Katie Carleton smiling at the camera in front of a bookshelf.

Student Spotlight: Katie Carleton at the McGill University Archives

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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April 19, 2023

The Making of Moments in Time

Explore collection highlights featured in the historically minded, family-friendly (and pretty!) new “Moments in Time” card game developed by staff members and students at ROAAr.
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April 18, 2023
esquisse moshe safdie

A Deep Dive into the Moshe Safdie Archive

The story of Moshe Safdie’s professional practice and student works can be found in his archive. Now this incredible body of work has made its way home to where it all started – McGill. Tellina Liu, Archivist & liaison librarian for the Moshe Safdie Archive, walks us through past, present, and future moments of engagement with the collection.
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April 17, 2023
spider poem set on press

Charlotte A. Cavatica

Learn more about the process behind Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Planning) Chris Buddle’s recent hands-on visit to McGill’s Book Arts Lab where spinning mixed art inspired by a most memorable storybook character was more than child’s play.
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April 17, 2023
Large room of people, waiting for the start of the Open Research Symposium

Open Research Symposium Recap

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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April 11, 2023
Alexander Norton III sitting at a desk in front of a computer in the Music Library smiling at the camera.

Student Spotlight: Alexander Norton III at the Marvin Duchow Music Library

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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April 5, 2023
three mischievious boys

April Caption This – Library Mischief

We had a clear winner for this month’s Caption this photo. Thanks to Gordon Roback for a spot-on bit of library mischief. Our monthly Caption This post invites fun, invites interaction, and invites engagement. It is of course a completely …

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March 30, 2023

A for Archives, B for Books and Beyond: A New Video Series by ROAAr

Labiba Faiza and Jacquelyn Sundberg How does one consult a book from the 1400s without breaking its delicate spine? Which kind of gloves are best for handling century-old photographs? If you don’t know, ROAAr has you covered with its new …

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March 30, 2023
Mashall Hameed smiling at the camera, standing in front of bookshelves.

Student Spotlight: Mashall Hameed at the McGill University Archives

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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March 30, 2023
Gwillim sketch, purple heron

McGill Library launches Missing Voices Website & Lost Voices Podcast

Le français suit McGill Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Missing Voices: South Asian Perspectives on The Gwillim Archives website and Lost Voices podcast, developed with funding from the Digital Museums Canada investment program. As museums, libraries, and archives around the world confront the …

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March 28, 2023

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