Ebook Central Downtime | June 26, 2021 from 10:00am to 6:00pm EDT
Due to scheduled maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable on Saturday, June 26, 2021, from 10:00am to 6:00pm EDT.
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Study Hubs, Library Pickup Service, and Virtual Reference Service not available Thursday, June 24 & Thursday, July 1
Please note that McGill Study Hubs, Library Pickup Service and Virtual Reference Service will not be available on Thursday, June 24 and Thursday, July 1 in observance of La f锚te nationale/Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day and Canada Day respectively.
2021 summer service hours available here.
New! Elsevier open access discount
As a part of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) negotiation, McGill Library is pleased to announce a new open access discount with Elsevier. McGill corresponding authors publishing in eligible Elsevier journals now have access to a听20% discount on article processing charges听(APCs). This is retroactive to articles submitted after January 1, 2021.
The Library鈥檚 RefWorks subscription discontinued effective Sept. 30
The McGill Library has discontinued its institutional subscription to RefWorks, effective September 30, 2021. If you are a current RefWorks user, you will need to migrate your references to another citation manager software by September 2021. It will take about 30 minutes to make the change.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) required to access Library account as of May 31, 2021
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Starting Monday, May 31, 2021, McGill鈥檚 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) will be required when users sign in to their Library account. This step mirrors the log-in process required for other campus systems (e.g. email/Microsoft 365, Minerva, My Courses, VPN, etc.).
Please note:
Katherine Hanz appointed Associate Dean, User Services
The McGill Library is pleased to welcome Katherine Hanz as the new Associate Dean, User Services, on a four-year term, ending May 2025.
Study Hubs & Virtual Reference Service closed Monday, May 24
Please note that Study Hubs and the Virtual Reference Service听will not be available on Monday, May 24, 2021听in observance of Victoria Day / La Journ茅e nationale des patriotes.
2021 spring/summer service hours available here.
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2021 Spring/Summer Service Hours | Study Hubs, Virtual Reference Service, Library Pickup Service
From May 1听to听August 31, 2021, the following services听will be operating under spring/summer hours:
1.听Library Pickup Service available at four locations:
Items outside of 30 day automatic renewal manually renewed to September 30, 2021
As of January 2021, an unlimited, automatic thirty-day renewal policy will be applied to most items.听
Items that do not听fall within the automatic renewal policy have been manually renewed to September 30, 2021. Items in question听include materials on reserve prior to March 2020 or materials held by patrons whose accounts have expired.
Please note that:
- materials will be renewed automatically as long the account is in good standing
New online submission form for eScholarship
The McGill Library has added another mechanism for campus researchers to deposit to the open access eScholarship digital repository, an online form.
Easter weekend Library service hours
Virtual Reference Service
Connect with a librarian during the Easter weekend听on Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4th from 12-4 pm.听Please note that the听virtual reference service听will be closed on:
- Friday, April 2
- Monday, April 5
Study Hubs
Macdonald Campus Seed Library opens March 15
The Macdonald Campus Seed Library is back!
Update: Zoom class zones, group study tables, and drop-in printing in Redpath Study Hub
Group study tables (updated April 5, 2021)
Students can book a group study table on the 3rd floor of the Redpath Library Building from 12PM-4PM (Monday to Friday). Tables are available for Groups of 2, 3, and 4 people.
EndNote 20 now available
EndNote 20 has arrived! Installers for both Mac and PC are available on the Library's citation guide as well as the University's IT Knowledge Base.
Similarities and differences with earlier versions
McGill Library and Sage: Open access agreement for McGill authors
The McGill听University听Library is happy to announce an agreement between the听Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)听and听Sage听Publications听which will provide more听open access听options for McGill authors.听
As of January 2021, McGill corresponding authors publishing with Sage Choice journals* will have the option to make their work made open,听at no cost.听听
