McGill24 and the magic of giving
La version française suit. On March 11, #McGill24 is back for another year! By giving to the Libraries, whatever the amount, you can help spread the #McGill24 magic. Gifts that day will unlock challenge funds that will allow McGill Libraries …
Recap: Black History Month at the Libraries
This February, McGill Libraries marked Black History Month (BHM) with an event and displays that honoured Black excellence, scholarship, and storytelling – past and present. A highlight of the month was the book launch of Genius Unbroken: The Life and …
Manuscripts, metadata, and medical history: Announcing the digitized Harvey Cushing fonds
by Anna Dysert, Co-ordinator for Cataloguing and Metadata, Collections Services La version française suit. The former Osler Letter Index site served as a valuable resource for those wishing to explore correspondence to and from Sir William Osler. The Index has …
Adjustable Desks and Ergonomic Chairs Now Available at the Islamic Studies Library
We’re delighted to announce that the Islamic Studies Library has added four new height‑adjustable desks and four ergonomic chairs to our study space – made possible through the generous support of the Post‑Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS). The new adjustable desks …Adjustable Desks and Ergonomic Chairs Now Available at the Islamic Studies Library Read More »
Calling all Winter Carnival enthusiasts
Brisk February days bring to mind the fun, music, and community of McGill’s Winter Carnivals! The first one was in 1948 and subsequent events included athletic activities, ice sculptures, and much more winter fun. McGill University Archives have in their …
Colour Our Collections: McGill Edition
February is Colour Our Collections month – and even if it’s not formally organized this year (the last global campaign launched by The New York Academy of Medicine Library wrapped in 2024), that doesn’t mean that we can’t brighten up …
From Enssib to McGill Libraries: An interview with Paloma Juno
La version française suit. This fall, McGill University Libraries welcomed Paloma Juno, a student from l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (Enssib) in Lyon, France, for an enriching international internship. Her time at McGill came at …From Enssib to McGill Libraries: An interview with Paloma Juno Read More »
New program for community groups: Partner with McGill Libraries to digitize your heritage collections!
We’re excited to announce the launch of Community Digitization Partnerships, a new initiative from McGill Libraries’ Digitization Lab. These partnerships are designed to support Quebec-based community organizations, cultural institutions, and academic collaborators in preserving and sharing their heritage collections. Through this program, we’re offering two new …
Keeping McGill’s digital collections running smoothly: A Libraries IT-Services collab
Beginning in early 2024, McGill Libraries and IT Services faced an unexpected challenge: an overwhelming surge of automated web traffic directed at two of the Libraries’ major public platforms – eScholarship institutional digital repository for theses and open access materials, …Keeping McGill’s digital collections running smoothly: A Libraries IT-Services collab Read More »
