Facilities and Resources
Computing
Computing facilities in the Department are well developed, providing not only faculty, but also graduate and undergraduate students, with e-mail, full Internet access, and sophisticated research and learning resources. The Department has a large PC/UNIX lab for use in undergraduate teaching. In addition, there is a computer room for graduate students and faculty containing PC’s, X-terminals, and Macs. All Department computers are networked to the Internet. The Department also maintains several teaching and research servers which provide both general purpose and task-specific (e.g., computation, Department web page) support. The successes of the Department’s state-of-the-art computer lab and computer-assisted learning initiatives have paved the way for enhanced use of computer technology in teaching.
As a graduate student at York University, you have a variety of outstanding of resources available to you to help in your pursuit of a degree.
Libraries/ArchivesHoused in five buildings, York’s collections have more than 6.5 million items, 150,000 E-books and 20,000 online journals. Our world-class libraries provide rich collections, value-added services, excellent librarians and knowledgeable and helpful staff.
Innovations include: a designated graduate student reading room; research skills workshops; online tutorials; discipline and course-specific guests lectures and workshops; Ask A Librarian chat reference; RACER, a library resource sharing system, allowing interlibrary loan users the ability to search multiple library catalogues at the same time and track the progress of their requests; and RefWorks, a Web-based bibliographic citation software and RefShare, a RefWorks component that will let you share your RefWorks folders with research partners or students.
Visit York’s Libraries to learn more
York University Research Centres & Research Institutes
Enhance your interdisciplinary education with opportunities to participate in collaborative research. York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. Working across disciplines and with global partners, we develop ideas and connect with policymakers and practitioners to create meaningful change and a more globally competitive Canada.
As a graduate student, you will benefit from York's 24 research centres and institutes, which provide outstanding research opportunities to supplement your academic program
Visit the York Research website to learn more.
Centralized printing for Graduate Students registered in courses
Graduate students registed in courses can print 3,000 free pages per academic year.
On Thursday, March 29, 2012, the Graduate Student Association Council passed a motion to close the Grad Lounge and Cafe at the end of April.
Instead of being a
seasonal closure, this closure is a "full stop" closure. Council voted
to suspend funding of the GSL's financial shortfalls and to close the
Lounge and Cafe.
Next Steps: The Management Board will consult
with GSA members to determine what members want to see in a future
lounge/cafe. The Management Board will work with the GSA Executive
Committee towards creating a lounge/cafe that both meets the needs of
students and is financially sustainable.
We thank our members for supporting the Lounge and Cafe, and look forward to hearing your input.
Graduate Student Conference and Board Rooms
Located directly above the Graduate Students’ Association office on the fourth floor of the Student Centre are a large open conference room and two boardrooms. The boardrooms can be booked for smaller meetings or study groups. The rooms’ availability can be checked via the calendar at www.yugsa.ca. To book a conference or for more information, contact (416) 736-5865 or gsa@yorku.ca.
