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
Use the contacts list below to identify the librarian for your subject, and then contact them at academicliaisonteam@yorksj.ac.uk.
To make the most of your tutorial, use our tutorial and meeting notes template before, during and after your tutorial:
Book a tutorial
Mattie Atkinson
Subjects: Criminology, Law, Policing, Sociology
Availability: Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00am to 5.00pm
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
Katherine Hughes
Subjects: Computer Sciences (York Campus), Creative Writing, Data Sciences (York Campus), English Literature, Geography, Languages, Linguistics and TESOL, Media and Film Studies, Religion, Theology and Philosophy, Liberal Arts Foundation Year, Psychology
Availability: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm
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, undergraduate courses in Childhood, Youth and Education, War Studies
Availability: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm
Jane Munks
Subjects: Business (York Campus and Partnerships), Counselling
Availability: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Thursday 9.00am to 12.30pm
Ruth Patterson
Subjects: Biomedical Science, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic Science, Physiotherapy, Sport
Availability: Monday, Thursday and Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 9.30am to 5.00pm
Maissie Osano
Subjects: Business (London Campus), Computer and Data Sciences (London Campus)
Availability: Wednesday and Thursday 9.00am to 5.00pm, Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm
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.
