Update, April 21, 9:30am: Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable until 10:30 AM.
Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable Tuesday, April 21, 2020 between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM for a scheduled server migration.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Library has automatically renewed all checked-out items that were originally due between March 1, 2020 and June 14, 2020. The new due date for these materials will be June 15.
Library / COVID-19 Closure Reminders:
- The Library’s physical branches are closed in conformance with government and campus directives through May 1. No fines will be accrued during this time.
- If you have questions about your library account or our online services, please contact us.
Please note that during the Easter long weekend virtual reference services will not be available on:
- Good Friday: April 10
- Easter Sunday: April 12
- Easter Monday: April 13
Virtual reference services will be available on Saturday, April 11 from 12-5PM.
Reminder: All library branches and study/workspaces, including print stations, on both campuses, are closed until May 1.
Due to the McGill VPN being currently unavailable as a method to access Library e-resources, users can access PressReader through a web browser. A workaround is available to authenticate the PressReader mobile app via EZproxy with the creation of a personal PressReader account.
In order to support the McGill community and it moves towards remote instruction & learning during the COVID-19 crisis, many publishers are offering some or all of their e-resources freely for a period of a few months. McGill Library has put together a list of these publishers and their ‘open’ or freely available resources on a dedicated webpage. While not exhaustive, the Library will continue to add resources to this page as we find out about them.
Update, March 19, 12:00 pm: The request period is now over.
The Library is offering a one-time retrieval service for research print materials from all downtown libraries to members of the McGill community. Only items that can normally circulate will be retrieved.
For materials located at downtown library branches:
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.
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:
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).
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:
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. The repository exists in an online, open-access environment, making it easy for researchers all over the world to find and access the University’s published research output.
Ever been frustrated by how long it takes for you to find a seat in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library?
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.
Follow these instructions:
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:
Update, January 28, 6:45 PM: The server migration for our Workshops and tours application is complete and McGill login is working as expected.
