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Get answers to frequently asked library-related questions. You can also use our Chat Service (link to the service) and get a live answer from one of our library staff members.
If an answer to your query is not included in the list below or the chat service is offline, please send an email at library@yorkeuropecampus.eu

Library services, spaces & facilities

Check regularly our library Opening Hours for the latest changes and further details about running services.

Need to find information on what is new in the library and work has been done to improve library facilities, spaces, services? Check our Library News section.

The Library offers special designated areas & facilities to meet the different ways that students prefer to study and work while in the library. Please plan ahead to find a free study space and monitor the time you will spend in the working space. Be considerate of others and do not use the library as a socializing place.

Visit Our study spaces webpage to find out what is there for you.

No, bookings for computers are not required in the Library. You just need to plan ahead to find a free space with a PC, as there is a heavy use of computing facilities during the semester.

Printers and scanners are available in the library and in the computer labs on a walk-in basis. Please wash and/or disinfect your hands before and after use.

If you wish to use a working facility opened in extended hours, you may go to our recently re-developed facility - The Green Reading Room The facility is fully equipped with individual study desksworking tables, PCs, a printer and a scanner.

  • Monday to Friday: 08.30-21.45
  • Weekends: hours vary, depending on running courses during specific weekends. Users need to consult with the ground floor L. Sofou Secretariat for service hours.

Lockers are available for those who wish to keep their personal belongings safe whilst in the Leontos Sofou building.

Library locker keys are issued from the library services desk on a daily basis and until closing time.

A/V equipment and stationery are available at the Library Services Desk. Return of A/V equipment should be done 10 minutes before closing time.

Food and drinks are not allowed; Bottled water is allowed. Remember that you need to throw away bottles and cups in the bins and keep desks clean.

Extra cleaning is in place, but you will be expected to clean any surface, study space, computer, or printer that you need to touch, before and after use, with the disinfectant supplies provided, and dispose of the used wipes in the nearby bins.

Library resources (print and online)

Browse on the shelves our print collections, such as books, journals, and dissertations or use  the OpenABEKT Library Catalogue to find items you require for reading, to study or to complete an assignment. Once you locate the items on the shelves approach the Library Services Desk to proceed with borrowing.

Check our Using the Library webpage to find relevant information and policies.

If not at the library, you can send an email library@yorkeuropecampus.eu with the details of the items you require and the library staff will collect for you and you can pick the items up later.

Reading materials such as textbooks, recommended readings, journal articles, etc) are being provided online wherever possible, but items from our print reserve collections are not available for borrowing.

We will continue to implement ways to further support online studying and learning and to provide as many of the resources students need as possible online.

Visit the Electronic Resources and Support webpages to find out what is there for you and how to access these resources whether on-campus or not.

If you require further help or wish to set an appointment for instructional purposes, please send an email to the library staff at library@yorkeuropecampus.eu

The library staff will be happy to arrange a tutorial design to meet your needs.

Browse the Subject Resources Guides to see the resources available to support your studies.

Consult the YorSearh catalogue if you are working and selecting material for your project, assignment, or dissertation.

You can also contact the library requesting reference and research assistance at anagnostopoulou@yorkeuropecampus.eu

Yes, are resuming wider interlibrary loan services. The library will supply PDF copies of book chapters, journal articles, digitize print study pack wherever possible.

Please be prepared for longer waiting times, in particular for print items which have to be quarantined for 48 hours before we can issue them to you.

For further information, please visit the Using the Library webpage.

Help & support

Staff is available during library opening hours. Please approach the Library Services Desk, whilst at the premises.

Send your question to the library Chat Tool “Quick Question” – and communicate with the library staff in real-time with instant messages (available, from Monday to Friday (12.00-15.00)

Contact us by phone at (+30) 2310 538560 (ext 143)

Or via email: library@yorkeuropecampus.eu

ΙT help and support is available at the premises during the week. For technical or log in issues contact directly the Computing Support Services staff and their offices or report your problem by email at support@yorkeuropecampus.eu

The FAQs are being regularly added to and updated so you can get quick answers to your questions.
Contact us
Thessaloniki Campus
Admissions Office
3, Leontos Sofou Street, 546 26 Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: (+30) 2310 224026
Email: acadreg@yorkeuropecampus.eu
 
 
Athens Campus
3, Sofias Sliman Street, 115 26
Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 2110080813
Email: athenscampus@yorkeuropecampus.eu
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