University of York Library

The University of York opened in 1963, with the main campus library opening in 1965. The building was designed by architects Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partners,{{Cite journal |last=Latimer |first=Karen |date=2011 |title=Collections to Connections: Changing Spaces and New Challenges in Academic Library Buildings |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lib.2011.0035 |journal=Library Trends |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=112–133 |doi=10.1353/lib.2011.0035 |issn=1559-0682 |via=Project MUSE |s2cid=12424682|url-access=subscription }} and build by Shepherd Construction.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2010 |title=History of University of York's JB Morrell Library revealed |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8759694.history-of-university-of-yorks-jb-morrell-library-revealed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430012917/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8759694.history-of-university-of-yorks-jb-morrell-library-revealed/ |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=York Press}} The original library building was named after John Bowes Morrell, a keen supporter for the establishment of a university in York, and a former Lord Mayor of the city. A source from the 1990s calls the library the Bowes Morrell Library.{{Cite web |title=History and Buildings of the University of York |url=https://ffhyork.weebly.com/university-of-york.html |website=Fishergate, Fulford and Heslington Local History Society}}

Forty years on, the Raymond Burton Library was built alongside the Morrell in 2003. This building was designed by Leach Rhodes Walker architects as a home for a Humanities Research library and was designed to make a strong visual statement from its elevated position on the campus.{{Cite journal |last=Ashcroft |first=Linda |title=Work begins on specialist library: Research library aims to attract scholars from around the world |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/229557667 |journal=New Library World |volume=102 |issue=11/12 |pages=470–471 |id={{ProQuest|229557667}} |via=ProQuest}} The library is named after the Leeds business man and philanthropist Raymond Montague Burton who was a longtime supporter of the library.{{Cite web |title=Raymond Burton Yorkshire Collection - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/collections/named-collections/raymondburtonyorkshirecollection/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430013454/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/resources/collections/a-z/raymondburtonyorkshirecollection/ |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=University of York}}

A major £20 million refurbishment was completed in 2012,{{Cite journal |last1=Burn |first1=Katie |last2=Cunningham |first2=Matthew |last3=Waller |first3=Liz |last4=Walton |first4=Emma |last5=Walton |first5=Graham |date=2016-07-11 |editor-last=Town |editor-first=Stephen |title=Capturing the student user experience (UX) in York and Loughborough University Library buildings |url=https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PMM-04-2016-0021/full/html |journal=Performance Measurement and Metrics |language=en |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=175–187 |doi=10.1108/PMM-04-2016-0021 |issn=1467-8047 |access-date=2022-07-28 |archive-date=2022-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728085103/https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PMM-04-2016-0021/full/html |url-status=live }} expanding the footprint of the library to include an additional building adjacent to the Morrell.{{Cite web |title=Designing Libraries - JB Morrell Library, University of York, reopens |url=http://designinglibraries.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=238 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430014319/https://designinglibraries.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=238 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=Designing Libraries}} This space was named after the first University Librarian appointed: Harry Fairhurst. Novelist and alumnus Anthony Horowitz officially reopened the newly refurbished and expanded University library in February 2012.{{Cite web |title=Anthony Horowitz reopens the £20m University Library |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/features/library-reopening/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430015246/https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/features/library-reopening/ |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=University of York}}

The historic King's Manor Library is located in the centre of York in a Grade I listed building on Exhibition Square. The King's Manor building was originally constructed to house the abbots of St Mary's Abbey, York.{{Cite web |title=The Kings Manor |url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=58182&resourceID=19191 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430032639/https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=58182&resourceID=19191 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=8 June 2022 |website=Heritage Gateway}} It later became the site for the Yorkshire School for the Blind before it became the property of the City of York in 1958. This was prior to modernisation and extension for the University of York in 1963/4.{{Cite web |title=The King's Manor |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol4/pp30-43 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430033004/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/york/vol4/pp30-43 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=British History Online}}

