New home!

This blog has now moved to http://blogs.library.mcgill.ca/polisci. Please update your links and feeds accordingly!

Fall office hours

Beginning September 8, my office hours will be every Wednesday from 13:30-15:30 in Leacock 324B (please note the time change from last year).

All Political Science students and faculty are welcome to stop by. Get help with:

• EndNote and other information management tools
• Library services (like interlibrary loan, ordering books)
• Starting a research project or literature review
• E-journals and e-books

If you’re a TA or lecturer, please remind your undergraduate students that they can contact me as well!
Feel free to contact me by e-mail or phone to set up consultations outside my office hours. I look forward to learning more about your research.

New location for Humanities & Social Sciences Library’s microforms reading room

The microforms reading room in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library will move to its new location, Room M2-37F, on the morning of Thursday, November 26. This new location is adjacent to the Government Information Service desk, making it easier for clients to seek assistance. Please note that the microform equipment will be unavailable during the move (8:00-13:00). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions about this, please ask us.

Library open overnight Nov 23 – Dec 20

Beginning the night of Monday, November 23 until Sunday, December 20 the Redpath main floor, as well as the Cyberthèque of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library will remain open overnight. A valid McGill ID card is required for access to the Library after 00:45.

The Nahum Gelber Law Library will be open until 2:00 am during this period. Access to the building after service hours is restricted to users with valid McGill photo ID cards.

The Schulich Library of Science and Engineering is currently open until 2:45 am from Monday – Thursday, until 10:45 pm on Friday, and until 11:45 pm on Saturday and Sunday. It will be open until 2:45 am everyday beginning December 1 until December 21. Access to the building after service hours is restricted to users with valid McGill photo ID cards.

For more information, please consult the Library’s Opening hours.

Chat with a librarian

I’m very fortunate to be attending the 2009 EDUCAUSE conference in sunny Denver, Colorado this week (…and then staying over a for a brief vacation!). I will not have office hours on November 9th, but in the meantime, you can contact another librarian for urgent research queries.

In fact, you can now chat with a McGill librarian using your favourite instant messaging client. Find us on GTalk (mcgilllib@gmail.com), MSN (ask.library@mcgill.ca), AIM (McGillLib), or Meebo (McGillLib). You can also simply use our website for live chat or e-mail questions.

The library is also on Twitter.

The Library Comes to You

Welcome to Library Notes for Political Science, a site designed to promote communication between the McGill University Library and the Political Science department.

Here you will find:

• links to new resources
• materials for use in the classroom
• announcements about library collections and materials

Comments and recommendations are welcomed.