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Visiting Us

Please visit the University's transport pages for information on getting here and information on parking, buses, cycle routes etc. 

Please refer to our accessibility information web page if you have any accessibility requirements.

Essential Information

• Access to the archives (including our microform readers) during our staffed hours is by appointment only. We recommend giving us as much notice as possible to ensure we can accommodate your visit.
• Microfilms no longer need to be requested in advance of appointments, however original archives will still need to be pre-ordered. Please note that for some archival material, we require a minimum of 24 hours' notice before your appointment. 
• Contact information must be provided at the point of booking.
• The wearing of face coverings is now a matter of personal choice. Please be aware that if you wish to wear one you will need to provide your own face coverings. Hand sanitiser stations remain available in our reception.

Please do not book or attend an appointment if you have any symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), or if you are awaiting a test result.

Opening times

Please find below our staffed opening hours for which a pre-booked appointment is required.

• Monday 9.30am to 4.30pm (Searchroom and Microform Room)
• Tuesday 9.30am to 4.30pm (Searchroom and Microform Room)
• Wednesday 9.30am to 4.30pm (Searchroom and Microform Room) 

The Microform room is also open during the following hours. Please note however that bookings cannot be made for these times. Instead the microfilm readers in this room are available on a first come, first served basis. Please see under ‘Access to the Microform Room Outside our Staffed Opening Hours’ section for more details. 

• Monday: 4.30pm to midnight
• Tuesday: 4.30pm to midnight
• Wednesday: 4.30pm to midnight
• Thursday:  8am to midnight
• Friday: 8am to midnight
• Saturday: 8am to midnight
• Sunday: 8am to midnight 

Booking an appointment

Please contact us to book an appointment, either via email or phone:

• borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
• 01904 321166

Ordering documents

• We ask that you continue to pre-order the original documents you'd like to consult when you make your booking.
• A limited number of additional original documents can be ordered during your visit, at set retrieval times (10.45am and 2.45pm). Please note that maps, plans and photographic material cannot be requested on the day.
• Due to increased scientific research into COVID-19 transmission, and changes in government guidance, it is no longer necessary for us to quarantine documents and microfilms between users.
• Microfilms are now available through self-service retrieval. 
• Use our  to search our holdings. If you can’t find what you need or have any questions, please get in touch and we will be happy to help.

What to do when you arrive

We're based in the 四虎影院 Library, on the Heslington West campus.

Please tell staff at the Library entrance that you have an appointment at the Borthwick. Staff will also be available to direct you to the Borthwick reception and searchroom.

• Please sanitise your hands using the stations provided.
• At the Borthwick reception, please give your name so that we can confirm your attendance.
• You are welcome to take a pencil, loose notepaper, a laptop, phone and/or camera into the searchroom with you. Please note that a photography permit, costing £10 per day or £25 per week, will be required in order to take photographs. 
• Please take the time to familiarise yourself with our Searchroom Regulations 2023 (PDF , 75kb).
• Please place all other personal belongings in allocated lockers. 

In the searchroom

• You will be allocated a table or microfilm reader as booked and asked to read our Visitor Guidance.
• All the documents that you ordered will be available at your table for you to work through.
• At the end of your visit, please leave all documents on your table.
• Hand sanitiser stations will be available for you to use during your visit.
• Please help us accommodate as many visitors as possible by vacating your table promptly at the end of your appointment.

Access to the Microform Room Outside our Staffed Opening Hours

Microform records can be consulted outside of our staffed hours (see under ‘Opening Times’ for more details). The microform room can be accessed via the first floor landing in the Raymond Burton Library.

Bookings cannot be taken for access to the microform room during these hours. The digital microform readers, from which digital copies of the records can be taken by bringing along a USB/Memory Stick, are therefore available only on a first come, first served basis. We do however have several traditional, hand-operated microfilm readers in the event that all the digital readers are in use.

Please be aware that no staff support will be available during these hours. In the microform room, there are printed instructions available on how to use the digital microform readers, as well as finding aids for our principal microform collections. You can also find digitised copies of these finding aids on our website.

What remote services are on offer?

We are able to respond to enquiries via email, telephone, post and social media. For more extensive enquiries, our searching service is available, and our copying service is also available if you would like copies of our records. For more information on our holdings, please see our online catalogue, . 

• Email: borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk 
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How can I get access to your resources remotely?

Many of our Parish Registers, Bishops’ Transcripts and Marriage Bonds and Allegations are available via , our Parish Registers are available through and our , , and Retreat hospital archive are available, for free, 24/7 online.