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Mapping a History of the Battle of Arras

Sébastien de Beaulieu (1612-1678) Cartographer/Illustrator, French Jean Frosne (1623-1676) and Nicolas Cochlin (1610-1678) Engravers, French  The Battle of Arras, 1654, Engraving, 225 x 200 cm McGill Visual Arts Collection, 1984-002

by Hugo Barsacq-Camard, Undergraduate Student Intern, McGill Visual Arts Collection On the second floor of McGill’s Faculty Club, hangs a massive historical map that was printed in 1654. The lower two-thirds of the 225 x 200 cm engraving is a …

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Student Spotlight: Katie Carleton at the McGill University Archives

Katie Carleton smiling at the camera 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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Open Research Symposium Recap

Large room of people, waiting for the start of the Open Research Symposium

On April 4, McGill Library hosted an event dedicated to all things open! Nearly 50 students, researchers, and staff attended the event. Attendees learned about launching open access journals, sharing experiments, saving data, publishing registered reports among others. View presentations …

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Register now! Open Research Symposium

Join us for a free, half-day symposium dedicated to all things open! Open data, open access, open methods, and open science. Hear from researchers about how they integrate open into their practices. The event will take place Tuesday April 4, …

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Artwork Highlight: La Tarea by Leticia Tarragó

Etching, by Leticia Tarragó featuring a girl sitting at a table with a large figure behind her.

By Kiana Vakily, Museum Database Intern, McGill Visual Arts Collection La Tarea, meaning “homework” in Spanish, is a print by Mexican artist Leticia Tarragó. Born in Veracruz in 1940, Tarragó first studied in Mexico City where, at the age of …

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“Can you spot where we left our snowshoes?”

group of men in the snow

For the February edition of Caption This, we opted to be thematically consistent and chose another postcard from Montreal Import Co.’s  “Canadian Sport Series” which depicts a group of uniformed men gleefully bouncing their peer. Inspired by the caption of …

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Light Therapy for the Winter Blues

Light therapy lamp on desk surrounded by books and pens.

Are the grey days and early sunsets getting you down? Borrow light therapy lamps from the McGill Library! The lamps were made possible thanks to the support of the Arts Undergraduate Library Partnership Committee. Current McGill students, faculty, and staff can borrow …

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

Octagon Room featuring wood panels, bookshelves, and stained glass.

Hello, Here it is already, my third year as Chair of the Friends of the McGill Library! How quickly the time has passed, and how lucky I feel to be involved with this truly exceptional library system, which I believe …

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New Year, New Caption This!

New Year, New Caption This! The January weather inspired us to start 2023 off with an ode to the winter season, and what better to represent the freezing cold with than ice? This month’s Caption This put the spotlight on …

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Canadian Science Publishing: Open Access Deal

McGill corresponding authors publishing with five Canadian Science Publishing journals now have the option to make their articles open access at no cost. Eligible titles: Biochemistry and Cell Biology Canadian Journal of Physics Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology Genome …

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