Yearly Archives: 2013

Exhibit: Passion Pursued with Discipline: Prints Collection of Thomas W. Mussen

An exhibition in Rare Books and Special Collections   McLennan Library Building : 4th floor,  3459 rue McTavish Montreal Quebec Canada , H3A 0C9 Curated by Svetlana Kochkina, Liaison Librarian, Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University. From May-September 2013 Reverend Thomas W. Mussen …

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Exhibit: Legacies Denied: Unearthing the Visual Culture of Canadian Slavery

An exhibition in Rare Books and Special Collections McLennan Library Building : 4th floor, Rare Books and Special Collections, 3459 rue McTavish Montreal Quebec Canada , H3A 0C9 This exhibition and the accompanying catalogue emerged from a fourth year undergraduate Art History course, “Canadian …

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Summer Renovation Projects – McLennan-Redpath Complex

There are two projects that will be taking place over the course of the summer in the McLennan-Redpath Complex (Humanities and Social Sciences Library): McLennan Redpath Terrace Project – Phase 3 Timeline: June 3- November 30, 2013 The third and …

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Exhibit: Designing Doctors

Designing Doctors: An exhibition highlighting the contributions of physicians to hospital architecture at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine Curated by Prof. Annmarie Adams, Director, School of Architecture, McGill University McIntyre Medical Building : Osler Library of the History of …

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Making a Place for Young Audiences

This winter at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine saw two firsts: our first high school level class visit to the library and our participation in McGill University’s first Bring a Child to Work Day. Both events highlighted ideas …

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Farewell to the Class of 2013!

With exams finally over, many McGill students can look forward to their next academic milestone – convocation! Even though your studying days may be behind you, don’t forget that the library will still be there for you – for example, …

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April 22 is Earth Day

April 22 is the perfect day for us to focus on the environment.  The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, and is credited by many as starting the modern environmental movement.  Today, more than 1 billion people …

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Information Literacy Roundtable: Let’s Talk about Handouts!

On April 4, Katherine Hanz and Jill Boruff hosted the first Information Literacy Roundtable for McGill librarians.   This event, which will be held on a monthly basis, provides a forum for librarians to share their teaching materials and experiences with …

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Hoppy Spring!

   

Lending a hand (and other anatomical models) at the Life Sciences Library

Skeletons, hearts, brains, eyeballs and more have found a permanent home in the Life Sciences Library collection. These 3D anatomical models are available for members to borrow. Come by and say hello to Fred Skeleton, as staff affectionately call him, or …

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