Monthly Archives: June 2023

New! Zeutschel Zeta Overhead Scanner in McLennan

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By Scott Goldstein and Joel Natanblut

Starting in June 2023, the McGill Library is piloting a new overhead scanner called the Zeutschel Zeta, currently available on the first floor of McLennan near the uPrint machines. In addition to incredibly high-quality scans, the Zeutschel Zeta has great features, including the ability to automatically remove fingers captured during the scanning process, auto-crop or manual crop functions, removing/ reorganizing scanned pages and output to JPG/ TIFF/ PDF with automatic OCR text recognition in numerous languages, and more.

The Zeta overhead scanner is a large machine sitting on a desk with an open book sitting on top of the scanner. Beside the machine is a digital image of the book being scanned.

No need to bring a flash drive as scans can be emailed to any email address you designate or uploaded to Dropbox.

Try it out and let us know what you think! Submit feedback using this online form: https://www.mcgill.ca/library/contact/askus/suggestionform. Thank you.

Redpath Book Display: Quebec Fiction

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by Kristen Howard and Michael David Miller

Whether you have summer travel plans or will enjoy a staycation, grab a novel or play set in La Belle Province to celebrate la Fête nationale (June 23)! This month’s bilingual book display celebrates fictional stories — ranging from romances to murders — set here in Quebec.

In the mood for a vintage mystery? Try David Montrose’s 1951 The Crime on Cote des Neiges, the first in a mystery trilogy.

Love historical fiction? Then Beverley Boissery’s Sophie’s Treason (available in print and as an eBook) is for you!

In the mood for a romance? Check out Zoe Whittall’s Bottle Rocket Hearts or Jeffrey Moore’s Prisoner in a Red-Rose Chain.

Whatever your favourite genre, enjoy your summer reading!

For the full list of titles on display, check out our bibliography here. 

Cover of The Crime on Cote des Neiges
Cover of Sophie's Treason
Cover of Prisoner in a Red-Rose Chain

Que vous ayez des projets de voyage pour l’été ou que vous prévoyez de ne pas voyager pendant les vacances, prenez un roman ou une pièce de théâtre se déroulant dans la Belle Province pour célébrer la Fête nationale (23 juin) ! Cette exposition de livres bilingues met en vedette des histoires – allant des romances aux mystères – qui se tiennent au Québec.

Est-ce que vous vous intéressez aux histoires historiques ? Essayez Em par Kim Thúy.

Est-ce que vous voulez savoir en plus sur le Red Light District de Montréal ? Ramassez La Shéhérazade des pauvres par Michel Tremblay.

Ou, essayez-vous une classique québécoise : Volkswagen Blues par Jacques Poulin.

Quel que soit votre choix, profitez de vos lectures d’été !

Pour obtenir la liste complète des titres exposés, consultez notre bibliographie ici.

Couverture de em par Kim Thuy
Couverture de La Shéhérazade des pauvres par Michel Tremblay
Couverture de Volkswagen Blues par Jacques Poulin