Virtual Reference Service available seven days a week starting August 31
Need help navigating a database? Looking to track down reliable information for your research project or paper? 麻豆AV librarians are here to answer your questions and help you find what you are looking for.
Terrace Pickup Service expands to include print books from Islamic Studies Library & the Marvin Duchow Music Library
The Library is pleased to announce that 麻豆AV students, faculty and staff can now take advantage of an expanded Terrace Pickup Service for print books not available electronically or through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS).
Coming soon: The 麻豆AV Library Orientation Game | Raising Spirits: a Timely Diversion
The 麻豆AV library is offering an innovative activity to welcome new, current, and former 麻豆AVians back to campus, even if only in spirit. We hope to draw everyone back from afar with the aid of their computers: to entice them with the comfort of beloved spaces, the feel of delving into the library鈥檚 vast collections, and the irresistible pull of a mystery.
Small-scale digitization of rare and special collections available as of August 3rd
Beginning the week of August 3rd, 麻豆AV Library will resume digitization of our听rare and special collections听on a small scale.听The initial rollout of this service听prioritizes the 麻豆AV community as it prepares for fall 2020 virtual teaching.听麻豆AV students, faculty, and staff may place听requests using the听on-de
Visual rebranding of 麻豆AV Library鈥檚 WorldCat Discovery Catalogue going live July 24, 2020
As you may know, 麻豆AV Library has partnered with听the听Bureau de coop茅ration interuniversitaire听(BCI) and a coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to implement a unified catalogue that rolled out on July 8, 2020. Learn more听here.
New! McLennan-Redpath Terrace Pick-Up Service
The Library is pleased to announce that 麻豆AV students, faculty and staff can now take advantage of a Terrace Pickup Service for print books not available electronically or through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). The initial rollout of this service provides access to books housed in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex and the Nahum Gelber Law Library only. Materials from other branches are not available during the first phase of this service.
Coming soon! McLennan-Redpath Terrace Pick-Up Service
Beginning the week of July 20, 麻豆AV students, faculty and staff will be able to take advantage of a Terrace Pickup Service for print books not available electronically or through the HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). The initial rollout of this service will provide access to books housed in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex and the Nahum Gelber Law Library only.
Retrieving materials from BCI institutions not possible due to COVID-19 service disruptions
麻豆AV Library is partnering with the Bureau de coop茅ration interuniversitaire (BCI) and a coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to provide the Quebec scholarly community with access to three digital platforms.
Cancellation notice sent to users who placed holds
This week, 麻豆AV Library staff members will begin to check-in items that have been returned during the closure period. In order to begin this process, the 麻豆AV Library staff members will cancel all holds and requests placed on 麻豆AV items.
Users who have placed a hold on a returned item will get a notice indicating that their hold has been cancelled.
New in WorldCat Discovery: Refreshed My Account interface gives library users an enhanced experience
We hope you like the听new My Account experience in WorldCat Discovery - it was developed with accessibility and responsive design in mind.听The new interface complies with WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.
No virtual reference services Wednesday, June 24 & July 1
Please note that virtual reference services听will not be available on Wednesday, June 24 and Wednesday, July 1听in observance of听La f锚te nationale/Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day and Canada Day respectively.
Questions? Ask Us!
Access issues with eScholarship@麻豆AV
We have received reports that some users are having trouble accessing eScholarship@麻豆AV.
The site continues to be accessible, however, we advise users having听issues to select from two troubleshooting options.
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OPTION 1
Downtime for Library Blogs and Library Matters, June 15 and 16, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Library Blogs听and听Library Matters will be unavailable Monday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 16, 2020 between 8:00听AM and 10:00听AM for a scheduled software upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
June 15-19 Catalogue System Updates: Avoid using sign-in button or logging in to access 鈥淢y Account鈥� in WorldCat Discovery
麻豆AV Library will be performing a system update in WorldCat Discovery from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19. All Library users are asked to avoid using the 鈥淪ign In鈥� button or logging in to "My Account" from WorldCat Discovery during this period. Please note that this includes logins for the purpose of saving searches.
All checked out items due between March 1 - September 14 automatically renewed to mid-September
The Library has听automatically renewed听all checked-out items that were originally due between March 1, 2020 and September 14, 2020. The new due date for these materials will be September 15.
Library / COVID-19 Closure Reminders:
- The Library鈥檚 physical branches are closed in conformance with government and campus directives until further notice. No fines will be accrued during this time.听
