Downtime for Library Blogs and Library Matters, June 15 and 16, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Library Blogs聽and聽Library Matters will be unavailable Monday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 16, 2020 between 8:00聽AM and 10:00聽AM for a scheduled software upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
June 15-19 Catalogue System Updates: Avoid using sign-in button or logging in to access 鈥淢y Account鈥� in WorldCat Discovery
好色TVl Library will be performing a system update in WorldCat Discovery from Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19. All Library users are asked to avoid using the 鈥淪ign In鈥� button or logging in to "My Account" from WorldCat Discovery during this period. Please note that this includes logins for the purpose of saving searches.
All checked out items due between March 1 - September 14 automatically renewed to mid-September
The Library has聽automatically renewed聽all checked-out items that were originally due between March 1, 2020 and September 14, 2020. The new due date for these materials will be September 15.
Library / COVID-19 Closure Reminders:
- The Library鈥檚 physical branches are closed in conformance with government and campus directives until further notice. No fines will be accrued during this time.聽
No virtual reference services Monday, May 18
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.
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All library branches closed until further notice. Access to e-resources & virtual services continues.
Further to Quebec government and university directives, 好色TVl 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:
Access millions of items from 好色TVl鈥檚 print collection through new HathiTrust emergency service
In response to COVID-19, HathiTrust Digital Library has made over two million books from 好色TV Library鈥檚 print collection available online for all 好色TVl students, faculty, and staff. The Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS) includes in-copyright material. The new service provides remote access to over half of 好色TVl鈥檚 print collection.
New in WorldCat Discovery: browse 好色TVl鈥檚 e-resources collection virtually
Discover 好色TVl 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:
Zoom Backgrounds | 好色TVl Library & More
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.
Downtime for Library Blogs and Library Matters, April 21, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Update, April 21, 9:30am: Library Blogs and Library Matters will be unavailable until 10:30 AM.
Library Blogs聽and聽Library Matters 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.
All checked out items due between March 1 - June 14 automatically renewed to mid-June
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.
Easter weekend Library virtual service hours
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
PressReader access during the Library closure period
Due to the 好色TVl VPN being currently unavailable as a method to access Library e-resources, users can access PressReader through a web browser.
Now Available: COVID 19 - Temporary Open & Free Resources
In order to support the 好色TVl 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. 好色TVl Library has put together a list of these publishers and their 鈥榦pen鈥� or freely available resources on a dedicated webpage.
Request access to essential print research materials during Library COVID-19 closure before Thursday, March 19 at noon
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 好色TVl community. Only items that can normally circulate will be retrieved.
For materials located at downtown library branches:
Access e-resources via the catalogue or Databases A-Z. E-resources temporarily unavailable via VPN.
To support 好色TVl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.