In 2021 students and the library's own Twitter account posted photographs of robins which had entered the library due to more windows being open during the COVID-19 pandemic, the library joked that they got their own library card.{{Cite web |last=Byatt-Goodall |first=Rosa |date=11 February 2021 |title=Robins got into Uni of York's library and students are loving it |url=https://thetab.com/uk/york/2021/02/11/robins-got-into-uni-of-yorks-library-and-students-are-loving-it-25407 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430033207/https://thetab.com/uk/york/2021/02/11/robins-got-into-uni-of-yorks-library-and-students-are-loving-it-25407 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=The Tab}}

In 2022 the library decided to permanently remove all fines for late return of books, in response the success of a similar measure introduced on a permanent basis during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=21 September 2022 |title=We're saying farewell to fines forever! |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/news/2022/farewell-to-fines/ |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016004401/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/news/2022/farewell-to-fines/ |archive-date=16 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=University of York}}

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J.B. Morrell Library: Houses collections to support learning, teaching and research across all subject areas. Named after John Bowes Morrell, an instigator in the formation of York University.{{Cite web |title=Locations and opening hours - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-1 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.york.ac.uk |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193400/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-1 |url-status=live }}

Harry Fairhurst Building: Provides a mix of study spaces across three floors. Named after the university's first librarian, Harry Fairhurst.{{Cite web |title=Locations and opening hours - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-2 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.york.ac.uk |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193400/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-2 |url-status=live }}

Raymond Burton Library: Houses the Humanities Research reference collection and the Borthwick Institute for Archives. Named after a philanthropist supporter of the university.{{Cite web |title=Locations and opening hours - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-3 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.york.ac.uk |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193400/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-3 |url-status=live }}

Library@Piazza: A study space located in the Piazza Learning Centre on Campus East. Contains no physical resources.

King's Manor Library: Houses collections focused mainly on architecture, heritage management and stained glass. Part of the historic King's Manor building.{{Cite web |title=Locations and opening hours - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-4 |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.york.ac.uk |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193400/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/locations/#tab-4 |url-status=live }}

The library provides collections to support the teaching, learning and research goals of the university, and to reflect the breadth of the university's user communities. The special collections include history of art, music, theological libraries, stained glass and Yorkshire.{{Cite web |title=Collection strengths - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/collections/strengths/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.york.ac.uk |archive-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801132646/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/collections/strengths/ |url-status=live }} The Morell library houses the majority of the library's collection of over 1 million print books and 21,000 journals.{{Cite web |last=York |first=University of |title=Visit and study |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/visit/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=University of York |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428103844/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/visit/ |url-status=live }}

Students also have access to online collections which include over 4.4 million books and 43 million peer-reviewed journals. The online catalogue joins together all of the libraries within the university system as well as the collections of the York Minster Library and E-resource collections.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=YorSearch library catalogue |url=https://yorsearch.york.ac.uk/primo-explore/search?vid=44YORK-NUI |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=yorsearch.york.ac.uk |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193405/https://yorsearch.york.ac.uk/primo-explore/search?vid=44YORK-NUI |url-status=live }}

The library of the National Railway Museum is called The Search Engine.{{Cite web |title=Plan a research visit |url=https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-archive/plan-research-visit |access-date=28 June 2022 |website=National Railway Museum |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528044224/https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-archive/plan-research-visit |url-status=live }}

The York Minster Library is located in Deans Park to the north of York Minster.{{Cite web |title=Dean's Park (managed by the Dean and Chapter of York Minster) |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/directory-record/591/dean-s-park-managed-by-the-dean-and-chapter-of-york-minster- |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=City of York Council |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818050733/https://www.york.gov.uk/directory-record/591/dean-s-park-managed-by-the-dean-and-chapter-of-york-minster- |url-status=live }}

The library is a member of several organizations including:

• Research Libraries UK
• SCONUL{{Cite web |title=Other university libraries (SCONUL Access) - Library, University of York |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/library/other-libraries/sconul/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |website=www.york.ac.uk |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193401/https://www.york.ac.uk/library/other-libraries/sconul/ |url-status=live }}

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• [https://www.york.ac.uk/library/ University of York Library web site]
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