April 4 - 29 | Extended opening hours at McLennan-Redpath Library Complex & Nahum Gelber Law Library

Beginning April 4, two branches will be open later to give you more time to study and get your work done.

Exam period access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Winter 2022

As of April 4, 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 13 to 29 examination period. Details are as follows:

Starting April 4 | Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) required to access Library booking system

Starting April 4, booking a group study room, 3D printer, or the

April 15 - 18 | Easter weekend service & opening hours

Virtual Reference Service

Connect with a librarian virtually during the Easter weekend on Saturday, April 16 from noon to 5PM. Please note that the virtual reference service will be closed on:

Easter weekend opening & service hours  

Spring - Summer 2022 | Service disruption as Osler Library moves back to McIntyre

This spring/summer, the Osler Library of the History of Medicine will be moving back to the third floor of the McIntyre Medical Building.

March 14 - April 29, 2022 | Vaccine passport system remains in effect at Library & public access reinstated

The McGill Library continues to align its branch activities with general McGill directives outlined in the allnote sent out to McGill students, faculty and staff dated Thursday March 10.

Make your voice heard! LibQUAL+ 2022 survey starts March 15

Starting March 15, the LibQUAL+ survey will be emailed to a random sample of McGill students and to all faculty, instructors, research assistants, and research associates. This survey provides the opportunity to give feedback on Library services, collections, and spaces.

Some ways in which previous survey feedback has yielded tangible results include: 

Digital Scholarship Hub Software Lab Launching March 7

Monday, March 7 will mark the launch the Library's new Digital Scholarship Hub space in the Redpath Library Building RM-16 (main floor).

The Macdonald Campus Seed Library is back!

On Tuesday, March 1 the Macdonald Campus Library will be opening up the Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be made available to McGill students, faculty, and staff on opening day. Please note that there is a limit of 25 seed packets per borrower.

Revised Author/Creator sorting in catalogue

With a recent update to the Sofia catalogue, the “Author/Creator” search filter now sorts on the record count of the search query. Clicking “Show More ⌄” will expand the filter and sort authors alphabetically, with Latin script listed first.

Questions? Ask Us!

Open Access Agreement | Institute of Physics (IOP)

Following on the heels of the recent Cambridge open access deal, McGill Library is pleased to announce an OA agreement with the Institute of Physics (IOP). This agreement allows corresponding authors publishing in eligible journals to make their work open at no cost.

Navigation improvements to the Archival Collections Catalogue interface

The McGill Library Archival Collections Catalogue has switched over to a more user-friendly interface to help users navigate archival descriptions. The fresh look will allow researchers to better visualize the relationships between records in a fonds or collection and move between record descriptions.

Open Access Agreement | Cambridge University Press

McGill University Library is excited to announce the signing of an open access agreement with Cambridge University Press.

McGill corresponding authors publishing with Cambridge's journals have the option to make their work open at no cost.

Eligible authors will receive information about this offer following the acceptance of their article.

Library services & spaces re-open Monday, January 24, 2022

As of Monday, January 24, all Library branches, including stack areas, will be accessible to Library users. In-person reference and circulation services will resume across branches. Visit the hours webpage for a full listing of opening and service hours. Due to University directives, access to library spaces will be limited to current McGill students, faculty, and staff.

Study Hubs and Pickup Service closed Monday, January 17, 2022

Due to severe weather forecast conditions, the Library's Study Hubs and Pickup Service will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022. 

Electronic resources can be accessed in the catalogue.

Questions? Ask Us! The Library’s virtual reference service is available Monday to Friday 10 am – 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm.