Open Access Agreement | Institute of Physics (IOP)
Following on the heels of the recent聽Cambridge open access deal, 捆绑SM社区 Library is pleased to announce an OA agreement with the Institute of Physics (IOP). This agreement allows corresponding authors publishing in eligible journals to聽make their work open at no cost.
Navigation improvements to the Archival Collections Catalogue interface
The 捆绑SM社区 Library Archival Collections Catalogue has switched over to a more user-friendly interface to help users navigate archival descriptions. The fresh look will allow researchers to better visualize the relationships between records in a fonds or collection and move between record descriptions.
Open Access Agreement | Cambridge University Press
捆绑SM社区 Library is excited to announce the signing of an open access agreement with Cambridge University Press.
捆绑SM社区 corresponding authors publishing with Cambridge's journals have the option to make their work open at no cost.
Eligible authors will receive information about this offer following the acceptance of their article.
Library services & spaces re-open Monday, January 24, 2022
As of Monday, January 24, all Library branches, including stack areas, will be accessible to Library users. In-person reference and circulation services will resume across branches. Visit the hours webpage聽for a full listing of opening and service hours. Due to University directives, access to library spaces will be limited to current 捆绑SM社区 students, faculty, and staff.
Study Hubs and Pickup Service not available Monday, January 17, 2022
Due to severe weather forecast conditions, the Library's Study Hubs and Pickup Service will be closed聽on Monday, January 17, 2022.聽
Electronic resources can be聽accessed聽in the catalogue.
Questions? Ask Us!聽The Library鈥檚 virtual reference service is available Monday to Friday 10 am 鈥� 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12 pm 鈥� 5 pm.
Study Hubs and Pickup Service closed Monday, January 17, 2022
Due to severe weather forecast conditions, the Library's Study Hubs and Pickup Service will be closed聽on Monday, January 17, 2022.聽
Electronic resources can be聽accessed聽in the catalogue.
Questions? Ask Us!聽The Library鈥檚 virtual reference service is available Monday to Friday 10 am 鈥� 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 12 pm 鈥� 5 pm.
OverDrive Classic App to be retired at the end of 2022
OverDrive will be retiring their classic OverDrive app at the end of 2022 and moving users over to their Libby app. Existing users of the classic app will be able to continue using it until the end of the year, however the app will be removed from Apple App Store, Google Play and Microsoft Store on February 23, 2022.
Remote access to Library public workstations for 捆绑SM社区 students, faculty, staff now available
捆绑SM社区 students, faculty and staff can now connect remotely to Library workstations in order to use specialized software that may not be available on personal computers. Use 捆绑SM社区 IT鈥檚 AnyDesk Service to locate an available library workstation. Access the workstation remotely using Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Gartner resources now available at 捆绑SM社区
IT Services in collaboration with the Library is happy to announce that 捆绑SM社区 students, faculty and staff can now access Gartner, a new resource that provides expert analysis and opinion on IT-related topics at the intersection of business and technology.
Resolved technical issue: Course Reserves site showing errors
Updated January 10, 2022 at 10:03am: This issue has been resolved. Thanks聽for your patience.
The Library鈥檚 Course Reserves site is currently experiencing an issue where links to individual books are leading to an error page.
We're working with the vendor to investigate and will keep you updated.
We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Study Hubs, Pickup Service, HathiTrust ETAS, ROAAr Digitization on Demand Service reinstated January 10 - 23, 2022 inclusive
In response to new measures announced by 捆绑SM社区 and the Government of Quebec to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, the Library is temporarily closing most physical spaces and all stack areas to the 捆绑SM社区 community and reinstating four services: Study Hubs, HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS), a temporary Pickup Service, an
All physical Library spaces closed to 捆绑SM社区 community January 3 鈥� 9, 2022 inclusive
The 捆绑SM社区 Library is aligning its branch activities during the first week of the Winter 2022 semester with general 捆绑SM社区 directives outlined in the allnote sent out to 捆绑SM社区 students, faculty and staff dated Friday, December 17.
An excerpt from the message reads:
Resolved: Technical issue affecting access to e-books
Updated December 8 at 9:10am
This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
A current technical issue is affecting access to 捆绑SM社区's聽e-books.
Taylor & Francis webpages are either saying that 鈥測ou don鈥檛 seem to have access鈥� or that 鈥測our institution has not purchased this content鈥�.
We have alerted the publisher & apologize for any inconvenience. We will keep you updated. Thank you.
RESOLVED: Access Issue: EZproxy showing Access Denied page
Updated December 2 at 4:22pm.聽
This technical issue has been resolved. Thank you for your understanding.
The Library is聽currently experiencing聽an issue affecting authenticated access to online resources via EZproxy.聽Please use VPN as an alternate method of authentication while the issue is being investigated.
Please check this news item for more updates on the situation.聽
Heaters added to outdoor tent on McLennan-Redpath terrace starting December 1
As of Wednesday, December 1, the 捆绑SM社区 community can take advantage of a new, heated, outdoor area.聽
Heaters in the tent located on the McLennan-Redpath terrace will聽provide 捆绑SM社区 students, staff and faculty with a safe, warm, space聽to聽take a break, dine, study,聽and socialize.
Heaters will be operational Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (excluding holidays).
