Your Faculty Librarians can help you to identify resources for your subject and talk to you about tools and techniques for working effectively to make the most of what the Library offers.
On this page we’ll summarise what to expect when you arrange an appointment with us and we’ll give some suggestions for preparation you should consider in advance of the appointment. Click on each section heading below to reveal more information, or select 'expand all' to open all of the sections.
Faculty Librarians can help you to:
We're not best placed to help you to:
If you're not sure if we can help, please ask. We can refer you to other support teams in the University if needed.
To get the most benefit from your appointment time, we strongly encourage you in advance to:
If you can no longer attend your appointment, please cancel your booking in good time so that we can make the slot available for others.
The appointment is yours to use as you need. We'll prompt you and ask targeted questions about your topic, but you'll need to drive the discussion and tell us about what you want to achieve. You can expect your Faculty Librarians to:
For online appointments it might be possible to record the appointment at your request and share this with you afterwards.
We recommend that you put into practice the discussion from your appointment as soon as possible, which will help you to apply what you have learned effectively. You're welcome to contact us via email or book a further appointment to ask more questions. We don't set a formal limit on the number of appointments you can have, but we would ultimately encourage you to work independently based on the advice you have received.
Other teams around the University also offer training and appointments to help you to develop your academic, digital and employability skills. Here is a selection of what's available.
The Academic Skills Community provide online resources, skills workshops and one-to-one appointments to develop your academic and communication skills.
Our Skills Guides offer a wealth of workshops online guides and more to support your digital skills.
The Writing Centre team can help you with personal academic writing advice, study coaching and online writing guidance.
The Maths Skills Centre team have expertise in maths, statistics and numerical reasoning skills.
Staff and postgraduate researchers can contact the Open Research team for advice on open research practice.
Explore York Futures for guidance on how to maximise your personal and professional development.