Fresh from the Farm
McGill’s Macdonald Campus Farm occupies over 200 hectares on the West Island of Montreal. In addition to supporting the teaching and research needs of the university community, it is also a working farm. In December, Natalie Waters and I asked …
Maple Syrup and Maple Sugar
It’s almost that time of year again! Read all about it in this McGill Digital Title: Quebec standard products : maple syrup and maple sugar. Published in the 1920s by the Maple Sugar Producers of Quebec, this book includes recipes contributed by …
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 …
Symposium: Meetings with Books: Raymond Klibansky, Special Collections and the Library in the 21st Century
“Meetings with Books: Raymond Klibansky, Special Collections and the Library in the 21st Century” Many if not most rare book libraries have a long and complicated history of acquisitions that reflects the varied interests of collectors and benefactors, of librarians …
Random Acts of Baklava Kindness
By: Merika Ramundo The McGill Library gets millions of visits a year but for many staff members, students, and faculty that work and study at the McLennan-Redpath Complex, one visitor has made his mark as the most generous bringer of …
Exhibition: Strokes and Hairlines
Elegant Writing and its Place in Muslim Book Culture. An Exhibition in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University.
Coming Soon: Group Study Space at the Education Library
Anyone who has visited the Education Library & Curriculum Resources Centre in the middle of the day knows that it can be a busy (and often very noisy) place to study. Much of the work done by Faculty of Education …Coming Soon: Group Study Space at the Education Library Read More »
