eScholarship@McGill, eTheses and eExams unavailable November 6, 9pm to midnight

eScholarship@McGill, including eTheses, eExams and other locally digitized material available via the Catalogue, will be unavailable on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 from 9pm to midnight due to regular server maintenance.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Osler Library reference and rare material consulting unavailable Friday Oct 18 (AM)

The Osler Library will be hosting an event on Friday, October 18. During this period the Library’s reference service and rare material consulting will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Please excuse us for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Life Sciences Library redesign and HVAC work

Last spring, consultations were conducted by our Faculty and McGill Library Services on the future of the Life Sciences Library. Students, residents, faculty and staff from our health sciences community were invited to provide initial input on how the Life Sciences Library space could be reconfigured based on current and future needs.

Library hours during Thanksgiving weekend

Most Library branches will be closed on Monday, October 14 (Thanksgiving Day). Many Library branches will be open with modified hours for study over the weekend, with some offering services. Please visit the individual branch pages on the Library website for details regarding opening and service hours.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Library, located in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, will be open for study on Monday, October 14 from 8am to midnight. Services will be closed.

PGSS Family Collection

Through the PGSS Library Improvement Fund, the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill University in collaboration with the PGSS Family Care Caucus and the McGill Library created the PGSS Family Care Collection in order to assist students who bring their children to various branch libraries. Available at Library Service desks, the collection includes a small chair, crayons, colouring sheets and both fiction and nonfiction works suggested by PGSS for a variety of age groups.

PGSS Family Care Collection is available at the following branches:

Interpersonal Botany: Intersections between people, print and botany 1700-1900

How did people use print to structure and mediate their social relationships in Europe between 1700 and 1900? This exhibition offers some answers by presenting objects that document a range of interpersonal practices in the field of botany.

Collections: Relocation Update

Updated February 10, 2014

Collections: Relocation Update

New! McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

The Rare Books and Special Collections Library at McGill University contains over nine hundred British and American chapbooks published in the 18th and 19th centuries. Through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation, digital facsimiles have been prepared and a virtual collection created.

The McGill Library’s Chapbook Collection is organized by subject categories which can be browsed. The entire work can be read in PDF format or online, using the page turning functionality of the Internet Archive.

Renovations Update

Light retro fit motion sensors are currently being installed on the main floor of the McLennan Library Building in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library.  All other floors of the McLennan Library Building have been completed.  Once work has been completed on the main floor of McLennan, the light retro fit motion sensors will be installed in the Redpath Library Building.

Orientation activies happening at the McGill Library!

The Library will be offering orientation workshops and tours for new and returning students this Fall!

Click the links below for more details as well as the full schedule:

System maintenance affecting eScholarship@McGill, eTheses, some digitized content on Thursday, August 1

eScholarship@McGill, eTheses and other locally digitized materials available via the Catalogue will be unavailable on Thurday, August 1, 2013 from 10:00pm to 11:00pm due to scheduled server maintenance.

We apologize for any inconvieniece this might cause.

Electrical shutdown of certain areas of McLennan Library Building on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Main floor of McLennan & Redpath Library Building remains open for study 8am to 8pm

There will be an electrical shutdown in the McLennan Library Building on Sunday July 28,2013 from 8am to 8pm. McLennan floors 2-6 will be closed, the book stacks and offices will not be accessible.The Redpath Library Building and the main floor of the McLennan Library Building and the will be open for study from 8am to 8pm. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.For any questions or concerns please contact:Roberto VerrilloRoberto.verrillo [at] mcgill.ca514.398.3534

Education Library & Curriculum Resources Centre – Consultation News, Next Steps and ELAC Report

Dear Colleagues,

McGill Library's Colombo Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service Unavailable June 14 to 16 at 9 a.m.

The Colombo Interlibrary Loan (ILL) database system will be unavailable to McGill users and library personnel from Friday June 14 to Sunday June 16 at 9:00 AM due to a technical upgrade to a new version of the software.

It is expected that access to the Colombo ILL service will resume at 9:00 AM on Sunday June 16, 2013. 

The McGill Library regrets any inconvenience this may cause.  

Changes to affiliated hospital access to McGill e-resources, starting July 1, 2013

As of July 1st, 2013, access to McGill electronic databases, e-journals and other e-resources has changed at McGill affiliated hospital sites in order to comply with the McGill University Library's licensing agreements.