System maintenance affecting WorldCat Catalogue and EZproxy, Saturday, October 28 from 2am to 4:30am
The WorldCat Catalogue could be unavailable and links to McGill Library e-resources may not work as expected between 2am and 4:30am, Saturday morning, October 28, 2017, due to scheduled maintenance to WorldCat and the EZproxy authentication service.
Thanksgiving Monday closures - October 9, 2017
Please note that all Library branches except the Humanities and Social Sciences Library听will be closed on Monday, October 9听in observance of Thanksgiving.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be open for study听9am听to听9pm听but no services will be provided.
RESOLVED: Issues with print holdings in the McGill WorldCat catalogue
Update, September 18: The issues with the display of print holdings in WorldCat have now been resolved.
Update | ON HOLD: HVAC system renovations at Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering (Macdonald-Stewart Library Building)
Update - October 5, 2017
This project has been postponed for the time being. More information to come.听
Library Blogs, Library Matters unavailable Tuesday, August 29, 8:30am to 9am
McGill Library Blogs锘� and Library Matters锘� will be unavailable Tuesday, August 29, 2017 from 8:30am to 9am for a scheduled upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Change in service hours at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library
In order to better serve our community, the Humanities and Social Sciences Library will implement new service hours starting on Tuesday, September 5th:
鈥� Borrowing services (circulation)听and the self-serve reserves room will be open at 8am, Monday to Friday.
All Library branches closed on Monday, September 4 (Labour Day)
Please note that all听Library branches will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labour Day.
For information on Library opening and service hours, please consult our branch listing听here.听
System maintenance affecting Library Catalogue, Databases A-Z and ILL requests, September 10 from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m.
On Sunday, September 10, from 12 a.m. to 7 a.m., the company that hosts our Library catalogue (OCLC) will conduct system maintenance that听could result in intermittent interruptions and slow response times for search results. Links to e-resources from within the catalogue and the Databases A-Z list, as well as the ability to place Interlibrary Loan requests might also intermittently be affected during this time.
We apologize听for any inconvenience.听
New! Booking group study rooms now uses McGill login
Starting August 7, 2017, log into the Library's room booking system with your McGill username and password, in order to book group study rooms at the Library.
Room booking system downtime, Monday, August 7, after 8PM
The Library's room booking system, LibCal, will be unavailable for approximately one hour on Monday evening, August 7, 2017, sometime after 8PM for a scheduled upgrade.
Please don't hesitate to web.library [at] mcgill.ca (contact us) if you encounter any issues after the upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
听
听
Macdonald Campus Library will be closed the morning of August 4th
Please note, the Macdonald Campus Library will be closed听until 2pm on听Friday, August 4th听due to scheduled maintenance. It is set to reopen from 2 to 5pm that day.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you.
ProQuest platforms experiencing connectivity issues
UPDATE, Tuesday, July 18, 5:00pm:听All ProQuest services are now available.听Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Starting around 4:00 PM Eastern on Monday, July 17th, 2017 ProQuest听began experiencing issues across a range of their听products. As a result, access to ProQuest resources including听ProQuest Platform (PQP) is not available at this time.
McLennan Reading Room closed for renovations from July 10-31
From Monday July 10 to Monday July 31, the McLennan reading room/reference area on the main floor and south side of the McLennan Library Building (overlooking Sherbrooke and McTavish Streets) will be temporarily closed for renovations. The existing carpet will be replaced with new flooring. This area, including computer stations and McLennan e-Classroom will be closed to the public.
Update: Platform Migration - ebrary and EBL moving to Ebook Central
In mid-July, ebrary and EBL collections were migrated to a new ProQuest platform called Ebook Central. Due to this change, personal accounts from EBL and ebrary were moved to the new platform.
Library Blogs, Library Matters unavailable Wednesday, June 28, 8:30am to 9am
McGill Library Blogs锘� and Library Matters锘� will be unavailable Wednesday, June 28, 2017 from 8:30am to 9am for a scheduled upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
