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By students for students: celebrating student society support of Libraries

Thumbnail grid of student employees.

Students are at the heart of McGill Libraries. This Giving Tuesday, and always, we are grateful for student society support that helps improve services, collections, and spaces at McGill year in and year out. Past projects have included student employment, …

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Schulich Library’s Renaissance: Celebrating Knowledge & Community

Guests listening to special guest speakers at the Schulich Reopening Ceremony. Credit: Owen Egan

On October 30, in a great display of academic enthusiasm and community spirit, the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering celebrated its grand re-opening after a four-year renovation period with an event that left guests inspired and …

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An Update from Friends of the McGill Library Chair, Donald Walcot

From left to right: Lenore Harris, Louise Robertson, and Don Walcot at the McGill University Collections Centre holding up books in front of red wall.

The new academic year has already started, with students appearing, and reappearing, on campus, using our ten different library locations, and the terrasses outside! The nervous smiles, the obvious pleasure at being welcomed to such a student-friendly space, shows that the …

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Interview with Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries

Guylaine Beaudry smiling at the camera

Parlez-nous de votre histoire avec la bibliothèque. Qu’est-ce qui vous a attiré à McGill ?   J’ai une très belle histoire avec les bibliothèques de McGill pour différentes raisons. D’abord, comme étudiante, j’ai utilisé les bibliothèques depuis le cégep (à Marianopolis) …

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Welcome | Bienvenue

La version française suit As Dean of Libraries, it is my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to each of you as we embark on a new and exciting academic year. Whether you are a returning student, a faculty …

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Q & A with the Curators of “Design for the Global Majority”

water conservation and the mist experience

We got to know the curators of this exhibition a bit better. Here is a glimpse behind the scenes into the curatorial team that put together this exhibition. The exhibition is on through June 18th, so come and enjoy during …

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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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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & International Council on Archives turn 75

Black and white photograph of John Peters Humphrey.

By Lori Podolsky, Archivist, McGill University Archives “That there can be no peace unless human rights and freedoms are respected” (John Peters Humphrey, 1947) Archivists have long played a role in the preservation and management of human rights records and …

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Student Spotlight: Olivia Dalton at the McGill University Archives

Olivia Dalton smiling at the camera standing in front of bookshelves.

Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 100+ strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits.  Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …

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Student Spotlight: Maëlys Lemonnier at the McGill University Archives

Maëlys Lemonnier smiling at the camera standing in front of a bookshelf.

Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 100+ strong this academic year, McGill Library student workers gain valuable work experience while engaging in academic pursuits.  Student navigators, curatorial interns, special project assistants and student researchers …

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