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      1. Birks Reading Room
        1. About the Birks Reading Room
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      2. Education Curriculum Resources Centre
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      3. Humanities and Social Sciences Library
        1. About
        2. Activities
          1. 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Little Free Libraries (LFL)
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        3. Spaces
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        4. Staff
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      4. Islamic Studies Library
        1. About
        2. Staff
        3. Virtual tour
      5. Macdonald Campus Library
        1. About the Macdonald Campus Library
        2. Seed Library
          1. Seed library catalogue
          2. Register
          3. Borrow seeds
          4. Return seeds
        3. Staff
        4. Virtual tour
      6. Marvin Duchow Music Library
        1. About
        2. Audiovisual Archives of the Marvin Duchow Music Library
        3. Staff
        4. Virtual tour
      7. Nahum Gelber Law Library
        1. About the Nahum Gelber Law Library
        2. Staff
        3. Virtual tour
      8. Osler Library of the History of Medicine
        1. About William Osler
        2. About the Osler Library
        3. Plan your visit
        4. Awards and grants
          1. Dr. Dimitrije Pivnicki Award in Neuro and Psychiatric History
          2. Dr. Edward H. Bensley Osler Library Research Travel Grant
          3. Mary Louise Nickerson Travel Grant
          4. Michele Larose – Osler Library Artist-in-Residence Programme
          5. Molina Foundation Osler Library Medical Student Research Awards
        5. The Pam and Rolando Del Maestro Family William Osler Medical Student Essay Awards
          1. Past winners
        6. Exhibitions and lectures
        7. Friends of the Osler Library
        8. Osler Library Newsletter
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      9. Rare Books and Special Collections
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        2. Book Arts Laboratory
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        3. Copying & reproduction
        4. Key resources
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        6. Research grants
          1. 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ David Hume Research Travel Grant
            • Recipients
          2. Raymond Klibansky Collection Research Grant
            • Recipients
        7. Special collections
        8. Staff
        9. Tours and Class Visits
      10. Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering
        1. 3D Printing
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          1. Mossman Collection on the History of Science and of Ideas
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        4. Off-campus access to 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Libraries' e-resources for hospital affiliates
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  • Using the libraries
      1. Welcome to the 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Libraries
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      3. Art and distinctive collections
        1. Digital collections
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        3. 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Archives
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          4. Staff
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        4. Music special collections
          1. Osler special collections
            1. Anatomical atlases
            2. Bibliotheca Osleriana
            3. Frank Dawson Adams Collection (geology, mineralogy, volcanology, and paleontology)
            4. Norman Bethune Collection (Osler Library Archival Collections - P156)
            5. Osler Library Almanac Collection
            6. Paris Medical Theses Collection
            7. Sir William Osler Collection
            8. Wilder Penfield Archive (P142)
          2. RBSC special collections
            1. Archival collections and manuscripts
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            3. Canadiana
            4. History of ideas
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            9. Political and regional history
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        5. Article/chapter scan service
        6. Borrowing from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Libraries
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    • Research services
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        11. Web Archiving
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        13. eScholarship@9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Open Access Repository
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          4. 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ student research legacy project
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    ILL lending to external libraries

    • What we lend
    • How to request an ILL from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ
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    What we lend

    TypeLoanCopy*
    Monographs6-week loan
    (Please note: We are not able to lend e-books.)
    Chapter copy*
    Serials6-week loanArticle copy*
    Audiovisual6-week loan-
    Microforms6-week loan (in-library-use)Article/chapter copy*
    Government documentsNo loanArticle/chapter copy*
    Pre-1900No loanArticle/chapter copy* or full digitization may be possible if out of copyright
    Rare Books and Special CollectionsNo loanArticle/chapter copy* or full digitization may be possible if out of copyright
    ReferenceNo loanArticle/chapter copy*
    Course reservesNo loanArticle/chapter copy*

    Dissertations and theses: Search for 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ theses and dissertations. eScholarship@9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ is a digital repository which provides open access to thousands of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ theses and dissertations that are available in a digital format.

    ILL Lending policies of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Libraries may be consulted at:

     
     

    * Important copyright information

    Scanned articles and book chapters are copied and supplied in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act. Works obtained through this service are protected by copyright and may only be used for the purpose of education, private study or research or as further provided for under fair dealing. In general, the guidelines for amounts that may be copied are:

    • 20% of a work
    • 1 entire chapter of a book (as long as it does not total more than 20% of the book)
    • 1 entire article from a journal
       

    How to request an ILL from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ

    • PBUQ libraries
    • OCLC WorldShare Resource Sharing
    • Libraries with an ISO-compliant system
    • Other libraries

    PBUQ libraries

    Submit ILL requests in Tipasa to LGG.


    OCLC WorldShare ILL/Tipasa

    Send to LGG.


    Libraries with an ISO-compliant system

    Please contact the peb.admin [at] pbuq.ca (PBUQ PEB admin) to ensure the interoperability of your system with Tipasa.


    Other libraries

    Submit ILL requests using the . Select 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Library.

