News
Henry Giroux: “A writer should cause trouble”
Henry Giroux has donated his archives to McMaster University Library, providing a glimspe into the life and work of one of the world's most influential public intellectuals.
Events
Open in Action: Open Access Week at McMaster
McMaster University Libraries invites you to a series of events scheduled from October 20 to 28. Check the Schedule at a Glance for an overview of the week's activities, or the Full Schedule for more detailed event information.
Resources
New and waiting to be discovered!
Every year, the McMaster libraries add tens of thousands of new books, e-books, journals, and online resources to the collection, spanning the wide range of subject areas that the libraries support.
It can be challenging for faculty and students to keep up as new items flow into the library each day, but there’s a tool built into the Library Catalogue to help everyone do just that.
Meet McMaster's new Writer-in-Residence: Monday Sept. 26
The McMaster community and members of the public are invited to join McMaster's new Writer-in-Residence, Christine Pountney for a welcome reception and reading to take place at the Hamilton Public Library, Central Branch on Monday, September 26, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Science Literacy Week 2016
From September 19-25, celebrate the wonder of science. Learn more about the many events taking place on campus and in the Hamilton community.
Wi-Fi Improvements in Mills and Thode Libraries
Over the summer, the Library funded the installation and upgrading of new and existing Wi-Fi access points in both Mills and Thode Libraries.
Everything on Paper Will be Used Against Me: Quantifying Kissinger: Sept. 30
Visiting scholar Micki Kaufman will discuss how she is using digital research methods and data visualization techniques to study the Digital National Security Archive (DNSA)’s Kissinger Collections which detail the former US National Security Advisor and Secretary of State’s correspondence during the period 1969-1977.
Your MAC ID: Keeping Your 'Digital Key' Safe and Secure
With the start of a new term upon us, the McMaster University Library is encouraging new and returning students to adopt stronger digital security practices.
Your MAC ID is your personal digital key to unlocking access to expensive databases and journals and other licensed content offered through the University Library.
Treat your MAC ID as you would treat your online banking:
Update: Completed - Crane work closes some areas of Mills Library
Several areas of Mills Library will be unavailable on Thursday August 25th, as a precautionary safety measure while some very large crane work related to HVAC replacement is taking place just outside the building.
Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Available!
McMaster University Library is pleased to offer a travel scholarship for one McMaster graduate student to attend OpenCon 2016.
Coming Soon: Makerspace @ Thode Library
This fall, McMaster’s Faculty of Engineering and University Library will be launching a makerspace in Thode Library, a new interdisciplinary experiential learning space where the McMaster community can gather to create, invent and learn.
Off-Campus Access and Medportal
In our ongoing efforts to strengthen security and improve access to our extensive library of licensed content, the University Library, in collaboration with the Health Sciences Library, is disabling the single barcode access, commonly used by Medportal users to access library e-resources, and replacing it with a MAC ID login.
