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Thomson OnePass Migration coming in 2 weeks
Thomson Reuters has informed us that their current authentication method, OnePass, is being migrated to Thomson Reuters Account – a new authentication system. Their migration of OnePass accounts is scheduled to being in 2 weeks (around December 22).
At this time, each OnePass user will receive a notification in OnePass instructing them to transition their login information to Thomson Reuters Account. All users will need access to their email and their current OnePass password to migrate their account successfully.
Learn more about Thomson Reuters Account here so you can prepare and know what to expect when it is time to migrate your profile. There is also a 2-minute video guide that demonstrates the migration process.
December 10, 2025
Due to scheduled maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable at the following time: December 13, 2025, 22:00 ET - December 14, 2025 00:00 ET.
Important Update: Changes to McGill Libraries' Digital Resources
Read the latest news from McGill Libraries concerning changes to some digital resources.
August 28, 2025
New Interface for CPS from Canadian Pharmacists Association
The CPA has released a new interface for their CPS site which provides information on medications and drug safety and administration.
August 28, 2025
OverDrive to sunset legacy app for Fire tablets
As part of their transition to the Libby app, OverDrive are to sunset their legacy OverDrive app for Fire tablets on January 31, 2025. After this date, the legacy OverDrive app sunset will be complete on all platforms. Users with Fire tablets running Android 9 or higher can install the Libby app instead.
December 2, 2024
Access to OverDrive audiobook content
OverDrive now offers web-streaming access to audio books via the Libby web platform or OverDrive website (use “Listen in browser”). Downloads for offline listening using Libby's mobile app available for supported Android, iOS, or Amazon Fire devices.
November 18, 2024
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Qwest TV preserves diverse live performances, covering the evolution of jazz and beyond — representing funk, soul, hip-hop, folk, indie, electronic, blues, and other eclectic world genres. Co-created by Quincy Jones & Reza Ackbaraly, this unique collection of highly curated titles makes timeless concerts and global music accessible for research, teaching, and learning.
Collection is migrating permanently from Accessible Archives to History Commons. Publications included: The Canadian Observer, The Christian Recorder; The Colored American; Frederick Douglass’ Paper; The Freedmen’s Record; Frederick Douglass Monthly; Freedom’s Journal; The National Era; The Negro Business League Herald; The North Star; Provincial Freeman; Weekly Advocate.
The Olympic Movement presents a documentary record of the origins, expansion and growth of the Olympic Games, and the global history of sport. Through a broad range of sources including correspondence, official reports, newsletters and film footage, researchers can chart the history of sport and its relationships with culture, society, business, media and politics between the 1890s and 1990s.
AI powered search engine for academic research searching over 200 million academic papers, and using language models to help find, understand, and synthesize peer-reviewed literature. To access the trial version of Consensus, users must create an account with their McGill email address.
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