This time of year is a flurry of activity here at the Library as we gear up for orientation. Every year, first year and returning students are invited to take part in numerous branch-wide orientation workshops and tours where participants …
Yearly Archives: 2013
A blog for every taste
Ever wonder what makes a library tick? From music to law, Islamic studies to engineering, rare books to management, the McGill Library has a blog for almost everyone! Whether it’s getting details on branch-specific services or the scoop on a …
Gone fishing!
Published in 1888, Artificial Flies and How to Make Them by M.A. Shipley may be just what you are looking for if you are in the mood for some summer fishing. This McGill digital title is a great DIY guide …
Exhibit: The Alcuin Society Awards For Excellence In Book Design In Canada 2012
McLennan Library Building : main floor, 3459 rue McTavish Montreal Quebec Canada , H3A 0C9 On July 2013 Free entrance. Accessible during opening hours. Since 1981 the Alcuin Society has sponsored the only national competition for book design in Canada. Each year, …
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LibQual 2013 Survey winners announced
From March 11 to the end of April, the McGill Library launched LibQUAL+ Survey, an online questionnaire of user satisfaction open to students and faculty. This is the 9th time the Library has conducted LibQUAL+ since 2001. In the past, …
Voltaire is in the house
Moving day came early at the library today. A collection of rare and special materials by and about Voltaire made its way into the McLennan Library Building today. What is this all about? Stay tuned. Library Matters will fill …
The Green Wall at McLennan
Every year, a committee of McGill students works with the Development & Alumni Relations office (DAR) to plan and market a fundraising campaign. This campaign is called Class Action. It is geared towards the graduating class, so they can make …
Lucy Frenette & Maya Kucij winners of the 2013 McGill Library Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2013 McGill Library Excellence Awards. The awards recognize outstanding contributions and exceptional leadership to McGill’s continued success and in advancing the mission of the Library. Maya Kucij, Liaison Librarian at the Education Library & …
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Happy Birthday, McLennan Library!
Today the McLennan Library is 44 years old. It was officially inaugurated on June 6th, 1969. Coming soon to Library Matters: an article on the history of the land the McLennan Library sits on.
“Great neurosis” at the Osler Library: A noteworthy acquisition in the field of 19th century psychiatry
The Osler Library recently acquired the work Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtrière. Service de M. Charcot. Published in Paris by Les Bureaux du progrès medical between 1876-1880, this three-volume book is by Desiré Magloire Bourneville (1840-1909) and Paul-Marie-Léon Regnard (1850-1927), …
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