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... 🧵

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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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 😬

We have a significant vacancy! Director of Library, Archives and Learning Services & University Librarian. Full details here ⤵️ jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/dire...

Note the double yellow lines. Access (to hell) required at all times.

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com · 2w ago

Found this gate in York. It had a standard lock, plus a padlock and a chain holding it shut. It was very very securely closed. The only thing on the other side is a blank wall. The only conclusion I can make is that this is a magic portal to hell.

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…

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com · 4w ago

Best part: You can now search the posts of people you follow!!

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. ❤️

OpeningTheFuture@openingthefuture.bsky.social · last mo.

Cannot stress how impressive this development is by our colleagues @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social & @oapenbooks.bsky.social ❤️ Read the blog post here: copim.pub/better-publi... also v cool for colleagues @uoylibrary.bsky.social that remember Julie Allinson who was on the OG team that dev'd SWORD 😍

A quick reminder of the places in the library you can get cold water...

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · last mo.

You won’t get a better offer all day than this… ⤵️

Person specification Desirable: Forklift experience Essential: A serious head for heights 😱

Cambridge University Library@theul.bsky.social · last mo.

We’re hiring! Library Storage Facility Forklift Driver/Picker Cambridge University Library Storage Facility (LSF), located in Witchford, Ely, is looking for 2 enthusiastic and diligent people to join its team. Apply by 5 July: https://loom.ly/7TpyJsY

You won’t get a better offer all day than this… ⤵️

Borthwick Institute for Archives@uoyborthwick.bsky.social · last mo.

It's rather hot in York at the moment, so if you're on campus why not cool off in our climate controlled study space on the first floor of the Raymond Burton library? We're keeping it open access all week, no archives or appointments required (and we can vouch for the icy chill) 😎

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…

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

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.

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...

Choosing a route to Open Access for your journal article

YouTube video by York Library, Archives and Learning Services

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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...

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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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 👍

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's a pleasure to share details of our next library member - University of York Library has joined @ojcollective.bsky.social! We are delighted that they have chosen to invest in OJC’s diamond open access journals as part of their future strategic approach.

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.

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.

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Peer-reviewed papers are ‘old hat science’, says millionaire investor. Candy Crush businessman Mel Morris says universities “must embrace AI” to transform into economic powerhouses. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

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.

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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

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

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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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...)

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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 😄

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

Engagement Lead (Equitable publishing) | Handshake

£1492-1492 - Part-Time

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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 😄

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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?)

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?)

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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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'.

Merchant Adventurers’ Hall@merchantshallyork.org · 3mo ago

We've had an idea for some fun Thursday afternoon activity. Give us a year from 1357 to 1957 and we will give you a name of a Merchant Adventurer who joined the Company that year. For example in 1665 Suckling Spendlove became a member. Yes you heard right. 😆

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.)

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 👇

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

White Rose University Press@wrunipress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨Event Alert: Analytic Spirituality — Philosophy, Practice, and the Knowledge of God. How can analytic philosophy deepen our understanding of spiritual practice and religious experience? Join us this May for a special hybrid event (in person + online) in memory of Revd Dr David Efird.

Very excited to be co-organizing this event with Adam Smith @elementaladam.bsky.social & Sarah Griffin @uoylibrary.bsky.social

Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York@cecs-york.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're thrilled to announce the keynote speakers for our July symposium, 'Radical Print Culture in the Long Eighteenth Century'. Dr Esther Chadwick (@thecourtauld) & Dr Helen Williams (@helenwilliams18 @northumbriauni) will join us in York to share their expertise on the power & politics of print 1/5

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...

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. >>>

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 >>)

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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