Terrace Pickup Service expands to include print books from Islamic Studies Library & the Marvin Duchow Music Library
The Library is pleased to announce that McGill students, faculty and staff can now take advantage of an expanded Terrace Pickup Service for print books not available electronically or through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS).
Coming soon: The McGill Library Orientation Game | Raising Spirits: a Timely Diversion
The McGill library is offering an innovative activity to welcome new, current, and former McGillians back to campus, even if only in spirit. We hope to draw everyone back from afar with the aid of their computers: to entice them with the comfort of beloved spaces, the feel of delving into the library’s vast collections, and the irresistible pull of a mystery.
Small-scale digitization of rare and special collections available as of August 3rd
Beginning the week of August 3rd, McGill Library will resume digitization of our rare and special collections on a small scale. The initial rollout of this service prioritizes the McGill community as it prepares for fall 2020 virtual teaching. McGill students, faculty, and staff may place requests using the on-de
Visual rebranding of McGill Library’s WorldCat Discovery Catalogue going live July 24, 2020
As you may know, McGill Library has partnered with the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) and a coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to implement a unified catalogue that rolled out on July 8, 2020. Learn more here.
New! McLennan-Redpath Terrace Pick-Up Service
The Library is pleased to announce that McGill students, faculty and staff can now take advantage of a Terrace Pickup Service for print books not available electronically or through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). The initial rollout of this service provides access to books housed in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex and the Nahum Gelber Law Library only. Materials from other branches are not available during the first phase of this service.
Coming soon! McLennan-Redpath Terrace Pick-Up Service
Beginning the week of July 20, McGill students, faculty and staff will be able to take advantage of a Terrace Pickup Service for print books not available electronically or through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). The initial rollout of this service will provide access to books housed in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex and the Nahum Gelber Law Library only.
Retrieving materials from BCI institutions not possible due to COVID-19 service disruptions
McGill Library is partnering 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.
Cancellation notice sent to users who placed holds
This week, McGill Library staff members will begin to check-in items that have been returned during the closure period. In order to begin this process, the McGill Library staff members will cancel all holds and requests placed on McGill items.
Users who have placed a hold on a returned item will get a notice indicating that their hold has been cancelled.
New in WorldCat Discovery: Refreshed My Account interface gives library users an enhanced experience
We hope you like the new My Account experience in WorldCat Discovery - it was developed with accessibility and responsive design in mind. The new interface complies with WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.
No virtual reference services Wednesday, June 24 & July 1
Please note that virtual reference services will not be available on Wednesday, June 24 and Wednesday, July 1 in observance of La fête nationale/Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day and Canada Day respectively.
Questions? Ask Us!
Access issues with eScholarship@McGill
We have received reports that some users are having trouble accessing eScholarship@McGill.
The site continues to be accessible, however, we advise users having issues to select from two troubleshooting options.
OPTION 1
Downtime for Library Blogs and Library Matters, June 15 and 16, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable Monday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 16, 2020 between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM for a scheduled software upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
June 15-19 Catalogue System Updates: Avoid using sign-in button or logging in to access “My Account” in WorldCat Discovery
McGill Library will be performing a system update in WorldCat Discovery from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19. All Library users are asked to avoid using the “Sign In” button or logging in to "My Account" from WorldCat Discovery during this period. Please note that this includes logins for the purpose of saving searches.
All checked out items due between March 1 - September 14 automatically renewed to mid-September
The Library has automatically renewed all checked-out items that were originally due between March 1, 2020 and September 14, 2020. The new due date for these materials will be September 15.
Library / COVID-19 Closure Reminders:
- The Library’s physical branches are closed in conformance with government and campus directives until further notice. No fines will be accrued during this time.
No virtual reference services Monday, May 18
Please note that virtual reference services will not be available on Monday, May 18, 2020 in observance of Victoria Day / La Journée nationale des patriotes.
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