Libraries news

As of October 1st, all reserve materials housed in the Howard Ross Service Point (4th floor, Bronfman Building) will be relocated to the Humanities and Social Sciences Library.

Increase in Service Hours at Walter Hitschfeld Geographic Information Centre and Rare Books & Special Collections

For the duration of the work disruption, the Osler Library of the History of Medicine will be accessible every Monday from 10:00am to noon and every Thursday from 1:00pm to 3:00 pm.

Books can now be requested from both the Birks Reading Room.

The last of the library tours and Getting Started workshops are happening this week, so if you are interested in learning how to get more out of your library, check out the schedule and drop in on the session that you like.

Starting Monday, September 19th, the Nahum Gelber Law Library will be open for study from 10am – 10pm, Monday through Thursday.

The Library will remain open during the MUNACA strike which began on Thursday, September 1 at 6AM.

McGill Library literally has everything you need to get the school year started. Find it all – at anytime and from anywhere. What better time to explore what the Library has to offer than during orientation?

EZproxy is now available to McGill Library users. EZproxy is a quick, easy, and convenient method to gain off-campus access to McGill Library subscription databases. Unlike the Virtual Private Network (VPN), it requires no prior computer or browser set-up. All users need to do is to login using their McGill username and password when prompted. Users will be asked to login only once per browser ses

Due to scheduled maintenance, the eResearch Gateway will be unavailable Sunday, August 7, 2011 from 3:00am - 6:00am.

Art Deco and the Decorative Arts in the 1920s and 1930s pays homage to Art Deco. It displays examples of Art Deco design in various formats and styles including ephemera, popular magazines, book-bindings, typography and advertisements from the holdings of the Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University.

This digital exhibition offers the visitor an opportunity to experience some of the heroes and villains of this remarkable epic poem. With 16 miniature paintings on display, the exhibition offers the viewer a diverse overview of this celebrated text as well as the magnificence of Persian painting. Visit the digital exhibition at http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/shahnameh/index.php

Due to system maintenance, the Find It @ McGill service will not be available from 7:00 am - 8:30 am on Wednesday, July 6.

People in the World of Print examines how people interacted with print between 1700 and 1900. People in the World of Print will interest anyone concerned with how the production, circulation, reception, and uses of printed matter shapes our cultural heritage. Visit the digital exhibition http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/pwp

The Library is closed on the following dates: Friday June 24, 2011 | FÊTE NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC Friday, July 1, 2011 | CANADA DAY Summer hours are also in effect. Please consult individual branch pages for full listing.