Digitization is changing how students, academics and the general public interact with materials stored in the McGill Library. About 25% of these rare holdings are unique items that deserve to made more accessible to a wider audience. McGill is now …
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A library like no other
Sir William Osler was a true medical pioneer. Over the course of his distinguished career as a physician, professor, author, and bibliophile at McGill, the University of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins, and as Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, …
Favourite library spaces
“During my studies in the Faculty of Law, my favourite place in the Library was the third floor of the Nahum Gelber Law Library. I purposefully chose one of the study carrels on the west side of the building, so …
PGSS Family Collection: creating a welcoming library space for student parents and their children
We may not celebrate Family Day in Quebec but the McGill Library is taking a baby step in helping student parents keep their children happily busy in the Library. Through the PGSS Library Improvement Fund, the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill …
Successful inaugural year for Osler essay contest
By Sabrina Hanna Medical students at McGill today play a key part in the future of health care not only in Quebec, but across the globe. In the legacy and spirit of clinician, humanitarian and teacher William Osler, the Board …
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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 …
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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Fresh from the Farm
McGill’s Macdonald Campus Farm occupies over 200 hectares on the West Island of Montreal. In addition to supporting the teaching and research needs of the university community, it is also a working farm. In December, Natalie Waters and I asked …
The paws that refreshes… and eases end-of-term anxiety
The Dog-tor is in. While everyone at McGill is well aware that our Libraries provide support centred upon books, journals and databases, most people don’t realize that that support comes in all shapes and sizes – including furry, four-legged, tail-wagging …
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Seeing Students’ Ears Perk Up: A Comment on Teaching & A Book Review of Critical Library Instruction Theories & Methods
Teaching is one of my favorite intellectual activities. I believe it is a dialogue between the instructor and students, where complete silence from the audience is not allowed. I try to keep my audience from being silently passive at all …
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