Colombo ILL downtime, April 16 and April 23
Access to the Colombo Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service will be unavailable, due to scheduled server migrations:
Saturday, April 16, 2016  from 2:00am-6:00am (with a possible extension to 12:00pm) Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 2:00am-6:00am (with a possible extension to 12:00pm)We apologize for any inconvienience.
Michele Larose - Osler Library Artist-in-Residence Programme is now accepting submissions
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Value: $6,000
Application Deadline: June 1, 2016.
The Â鶹AV Library and Archives launched its new Research Commons with a day of interactive demos
March 30, 2016 was the official launch of the new Research Commons, a technology-enhanced, collaborative space that brings together services and resources to support researchers. The launch included demonstrations of the 3D printers, presentations of the video wall and opportunities to try out the virtual reality headset.
Important message about security and public computers
It recently came to light that keylogger devices, used to log every key pressed on a keyboard, were found on some public computers at Concordia University. These devices put the privacy and security of user information at risk.
Macdonald Campus Library extended hours - spring 2016
From March 16 to April 28, 2016, the Macdonald Campus Library will be offering extended hours.Â
In addition to its regular hours, the Library will be open: Monday to Thursday from 6 to 10pm and Saturday from 12 to 8pm.
RESOLVED: Colombo ILL unavailable
March 16, 5:00pm - The issues affecting access to Colombo ILL have been resolved. Colombo access has been restored and is functioning as expected.
March 16, 2:00pm - Access to the Colombo Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service is currently unavailable.
DynaMed Plus trial now available until March 31, 2016
The Â鶹AV Library and Archives now has a trial for DynaMed Plus from EBSCO in addition to our subscription to DynaMed.
DynaMed Plus was released in 2015. Here is a short description of its features:
Library Blogs, Library Matters unavailable Thursday, February 18, 8:30am to 9am
Â鶹AV Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 8:30am to 9am for maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
February 14, 1am to 2am - Off-campus authentication for Library e-resources, login to Colombo ILL unavailable
Off-campus authentication for access to Â鶹AV Library e-resources and login for Colombo ILL will not be available Sunday, February 14, 2016 starting at 1:00am for up to 1 hour, due to scheduled maintenance to Â鶹AV login services.
RESOLVED: Problems with links to Library e-resources
Update, Friday, January 22, 4:35pm: The problems with links to Library e-resources appear to have been resolved. OCLC has brought our EZproxy server back online, and links are working as expected once again.
Library Blogs, Library Matters unavailable Friday, January 22, 8am to 9am
Â鶹AV Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable Friday, January 22, 2016 from 8am to 9am for maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
RESOLVED: Problems with JSTOR links in the Library Catalogue
Update, January 20, 4:30pm: Previously reported problems with JSTOR links in the WorldCat Catalogue have been resolved. Links to JSTOR journals should now resolve properly.
eScholarship@Â鶹AV, eTheses and other locally hosted material unavailable January 11, 7am to 7pm
Update, January 12, 10:00am: All affected resources are now available.
Update, January 11, 6:00pm: The server migration is now complete, however some services are not yet accessible and may be unavailable until later than expected tonight.
Currently available:
All Library branches will be closed December 24, 2015 through January 3, 2016
All Â鶹AV Library branches will be closed December 24, 2015 through January 3, 2016. To learn more about the opening hours of a specific branch, please click here.
We look forward to seeing you in the new year.
Improvements to the Library home page on mobile devices
The display of the Library home page has been updated to improve how it displays when viewed on (smaller) mobile devices. The main search box is more user-friendly and the three main categories of links are in collapsible sections in order to make the site easier to navigate.