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Timeless Core: Library student handbooks 90 years apart

Colourful geometric graphic that says Welcome Bienvenue

By Ardyne Cara Aguilar, Student Marketing Projects Assistant at the McGill Libraries and U2 student in the Faculty of Arts, majoring in Psychology with double minors in Behavioral Science and Management. As the new academic year unfolds, McGill University is …

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Interview with Guylaine Beaudry, Trenholme Dean of Libraries

Guylaine Beaudry smiling at the camera

Parlez-nous de votre histoire avec la bibliothèque. Qu’est-ce qui vous a attiré à McGill ?   J’ai une très belle histoire avec les bibliothèques de McGill pour différentes raisons. D’abord, comme étudiante, j’ai utilisé les bibliothèques depuis le cégep (à Marianopolis) …

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Welcome | Bienvenue

La version française suit As Dean of Libraries, it is my great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to each of you as we embark on a new and exciting academic year. Whether you are a returning student, a faculty …

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Orientation Now & Then

Library table at Discover McGill (Molson Stadium), 2019

Orientation activities at McGill Library come in all shapes and sizes. Over the years the Library has participated in “meet & greets”, tours, workshops, scavenger hunts, tabling events, ice cream socials, service fairs, games, photo booths…even physical exhibits for war …

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Welcome, bienvenue! An interview with Dean Colleen Cook

Colleen Cook in a red t-shirt at her desk waving to the camera

By Maya Willard-Stepan, Outreach Assistant, Humanities & Social Sciences Library With 12 branches and more than seven million items, the McGill Library is one of the largest – and most enjoyed aspects of our university. No one knows this better …

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What I Wish I Knew, My Advice to You…

Laptop and light box on desk with the words "McGill Library can help!""

By Camille Blaise, 2020 McGill Faculty of Arts graduate and Communications Assistant at the McGill Library While student life looks different right now, by the time some of you are in your graduating year (trust me it goes by fast), …

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Pictograms to the rescue: a behind-the-scenes look at promoting the Library

By: Malika Tamim* When I started working in the Communications Office at the Library this summer, I was quite excited to hear that I would be working on the marketing campaign for this year’s Library orientation but I didn’t know …

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Do you have what it takes?

This time of year is a flurry of activity here at the Library as we gear up for orientation. Every year, first year and returning students are invited to take part in numerous branch-wide orientation workshops and tours where participants …

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