July 19 & 20 | Octagon Room in Islamic Studies Library Closed
The Octagon Room in the Islamic Studies Library will be closed on Wednesday July 19th & Thursday July 20th. The space is undergoing intermittent renovations over the next six months. Please note that other library spaces in the Islamic Studies Library will be open during regular hours.
Thank you for your understanding.
EndNote 21 now available
EndNote 21 is now available to the McGill community. Installers for both Mac and PC are available on the Citation guide. EndNote 21 has the same functionality as EndNote 20 and comes with a new feature - colour coded tagging (similar to Zotero). Before installing EndNote 21, please make sure to uninstall EndNote 20.
June 22 | Octagon Room in Islamic Studies Library Closed
The Octagon Room in the Islamic Studies Library will be closed on Thursday, June 22. The space is undergoing intermittent renovations over the next six months. Please note that other library spaces in the Islamic Studies Library will be open during regular hours.
Thank you for your understanding.
Postponed: Power shutdown in McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, Armstrong, and Bronfman buildings
The power shutdown scheduled to take place in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, Armstrong, and Bronfman buildings the week of July 31 OR August 7 between 5:00 am and 10:00 am has been postponed to a later date. We will share the new date and details when they have been confirmed. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your collaboration.
Excavation work on select areas of lower west field begins June 19
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In anticipation of the transformation of the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, some excavation work will be conducted on select areas of the lower west field adjacent to the McLennan and Redpath Library buildings. The McLennan-Redpath Library buildings are part of a designated heritage site. Standard protocol requires that McGill conduct an archeological excavation before starting any large-scale construction project.
The Octagon Room will be closed intermittently for renovations
The Octagon Room in the Islamic Studies Library will be undergoing intermittent renovations over the next six months and will be closed during those periods. We will let the McGill community know each time.
During those periods, the rest of the branch will be open regular hours. Thank you for your understanding.
Victoria Dickenson awarded The Society for the History of Natural History President's Medal for work on the Gwillim Project
The Society for the History of Natural History (SHNH) is delighted to award the SHNH President’s Award 2023 to Victoria Dickenson for her work on the Gwillim Project: Women, Environment, and Networks of Knowledge and Exchange in Early Nineteenth Century Madras. The Award recognizes an individual or team’s contribution and impact in promoting and improving accessibility, inclusivity, and diversity to the study of the history of natural history.
Exam period access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Winter 2023
As of April 1, 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 April 14 to 28 examination period. Details are as follows:
April 7 - 10 | Easter weekend service & opening hours
Virtual Reference ServiceConnect with a librarian virtually during the Easter weekend on Saturday, April 8 from noon to 5PM. Please note that the virtual reference service will be closed on:
Friday, April 7 Sunday, April 9 Monday, April 10Questions? Ask us!
McGill Library launches Missing Voices Website & Lost Voices Podcast
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Dr. Lorie Kloda appointed Vice-Dean, McGill University Library
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Macdonald Campus Seed Library now open!
On Monday, March 20 the Macdonald Campus Library will be opening up the Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be made available to McGill students, faculty, and staff on opening day. Please note that there is a limit of 25 seed packets per borrower.
RESOLVED: Access Issue: ProQuest Central Links Not Working in Sofia Catalogue
Updated March 4
The technical issue we were experiencing with ProQuest Central links has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
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We are currently experiencing an issue when accessing ProQuest Central links within Discovery (Sofia catalogue). The links are resolving to an error message that reads:
RESOLVED: Technical issue | DeGruyter access down, "unspecified server error" message
Updated February 28
The technical issue we were experiencing with DeGruyter has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
The Library is experiencing a technical issue with DeGruyter where access to all links is being blocked, and instead we are seeing an “Unspecified server error” message.
We are currently working with DeGruyter to restore access and apologize for any inconvenience.
