Library building access for the start of the fall 2021 semester
Starting September 1, the Library will be open for University business ONLY.
Due to University directives, we will not be open to the general public at this time.听
Access will be limited to current McGill students, faculty, and staff.
Thank you for your understanding.
All Library services & most branches closed September 6 (Labour Day)
Please note that all Library branches except for the Humanities and Social Sciences Library and the Nahum Gelber Law Library will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of Labour Day.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library (Redpath Library Building entrance) and Nahum Gelber Law Library will be open on September 6 from 10 am听to midnight for study only.
HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service ends September 1
During the pandemic Library users have benefitted from the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). With the opening of the Library for the fall term on September 1, access to the physical stacks will be reinstated and our agreement with Hathi Trust will come to an end.
New! Sofia catalogue LibGuide
The Library听created a detailed听LibGuide that offers听a helpful overview of听the newly branded Sofia catalogue to the McGill community. It contains many helpful tricks for using the catalogue听effectively and is a great, bookmark-worthy resource.听
libraryguides.mcgill.ca/sofia/overview
Now Live: Renewed interface for Sofia
Sofia, McGill鈥檚 bilingual catalogue is evolving! As of July 14, you will be able to explore the new interface of Quebec university libraries鈥� discovery tool. This renewed interface is more user-friendly and offers several improvements:
- Redesigned ergonomics for smoother and more intuitive navigation
- New intelligent request processing feature that displays the document which is the easiest to access
- Search terms underlined in yellow
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.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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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.
Questions? Ask Us!
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
