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From Énssib to McGill Libraries: An interview with Matthieu Tarpin

Matthieu Tarpin on McLennan-Redpath terrace

La version française suit. This Fall, McGill Libraries welcomed Matthieu Tarpin, a student from l’École nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques (Enssib) in Lyon, France. Matthieu shared insights into his experiences, the projects he’s tackled at McGill, …

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Deborah Ahenkorah on Her Journey as a MISt Fellow & working at the Libraries

Deborah Ahenkorah

Lire la version française Deborah Ahenkorah is one of the first recipients of McGill University’s Master of Information Studies (MISt) Fellowship for Black Students, an initiative designed to support and amplify the voices of students of Black heritage in the …

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Métis Medicine: Indigenous Health at Schulich Library

Ressa McMullen in front of Arts Building

Lire la version française By Ressa McMullen*, IMPRESS intern The Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) offers Indigenous undergraduate students from McGill or other Quebec post-secondary institutions, a unique experiential learning opportunity to conduct research with …

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Black History Month at McGill Libraries

Book Cover for The Long Road Home

Black History Month (BHM) at McGill “aims to celebrate and centre Blackness throughout the history, the present, and the future of McGill and beyond.” The 2024 installment is coordinated by the Equity Team within the Office of the Provost and …

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Black History Month at McGill Library

2023 marks the 7th annual celebration of Black History Month at McGill. Led by McGill’s Equity Office, “Black History Month at McGill brings together students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members through events held both in person and online. These …

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McGill’s Responses to Anti-Black Racism: New Web Archiving Project Goes Live!

By Adria Seccareccia, Library/Archivist, and Alexandra Kohn, Digital Collections & Copyright Librarian. Lire la version française What does preserving born-digital content look like? If you pictured a baby robot safely stored away for posterity in a virtual safe, we’re afraid you are not quite …

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