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
This spring/summer, the Osler Library of the History of Medicine will be moving back to the third floor of the McIntyre Medical Building. From April - June 2022, Osler circulating and rare collections will be prepped, packed, and transported to the renovated space. Service disruptions are expected to continue through August 2022 as materials are shelved and equipment/furniture is installed.
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. An excerpt from the message reads:
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:
- increasing the number of our e-books and other online materials
Monday, March 7 will mark the launch the Library's new Digital Scholarship Hub space in the Redpath Library Building RM-16 (main floor).
It offers six computers with specialized software for statistical analysis, qualitative coding, and digital methods that may be booked by McGill students, faculty, and staff. The space also features a high-performance scanner. A student will be at the help desk three times a week.
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.
If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration form.
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!
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.
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.
The Catalogue now features a horizontal navigation element on the top of record description pages to display the hierarchical arrangement of the fonds.
Other improvements over previous navigation include:
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.
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.
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.
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.
OverDrive will be retiring their classic OverDrive app at the end of 2022 and moving users over to their Libby app. Existing users of the classic app will be able to continue using it until the end of the year, however the app will be removed from Apple App Store, Google Play and Microsoft Store on February 23, 2022. Access to the McGill OverDrive website will continue without change.
McGill students, faculty and staff can now connect remotely to Library workstations in order to use specialized software that may not be available on personal computers. Use McGill IT’s AnyDesk Service to locate an available library workstation. Access the workstation remotely using Microsoft Remote Desktop. Learn more about locating and connecting to an available Library workstation.
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