New Artworks in the Visible Storage Gallery
By McGill Visual Arts Collection Recently the Visual Arts Collection added a few new artwork to our Visible Storage Gallery on the 4th Floor of the McLennan Library. Let us introduce you to these artworks! Sharni Pootoogook, Square Dance, 2000, …
What Does one Eat When Cruising Through Quebec?
“Know Canada Better.” This was the tagline of a promotional booklet published by Canada Steamship Lines advertising its 1960 Vacation Cruises passing through the St-Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. Amongst these ships cruising that route was the S.S. Richelieu,” one of …
Food Day Canada August 5th
This August 5th taste something Canadian! Celebrate Canada Food Day this Saturday by shopping, cooking and eating Canadian. Chefs, farmers, and restaurants across the country will be celebrating Canadian food this Saturday. We suggest trying out this recipe for Angels …
Double Takes: A Brief History of Stereographs
Upon first glance, last month’s “Caption This” photograph may have instinctively prompted some to search for differences between two seemingly identical images. However, it wasn’t a “spot the difference” puzzle; it was, in fact, a stereograph. Stereography, a photography technique, …
New Open Access Guide Now Live
A PSA from the Scholarly Communications Committee Open access (OA) is the process of making research available online free of charge. This can include peer-reviewed articles, books, data, images, and other formats used to disseminate scholarly information. It is a …
Q & A with the Curators of “Design for the Global Majority”
We got to know the curators of this exhibition a bit better. Here is a glimpse behind the scenes into the curatorial team that put together this exhibition. The exhibition is on through June 18th, so come and enjoy during …Q & A with the Curators of “Design for the Global Majority” Read More »
Surprise, that’s my father!
We had a clear frontrunner for last month’s Caption This photo is from Marilyn Hayes. This photo, labelled as “Editor-in-Chief Annual ’32,” is from our McGill Archival collection. It is in fact a photo of Saul Hayes, then Editor in …
Stereographic Caption This, June edition
What would you Caption this photo? What do you notice about this photo? Send us your observations, thoughts, and, of course, Captions! Share your comments on and captions for this photo by tagging us on Twitter, Instagram, or by email …
Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri awarded 2023 McGill Library Excellence Awards
Congratulations go out to Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri, recipients of the 2023 Library Excellence Awards! This year Clara Turp, Systems Librarian, and Mutugi Gathuri, Software Developer, were awarded the Librarian Excellence Award and Staff Excellence Award respectively. Both Clara …Clara Turp and Mutugi Gathuri awarded 2023 McGill Library Excellence Awards Read More »
