Using the Libraries

A limited number of desktop computers are available to use at each of our library locations.

Campus Wi-Fi networks can also be accessed using laptops and other mobile devices anywhere in the libraries.

Library computer labs are open to students at select locations when not in use for instruction.

See specific library for equipment details

UM students may borrow a laptop from the lending locker at the Elizabeth Dafoe Library on the entrance level across from the Brown Lab.  The loan period is 4 hours.

Learn more about laptop lending.

UM students may borrow a portable charger from the kiosk in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library or from the kiosk in the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library.  The loan period is 4 hours.  Borrowers must provide their own cord or cable.

Learn more about portable charger lending.

Print

• Printing is available in open libraries.
• You can use one of the Libraries' computers or print from your mobile device.
• Your library print account is associated with your UMNetID (student card).
• To print you will need to add funds to your Library Print account. You can login and manage your Library Print account online, from anywhere, at any time.

Library Print instructions

Scan

• Flatbed scanners are available in most libraries.
• There is no cost for scanning.

Photocopy

• Photocopying is available in:
  - Eckhardt Gramatté Music Library
  - Elizabeth Dafoe Library
  - Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library
• To photocopy you will need to add funds to your Library Print account. You can login and manage your Library Print account online, from anywhere, at any time.

Using your library account

All regular University of Manitoba students, faculty, and staff are given a personal library account and have access to library collections.

Sign in to My Library Account

Sign in to your account to:

• Request physical items that are available in the Libraries' collection and pick them up at one of our locations or pickup lockers.
• Access online resources such as databases and eBooks.
• View and make changes to items you currently have checked out, such as renew physical books.
• Save item records to the "My Favorites" list when using Library Search, allowing you to access this content at a later time.
• Check account balance and pay fines.
• Create or change your pincode.

Learn about My Library Account

Library borrowing privileges, such as the number of items you can checkout or request, will depend on your user group (Faculty/Staff, Student, Alumni, etc.).

Learn more about borrowing and item use

All libraries have self-checkout kiosks that you can use to borrow library materials.

Try the Self-Checkout app

UM Libraries Self-Checkout app also allows you to checkout materials using your personal device from wherever you are in the library.

Download the Android app

Download the Apple app

If the self-checkout kiosk in your location is not working, and library staff are unavailable, please use the app.

Students living outside of Winnipeg and enrolled in the following areas are eligible for off-campus mailing services:

• Distance and Online Learning
• Distance Delivery Social Work Program
• Certificate Programs
• Graduate Students
• Campus Manitoba

For current students living within Canada (excluding Winnipeg), materials will be distributed with a postage-paid return label. If you are studying outside of Canada, however, it’s your responsibility to cover return postage fees.

Off-Campus Services Request Form