Spaces for graduate students

PhD study room

• Spaces reserved for PhD students in the Faculty of Arts (postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral students may be considered as well)
• Quiet and secure working space, only accessible to approved students
• Assigned desks with lockable drawers

Read the guidelines for the PhD study room

Request a desk in the PhD study room

Graduate study rooms

• Small rooms to be shared by two students in the Faculty of Arts, on floors 2 to 6 of the McLennan Library Building
• Preference is given to graduate students who are currently writing theses or preparing for comprehensive exams
• Study rooms cannot be used for meetings or as personal offices
• Students are provided with a carrel borrower's card, allowing them to keep books on hold during the session, as long as they are not requested by others

Request a study room

Carrels

Who may apply

• Numbered carrels are for the personal use of graduate students
• Designed for individual study, fitted with side partitions
• Books charged to a carrel borrower's card may be kept on hold during the session, as long as they are not requested by others
• Undergraduate honours students writing theses may also apply, by showing that they are registered in an honours program

How to reserve a carrel

• Carrels are assinged on a first come, first served basis to qualifying students
• To reserve a carrel desk in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, please come to the Library Services desk with your McGill ID card

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Reserved carrels

• The Islamic Studies Library has a total of 42 study carrels for graduate students. These are available in the Octagon Room, in the Mirror Room and on the second floor.
• Group study areas are located in the Elevator Room and in the Fountain Room on the main floor

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Reserved storage cabinets

• Graduate student cabinets, available for one term only, on Level 3. Cabinet keys may be borrowed from the Loans Desk.

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Two graduate study rooms (4th and 5th floors) are reserved for masters and doctoral student use.

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Reserved desks

• Graduate students are entitled to apply for a reserved study space on the 5th floor, to which library materials may be signed out.
• There are 21 locked cubicles, and 27 desks in the open stacks.
• Use the application form to request a space.
• The type of space a student is entitled to is assigned by the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies.

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Reserved storage cabinets

• Rooms 411 and 412.
• Semi-private desks with locking cabinets.
• Available to graduate students on a first come, first served basis.
• To reserve, contact the schulichloans [dot] library [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Schulich Loans desk) .

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