staff! It's September and the start of the new academic year is looming... but we're here to help you get off to an accessible start! First up: help getting your reading lists sorted. This will save you time, effort and copyright reporting, as well as improving accessibility for students 1/
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We've got a couple of Study Coaching, and Academic Speaking & Listening, 1-1 appointments available next week. You can book on here: www.york.ac.uk/students/stu... The feedback our tutor Karon gets for these is really exceptional. Well worth booking on if you've like to talk about your approach...
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One-to-one appointments
One-to-one appointments for academic writing, maths skills, data skills, and study coaching are available to all University of York students.
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Luqman Muraina @luqmanmuraina.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Two Years Behind the Scenes as Open Research Graduate Engagement Leads @uoyopenres.bsky.social @uoylibrary.bsky.social @katievernon.bsky.social and I reflect on organising training events and open research awards, community-building, researcher engagement and what we’ve learned along the way.
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Two Years Behind the Scenes as Open Research Graduate Engagement Leads – The Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing Blog
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@uoylibrary.bsky.social is now a community member of the @creativecommons.bsky.social Open Infrastructure Circle. We are supporting the technical and legal maintenance of CC Licences, which are critical to the future of open research and preserving the at-risk global commons 🔓🌍
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Open Infrastructure Circle - Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) has launched the Open Infrastructure Circle (OIC)  to ensure our organization is around for years to come. We are looking for institutions to commit to a recurring or multi-year ...
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Each year our library Student Curators choose a theme to develop our collections. This year's Student Curators, Angelina El Chammas and Ray Fairhurst, have been working in the library this summer and you can now check out their work online and the physical display on Floor 1 of the Morrell (🧵)
Angelina and Ray in front of their displays, consisting of posters and books
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Well, this is dystopian.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Great to see so many pearls of wisdom on here for people getting their A-level results today... We just hope they reach all three of the Bluesky users young enough to be doing A-levels.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
University of York students and staff! We'd like to know the book that means the most to you, but for a really good reason... We're creating some book-wallpaper to go in the newly refurbished Morrell Floor 0 and we'd like to put names on their spines. ⤵️ forms.gle/a1JhVfQCDEJt... 🧵
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The book that means the most to you
We're creating some 'bookshelf wallpaper' in the newly refurbished Morrell, and we'd like your help to put some titles on their spines! So, York students and staff: tell us your favourite book and w...
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A couple of unexpected, unexciting but nevertheless important to note building issues: 1) The Burton will close at 5pm on the 30th for essential works. We expect it to reopen 31st as usual 2) All the toilets in the Morrell will close now until the 31st also, again for essential works 😬
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We have a significant vacancy! Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services & University Librarian. Full details here ⤵️ jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...
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Jobs - The University of York
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Note the double yellow lines. Access (to hell) required at all times.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We’ve been waiting for this! Finally we can find cool stuff we have remember you lot saying, or crowd-source opinions on a given topic solely from you absolute legends…
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Julie Allinson's Out of Office replies said things like 'I'm out of the office and may be some time' with no return date or further info, she was a legend. ❤️
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A quick reminder of the places in the library you can get cold water...
Keep hydrated! 

There are water fountains / cold water drinking taps for you to refill your bottles on:

Morrell Floor 0 (behind the café, just before you enter the Fairhurst)
Morrell Floor 2 (near the stairs)

Fairhurst Floor 1 (in the Student Kitchen)

