/channels/taxonomy/term/17313/all en /channels/channels/news/starting-april-4-two-factor-authentication-2fa-required-access-library-booking-system-338757 <p>Starting April 4, booking a <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/services/studyareas/group" title="/library/services/studyareas/group">group study room</a>, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/services/innovation-commons/3d-printing" title="/library/services/innovation-commons/3d-printing">3D printer</a>, or the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/services/innovation-commons/one-button-studio" title="/library/services/innovation-commons/one-button-studio">One Button Studio</a> through the library website will send users to authenticate vi</p> Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:52:24 +0000 webfull 179210 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ezproxy-login-page-changes-coming-october-27-333436 <p>Off-campus Library users who need to access an electronic resource through the Library website, Sofia discovery tool (黑料不打烊 catalogue), or through the "黑料不打烊 Library Full Text" links in Google Scholar, are asked to log in to <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/services/connect/ezproxy-faq">EZProxy</a> with a 黑料不打烊 username and password before accessing the resource.</p> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:48:03 +0000 webfull 173152 at /channels /channels/channels/news/now-live-renewed-interface-sofia-331840 <p>Sofia, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 bilingual catalogue is evolving! As of July 14, you will be able to explore the new interface of Quebec university libraries鈥� discovery tool. This renewed interface is more user-friendly and offers several improvements:</p> <p>- Redesigned ergonomics for smoother and more intuitive navigation</p> <p>- New intelligent request processing feature that displays the document which is the easiest to access</p> <p>- Search terms underlined in yellow</p> <p>- Optimization of accessibility for the visually impaired</p> <p>- New icon for the Chat service</p> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:36:27 +0000 webfull 171525 at /channels /channels/channels/news/two-factor-authentication-2fa-required-access-library-account-may-31-2021-331086 <p>聽</p> <p>Starting Monday, May 31, 2021, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) will be required when users sign in to their Library account. This step mirrors the log-in process required for other campus systems (e.g. email/Microsoft 365, Minerva, My Courses, VPN, etc.).</p> <hr /><p>Please note:</p> Mon, 17 May 2021 13:46:57 +0000 webfull 170630 at /channels /channels/channels/news/modification-uptodate-landing-page-over-ezproxy-328098 <p>In order to provide users with an integrated CME (Continuing Medical Education) option as well as ensuring the latest security for our proxy server access, 黑料不打烊 and UpToDate will be slightly modifying the landing page for UpToDate via EZproxy starting on February 1, 2021.</p> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:25:22 +0000 webfull 167337 at /channels /channels/channels/news/retrieving-materials-bci-institutions-not-possible-due-covid-19-service-disruptions-323175 <p>黑料不打烊 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. This includes a unified catalogue or聽<a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/about/shared-platform">Library Shared Services Platform (SSP)</a> that will provide access to more than 20 million documents across the 18 collections and is supported by OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WorldCat).</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:13:01 +0000 webfull 161874 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cancellation-notice-sent-users-who-placed-holds-323142 <p>This week, 黑料不打烊 Library staff members will begin to check-in items that have been returned during the closure period. In order to begin this process, the 黑料不打烊 Library staff members will cancel all holds and requests placed on 黑料不打烊 items.</p> <p>Users who have placed a hold on a returned item will get a notice indicating that their hold has been cancelled.</p> <p>Please note that users will be able to place new holds once the Library is open and items can be made accessible for browsing.</p> <hr /><p>We apologize for the inconvenience.聽</p> Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:14:18 +0000 webfull 161833 at /channels /channels/channels/news/access-issues-escholarshipmcgill-322762 <p>We have received reports that some users are having trouble accessing <a href="http://escholarship.mcgill.ca/?locale=en">eScholarship@黑料不打烊.</a></p> <p>The site continues to be accessible, however, we advise users having聽issues to select from two troubleshooting options.</p> <p>聽</p> <p>OPTION 1</p> <ul><li>Clear their browser cache and cookies. For a list of instructions for each browser see: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clear-your-cache-on-any-browser">https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clear-your-cache-on-any-browser</a></li> </ul><p>聽</p> <p>OPTION 2</p> Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:33:15 +0000 webfull 161362 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-worldcat-discovery-browse-mcgills-e-resources-collection-virtually-321871 <p>Discover 黑料不打烊 Library鈥檚 e-resources collection serendipitously online through WorldCat Discovery鈥檚 new 鈥淏rowse the Shelf鈥� accordion tool.</p> <p>To use the browse option, access WorldCat Discovery, open the detailed view of the item record, and click 鈥淏rowse the Shelf鈥�.</p> <p>Please note:</p> Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:32:02 +0000 webfull 160371 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pressreader-access-during-library-closure-period-321378 <p>Due to the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/channels/news/access-e-resources-catalogue-or-databases-z-e-resources-temporarily-unavailable-vpn-321164">黑料不打烊 VPN being currently unavailable as a method to access Library e-resources</a>, users can access PressReader through a <a href="https://proxy.library.mcgill.ca/login?url=https://www.pressreader.com/catalog">web browser</a>. A <a href="https://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/c.php?g=620920&p=4324477">workaround is available</a> to authenticate the PressReader mobile app via EZproxy with the creation of a personal PressReader account.</p> Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:15:04 +0000 webfull 159831 at /channels /channels/channels/news/request-access-essential-print-research-materials-during-library-covid-19-closure-thursday-march-19-321165 <p><em><strong>Update, March 19, 12:00 pm: </strong>The request period is now over.</em></p> <hr /><p>The Library is offering a one-time retrieval service聽for research print materials from all downtown libraries to members of the 黑料不打烊 community. Only items that can normally circulate will be retrieved.</p> <p>For materials located at downtown library branches:</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:16:39 +0000 webfull 159599 at /channels /channels/channels/news/access-e-resources-catalogue-or-databases-z-e-resources-temporarily-unavailable-vpn-321164 <p>To support 黑料不打烊鈥檚 closure, the campus is making some technical changes to the VPN to allow it to scale up for a larger number of users. A side effect of these changes is that most electronic resources will not be accessible via the VPN for the time being.</p> Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:09:58 +0000 webfull 159598 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-partners-bci-coalition-17-other-quebec-universities-implement-three-digital-317928 <p>黑料不打烊 Library is happy to announce a partnership with the <a href="https://biblios-uni-qc.org/">Bureau de coop茅ration interuniversitaire (BCI)</a> and a coalition of 17 other Quebec universities to provide the Quebec scholarly community with access to three digital platforms:</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:24:45 +0000 webfull 157696 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-mac-operating-system-and-endnote-compatibility-300920 <p>Sometime between September and November of this year, Apple is releasing their new operating system, Catalina. Unfortunately, this new operating system <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436">will not support 32-bit</a> applications - this includes Endnote. Endnote is <a href="https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/article/EndNote-for-Mac-macOS-Catalina-Compatibility?language=en_US">aware of the problem</a> and is working on a major update so that Endnote X9 for Mac will continue to work. This update is not yet available.</p> Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:01:47 +0000 webfull 153470 at /channels /channels/channels/news/resolved-catalogue-issue-loss-availability-brief-results-non-electronic-content-300668 <p><strong>Update, September 17, 2019</strong>: The issue affecting brief availability display in the <a href="http://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/discovery">catalogue</a> has been resolved. All brief results and Reserves records now display availability information correctly.</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:53:28 +0000 webfull 153175 at /channels