June 21 | New Interlibrary Loan System now live!
The new ILL system is now live! Find out how to use it and how to view and manage your ILL requests.
Original post published June 13, 2022
As of June 23 McGill Dataverse hosted on Borealis. Core services status quo.
On June 23, Scholars Portal Dataverse is becoming Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository / le dépôt Dataverse canadien. All links to the current Scholars Portal Dataverse site will be redirected to the new site - borealisdata.ca.
May 19 | Macdonald Campus Library closed from 9AM to 1PM
Due to a water outage, the Macdonald Campus Library will be closed on Thursday, May 19, from 9 am to 1 pm.*
We apologize for any inconvenience.
*Note: The outage was originally scheduled for May 18 but will now take place on May 19.
Book borrowing made easy with Sofia
As of May 5, a new feature in the Sofia Discovery tool will make it easy to request books directly from the other 18 university libraries across Québec.
April 30 - August 30, 2022 | Spring/Summer Opening & Service Hours
From Saturday April 30 to Tuesday, August 30, all Library branches will switch over to spring/summer opening and service hours. For more information, please visit the hours page or consult individual branch pages.
April 29 from 5:30-7:30AM | Electrical shutdown in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex
Please note that a planned, sector-wide power outage will affect the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex on Friday, April 29 from 5:30am to 7:30am.
The sole source of lighting during this period will be emergency lighting in hallways and exit areas.
For safety reasons, McGill University security guards will escort Library users out of the McLennan-Redpath Complex before the shutdown is set to begin.
April 20-21 | Circulation services unavailable. Reference Services & most Library spaces open for study.
MUNACA has obtained a strike mandate from their members, following a vote that took place on April 6. McGill has been informed that MUNACA intends to exercise their right to use pressure tactics and is planning a two-day strike this week on Wednesday, April 20 and Thursday, April 21, 2022.
Please note that during this period:
Holds temporarily not accepted on Osler Library’s circulating collection
As part of the service disruption as Osler Library of the History of Medicine moves back to the McIntyre Building, please note that no holds can currently be placed on the Osler’s circulating collection, with the exception of the journal collection in the Redpath Library Building Basement.
RESOLVED: Technical issue with Sofia Catalogue “Report a Broken Link” button
UPDATE: March 31 at 4:05pm. This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
The Library has been made aware of an issue affecting emails sent from the “Report a Broken Link” button in the Library catalogue (Sofia).
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:
Friday, April 15 Sunday, April 17 Monday, April 18
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.
