Recent Posts
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Thu Oct 18th, 2018
مدونة مكتبة الدراسات الاسلامية في جامعة مكغيل
REAL: Repository of the Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Documents and materials from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Library and Information Centre invaluable collections are being digitized, and made available through t... MORE ► -
Mon Oct 15th, 2018
The McLennan Post
New School Supplies Vending Machine
If You Want It Come and Get It The Humanities and Social Sciences Library is proud to present their new School Supplies vending machine in the Première Moisson ... MORE ► -
Mon Sep 17th, 2018
The Turret
Science Literacy Week Reading
In honour of Science Literacy Week (This week! September 17th-23rd!) the McGill Libraries have put together an amazing array of events and exhibits. Check out events, ... MORE ► -
Tue Aug 28th, 2018
Law Library Blog
New Exhibition: Nahum Gelber Law Library: 20 Years
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the current home of the McGill Law Library. This spectacular building named after one of our alumni and generous donor, Nahum Gelber... MORE ► -
Fri Jul 6th, 2018
Rare Books and Special Collections at McGill
The RBSC blog has moved!
We've moved our blog over to Library Matters, where we will be posting content alongside our McGill Library colleagues. Reading Room of the Redpath Library in 189... MORE ► -
Mon Jun 18th, 2018
De re medica
We're moving!
A charlatan speaking to a crowd. Donation of Mr. William H. Helfand. The Osler Library Prints Collection. Image # OPF001044. De re medica is moving and we promis... MORE ► -
Mon Mar 19th, 2018
Management at the Library
Update
I'll be leaving McGill at the end of March to take a position at the MacOdrum Library at Carleton University in Ottawa. Accordingly, I won't be updating this blog a... MORE ► -
Thu Dec 21st, 2017
The Dark Room
2017 year in review: Digitization
As 2017 comes to a close, the McGill Library has become the forefront in digitization. Not only has the library embarked on more systematic digitization projects, it h... MORE ► -
Tue Oct 24th, 2017
Flipside: behind the scenes at the Marvin Duchow Music Library
The Score's the Thing: Humour and the Absurd in the Music of Brian Cherney: new exhibit
The Marvin Duchow Music Library’s latest exhibition entitled, The Score’s the Thing: Humour and the Absurd in the Music of Brian Cherney celebrates the Canadian co... MORE ► -
Wed Jun 28th, 2017
APPpropos - The McGill Library Mobile Apps Blog
Google Translate to the rescue
Screencap of Google Translate in action (speech recognition from English to Italian) This spring, when my cousin asked me to quickly translate my uncle's eulogy ... MORE ► -
Thu Oct 2nd, 2014
E-Science Institute @ McGill
A world of possibilities
This past summer, McGill Library staff members got together to participate in an exercise introduced at the 2014 E-Science Institute capstone event. Everyone was ask... MORE ► -
Tue Apr 8th, 2014
The Chapbook Digitization Project
Celebrating the Digitization of McGill Library’s Chapbook Collection: An exhibition of British and American chapbooks
Celebrating the Digitization of McGill Library’s Chapbook Collection: An exhibition of British and American chapbooks This exhibition celebrates the creation of the... MORE ►