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The Library’s RefWorks subscription discontinued effective Sept. 30

The McGill Library has discontinued its institutional subscription to RefWorks, effective September 30, 2021. If you are a current RefWorks user, you will need to migrate your references to another citation manager software by September 2021. It will take about 30 minutes to make the change.

Published: 25 May 2021

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) required to access Library account as of May 31, 2021

 

Starting Monday, May 31, 2021, McGill’s Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) will be required when users sign in to their Library account. This step mirrors the log-in process required for other campus systems (e.g. email/Microsoft 365, Minerva, My Courses, VPN, etc.).

Please note:

Published: 17 May 2021

Katherine Hanz appointed Associate Dean, User Services

The McGill Library is pleased to welcome Katherine Hanz as the new Associate Dean, User Services, on a four-year term, ending May 2025.

Published: 4 May 2021

Study Hubs & Virtual Reference Service closed Monday, May 24

Please note that Study Hubs and the Virtual Reference Service will not be available on Monday, May 24, 2021 in observance of Victoria Day / La Journée nationale des patriotes.

2021 spring/summer service hours available here.

Questions? Ask Us!

Published: 3 May 2021

2021 Spring/Summer Service Hours | Study Hubs, Virtual Reference Service, Library Pickup Service

From May 1 to August 31, 2021, the following services will be operating under spring/summer hours:

1. Library Pickup Service available at four locations:

Published: 26 Apr 2021

Items outside of 30 day automatic renewal manually renewed to September 30, 2021

As of January 2021, an unlimited, automatic thirty-day renewal policy will be applied to most items. 

Items that do not fall within the automatic renewal policy have been manually renewed to September 30, 2021. Items in question include materials on reserve prior to March 2020 or materials held by patrons whose accounts have expired.

Please note that:

- materials will be renewed automatically as long the account is in good standing

Published: 22 Apr 2021

New online submission form for eScholarship

The McGill Library has added another mechanism for campus researchers to deposit to the open access eScholarship digital repository, an online form.

Published: 24 Mar 2021

Easter weekend Library service hours

Virtual Reference Service

Connect with a librarian during the Easter weekend on Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4th from 12-4 pm. Please note that the virtual reference service will be closed on:

- Friday, April 2

- Monday, April 5

Study Hubs

Published: 14 Mar 2021

Macdonald Campus Seed Library opens March 15

The Macdonald Campus Seed Library is back!

Published: 11 Mar 2021

Update: Zoom class zones, group study tables, and drop-in printing in Redpath Study Hub

Group study tables (updated April 5, 2021)

Students can book a group study table on the 3rd floor of the Redpath Library Building from 12PM-4PM (Monday to Friday). Tables are available for Groups of 2, 3, and 4 people.

Published: 26 Feb 2021

EndNote 20 now available

EndNote 20 has arrived! Installers for both Mac and PC are available on the Library's citation guide as well as the University's IT Knowledge Base.

Similarities and differences with earlier versions

Published: 26 Feb 2021

McGill Library and Sage: Open access agreement for McGill authors

The McGill University Library is happy to announce an agreement between the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Sage Publications which will provide more open access options for McGill authors. 

As of January 2021, McGill corresponding authors publishing with Sage Choice journals* will have the option to make their work made open, at no cost.  

Published: 24 Feb 2021

Modification to UpToDate landing page over EZproxy

In order to provide users with an integrated CME (Continuing Medical Education) option as well as ensuring the latest security for our proxy server access, McGill and UpToDate will be slightly modifying the landing page for UpToDate via EZproxy starting on February 1, 2021.

Published: 28 Jan 2021

Update: Automatic renewal issue for a portion of items due January 11

Update (January 14, 2021):

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Library extended all loans due during the campus shutdown to January 11, 2021. On this date, most loans for accounts in good standing we rolled into the new loans policy (automatic renewal every 30 days). Some loans did not automatically renew for accounts in good standing and the Library is working to address this issue. 

Published: 12 Jan 2021

RESOLVED: Technical issue: WorldCat Discovery and circulation functionalities are currently down

Resolved as of 12:20pm Thursday, December 17, 2020. 

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Technical issue: WorldCat Discovery and circulation functionalities are currently down. This affects access to the catalogue and accessing your personal Library account. OCLC is looking into this issue and we will communicate updates as they become available.

Thanks for your understanding.

Published: 17 Dec 2020

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