Upcoming e-resources maintenance and news
System maintenance is planned for WorldCat Discovery, WorldCat Local, EZproxy and QuestionPoint. starting at midnight 00:00 on Sunday, December 16, through to 06:00am Sunday morning. Links from our Databases A-Z may also not work during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience.
RESOLVED: Disappearance of McGill Library full text links in Google Scholar
Update, December 6, 2018: The issues with McGill Library Full Text links in Google Scholar have been resolved.
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Exam Period Access to Nahum Gelber Law Library for Fall 2018
From November 25 to December 21, McGill students will be able to access the听Nahum Gelber Law Library听24 hours a day, seven days a week. As agreed between the Students' Society of 香蕉视频 (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 December 6 to December 20 examination period. 听Details are as follows:
Many Women, Many Voices; Stories from McGill Collections
ROAAr launched a听new book,听Many Women, Many Voices; Stories from McGill Collections听with a fanfare, a celebration, and a successful sale by Le James Bookstore on November 8th.
Library Census Day November 19 | Head Counting Study November 26-29
On Monday, November 19, 2018, the McGill Library will conduct a one-day census to learn more about our users. This will help inform decisions about improvements to Library services and spaces.
During that day, Library and security staff will ask visitors entering Library spaces to scan their McGill ID cards. Those without a McGill ID card will be asked to select their status (e.g.听McGill undergrad, staff听member, general public, visiting scholar, etc.) on a paper form.
Call for Applications | Research Grants & Awards at the Osler Library
Each year the Osler Library offers a number of awards and travel grants to local and international historians, physicians, graduate and post-doctoral students, and others whose research touches upon the history of medicine. From now through 7 January 2019, we are accepting applications for the following awards/grants:
SSMU's Library Improvement Fund now accepting proposals
For over two decades, the Library Improvement Fund (LIF) has invested in the most important Library needs of the undergraduate student body in order to enrich the student academic experience. This fund is administered by the Students鈥� Society of 香蕉视频 (SSMU) and is made up of a fee contribution of $8.50 per full-time student per semester, matched equally by alumni donors.
Update #2: Osler Library of the History of Medicine
As a result of the water infiltration and recovery efforts related to McIntyre Medical Building听fire incident听in July, the Osler Library continues to be closed until further notice. The Osler recovery team has been focusing their efforts on restoring materials and making holdings from the Osler Library of the History of Medicine collection accessible to users.听
Update:
System maintenance: WorldCat Discovery unavailable Saturday, October 21, from 10:00pm to Sunday, October 22, at 6:00am.
There is planned system maintenance to WorldCat Discovery online catalogue and search tool from Saturday, October 21, from 10:00pm to Sunday, October 22, at 6:00am.听These services may be unavailable during that time.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Extended hours at Macdonald Campus Library begin October 1, 2018
The Macdonald Campus Library is once again offering extended opening hours starting Monday, October 1, 2018.听
Extended hours for the Macdonald Campus Library are generously supported by the听Macdonald Campus Students' Society.
Check the branch page听for details.
Extended hours at downtown branches begin October 15, 2018
The McGill Library is once again offering extended opening hours starting Monday, October 15, 2018 in three听downtown branches:听
Humanities and Social Sciences Library (HSSL)
Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering
Nahum Gelber Law Library
New! Short Term Lockers & Laptop Charging Stations courtesy of Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library has brand new short term lockers & laptop charging stations thanks to wonderful initiative and funding from听the Arts Undergraduate Improvement Fund.听
A total of eight units are located in the McLennan Library Building elevator lobbies, on the Redpath Bridge and in the Cyberth猫que.
Thank you!
Thanksgiving Monday closures - October 8, 2018
Please note that all Library branches except the听Humanities and Social Sciences Library听will be closed on听Monday, October 8 in observance of Thanksgiving.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be open for study from 8am听to midnight but no services will be provided.
New Digital Collection | Horae: Collection of Books of Hours
Horae: Collection of Books of Hours features Books of Hours in both manuscript and printed form, spanning several centuries from Rare Books and Special Collections at the McGill Library. In the 1920s and 1930s, Gerhard R.
Update: Osler Library of the History of Medicine
As a result of the water infiltration and recovery efforts related to McIntyre Medical Building fire incident in July, the Osler Library continues to be closed until further notice. The Osler recovery team has been focusing their efforts on securing the contents of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine.
