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Coming soon! Study Hubs at McGill

Beginning September 8, McGill students can take advantage of new Study Hubs on our campuses - re-imagined safe spaces that are designed for quiet and individual study. These spaces will be retrofitted to allow for social distancing and will follow all of McGill’s careful safety protocols, including enhanced cleaning, mandatory mask use when circulating, safe lineups, and clear signage.

Hub Locations

Published: 28 Aug 2020

Store, share, publish and discover research data at McGill with Dataverse

Increase the visibility of your research, preserve your data, fulfill grant mandates and more with Dataverse. Dataverse, a local solution for research data management and archiving is now available at McGill. McGill faculty, students, researchers and staff are welcome to deposit datasets in the McGill Dataverse repository. All data are stored securely on servers located in Canada. Data can be publicly accessible, available to specific individuals, or private/restricted.

Published: 28 Aug 2020

All checked out items due between March 1, 2020 and January 3, 2021 automatically renewed to January 4, 2021

The Library has automatically renewed all checked-out items that were originally due between March 1, 2020 and January 3, 2021. The new due date for these materials will be January 4, 2021. After January 4, checked-out items will automatically be renewed unless the user account has expired or if a hold is placed on the item.

Published: 27 Aug 2020

No virtual reference services Monday, September 7

Please note that virtual reference services will not be available on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labour Day.

Questions? Ask Us!

Published: 19 Aug 2020

Virtual Reference Service available seven days a week starting August 31

Need help navigating a database? Looking to track down reliable information for your research project or paper? McGill librarians are here to answer your questions and help you find what you are looking for.

Published: 19 Aug 2020

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).

Published: 13 Aug 2020

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.

Published: 12 Aug 2020

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

Published: 31 Jul 2020

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.

Published: 22 Jul 2020

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.

Published: 17 Jul 2020

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.

Published: 8 Jul 2020

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.

Published: 7 Jul 2020

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.

Published: 6 Jul 2020

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.

Published: 26 Jun 2020

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!

Published: 17 Jun 2020

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