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Locating Resources and Support

The Fountains Learning Centre has three floors which combine the library collections with flexible learning spaces on all floors. The loan collections are located on the first and second floors and a large open access area for using computers and group study is on the ground floor.

Some basics

  • Computers - there are around 400 PCs in the Learning Centre across all floors, which may be used by anyone with a valid IT logon.
  • Printing and copying - there are colour and black and white printers and copiers on all floors
  • Question Point - on the ground floor. Please direct all your enquiries here
  • Library Catalogue PCs - are located on each floor, although the Library Catalogue can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection

Finding your way around

For an interactive walk around the Fountains Learning Centre, you can use our Virtual Tour.

Ground Floor

  • Quick Access Texts - a selection of core texts for reference use only
  • Journals and reference books
  • Question Point - for all your enquiries
  • Self-service area for issuing and returning books and collecting holds

First Floor

  • Book collections 001-649, School Library
  • Silent study room
  • York District Hospital Library

Second Floor

  • Book collections 650-999, Audio-visual items
  • Group study room
  • Special collections: Languages Resource Centre, RE Centre, Archives

Locating resources in the building

In order to be able to reliably find things in the Learning Centre, you need to understand how to use the Library Catalogue and how to understand the Dewey Decimal system.

The majority of our resources are listed on the Library Catalogue, and all of our physical resources are organised according to the Dewey Decimal system.