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.
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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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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, …
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 …
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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Get Your Office Plants On
Here is a heads up on an interesting initiative that has sprouted up at McGill: The Greening Indoor McGill Initiative (GIMI). GIMI is on a mission to promote indoor plants in work and study spaces on campus. They have a …
Energy Dashboard
By Margaret Blandford McGill’s Energy Dashboard is a tool offered by a Vancouver firm, Pulse Energy. It is a cloud-based platform to visualize building energy performance online, in real time. The plan is to raise awareness in the McGill community on energy consumption …
Books on Books on Books
Originally posted in the Mcgill Student Blog Connect Books on Books on Books. Sometimes I visit my friends at smaller universities. They show me around their campuses, pointing out different dorms, lovely manicured quads, the library. “Wait,” I say. “THE …
Post-Christmas Sustainability
By Blair Trelinski The holidays might be over, but those heartfelt gifts that missed the mark are still around. Here are a few suggestions for how to get rid of that sweater from fashion-backward Aunt Gertrude, or the sombrero from …
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