Please note that virtual reference services聽will not be available on Monday, May 18, 2020 in observance of Victoria Day / La Journ茅e nationale des patriotes.
Reminder: All library branches and study/workspaces, including print stations, on both campuses, are closed until further notice. Please check the聽Frequently Asked Questions page聽for current information on library-related matters during the 捆绑SM社区 COVID-19 closure.
Further to Quebec government and , 捆绑SM社区 campuses will be closed聽except for necessary activities. As a result, all library branches on both campuses are closed until further notice.
The Library has聽implemented聽the聽following initiatives during the closure period:
In response to COVID-19, has made over two million books from 捆绑SM社区 Library鈥檚 print collection available online for all 捆绑SM社区 students, faculty, and staff. The includes in-copyright material. The new service provides remote access to over half of 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 print collection.
Discover 捆绑SM社区 Library鈥檚 e-resources collection serendipitously online through WorldCat Discovery鈥檚 new 鈥淏rowse the Shelf鈥� accordion tool.
To use the browse option, access WorldCat Discovery, open the detailed view of the item record, and click 鈥淏rowse the Shelf鈥�.
Please note:
Secret study spots, sun-lit nooks, silence in the stacks 鈥� we miss it all. Most of all, we miss seeing our users. So we created some library-themed and campus Zoom backgrounds to help the community feel connected while working remotely. Access all our backgrounds on our .聽 Please feel free to share your 捆绑SM社区 background experience with us on聽听辞谤听.
Update, April 21, 9:30am: Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable until 10:30 AM.
听补苍诲听 will be unavailable Tuesday, April聽21, 2020 between 7:30聽AM and 9:30聽AM for a scheduled server migration.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Library has聽automatically renewed聽all checked-out items that were originally due between March 1, 2020 and June 14, 2020. The new due date for these materials will be June 15.
Library / COVID-19 Closure Reminders:
- The Library鈥檚 physical branches are closed in conformance with government and campus directives through May 1. No fines will be accrued during this time.
- If you have questions about your library account or our online services, please contact us.
Please note that during the Easter long weekend聽virtual reference services will not be available on:
- Good Friday:聽April 10
- Easter Sunday:聽April 12
- Easter Monday: April 13
Virtual reference services will be available on Saturday, April 11 from 12-5PM.聽
Reminder: All library branches and study/workspaces, including print stations, on both campuses, are closed until May 1.
Due to the 捆绑SM社区 VPN being currently unavailable as a method to access Library e-resources, users can access PressReader through a . A to authenticate the PressReader mobile app via EZproxy with the creation of a personal PressReader account.
In order to support the 捆绑SM社区 community and it聽moves聽towards remote instruction & learning聽during the COVID-19 crisis, many publishers are offering some or all of their e-resources freely for a period of a few months. 捆绑SM社区 Library has put together a list of these publishers and their 鈥榦pen鈥� or freely available resources on a dedicated webpage. While not exhaustive, the Library聽will continue to add resources to this page as we find out about them.
Update, March 19, 12:00 pm: The request period is now over.
The Library is offering a one-time retrieval service聽for research print materials from all downtown libraries to members of the 捆绑SM社区 community. Only items that can normally circulate will be retrieved.
For materials located at downtown library branches:
To support 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 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.
Updated March 23, 2020
Further to Quebec government and university directives, 捆绑SM社区 campuses will be closed until May 1. As a result, all library branches on both campuses will be closed until May 1.
As a result of the closure, the Library is implementing the聽following initiatives:
Starting March 10th, the LibQUAL+ survey will be emailed to a random sample of 捆绑SM社区 students as well as to all professors, instructors, research assistants, and research associates in the Faculties of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine, and Science (including associated schools in these faculties).
Several Library websites will be unavailable for approximately 15 minutes between 6 AM and 7 AM tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 20, 2020 for scheduled maintenance.
The following sites and services will be affected:
