eResearch Gateway to be retired
Updated May 28: The retirement of the eresearch gateway has been moved back to June 9.
On Monday, June 9, 2014聽the聽eResearch Gateway聽will be taken off-line.
The eResearch Gateway provides alternate ways of searching for articles, databases, and other electronic resources. This functionality is now provided for the most part by聽WorldCat聽and the Library's聽subject guides.
All Library branches closed for Journ茅e nationale des patriotes
Please note that all Library branches will be closed on Monday, May 19, 2014 for a statutory holiday (Journ茅e nationale des patriotes).
Some Islamic Studies Library collections unavailable until July 15
From May 20 to July 15, Morrice Hall , which houses the Islamic Studies Library, will be undergoing an accessibility project which includes renovating the third floor washrooms. In order to do so, contractors need to open the ceiling on the second floor of the library which requires the removal of three shelving units. The materials from these shelves were packed, and the shelves were removed on Tuesday, May 13. Items in the call number range BP193.3 M3 1983 to DR438.3 M57 1990 will be unavailable until July 15, 2014.
eScholarship@McGill, eTheses unavailable Wednesday, May 7, 10pm to midnight
eScholarship@McGill, including eTheses and other locally digitized material available via the Catalogue, will be unavailable Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 10pm until midnight due to regular server maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Upcoming changes to e-resource access
This summer the Library will be making some changes to the services we use to provide access to e-resources:
E-resources will be removed from Classic Catalogue eResearch Gateway to be retired Migration to new link resolver will be completedYou can read more on each of these changes below.
Spring/summer hours for Library branches, online chat
Please note the following changes to the hours of operation for Library services over the course of the spring/summer months:聽
Library update on the Heartbleed bug
You may have recently heard of a computer security vulnerability called Heartbleed that is affecting computer networks around the world. We wanted to provide you with an update on how this vulnerability affects the Library鈥檚 services.
We have reviewed the Library's servers and insured that the version of the OpenSSL running is secure and not vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug.
Easter weekend Library hours
The following branches will be聽open for study 24 hours over the Easter weekend (Friday, April 18 through Monday, April 21):
Humanities and Social Sciences LibrarySchulich Library of Science and EngineeringNahum Gelber Law Library
Extended hours at the Library
Several of the Library鈥檚 branches are open now later to give you more time to study and get your work done.
The following branches are now open for study for 24-hours, 7 days a week:
Humanities and Social Sciences LibrarySchulich Library of Science and EngineeringNahum Gelber Law Library
UpToDate goes mobile!
UpToDate is now available for your mobile device. Download the UpToDate app for iOS, Android or Windows 8 phones and tablets.
Osler Library of the History of Medicine temporarily closed for HVAC and roof repairs from April 鈥� October 2014
A major renovation of the McIntyre Medical Building鈥檚 HVAC infrastructure is underway. This project, funded through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, involves extensive roof work directly above the Osler Library as well as a replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems throughout the Library and the McIntyre Building.
Scheduled maintenance notification: BioOne and Taylor & Francis unavailable beginning Saturday, March 1 at 11am
Due to essential maintenance, BioOne and the Taylor & Francis online platform will be unavailable March 1, 2014. The maintenance window will start at 11 a.m. and may last up to聽16 hours.听听
Content and services on聽bioone.org聽will be unavailable as well as all Taylor & Francis content including e-journals. Unfortunately, due to license restrictions, the content is not available from any other site.
Colombo Interlibrary Loan database unavailable Thursday, February 13 from 11pm - 3am
The Colombo ILL database will not be available Thursday, February 13 from 11PM until 3AM due scheduled maintenance.
As a result, McGill users will not be able to submit interlibrary loan requests during this 4 hour time period. 聽
We apologize for this inconvenience.
ProQuest e-resources, RefWorks unavailable February 15 & 16 from 10pm to 6am
Due to essential maintenance for system enhancements, ProQuest services will not be available to library users on Saturday, February 15聽and Sunday, February 16 from 10pm to 6am. During this time, ProQuest databases and RefWorks will be affected.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
eScholarship@McGill, eTheses unavailable Wednesday, February 5, 5:30am to 6:30am
eScholarship@McGill, including eTheses and other locally digitized material available via the Catalogue, will be unavailable tomorrow,聽 Wednesday, February 5, 2014 from 5:30am to 6:30am due to regular server maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