    Please note, you may only submit your request to one Quebec university library. If you wish to submit your request to another PBUQ library, please fill out the form again.

    Important note: Creating your institution's account

    Partner institutions must have an account to use this form to request materials from PBUQ members. A single account will be created for each institution. Before submitting your first request:

    1. .
    2. Activate your password following the instructions in the activation email you will receive from notices [at] e2.worldcat.org (notices[at]e2[dot]worldcat[dot]org). If you don’t receive it, please check your spam folder. Registration to use the new form will take a few days.

    If you have any questions about your account, please email adresses-peb-l [at] pbuq.ca (adresses-peb-l[at]pbuq[dot]ca).

    Prices and invoicing/ Prix et facturation

     

    There is a supplementary $10 fee for rush orders. / 10 $ supplémentaires pour le traitement urgent d’une demande.

    Invoicing is done semi-annually: June to November sent in January; December to May sent in June. / La facturation se fait semestriellement : juin à novembre envoyé en janvier ; décembre à mai envoyé en juin.

     

    CanadaLoans / ±Ê°ùê³Ù²õCopies
    9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Teaching Hospitals / Bibliothèques des hôpitaux d’enseignement de 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·ÑNo charge / Pas de fraisNo charge / Pas de frais
    PBUQ / OCUL / COPPUL / CAAL-CBPANo charge / Pas de fraisNo charge / Pas de frais
    Health related institutional libraries affiliated with a Quebec university (Laval, Sherbrooke and UdeM) / Bibliothèques d’établissements de santé dûment affiliés à une université québécoises (Laval, Sherbrooke et UdeM)$5.00 per document / 5,00 $ par document$5.00 per article / 5,00 $ par article
    Agreement between Canadian Academic Law Libraries on ILL / Entente sur le PEB parmi les bibliothèquesde droit universitaires canadiennesAccording to agreement / Selon l'ententeAccording to agreement / Selon l'entente
    Other not-for-profit libraries and institutions (unless a local agreement applies) / Autres bibliothèques et établissements à but non lucratif (à moins d’ententes particulières)$25.00 per document / 25,00 $ par document$25.00 per article / 25,00 $ par document
    Other for-profit libraries and institutions (unless a local agreement applies) / Autres bibliothèques et établissements à but lucratif (à moins d’ententes particulières)$35.00 per document / 35,00 $ par document$35.00 per article / 35,00 $ par article
    Outside Canada/Hors CanadaLoans / ±Ê°ùê³Ù²õCopies
    United States - academic and not-for-profit libraries/ États-Unis - bibliothèques académiques$25.00 per document / 25,00 $ par document$25.00 per article / 25,00 $ par article
    United States - for-profit libraries/ États-Unis - bibliothèques et établissements à but lucratif$35.00 per document / 35,00 $ par document$35.00 per article / 35,00 $ par article
    Outside North America - academic and not-for-profit libraries/ Hors Amérique du nord- bibliothèques académiquesNot applicable / non applicable$25.00 per article or 2.5 IFLA coupons / 25,00 $ par article ou 2.5 coupons d'IFLA
    Outside North America - for-profit libraries / Hors Amérique du nord- bibliothèques et établissements à but lucratifNot applicable / non applicable$35.00 per article or 3.5 IFLA coupons / 35,00 $ par article ou 3.5 coupons d'IFLA

     

    Delivery methods

     

    Articles and chapters are sent as PDFs via Article Exchange.

    We ship loans to Canadian libraries via Canada Post.

    We ship loans to the USA via courier.

    Unfortunately, we do not ship loans overseas.

     

    Renewals

     

    Please request renewals via your ILL system if possible.

    Libraries without an ILL management system, please ill.library [at] mcgill.ca (email us) at ill.library [at] mcgill.ca (ill[dot]library[at]mcgill[dot]ca).

     

    Returns

    Send returns to:

     

    Central Interlibrary Loan Service
    9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ Libraries
    550 Sherbrooke Street West, West Tower
    6th Floor
    Montreal, QC H3A 1B9

    514-398-4731

     

    For international libraries only: please ship by courier/international shipping services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, DHL). Please indicate a value of less than $10.00 on any customs forms.

    Please include the following label on international packages sent to 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ ILL (LGG):

    Attention: Revenue Canada
    Tariff/Tarif 9993.00.00
    GST/TPS Code 51
    International loans between libraries
    (International Act of 1978)
    No commercial value: any value stated is for insurance purposes only

    Lost/missing items

    Replacement Charges

    Cost of item + $50.00 processing fee

    Dissertations

    If you are looking for theses and dissertations from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ, you may find them in digital and physical formats.

    Electronic access

    (Open-access resource)

    Search for 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ theses and dissertations. eScholarship@9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ is a digital repository which provides open access to thousands of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ theses and dissertations that are available in a digital format.

    Printed copies

    Search the for print thesis availability. You can search for theses in the catalogue and limit by format: Book > Thesis, Dissertation. Regular loan print theses may be borrowed via interlibrary loan.

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