Are you a new student at CITY College, University of York Europe Campus? This guide introduces you to the Library’s facilities, resources, and services to help you get started.

Discover the Library

A warm welcome to all new students from the Library Services team!

The Library supports your academic studies by providing access to high-quality information resources, study spaces, and professional assistance.

Our premises include:

• Central Library, L. Sofou buidling
• The Green Reading Room, L. Sofou building
• Galini Campus Library, Oraiokastro

All premises offer computer and IT services, as well as reading and study spaces to accommodate different learning needs. As a registered student, you can also access the Library’s print and electronic collections.

Getting started

1. Register for CITY Library Membership

Register for CITY Library membership to access the full range of facilities and services available to you.

Your membership allows you to:

• Borrow, reserve, and renew library materials.
• Access electronic library resources.
• Use library computers and IT facilities.
• Print, scan, and photocopy documents.
• Reserve study spaces and rooms.
• Use available library equipment.

2. Your CITY College IT Account

Your CITY College computer account gives you access to essential university systems and digital services, including:

• Google Classroom and your course materials.
• Online library resources.
• Computer facilities and IT services.
• Your student email account.
• Other university applications.

Your username and password will be provided during Induction Week.

Please note: Your username cannot be changed.

If you forget your password or need assistance changing it, contact the Computing Support team:

• Location: L. Sofou Building, 7th floor
• Email: support@yorkeuropecampus.eu

3. Visit the Library Website

Visit the Library website for information about Library services, resources, and facilities.

4. Search OpenABEKT Online Catalogue

Use OpenABEKT online catalogue to search the Library’s collections, including books, periodicals, dissertations, and audiovisual materials. No login is required.

Choose Simple Search to find specific titles, authors, or keywords, or use Advanced Search to refine your results by subject and other criteria.

5. Set Up Your University of York Library Account

As part of the registration process, you will receive an email from the University of York entitled “University of York – personal account setup.”

Follow the instructions in the email to set up your account and access University of York Library resources, including:

• Academic literature: Books, journal articles, and book chapters.
• Online collections: Databases and e-book collections.
• Subject-specific resources: The Subject Guide for CITY College students.
• Academic skills support: The Skills Guides, covering information literacy, research, and digital skills.

Studying away from the campus?
The Library can support your learning with our online resources and research services.

This guide is designed for all students you have chosen to study off-campus, with the goal of supporting them and offering advice on how to make the best of what the Library has to offer.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Finding Information

Begin your research at the Library website for access to millions of books and thousands of journals, databases, and other materials.

Online Resources

Online Library Catalogue
OpenABEKT contains records of material held by the library, such as books, periodicals, dissertations and audio-visual material. Use the simple or advanced option to narrow your search on specific titles or authors, or conduct a broader subject search.

Fulltext Resources
Visit the Access to e-resources webpage to find help with resources and guidance on what to do in case items are not available in fulltext while searching. Our resources include a variety of full-text journals, conference proceedings, newspapers, statistics, standards, and other reference resources, and all from the convenience of your own device.

York Library Resources
Log in as a University Member and search the University of York Library Resources to find scholarly and scientific articles and link to a variety of databases.

Connecting from off-campus

As a CITY College, University of York Europe Campus student, you will need to maintain a number of accounts to be able to access remotely resources and services:

• Your CITY College account, ending at @york.citycollege.eu, which will be your official channel of communication with your Department, your local Library and Services, as well as your access key to Google Class and Intranet.
• Your University of York IT account, which will give you access to York University electronic resources.
• Your TurnItIn account, which will give you access to the plagiarism prevention software, in which you should submit your coursework.

Therefore you need to note down and remember your accounts and their accompanied passwords.

Research Help

• Discover books, journals and other resources for your subject by visiting the Subject Guide webpages.
• Use the Skills Guides, the Referencing Styles Guides and the Academic Writing guides for specific help on how to become a good academic searcher and writer, skills necessary for your coursework and dissertation.

Requesting Materials

• Connect Google Scholar to your York IT credentials to enable more full-text discovery.
• Use our Interlibrary Request service (IRL) to request books, articles, book chapters, and more that are not available in our library databases. Our staff will search for you across our national and international lending network to locate the material you need.
• Use the Scan and Send Service to request chapters of books or articles or postal delivery of items when material is available only in print format.

Getting help

CITY College Student support services
Supporting our students during their period of studies is the College’s top priority.
Student Services provide a range of support, information and specialist services to enhance student experience.

Library & IT Support
Need help finding articles, starting your research, or have other library questions? We are online ready to answer your questions from anywhere.

• During opening hours, we provide quick assistance for basic library questions via phone and our chat service.
• Access to library resources & services: library@york.citycollege.eu
• If you forget or wish to change your password you should contact the Computing Support Staff by email: support@york.citycollege.eu
• If you need help with your University of York IT account contact itsupport@york.ac.uk  

We are committed to developing our services to off-campus students so any suggestions and ideas are welcome and will be taken into account.

Graduate students of CITY College continue to be an important part of our academic community long after they complete their studies. They are therefore welcome to use the library services, resources and facilities, if in Thessaloniki for reference and private study (commercial use is prohibited).
The contact point for further information is the Library Services Desk.

What are the benefits for alumni students

Joining the Library, as an alumnus will allow you to:

• Borrow up to 3 items for four weeks.
• Use the Computing and IT facilities, such as printing and scanning services.
• Access our electronic resources, including OpenABEKT library catalogue from the library’s main webpage.
• Use our Interlibrary services to obtain material such as articles, extracts of books, conference proceedings and reports that is not part of the library collections.

Get in touch

Please get in touch with the Library staff if you have any questions or comments about your access to the library services and resources, or if you have any ideas for other services you would be interested in as an alumnus.
The library is constantly investigating ways to improve and extend the services we provide our graduates, and value input.

Any comments or suggestions should be addressed to the Library Services Desk by telephone (+2310 528450, 538961), or e-mail library@york.citycollege.eu

Visitors are welcome to use the Library facilities, resources and services.

You will need to go to the Library Services Desk when you arrive.
If you would like to use the Library on a more long-term basis (e.g. more than a month), please inform the library staff so you may join the Library as an external member.
You'll be registered and this will allow you to enter the Library and use our resources and facilities.

Access to books, journals, etc

There are library PCs which visitors and external members can use to search library collections. Material held by the library is available on our online catalogue OpenABEKT.

Access to e-resources

To view most of our electronic resources free of charge on the premises, as long as they are used for educational purposes you need to be a registered member. Daily visitors do not have access to databases and electronic collections.

Reproduction services

If you are visiting the Library you can use the photocopying, printing and scanning services with the charge of 0.03 cents per page.
You will need to inform the Library staff so they may authorize you with a temporary account.

WiFi

Visitors and external members can connect to the College WiFi and follow instructions to log-on. Ask the Library staff to provide you with connection details.

Get help

Need help or have questions? Contact the library staff by telephone (+2310 528450, 538961), or e-mail library@york.citycollege.eu.
During service hours, we offer a chat service to help with your queries.