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Changes to billing for lost overdue items

Beginning August, 24, 2016, Library borrowers will be billed for the replacement cost of items that are not returned or renewed听14听days after the due date, except for items in high demand that cannot be renewed: after 2 days for reserve material, and after 10听days for items that have been recalled. (Previously, bills for replacement were sent to users after 40 days for overdue items and 21 days for recalled overdue items.)

Water shutdown in the McLennan-Redpath Complex Saturday, August 20

Please note, there will be a City of Montreal water shutdown at the McLennan-Redpath Complex on听Saturday, August 20 from听9am to听noon.听It will affect the water in both the McLennan and Redpath Library Buildings.

During this time, please use the washrooms located on the first floor of the Bronfman Building (1001 Sherbrooke Street West).

We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you.

Nathalie Cooke appointed new Associate Dean, ROAAr

The 麻豆AV Library and Archives is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathalie Cooke as new Associate Dean, ROAAr (Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives), for a three-year term beginning September 1, 2016.

Message of Pride from the Dean of Libraries

At the 麻豆AV Library and Archives, we embrace Pride, the LGBTQ community and diversity in general as a core value. It is my sincerest hope that each of our users, be they students, faculty, staff or the general public, feel a sense of acceptance and openness at each branch and embark upon their research and studies with these values in mind.

Downtime for Colombo ILL on Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Update, July 26, 10:50am: This morning's work on the Colombo ILL system is complete. There should be no more downtime. Please take note of the new Colombo ILL login URL: https://mcgill.vdxhost.com/zportal/zengine?VDXaction=HTTPXMLLogin.

OverDrive: new sign-in using 麻豆AV username coming July 14

New for 麻豆AV students, faculty, staff and alumni: Starting Thursday, July 14, 2016, you will be able to use your 麻豆AV username and password to sign into OverDrive to access e-books and e-audiobooks.

Library Blogs, Library Matters unavailable Wednesday, June 22, 8:30am to 9am

麻豆AV Library Blogs锘� and Library Matters锘� will be unavailable Wednesday, June 22, 2016 from 8:30am to 9am for maintenance.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Baroque Concert at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine

On Saturday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m., the Osler Library of the History of Medicine will host a concert featuring Vincent Lauzer as part of the 14th annual Baroque Festival. The concert will showcase听works for recorder by young Quebec composers with Baroque influences.

For more information about the Montr茅al Baroque Festival, please visit https://www.montrealbaroque.com.

Redpath basement converted to closed storage

Due to growing security concerns, the Redpath Library Building听basement became closed storage as of Monday, August 15, 2016. Users may request materials through the catalogue and we will accommodate requests as quickly as possible.听

RESOLVED: Issues with print holdings in the 麻豆AV WorldCat catalogue

Update, June 14, 2016: Technical issues with the display of the physical holdings in the 麻豆AV WorldCat catalogue have been resolved. Call numbers, locations and loan information should now display correctly for print items held by the Library.

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Summer shifting project at Schulich Library of Science and Engineering

Schulich Library of Science and Engineering is undergoing a major summer shifting project. We are currently shifting our collection in order to provide more study space on the fourth and fifth floors. We will be shipping over 55,000 titles to our storage facility at the Currie Gym.

Symposium: Celebrating Voltaire/ C茅l茅brer Voltaire, March 9, 2016

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Voltaire was a celebrity and a figure of controversy in the 18th century.听Famous for his wit and his advocacy of civil liberties, he remains the subject of much debate and discussion in the 21st century.听

On March 9, 2016, the 麻豆AV Library听and Archives welcomed a group of local and international scholars for a one-day symposium 鈥淐elebrating Voltaire鈥�.

Downtime for 麻豆AV WorldCat and 麻豆AV Full Text links, June 4-5

Due to scheduled maintenance, the following services and systems will be unavailable from June 4, 2016 at 9pm until June 5, 2016 at noon:

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The 麻豆AV Library's Islamic Lithographs digital Collection is now live

The Islamic Studies Library Collections at 麻豆AV include over 750 lithographed volumes printed in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century in the Middle East (Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey), North Africa (Morocco), and South Asia (India, Pakistan).

A war hero in our midst: The story of George Irvine Baillie

Have you ever noticed any of the 7 portraits hanging on the inside walls of the Schulich Library?听 Each portrait has captured a moment in that person鈥檚 life and invites us to find out the story behind the face.