Couched in Unintelligibility: Agonies of The Times
By Ronny Litvack-Katzman, Research Assistant, ROAAr Numbers, letters, and pseudonyms, reversed text, symbols, and foreign language words –the most infamous encrypted agony ads contained all these and more. Throughout the 19th century, ciphers and codes were a covert means for …Couched in Unintelligibility: Agonies of The Times Read More »
Student Spotlight: Mathem Maluak at McLennan-Redpath
Student employment in the McGill Library benefits the entire McGill community. At 135 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 …Student Spotlight: Mathem Maluak at McLennan-Redpath Read More »
Ephemeral expressions in the Madeleine Parent fonds
The finding aid for the Madeleine Parent fonds is now available on McGill’s Archival Collections Catalogue. The fonds of the labour and social activist holds countless narratives, from Parent’s union work and writings to the history of Canadian unionism. Moreover, …Ephemeral expressions in the Madeleine Parent fonds Read More »
A heartfelt thank you to McGill student leadership!
Student employment. Extended hours. Quiet pods. Open education resources. Reading nooks. 3D printers. Destress zones. Laptop lending kiosks. Video recording studios. The list goes on and on. The Library could not do what we do without the support of McGill …A heartfelt thank you to McGill student leadership! Read More »
A whole romance contained in four little lines: Introducing the Agony Column
by Ronny Litvack-Katzman, Research Assistant, ROAAr “A whole romance contained in four little lines”, “seven words [that] gave a three volume novel in a nutshell” — such are the descriptions that 19th-century commentators gave to the collection of personal advertisements …A whole romance contained in four little lines: Introducing the Agony Column Read More »
Campus Royalty
We spoke with royalty for this week’s episode of Voices from The Footnotes, our ROAAr library podcast. McGill royalty to be precise. Step back in time to 1949, 1951 and 1958, as Beryl Rapier, Dorothy Baxter and Rae Tucker Rambally …
Open Access Deal- Institute of Physics (IOP)
This winter is full of great open access news. Following on the heels of the Cambridge open access deal, we are excited to announce an OA agreement with the Institute of Physics (IOP). This agreement allows corresponding authors publishing in …
Archival Collections Catalogue interface tweaked for increase ease of use
by Anna Dysert, Associate Librarian, Archives and Manuscripts/Special Collections, Collection Services The McGill Library Archival Collections Catalogue has switched over to a more user-friendly interface to help users navigate archival descriptions. The fresh look will allow researchers to better visualize the relationships between records in a fonds or collection and move between record descriptions. …Archival Collections Catalogue interface tweaked for increase ease of use Read More »
Open Access Agreement | Cambridge University Press
McGill University Library is excited to announce the signing of an open access agreement with Cambridge University Press. McGill corresponding authors publishing with Cambridge’s journals have the option to make their work open at no cost. Eligible authors will receive …Open Access Agreement | Cambridge University Press Read More »
