McGill Medical Librarian Honoured

The Margaret Ridley Charlton plaque and monument has been installed outside the entrance to the McIntyre Medical Building at McGill. Margaret Ridley Charlton was the first Assistant Librarian at the McGill Medical Library and a founder of the Medical Library …

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Seeing Students’ Ears Perk Up: A Comment on Teaching & A Book Review of Critical Library Instruction Theories & Methods

Teaching is one of my favorite intellectual activities.  I believe it is a dialogue between the instructor and students, where complete silence from the audience is not allowed.  I try to keep my audience from being silently passive at all …

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Conference Report: IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Librarians from around the world gathered for the annual IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Helsinki, Finland (August 2012). Since 1928, IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) has provided the opportunity for colleagues from public, academic, and …

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