Members of the public are welcome to consult rare material at the Rare Books & Special Collections Library and at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at no charge. To do so, please see the staff member at the front desk at聽either library. You will be asked to present a photo ID card and to fill out a registration form. The staff聽will create a McGill Library Consultation Card for you and show you how to submit an online request for聽the material. Material聽must be viewed on-site and staff will show聽you how to handle the items, which are often very delicate or fragile.聽 聽
To save time, if you have several聽items to request, please聽ask us聽to retrieve the items ahead of your visit by emailing the rarebooks.library [at] mcgill.ca (Rare Books & Special Collections Library) or the osler.library [at] mcgill.ca (Osler Library of the History of Medicine). If you have already obtained your聽McGill Library Consultation Card,聽you may also place hold requests using the McGill Library Catalogue.
Note: Consultation Cards are valid only for consultation of rare聽items housed at these two libraries. The Consultation Card聽cannot be used to borrow books from the McGill Library.
