Due to the McGill VPN being currently unavailable as a method to access Library e-resources, users can access PressReader through a web browser. A workaround is available to authenticate the PressReader mobile app via EZproxy with the creation of a personal PressReader account.
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Published on: 30 Mar 2020
In order to support the McGill community and it moves towards remote instruction & learning during the COVID-19 crisis, many publishers are offering some or all of their e-resources freely for a period of a few months. McGill Library has put together a list of these publishers and their ‘open’ or freely available resources on a dedicated webpage. While not exhaustive, the Library will continue to add resources to this page as we find out about them.
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Published on: 23 Mar 2020
Update, March 19, 12:00 pm: The request period is now over.
The Library is offering a one-time retrieval service for research print materials from all downtown libraries to members of the McGill community. Only items that can normally circulate will be retrieved.
For materials located at downtown library branches:
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Published on: 16 Mar 2020
To support McGill’s closure, the campus is making some technical changes to the VPN to allow it to scale up for a larger number of users. A side effect of these changes is that most electronic resources will not be accessible via the VPN for the time being.
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Published on: 15 Mar 2020
Updated March 23, 2020
Further to Quebec government and university directives, McGill campuses will be closed until May 1. As a result, all library branches on both campuses will be closed until May 1.
As a result of the closure, the Library is implementing the following initiatives:
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Published on: 14 Mar 2020
Starting March 10th, the LibQUAL+ survey will be emailed to a random sample of McGill students as well as to all professors, instructors, research assistants, and research associates in the Faculties of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine, and Science (including associated schools in these faculties).
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Published on: 6 Mar 2020
Several Library websites will be unavailable for approximately 15 minutes between 6 AM and 7 AM tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 20, 2020 for scheduled maintenance.
The following sites and services will be affected:
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Published on: 19 Feb 2020
McGill Library is excited to announce the launch of the new site for the open access digital repository eScholarship@McGill, which stores and showcases the publications and theses of McGill University faculty, researchers, and students. The repository exists in an online, open-access environment, making it easy for researchers all over the world to find and access the University’s published research output.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2020
Ever been frustrated by how long it takes for you to find a seat in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library?
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Published on: 10 Feb 2020
McGill Library is excited to announce that we will be integrating our Discovery catalogue and link resolver with BrowZine’s LibKey service starting on February 4, 2020.
This means that links to article PDFs will be available right from the catalogue or link resolver for many articles. The service will also provide an option for browsing articles from the same issue or latest issue of the parent journal.
Follow these instructions:
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Published on: 29 Jan 2020
McGill Library is happy to announce a partnership with the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) and a coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to provide the Quebec scholarly community with access to three digital platforms:
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Published on: 28 Jan 2020
Update, January 28, 6:45 PM: The server migration for our Workshops and tours application is complete and McGill login is working as expected.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2020
Seventy-five new study spaces on the third floor of the Redpath Library Building are now available to students.
In order to make room for the furniture, the Blackader-Lauterman Art & Architecture Reference/Folio Collection has been relocated to a larger space on the same floor. Signage is be displayed directing users to the new areas.
Please note:
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Published on: 23 Jan 2020
McGill Library is happy to announce that we have partnered with Unsplash for Education to make high-quality public domain visuals from McGill's digital collections available to millions of students, teachers, creators, and writers from around the world. Scholars can now access these high-resolution images to create presentations, reports, graphics, blog posts, digital artwork, and more. Please note that Unsplash selects content from the Library’s digitized public domain content.
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Published on: 22 Jan 2020
As of January 2020, the Library’s Research Commons in the Redpath Library Building has been officially renamed Innovation Commons to better reflect the services offered.
The Innovation Commons is a technology-enhanced, collaborative space that brings together services and resources to support researchers.
It includes spaces, support, and equipment for integrating technology and research and offers services such as 3D printing and virtual reality.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2020
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