ProQuest will be performing maintenance to its ebook and database platforms on Saturday, August 18.
Ebook Central will be unavailable from 12pm to 5pm. ProQuest databases will unavailable from 10:00 pm for up to 8 hours.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
New for this Fall, visitors to the UU直播 Library听can now log in to specially marked computer workstations听using the login information available at individual stations. These designated computers can be identified by the yellow "Guest Only" label located on monitors and are located in each of our branch libraries.听听
UPDATE: August 13, 2018.
Hi everyone,
The Nahum Gelber Law Library is back to its regular operational hours, including after-hours access to authorized card holders. ALL washrooms, except for those on the main floor, are closed for repairs until further notice.
Due to flooding in听the Nahum Gelber Law Library听washrooms, the branch will be听closed on Friday, August 10 through Sunday, August 12.
On Wednesday, August 8, we upgraded our , resulting in a new, cleaner look for group study room booking at the Library.
After the upgrade, you may book up to two hours in a group study room by selecting from a pull-down menu once you have selected one time slot, rather than having to select each 30-minute time slot separately.
There is planned system maintenance to WorldCat Discovery online catalogue and search tool on Sunday, August 12, from 1:00am to 6:00 am. These services may be unavailable during that time.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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The UU直播 Library听upgraded听its main library catalogue (WorldCat)听August 6,听2018. We are conducting interviews to inform the changes that we are making and to better understand the needs of our users when searching the UU直播 Library catalogue(s).听听
The Library is seeking faculty members who are users of the library catalogue(s) to participate in semi-structured interviews about their use of the catalogue and to provide feedback on our upgraded catalogue.听听
Planned system maintenance on the Colombo servers will take place on Saturday, August 11, at 3:00am. The work is expected to last for up to 4听hours and UU直播 Colombo Interlibrary Loan service will not be available during this time.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
As part of the upgrade to WorldCat Discovery听on Monday, August 6, all course reserves for the 2018-2019 academic year are now听accessible solely on WorldCat Discovery.听
Course Reserves requests:听Please note that there is no change in the process for professors submitting course reserves for the upcoming academic year. Requests can听be made听here.
The new interface provides a number of benefits including:
Update July 20, 8:22am: WorldCat and other OCLC services now functioning normally.
WorldCat and other OCLC services are听currently down. This issue is affecting both WorldCat Local (our main library catalogue) and WorldCat Discovery (our catalogue upgrade), the "Chat with a Librarian" and "Email a Librarian" services,听the听E-journals A-Z听list, and Colombo ILL (our InterLibrary Loan service).
We are听monitoring the situation and will update this announcement with any new information we received.
Please note that on听Friday, July 20 from 7am to 3pm, the terrace facing lower field along the Redpath Library Building will be inaccessible due to tree removal.听
The terrace will be closed from the north end (Redpath Museum) to the terrace garden.听
Access to lower campus and the McLennan Library Building continues to be听accessible from McTavish Street. Two security agents will be on site to听redirect pedestrian traffic on McTavish street.听
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Early Friday night, July 13, firefighters were called to the McIntyre Medical Building to put out a fire on the听outdoor terrace. The evacuation procedure went smoothly and no injuries were reported. More details on this incident are available through UU直播鈥檚 central communications channels听here听(under news releases) and on the dedicated Faculty of Medicine page here.
听and听听will be unavailable Monday, July 16, 2018 from 8:00am to 8:30am for a scheduled WordPress upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
WorldCat maintenance is scheduled to start at听midnight and run through to 8:00am on Sunday, July听15, 2018.
Functionality for the Library catalogue as well as links from our Databases A-Z list may be impacted during this time.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Macdonald Campus Library is undergoing roof repairs that began in听early June of 2018.
The Library will be open but there will likely be additional noise. We have earplugs听on hand at the service desk should you need them. The windows听must remain closed as there will be dust and debris in the surrounding air.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
The Faculty of Education will be undertaking major renovation work in the former Education Library space where the Education Curriculum Resources Centre (ECRC) is located. The work is slated to begin Monday, June 18听and will continue throughout Summer and Fall 2018. Unfortunately, the nature of the work makes it impossible for the ECRC to remain open throughout the construction. As a result, the ECRC will be temporarily closed starting Saturday, June 16听until the end of the work.