Burton Floor 1 (just as you enter the Reading Room)
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Person specification Desirable: Forklift experience Essential: A serious head for heights 😱
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
You won’t get a better offer all day than this… ⤵️
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It’s happening! We have a new front door, for now. Library entrance and exit will be via the Fairhurst for the next few months - this video shows you the way from the old door to the new door…
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
From Monday we'll have our temporary new entrance / exit for the Library, through the AV suite area of the Fairhurst. This is for all our main buildings - Morrell, Burton and Fairhurst - and will last for a few months.
Map showing arrow from Morrell entrance, along the Fairhurst to the far end where the new temporary entrance is. Text says The Library is still open! 8am - midnight, 7 days a week. But we do have a temporary
 new front door. Entrance and exit will be via the Fairhurst Library for the next few months. If you have any questions, please just get 
  in touch with us: york.ac.uk/library/contact
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We've created a video - aimed at @york.ac.uk researchers, but broadly applicable more widely - to talk through the different routes to Open Access publication. Covering costs, funding, sharing, across Green, Gold, Diamond, and APC routes. #OA www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNXn...
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Choosing a route to Open Access for your journal article
YouTube video by York Library, Archives and Learning Services
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We've recently completed a UX project with our Postgraduate Researchers - there's an item on the website all about our findings and recommendations, here: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...
york.ac.uk
Understanding the library experience of postgraduate researchers
We recently conducted a research project with postgraduate researchers to find out more about how you identify library resources and use our tools and services. Read on for a summary of what we found ...
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We're pleased to announce that @uoylibrary.bsky.social has joined the @ojcollective.bsky.social 🔓📚 OJC is a ground-breaking initiative - one we are proud to support as we look to drive change in the current publishing system and invest in alternative models which align with our mission and values 👍
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
People of York, the Morrell Floor 0 refurb has begun! Details here: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou... In the meantime, below are artist's impressions (things may change in the final delivery, please note!) of how the space will look.
Mock-up of the Morrell ground floor, showing earthy tones and plants and studentsMock up of the help desk and reception area, showing a wood-clad help desk and staff helping people
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Noted, thanks Mel. We should probably hold off on making any firm decisions about REF2029 until we've heard from the bloke who made Angry Birds.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is the week the refurb kicks off! *Researchers who use Compact Stores* please note: user access won't be possible, but we will be running a daily retrieval service from Monday to Friday where we can fetch items you've asked for. Request will be made via the item in YorSearch.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We've got a big old refurb coming over the Summer, of the Morrell entrance area. More info via the link below but absolutely key info: 📆 Begins June 5th 🕐 Library remains open as usual throughout 🚪 Access will change over the course of the work 📚 Book retrieval service for the Compact Stores
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Library refurbishment this Summer
The Morrell Library entrance area will be redeveloped over the Summer, as part of the University’s long term investment in campus infrastructure. The refurbishment will provide more study spaces and a...
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
You may be excited to know the appeal process has been successful! UoYLibrary TikTok is back (until next time the impersonation detector gets confused between @york.ac.uk and York University in Canada, presumably...)
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New part-time opportunity for PGRs at York: Engagement Lead (Equitable publishing) 📚 @uoylibrary.bsky.social are looking for PGRs to work collaboratively towards supporting open, equitable and sustainable publication with faculty colleagues Please note the very short deadline: next Friday, 22 May
york.joinhandshake.co.uk
Engagement Lead (Equitable publishing) | Handshake
£1492-1492 - Part-Time
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Because our TikTok account has been banned, please enjoy this video about 24/7 opening, which goes really hard, and isn’t the kind of thing we’d usually subject our BlueSky audience to, especially with it being a vertical video, but we need an outlet, so, you’re it 😄
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Our TikTok account has been banned for an 'impersonation violation.' There's no more information provided... Is it really possible to impersonate a library? (And to what end would anyone other than us bother to put out info about the library for students, in our name?)
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a man in a plaid shirt is standing in front of a window and asking what is this ? what 's happening ?
Alt: Will Ferrell asking 'what is this? what's happening?'
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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Ah, Suckling Spendlove. The man with the longest inventory in our probate archive. He had a shop so it includes all your everyday grocery items such as brandy, raisins, spices, soap, 'Wash balls', coffee powder, 'glaized pypes', Naples 'Biskettes', gunpowder, mercury, and 'one box of Druggs'.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
24/7 opening is BACK for the exam period! From Monday. (Here's our usual reminder that this is to give you the most flexibility possible... Please don't study all night.)
24/7 returns from 11 May
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
York-affiliated corresponding authors can now publish without charge when submitting to @jmirpub.bsky.social journals (all of which are fully open access) 🔓 📚 JMIR publishes 30+ journals in the field of digital health 🩺 Read about all our @uoylibrary.bsky.social open access publishing agreements 👇
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Open access publishing agreements
Researchers affiliated to the University of York can publish open access in a wide range of academic journals without having to pay an open access article publication charge (APC).
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Hybrid WRUP event coming up! 📅 Wed 20 May | ⏰ 4–6pm 📍 Sally Baldwin Building, Univ. of York + online 🎤 Intro: Dr David Worsley from @uoyphilosophy.bsky.social 🔑 Keynote: Revd Dr Joshua Cockayne Tickets and more details below
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Chloe Wigston Smith @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Very excited to be co-organizing this event with Adam Smith @elementaladam.bsky.social & Sarah Griffin @uoylibrary.bsky.social
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Here's our now-annual reminder that you're safe from April Fools hilarity from this particular account! When the world is like it is, no one needs to be tricked into feeling joy about the library fitting slides between floors or whatever, only to have it snatched away...
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New workshop next week! 📰 Navigating our Newspaper Collections 🕙 24 March, 10:00-11:00 📍 LFA/204 & 205 (Harry Fairhurst Building) 🔗 Book a place below Run by our Humanities Faculty Librarians, this is aimed at anyone wanting to learn how to use the library's news and magazine collections. >>>
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We are launching our new Showcase space for Ethnically Minoritised authors, and would encourage any @york.ac.uk students and staff to go and browse! The room (LFA201 in the Fairhurst) contains over 500 books all specifically recommended by students & staff at York... (1 of 5 >>)
york.ac.uk
Ethnically minoritised author showcase space
This collection was created to showcase and celebrate the works of ethnically minoritised authors. Every book has been personally recommended by our students and staff.
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Hello York researchers. Did you know Rapid ILL can supply articles to which we don't already have access, and most often the PDF arrives within an hour? Also, it's a largely automated system, so you're not taking up staff resource when you use it. And we pay a flat-fee for the service, rather >> 🧵
Poster. It's called Rapid for a Reason. If you need an article we don't have access to, request it via Rapid Interlending. Most often we'll get a PDF to you within an hour.
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Quetzal1234 @quetzal1234.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I collect perfume and have quite a number of library and librarian themed perfumes. Books are a very popular note. My favorite is probably library ghost by Poesie, which is a nice twist on just straight up books smell.
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Christina H @crows-carlin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Freshly sharpened pencil. Well-worn leather bookmark. Beeswax-polished carved wood bookshelf.
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Writing our Destiny aka Andrew @planecrazy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I love it. Cedar, leather, beeswax, old books, with a hint of ozone from a heated copier that's been going for a while. I'd wear it.
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