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As of March 28, 2024, books will begin to move from the basement of the Redpath Library Building to the McGill University Collections Centre (MUCC). Until the day of the move, the floor will remain open, and the books and study spaces will be fully accessible.
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As of Monday, April 8, 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 15 to 30 examination period.
Details are as follows:
Connect with a librarian virtually during the Easter weekend on Saturday, March 30 from noon to 5PM. Please note that the virtual reference service will be closed on:
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As of March 20, 2024, books will begin to move from the third floor of the Redpath Library Building to the McGill University Collections Centre (MUCC). Until the day of the move, the floor will remain open, and the books and study spaces will be fully accessible.
If you need any books housed on the third floor, please submit your request!
When the move begins:
Updated March 19 at 11:20 am: The power outage at our libraries has been resolved and all locations are open according to their usual hours. Thank you for your patience.
A power outage is affecting several buildings on McGill's downtown campuses.
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On Wednesday, March 6, 2024 the Macdonald Campus Library opened up its Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue is available to McGill students, faculty, and staff on opening day.
If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration form.
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A major electrical shutdown scheduled to take place on the morning of Sunday, March 3, 2024* will affect multiple buildings on the downtown campus. The intervention will consist of a set of electrical shutdowns, starting at 6 a.m. and concluding by 12 p.m. (noon).
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Updated March 20, 2024
The third floor is now open.
As of February 20, 2024, the books will begin to move from the third floor of the McLennan Library Building to the McGill University Collections Centre (MUCC). Until the day of the move, the floor will remain open, and the books and study spaces will be fully accessible.
If you need any books housed on the third floor, please submit your request!
The Library is pleased to announce that McGill corresponding authors publishing in The Company of Biologists journals now have the option to make their articles open access at no cost.
Please see below for the full details and eligibility criteria.
Eligible titles:
• Development
• Journal of Cell Science
• Journal of Experimental Biology
• Disease Models & Mechanisms
• Biology Open
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Update: This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your understanding.
We are currently experiencing an issue with the "Report a broken link" reports that appear alongside links in the catalogue (also known as "Discovery" or "Sofia"). When you "Report a broken link" please make sure to check the box beside "Send me the correct link to the resource if it's available" in order to have your contact info forwarded to library staff. Otherwise, contact information will not be received and staff will be unable to reply to you.
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Updated February 21, 2024
The fifth floor is now open.
As of January 22, 2024, the books will begin to move from the 5th floor of the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex to the McGill University Collections Center (MUCC). Until the day of the move, the floor will remain open, and the books and study spaces will be fully accessible.
Update: December 22, 2023 | Octagon Room construction in the Islamic Studies Library is now complete. The room has reopened to the public.
Please note that as of Wednesday, November 22, the Octagon Room will be inaccessible to the public until further notice due to renovation work.
Other work spaces in the Islamic Studies Library will be accessible during opening hours.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience and understanding.
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As of Monday, November 27, 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 December 11 to 21 examination period.
Details are as follows:
Please note that there will be a ventilation shutdown at the Barton Building which houses the Macdonald Campus Library on Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15 from 18:00 to 06:00. As a result, extended hours that run from 17:00 - midnight will be canceled on these two days.
This shutdown is necessary in order to perform general maintenance on ventilations systems. New bearings, belt, and pillow blocks will also be installed.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
