Update | Seventy-five new study spaces in the Redpath Library Building; Blackader-Lauterman Reference/Folio Collection relocated
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.
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Access McGill Library digital collections on Unsplash for Education
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.
Library’s Research Commons renamed Innovation Commons
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.
McGill Library closed December 24 at noon to January 2, 2020
The Library is closed for the holidays from Tuesday, December 24 at noon to Thursday, January 2, 2020, inclusive.
All branches will open on Friday, January 3, 2020.
Please visit individual branch pages for specific opening hours: https://www.mcgill.ca/library/branches
Update #6: Osler Library of the History of Medicine
Space Update: The Osler Library of the History of Medicine space has been repaired and reconstructed. The third and fourth floor spaces surrounding the Osler Library and managed by the Faculty of Medicine are now being renovated. As a result, the Osler Library of the History of Medicine will be operational following the completion of this construction project. Library services in McIntyre are expected to resume in 2021.
System maintenance: Ebook Central update December 20-21
ProQuest will be performing maintenance to the Ebook Central platform overnight from 9:00pm on Friday, December 20 to 7:00am on Saturday, December 21.
Ebook Central will be unavailable during this time.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Call for Applications | Research Grants & Awards at the Osler Library
Each year the Osler Library of the History of Medicine offers a number of awards and travel grants to local and international historians, physicians, graduate and post-doctoral students, and others whose research touches upon the history of medicine. From now through 10 January 2020, we are accepting applications for the following awards/grants:
Exam Period Access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Fall 2019
As of November 26, McGill students are able to access the Nahum Gelber Law Library 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) and the Law Students Association (LSA), the Nahum Gelber Law Library will limit access to the three upper floors of the library to Law students only during the December 4 to 20 examination period. Details are as follows:
Access to e-exams service restored
The e-exams service, a repository of course exams deposited by McGill instructors in the Library from April 2008-December 2012, has now been relaunched. All e-exams content that was available prior to our catalogue migration is now available in WorldCat Discovery, and a targeted search box for only the e-exams content is now available on the McGill Library web site here.
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Electrical shutdown November 8 from 6:00 to 6:30am in the McLennan-Redpath Complex
Please note, an electrical shutdown (to accommodate control work on a power line) is scheduled for the McLennan-Redpath Complex in the early hours morning hours of Friday, November 8 from 6:00 to 6:30am.
The power throughout the Complex will be affected and emergency lighting will only be available in hallways and exit areas.
New Digital Scholarship Hub now open for consultations, workshops and office hours
The Library’s new Digital Scholarship Hub is now open for consultations. Come to talk to our librarians about your digital research projects! See the schedule of events and consultations here.
Electrical shutdown October 22 from 6:00 to 6:30am in the McLennan-Redpath Complex
Please note, an electrical shutdown (to accommodate control work on a power line) is scheduled for the McLennan-Redpath Complex in the early hours morning hours of Tuesday, October 22 from 6:00 to 6:30am.
The power throughout the Complex will be affected and emergency lighting will only be available in hallways and exit areas.
Suspension of McGill eScholarship repository deposits from November 8, 2019 to early 2020
The McGill Library is excited to announce the migration of McGill’s open access institutional eScholarship repository to a new software system.
Because of this, we will be suspending any new deposits to the repository starting November 8, 2019. New deposits will again be accepted in early winter 2020.
Library branch closures - Thanksgiving Monday (October 14, 2019)
Please note that all Library branches except the Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 in observance of Thanksgiving.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be open for study 24 hours but no services will be provided.
