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Course Materials

Electronic Materials

In an effort to be as sustainable as possible and lower costs for students, please post digital/electronic resources in myCourses whenever possible (in lieu of printed textbooks and course packs).

Instructors are responsible for ensuring course materials adhere to copyright laws. For any questions, please read the Copyright Guide to Adding Readings in myCourses or contact copyright [at] mcgill.ca.

Link to a McGill Libraries resource

Note: Students in non-credit activities shorter than one term (e.g., workshops and one-off courses) are not issued a McGill ID, which is required to access materials from McGill Libraries.

  1. Find alibrary resource

    Search McGill Libraries with.

    Need help locating materials? Contact a librarian.

  2. Copy the permalink

    of the electronic resource.

    If there is noelectronic version of the desired material but there is a physical copy in McGill Libraries, you canreach out to themfor assistance in acquiring a scan(they may also be able to buy an electronic version).

  3. Create a link in myCourses

    Follow the .

Link to public domain material

You can also towebsites or public domain material that is freely available under

Get started with these databases:

Upload your own scan or PDF

If McGill Libraries has a physical copy of the desired material, you can reach out to them for assistance in acquiring a scan (they may also be able to purchase an electronic version).

If you would like to upload your own scan or PDF to myCourses, it is mandatory to report the scanned reading to the Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC):

  1. Access COPIBEC's Savia system

  2. Report the scanned reading

  3. Once approved, you may upload thefile inmyCourses

    Follow the .

For help with Savia, please reach out to copyright [at] mcgill.ca.

Textbook Orders

The following applies to all instructors who require textbooksexcept English and French language instructors. If you are a language instructor and textbooks are required, your APC will order them for you.

How to Request

You will be prompted to register for Verba (the McGill Bookstore’s requisition management system) when you are assigned to teach a class.

To ensure availability for students, fill out the in Verba as soon as you can before the start of the term. If no textbook is required, you still need to complete the form and indicate “no textbook required.”

Questions?

If you have questions or are having trouble accessing Verba or the Textbook Request Form, please reach out to coursematerials.bookstore [at] mcgill.ca.

McGill Libraries

McGill Libraries can help you find materials, prepare your courses,provide electronic access to the course readings, and more.

Catalogues and Databases

  • Set up to work better and link to library materials: Go to Settings, select Library Links, search for McGill and select 㽶Ƶ Library
  • : Free, public digital library of open educational resources
  • : News articles from over 32,000 top news sources from around the world

Liaison Librarians

For help finding sources about one of the subjects below, please contact a liaison librarian:

Subjects Liaison Librarian
Business, Management, Entrepreneurship, Governance, Technology,Cybersecurity Dawn McKinnon (dawn.mckinnon [at] mcgill.ca)
English Language and Culture, French Language and Culture, Translation Studies Michael David Miller (michael.david.miller [at] mcgill.ca)

Citation Guides

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Save a copy of the PowerPoint template and refer to our template guide.

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