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Call for Applications | Michele Larose – Osler Library Artist-in-Residence Programme

Detail from Bourdon's silk painting (ca. 1678) illustrating the neurovascular anatomy of the respiratory system.

La version française suit. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Michele Larose, artist and paediatric neuropsychiatrist who trained in psychiatry and child psychiatry at McGill and in visual arts at Curtin University in Australia, the Osler Library of the History …

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Celebrating winners of the 2025 McGill Libraries’ Staff Excellence Awards

Steve Blaise (left) and Mila Bozic Erkic (right) smiling in front of a red McGill Libraries banner.

La version française suit. Congratulations to Steven Blaise, Customer Service Coordinator and Mila Bozic Erkic, Head Library Clerk at the Nahum Gelber Law Library, recipients of the 2025 Staff Excellence Awards! The award honours the extraordinary service, important efforts, and achievements …

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Celebrating the inaugural Friends of the Libraries Student Awards

Award winners Julia Couture and Sara-Alba Gonzalez Pepe with a red Friends of the Library banner.

La version française suit. On Monday, April 28, students, library staff, and Friends of the McGill Libraries members gathered together in celebration of the inaugural Friends of the Libraries Student Library Award winners. The awards are generously supported by the Friends of the Libraries …

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Chris Burns appointed Director of Rare Books and Special Collections

Chris Burns

La version française suit. McGill University Libraries are delighted to welcome Chris Burns as the new Director of Rare Books and Special Collections. Burns has served at the University of Vermont’s Silver Special Collections Library since 2001, where he held …

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Natalie Waters appointed Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship

Natalie Waters

La version française suit McGill University Libraries are pleased to welcome Natalie Waters as the new Associate Dean, Research & Scholarship, on a five-year term, ending November 2029. Natalie Waters has been leading the Research and Scholarship team on an …

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Celebrating winners of the 2024 McGill Library Excellence Awards

Mary Hague-Yearl and Bozena Latincic holding framed awards.

La version française suit. Congratulations go out to Mary Hague-Yearl & Bozena Latincic, recipients of the 2024 Library Excellence Awards! The Osler Library of the History of Medicine, named in honor of the renowned physician, McGill graduate, and professor Sir …

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Celebrate Homecoming 2023 with the Library

Flag on McGill Arts Building against blue sky

Make the Library your happy place during Homecoming! (Re)connect with the McGill community this fall with a masterclass, special events, branch tours, exhibits and more. Our 2023 Homecoming programming has something for everyone. We hope to see you there! Special …

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New Open Access Guide Now Live

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A PSA from the Scholarly Communications Committee Open access (OA) is the process of making research available online free of charge. This can include peer-reviewed articles, books, data, images, and other formats used to disseminate scholarly information. It is a …

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Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri awarded 2023 McGill Library Excellence Awards

Mutugi Gathuri and Clara Turp smiling at the camera in front of red panels.

Congratulations go out to Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri, recipients of the 2023 Library Excellence Awards! This year Clara Turp, Systems Librarian, and Mutugi Gathuri, Software Developer, were awarded the Librarian Excellence Award and Staff Excellence Award respectively. Both Clara …

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McGill Library launches Missing Voices Website & Lost Voices Podcast

Gwillim sketch, purple heron

Le français suit McGill Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Missing Voices: South Asian Perspectives on The Gwillim Archives website and Lost Voices podcast, developed with funding from the Digital Museums Canada investment program. As museums, libraries, and archives around the world confront the …

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