Library
Your AcademicLiaison Librarians
The Academic Services team provides support, teaching and training to students in information and digital literacy, and in how to get the most from library resources.
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Book a tutorial with the Academic Liaison Librarian for your subject area.
Your Academic Liaison Librarian can help you with:
- Referencing and reference management
- Finding and evaluating specialist resources, literature, evidence and information
- Accessibility support for library resources
If you are not sure who to contact for your subject area, email academicliaisonteam@yorksj.ac.uk.
Book a tutorial
Cath Bell
Subjects: Design, Drama, Theatre and Dance, Fine Art, Photography and Illustration, Media Production, Music, Music Production
Availability: Monday and Tuesday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Thursday 11.30am to 4.00pm
Telephone: 01904 876 908
Rachel Hogg
Subjects: Criminology, Law, Policing, Sociology
Availability: Monday to Tuesday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Wednesday 9.00am to 12.30pm
Telephone: 01904 876 699
Katherine Hughes
Subjects: Computer Sciences, Creative Writing, Data Science, English Literature, Geography, Languages, Linguistics and TESOL, Media and Film Studies, Religion, Theology and Philosophy, Liberal Arts Foundation Year
Availability: Monday and Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Thursdays 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Telephone: 01904 876 228
Book a tutorial with Katherine
Clare McCluskey-Dean
Subjects: American Studies, Education, Children, Counselling Foundation Year, History, Initial Teacher Education, International Relations, Politics, postgraduate courses in Education and Social Work, undergraduate courses in Childhood, Youth and Education, War Studies
Availability: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm
Telephone: 01904 876 324
Jane Munks
Subjects: Business, Psychology, Counselling
Availability: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 01904 876 105
Ruth Patterson
Subjects: Biomedical Science, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Sport
Availability: Monday, Thursday and Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 9.30am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 01904 876 424
Study skills
Do you need help with essay writing or critical thinking? Having trouble with an assignment? Want to reflect on assessment feedback?
We provide guidance on searching and evaluating resources, academic writing and referencing. You can use our range of self-help resources or book a workshop or tutorial with the Study Development team.
Key resources
- Module-specific resources are made available through your online reading lists.
- There are subject-specialist e-resources available for each course. Choose your course area from the drop-down menu.
- For your own specialist research, we offer unlimited interlibrary loans, at no cost to you, to supplement the resources we hold in the library and through our online subscriptions.
Our special collections include the York St John University Historical Archive and the Rees-Williams Collection of Victorian and Edwardian Children's Books.
Our Historical Archives date from 1812 and can be consulted by appointment by emailing academicliaisonteam@yorksj.ac.uk.