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Postponed: Power shutdown in McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, Armstrong, and Bronfman buildings

webfull — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:29:22 +0000

The power shutdown scheduled to take place in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, Armstrong, and Bronfman buildings the week of July 31 OR August 7 between 5:00 am and 10:00 am has been postponed to a later date. We will share the new date and details when they have been confirmed. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your collaboration.

Published: 16 June 2023

EZProxy login page changes coming October 27

webfull — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:48:03 +0000

Off-campus Library users who need to access an electronic resource through the Library website, Sofia discovery tool (McGill catalogue), or through the "McGill Library Full Text" links in Google Scholar, are asked to log in to EZProxy with a McGill username and password before accessing the resource.

Published: 16 September 2021

Library Catalogue Links Downtime | September 11 from 8am to 4pm

webfull — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:52:08 +0000

Please note that the McGill Library website will be updated on Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 8 am to 4 pm. This maintenance work may result in catalogue-related links to library content being temporarily unavailable. The links may be unavailable for approximately 15-60 minutes during the morning hours of the update period.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Published: 9 September 2021

Now Live: Renewed interface for Sofia

webfull — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:36:27 +0000

Sofia, McGill’s bilingual catalogue is evolving! As of July 14, you will be able to explore the new interface of Quebec university libraries’ discovery tool. This renewed interface is more user-friendly and offers several improvements:

- Redesigned ergonomics for smoother and more intuitive navigation

- New intelligent request processing feature that displays the document which is the easiest to access

- Search terms underlined in yellow

- Optimization of accessibility for the visually impaired

- New icon for the Chat service

Published: 8 July 2021

Retrieving materials from BCI institutions not possible due to COVID-19 service disruptions

webfull — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:13:01 +0000

McGill Library is partnering with the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) and a coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to provide the Quebec scholarly community with access to three digital platforms. This includes a unified catalogue or Library Shared Services Platform (SSP) that will provide access to more than 20 million documents across the 18 collections and is supported by OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WorldCat).

Published: 7 July 2020

New in WorldCat Discovery: Refreshed My Account interface gives library users an enhanced experience

webfull — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 13:51:21 +0000

We hope you like the new My Account experience in WorldCat Discovery - it was developed with accessibility and responsive design in mind. The new interface complies with WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.

Similar to the former My Account page, library users will now see a list of checked out items, hold requests, and outstanding fees. The Checked Out tab now includes the exact date and time when an item is due as well as the ability to select multiple items to renew at once.

Published: 26 June 2020

June 15-19 Catalogue System Updates: Avoid using sign-in button or logging in to access “My Account” in WorldCat Discovery

webfull — Wed, 27 May 2020 20:52:28 +0000

McGill Library will be performing a system update in WorldCat Discovery from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19. All Library users are asked to avoid using the “Sign In” button or logging in to "My Account" from WorldCat Discovery during this period. Please note that this includes logins for the purpose of saving searches.

Published: 27 May 2020

Scheduled downtime: Workshops and tours, Tuesday, January 28, 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

webfull — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:37:42 +0000

Update, January 28, 6:45 PM: The server migration for our Workshops and tours application is complete and McGill login is working as expected.

Published: 24 January 2020

Library Blogs, Library Matters unavailable Tuesday, Sep. 17, 8:30am to 9am

webfull — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:20:15 +0000

Due to a scheduled update, the Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable Tuesday, September from 8:30am to 9am.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Published: 16 September 2019

System Maintenance: WorldCat Discovery updates early morning of May 26 from 2:00-5:00am

webfull — Tue, 21 May 2019 16:22:07 +0000

Please note that WorldCat Discovery will be performing system maintenance work the early morning of Sunday, May 26 between 2:00 and 5:00am.

This planned maintenance could impact WorldCat Discovery and users might not be able to renew items during that time frame.

Thank you for your patience.

Published: 21 May 2019