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Please note, an electrical shutdown (to accommodate control work on a power line) is scheduled for the McLennan-Redpath Complex in the early hours morning hours of Friday, November 8 from 6:00 to 6:30am.

The power throughout the Complex will be affected and emergency lighting will only be available in hallways and exit areas.

As such, for safety reasons, ۲ݮƵ University security guards will escort Library users out of the McLennan-Redpath Complex for the duration of the shutdown.

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Published on: 5 Nov 2019

The Library’s new Digital Scholarship Hub is now open for consultations. Come to talk to our librarians about your digital research projects! See the schedule of events and consultations .

Classified as: digital scholarship
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Published on: 22 Oct 2019

Please note, an electrical shutdown (to accommodate control work on a power line) is scheduled for the McLennan-Redpath Complex in the early hours morning hours of Tuesday, October 22 from 6:00 to 6:30am.

The power throughout the Complex will be affected and emergency lighting will only be available in hallways and exit areas.

As such, for safety reasons, ۲ݮƵ University security guards will escort Library users out of the McLennan-Redpath Complex for the duration of the shutdown.

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Published on: 18 Oct 2019

The ۲ݮƵ Library is excited to announce the migration of ۲ݮƵ’s open access institutional repository to a new software system.

Because of this, we will be suspending any new deposits to the repository starting November 8, 2019. New deposits will again be accepted in early winter 2020.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email escholarship.library [at] mcgill.ca. Thank you for your understanding.

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Published on: 4 Oct 2019

Please note that all Library branches except the Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be closed on Monday, October 14 in observance of Thanksgiving.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be open for study 24 hours but no services will be provided.

For more information on Library opening and service hours, please consult our branch listing.

Classified as: statutory holidays
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Published on: 28 Sep 2019

Sometime between September and November of this year, Apple is releasing their new operating system, Catalina. Unfortunately, this new operating system applications - this includes Endnote. Endnote is and is working on a major update so that Endnote X9 for Mac will continue to work. This update is not yet available.

Classified as: system notification
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Published on: 24 Sep 2019

Gale/Cengage, a publisher of several databases to which the ۲ݮƵ Library subscribes, including the  and Gale Primary Sources, recently  of their systems. According to their web site, “there is no indication that any of the information exposed in this incident has been used inappropriately as the sites only collected names and email addresses. There is no evidence that other information was impacted.”

Classified as: Library news
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Published on: 17 Sep 2019

Due to a scheduled update, the and will be unavailable Tuesday, September from 8:30am to 9am.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Classified as: system maintenance
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Published on: 16 Sep 2019

Update, September 17, 2019: The issue affecting brief availability display in the has been resolved. All brief results and Reserves records now display availability information correctly.

Classified as: system notification
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Published on: 16 Sep 2019

Update, September 13, 2019: The issues affecting access to Colombo ILL have been resolved. Colombo access has been restored and is functioning as expected.


We are currently experiencing issues with ۲ݮƵ login to Colombo ILL (Interlibrary Loan). We are working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible and will update here as there is more information.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Published on: 11 Sep 2019

Please note that due to generator shutdowns beyond our control, the Redpath Library Building will be closed overnight on Friday night (September 13) and the McLennan Library Building will be closed overnight on Saturday night (September 14). There will be additional signage and security on-site to help inform users and enforce the closures.

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Published on: 9 Sep 2019

New study spaces have been opened up in the McLennan-Redpath complex.Here is the breakdown of the 700 new seats:

  • McLennan Main Floor (17 seats)
  • McLennan 2nd Floor (226 seats)
  • Redpath 2nd Floor (427 seats with 15 group study rooms & pods)
  • Blackader-Lauterman - Redpath 3rd Floor (30 seats to be added soon)

Please note, as of September 4, 2019, some tables are still being connected for electricity.

A floorplan of the Redpath second floor is included in the image slideshow.

Classified as: Library news, HSSL news
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Published on: 4 Sep 2019

Due to a change in our services we can only offer OverDrive to ۲ݮƵ faculty, students, alumni, or others in our community with ۲ݮƵ username credentials. We apologize to any members impacted by this change.

۲ݮƵ Alumni: If you do not have a ۲ݮƵ username (first.last [at] mail.mcgill.ca) or yours is no longer active, please .

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Published on: 30 Aug 2019

Please note that all Library branches except the Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be closed on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labour Day.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be open on September 2 from 9am to 9pm for study only. There will be no services offered.

For information on Library opening and service hours, please consult our branch listing here.

Classified as: library closures, statutory holidays
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Published on: 18 Aug 2019

Message sent on behalf of Yves Beauchamp, Vice-Principal, Administration and Finance / Ce message est envoyé au nom de Yves Beauchamp, vice-principal, administration et finances

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Dear colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert Hamilton, B. Arch., B. Sc. Arch., as Executive Director of the Fiat Lux Library Project. Mr. Hamilton begins his new role on September 3, 2019.

Classified as: Fiat Lux, Library news, McLennan Library Building, Redpath Library Building, Space Redesign
Published on: 13 Aug 2019

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