The McGill Libraries provide access to computer workstations, scanners, printers, copiers, and microform viewing, scanning and printing facilities. Please see below for details. A/V equipment may be borrowed from Marvin Duchow Music Library.
Computers
Computing at McGill
Learn more about policies and services related to computing at McGill.
McGill Libraries offers over 200 computer workstations throughout the library system for use by McGill students, faculty and staff, as well as guest users.
Guest access provides access to the Libraries' website, catalogues and electronic resources (journals, e-books, databases, etc.) for visitors to the Library from the wider community.
| LIBRARY | Computer workstations |
|---|---|
| Birks Reading Room | 3 workstations |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Library | McLennan Library Building [Floor plans]
Redpath Library Building
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| Islamic Studies Library | 2 workstations, plus 1 guest account computer [Floor plan] [Workstation details] |
| Macdonald Campus Library | 52 workstations [Floor plan] [Workstation details] |
| Marvin Duchow Music Library |
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| Nahum Gelber Law Library | 10 workstations [Floor plans] [Workstation details] |
| Rare Books and Special Collections | 2 workstations [McLennan Library Building, 4th floor: Floor plan] |
| Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Library |
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Laptops
Humanities and Social Sciences Library
McGill students can borrow one of 12 HP laptops at the Laptop Kiosk, located at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library.
Software installed: Windows 10, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe Digital Editions, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Skype (the consumer version), and Zoom. Microsoft Office is not installed. Users need to log into McGill’s Office 365 service to use Office apps. Charging cables are not included.
Laptops must be returned directly back into the kiosk. Be sure to plug in the power cable, so that the laptop will recharge for the next user. The kiosk will not loan a laptop until its battery is 90% charged or more.
Loan-period: one day, laptops are due the next day at midnight. The overdue fines accrue at a rate of $0.02 per minute. Laptops overdue longer than one day will be considered “lost,” and the borrower will be charged a replacement fee of $350 plus a processing fee of $50. Broken equipment will also be subject to the same replacement and processing fees.
Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering
McGill students can borrow one of 12 Dell laptops at the Laptop Lending Machine on the 2nd floor of the Schulich Library.
Software installed: Windows 10; Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and Digital Editions; Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge; Microsoft Access, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word; EndNote. Charging cables are not included.
Laptops must be returned directly back into the kiosk. Be sure to plug in the power cable, so that the laptop will recharge for the next user. The kiosk will not loan a laptop until its battery is 90% charged or more.
Loan-period: one day, laptops are due the next day at midnight. The overdue fines accrue at a rate of $0.02 per minute. Laptops overdue longer than one day will be considered “lost,” and the borrower will be charged replacement and processing fees. Broken equipment will also be subject to the same replacement and processing fees.
Scanners, printers and copiers
There are a number of document reproduction options in the Library. The basic location info is found below. Get more information about scanning, printing and copying. See also: all uPrint machine locations on campus
| Library | B&W uPrint scan/print/copy | Colour uPrint scan/print/copy | Self-Service scanner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birks Reading Room | Yes | No | No |
| Education Curriculum Resources Centre | Yes | Yes | No |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Library | Yes | Yes | Yes McLennan 2nd floor M2-37F (Microfilm room): Zeutschel Zeta Scanner and i2S eScan Open System book scanner
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| Islamic Studies Library | Yes | Yes | No |
| Macdonald Campus Library | Yes | Yes | Yes 2nd floor: PCs Macd-OSD001 & Macd-OSD002: flatbed scanners |
| Marvin Duchow Music Library | Yes | Yes | Yes 5th floor: MusicLab001 (MSCR) flatbed scanner |
| Nahum Gelber Law Library | Yes | Yes | No |
| Osler Library of the History of Medicine Library | No | No | No |
| Rare Books and Special Collections | No | No | Yes Reading Room: Spirit Scanner |
| Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Library | No | Yes | No |
Microform
Learn how to view and scan microfilms and microfiches.
| Library | Microform view | Microform scan | Microform print | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities and Social Sciences Library | Fiche/film | Fiche/film | Reader/Scanners
Readers (no scanning or printing)
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| Macdonald Campus Library | Fiche/film | The microform reader is linked to the Library’s network, so printouts can be retrieved at uPrint machines. | ||
| Marvin Duchow Music Library | Fiche/film |
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| Osler Library of the History of Medicine Library | Fiche | -- | ||
Equipment
| Type of equipment at HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES LIBRARY | Details |
|---|---|
Sony Stereo Headphones (purchased with funding from the AUS Library Partnership Committee) | 2 day loan |
Sony Noise Canceling Headphones (purchased with funding from the AUS Library Partnership Committee) | 2 day loan |
| Apple VGA adapters | 2 day loan |
Apple MacBook chargers (including 45W, 60W, and 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapters) | 2 day loan |
Verilux Happy Lights (purchased with funding from the AUS Library Partnership Committee) | 2 week loan |
| Scientific Calculators | 3 hour loan & 2 day loan |
DSCVR Virtual Reality (Google Cardboard) headset for smartphones (purchased with funding from the AUS Library Partnership Committee) | 2 day loan |
| Laptop lending kiosk | Main floor. Made possible by the Arts Undergraduate Society. |
| Phone & tablet charging stations | Main floor, 2nd and 5th floors of McLennan. Made possible by the SSMU Library Improvement Fund. |
| Locker & laptop charging stations | Main floor, 3rd, 5th and 6th floors of McLennan, 5th Made possible by the Arts Undergraduate Society. |
| Type of equipment at SCHULICH LIBRARY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, AND ENGINEERING | Details |
|---|---|
| USB-C to VGA Presentation Adapter | 1 day loan |
| VGA to HDMI Converter with USB Power | 2 day loan |
| Apple power adapters (30W-140W) | 2 day loan |
| Apple USB-C charge cables | 2 day loan |
| Apple MagSafe 3 charge cables | 2 day loan |
| Dell 90W USB-C charger | 2 day loan |
| Sony Headphones (MDR-ZX110) | 2 day loan |
| Sony Noise Canceling Headphones (MDR-ZX110NC) | 2 day loan |
| Laptop Stand | 2 day loan |
| Calculators (Casio fx-300MS Plus) | 2 day loan |
| 6-LED Super Sensitive Sound to Light Converter | 2 week loan |
| Arduino Sparkfun Inventor's Kit and its 14 circuits | 2 week loan |
| CanaKit Raspberry Pi | 2 week loan |
| 4 Wheel drive (4WD) Arduino robot platform | 2 week loan |
| Cellphone and laptop charging machines | 2nd floor (x1); 3rd floor (x1); 5th floor (x2) |