The information on this page applies to McGill Course Lecturers.

Your Library Card

Your McGill ID card is your library card. You can use it to borrow items at self-serve kiosks, library Service Desks, and laptop lending machines in the McGill Libraries.

Course lecturer extension

As a course lecturer, you have access to McGill Libraries print and online material for the period of one year from your last hiring date. If your access is cut immediately after the end of your contract (temporary system issue), you can request a Course Lecturer extension.

Faculty Research Card

McGill faculty members who need to borrow more than 100 library items to conduct their research and teaching activities may request a Faculty Research Card.

Your Library Account

Your library account allows you to:

  • View the library items (and Interlibrary Loans) that you have checked out and when they are due
  • Renew items 
    • Please Note: regular loans will automatically renew if your account is in good standing and the item has not been requested/recalled.
  • View and pay overdue or recall fines
  • View the status of hold requests and cancel requests you no longer need

Access your library account

Sign in to your library account using your McGill username and password.

Course Lecturer extension / Faculty Research Card accounts

If you have registered for a McGill Libraries Borrowing Card as a Course Lecturer extension or for a Faculty Research Card, please note that your regular McGill borrowing account and your McGill Libraries Borrowing card are separate accounts that are not connected to one another. Please see the Course Lecturer Extension page or the Faculty Research Card page for information on how to access this account.

Email Notices

Notices for items due soon, holds, recalls and overdue fines are sent to you by email.  You will also receive an email if an item cannot be automatically renewed.

The reminder notices are meant to alert you that a borrowed item will be due soon.

Note: You are still responsible for returning items on time even if you do not receive the email notices. Please check your library account for up-to-date information.

All library notices are sent to your McGill email address.