Roy States in his office

Spotlight on Roy States

Roy States wore many hats - an activist, a historian, a soldier, and a collector of books. His trailblazing began long before he walked McGill’s halls, and his legacy continues to inspire students through his collection on Black Canadian History. Read more in this new biographical sketch.

Year in Review: Most searched & borrowed resources of 2023

Calling holiday revelers! The Library’s got your back with electronic wonders 24/7, no matter where you are in the world. Articles, e-books, e-journals, newspapers, databases, libguides, e-book displays – content comes in all shapes and sizes. During the holiday break, …

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Illustration Methods; Curator Comments from Detecting an Anxious Gaze

Get a peek behind the scenes with a series of posts from the curators of the Exhibition: "Detecting And Anxious Gaze; The Victorian World in Flux"
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By students for students: celebrating student society support of Libraries

Students are at the heart of McGill Libraries. This Giving Tuesday, and always, we are grateful for student society support that helps improve services, collections, and spaces at McGill year in and year out. Past projects have included student employment, …

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Guests listening to special guest speakers at the Schulich Reopening Ceremony. Credit: Owen Egan

Schulich Library’s Renaissance: Celebrating Knowledge & Community

On October 30, in a great display of academic enthusiasm and community spirit, the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering celebrated its grand re-opening after a four-year renovation period with an event that left guests inspired and …

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Abstract artwork by Gordon Webber

Exhibition Review : Forgotten! Scott, Brandtner, Eveleigh, Webber: Revisiting Montreal Abstraction of the 1940s

By Alexis Janssen, BA Art History. McGill Visual Arts Collection ARIA Intern (2022) Museum Database Assistant (2023) Forgotten! Scott, Brandtner, Eveleigh, Webber: Revisiting Montreal Abstraction of the 1940s closed at the Musée de Joliette last January, and is currently on …

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Françoise Sullivan at 100

Updated January 31, 2024 “Avant tout la danse est un reflexe, une expression spontanée d’émotions vivement ressenties. | More than anything else, dance is a reflex, a spontaneous expression of intense emotion” Françoise Sullivan, “La Danse et L’espoir.” Refus Global. …

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Open Access Week Interview: Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies

Finishing our Open Access Week interview series, the Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies. Responses provided by Associate Editor, Philip Gooding. Why do you think it’s important for your journal to be open access? As the first scholarly journal dedicated …

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Open Access Week Interview: Journal of the Council for Research on Religion

Continuing our Open Access Week interview series the Journal of the Council for Research on Religion. Responses provided by Dr. Amanda Rosini. Why do you think it’s important for your journal to be open-access? Open-access journals are vital within academia …

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Open Access Week Interview: McGill Journal of Education

To kick off Open Access Week 2023, we are pleased to interview with one of the open access journals in McGill Library’s scholarly publishing program: McGill Journal of Education. Keep an eye out for more interviews to come! Why do …

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