Text and images by Skylar Cress
During the academic year, you’ll find me working through a jazz performance program at McGill’s Schulich School of Music. This summer, I had a change of pace through an internship at the Marvin Duchow Music Library as part of the IMPRESS program at McGill. The internship involved work on several projects aimed at enhancing the service offerings of the Music Library. Check out what’s new and improved as a result!
One of my projects involved the creation of a brand-new topic guide for the Music Library, Indigenous music and musicians! This guide features selected resources, including books and journals available through the Music Library, along with free web resources, that can be used to find information about Indigenous music, musicians, musical traditions, and scholarship. Included are sections with resources for discovering repertoire and for finding sources of audiovisual materials. The primary focus of the guide is on Canadian and other North American sources.
I also enhanced the guide for Audiovisual equipment at the Music Library by including a new category of equipment! A section titled Small equipment for on-the-spot borrowing has been added to the page that lists equipment available through the Music Library’s equipment lending service. Complementing the existing list of equipment that must be reserved in advance, the new section includes all small equipment that can be borrowed on the spot. These items can be borrowed for 3 hours or 2 days, depending on the item. From chargers to cables, adapters, headphones, and more, check out the list for any small equipment needs!
Did you know that as a McGill student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to several audio and video streaming resources for recorded music, operas, concerts, ballets, and music documentaries?
During my internship, I updated the Library’s 4th-floor streaming resources display (IG / FB) which highlights recently released albums, music, concerts, and more! See the Music streaming resources guide for more information on available streaming services at the Marvin Duchow Music Library.
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Marvin Duchow Music Library staff are grateful to Skylar Cress for his work in contributing to the services of the Music Library during his summer 2025 internship with the IMPRESS program at McGill.