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Access e-resources via the catalogue or Databases A-Z. E-resources temporarily unavailable via VPN.

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.

Published: 15 Mar 2020

All library branches closed until May1. Access to e-resources & virtual services continues.

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:

Published: 14 Mar 2020

Make your voice heard! LibQUAL+ 2020 survey starts March 10th

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).

Published: 6 Mar 2020

Several Library websites unavailable Thursday, February 20, between 6 AM and 7 AM

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:

Published: 19 Feb 2020

New site for McGill's eScholarship repository now live

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.

Published: 10 Feb 2020

New Waitz Occupancy Service & App helps students find study spaces in McLennan-Redpath

Ever been frustrated by how long it takes for you to find a seat in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library?

Published: 10 Feb 2020

New! LibKey/BrowZine Integration with WorldCat Discovery Starting February 4, 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.

 

 

Published: 29 Jan 2020

McGill University partners with BCI & coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to implement three digital platforms including a unified catalogue

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:

Published: 28 Jan 2020

Scheduled downtime: Workshops and tours, Tuesday, January 28, 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

 

Update, January 28, 6:45 PM: The server migration for our Workshops and tours application is complete and McGill login is working as expected.

Published: 24 Jan 2020

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.

Please note:

Published: 23 Jan 2020

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.

Published: 22 Jan 2020

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.

Published: 16 Jan 2020

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

Published: 20 Dec 2019

OverDrive Interface Upgrade on January 6th

 

Published: 19 Dec 2019

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.

Published: 14 Dec 2019

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