A graduate student who is no longer registered because of non-compliance with the Time Limitation Policy but who requires access to library resources to complete their thesis can obtain borrowing privileges and extend access to library e-resources.

Your faculty administrator or thesis advisor should send either an email or signed letter, specifying the extension’s end date, to the head librarian at the appropriate library location. For Humanities and Social Sciences Library, the email or the letter should be sent to hsslloans.library [at] mcgill.ca (hsslloans[dot]library[at]mcgill[dot]ca).

To get your access to library e-resources extended, you should have an active 51³Ô¹ÏÍøemail address. If your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøemail address has expired, your faculty administrator or thesis advisor should request its reactivation from 51³Ô¹ÏÍøIT services prior to requesting access to library e-resources.

For print borrowing privileges, you must then register for a 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing card and select the PhD extension category.

51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing Cards

51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing Cards are valid in all 51³Ô¹ÏÍølibraries, subject to the borrowing policies of individual collections.

A 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing Card may only be used by the person to whom it is issued.

Fines or other sanctions are imposed for late returns and cards may be cancelled if misused.

Note: Registering for a 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing Card does not provide remote access to the Library’s electronic resources to those not already eligible, nor does it give you access to all library services and resources.

To register for a 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing Card:

Complete the .

Visit the Service Desk at any 51³Ô¹ÏÍølibrary location except the Rare Books & Special Collections Library or the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Archives.

Please note that your regular 51³Ô¹ÏÍøborrowing account and your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing card are two separate accounts that are not connected to one another.

Your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing card account will have a different password from your regular 51³Ô¹ÏÍøaccount. You will be sent a link to set the password for your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing card after you submit your application for the card.

When signing in to your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing card account:

Access your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing card account

Sign in to your : select "Login with a barcode". Use the barcode on your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Borrowing Card (begins with 290), and the password you selected during the registration process.