McGill University Collections Centre (short) McGill Libraries 2024-06-05 | Inspired by academic libraries and countless heritage and memory institutions around the world, McGill University’s Collections Centre, a 45,000 square-foot complex in Valleyfield, is the first of its kind in Quebec. Using robots and almost 93,000 bins, a geometric steel grid two stories high, and a specialized retrieval system, the Collections Centre processes over 2 million borrowed and returned materials in an efficient way. By moving a large portion of the University’s print collection to this new, specially designed, temperature-controlled environment, McGill Libraries will be able to repurpose valuable in-library space to better serve the needs of today’s students, faculty, and researchers. For more information: mcgill.ca/library/about/mcgill-university-collections-centreFrench version of this video: Production team: Frank Roop, Producer, Video ProductionElena Petković, Associate Video ProducerGuillermo Castellanos, VideographerCommunications and External Relations, McGill University---Merika Ramundo, Communications ManagerLauren Goldman, Events and Communications Administrator McGill Libraries---Bilingual Voice Talent: Voices By Tracy ---Animated footage of AutoStore system used with permission.
Centre de collections de l’Université McGill v.f. McGill Libraries 2024-06-06 | Inspiré de bibliothèques universitaires et de plusieurs institutions patrimoniales et lieux de mémoire du monde entier, le Centre des collections de l’Université McGill, complexe de 4500 mètres carrés situé à Valleyfield, est le premier du genre au Québec. Grâce à des robots, à près de 93 000 bacs, à une imposante grille métallique et à un système de repérage spécialisé, le Centre des collections traite efficacement plus de deux millions de documents. En déplaçant une grande partie de la collection imprimée de l'Université vers ce nouvel environnement spécialement conçu et contrôlé en termes de température, les bibliothèques de McGill pourront réaffecter un espace précieux dans la bibliothèque pour mieux répondre aux besoins des usagers du 21e siècle.Pour plus d'informations : mcgill.ca/library/about/mcgill-university-collections-centreVersion anglaise de cette vidéo: youtu.be/cjS2XrgsEYEÉquipe de production :Frank Roop, Producteur, Production VidéoElena Petković, Productrice Vidéo AssociéeGuillermo Castellanos, VidéographeCommunications et Relations Extérieures, Université McGill---Merika Ramundo, Gestionnaire des CommunicationsLauren Goldman, Administratrice des Événements et des CommunicationsBibliothèques de McGill---Talent de voix hors-champs: Voices By TracyImages animées du système AutoStore utilisées avec permission.
Curator Conversation: Whats in the Cards? McGill Libraries 2024-05-23 | The Art of Play and Games in the McGill Library CollectionsJoin exhibition curator Jacquelyn Sundberg for a talk about the exhibition. Get a peek into the process of curating the exhibition of rare games and playing cards, and the history of tabletop and educational games.Table of Contents:00:04 - Jennifer Garland, McGill Libraries02:52 - Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Libraries32:11 - Join the Quiz!40:57 - Q and A
Welcome to the new Family Room McGill Libraries 2024-05-14 | McGill University Library is happy to announce a new space for parents and guardians to enjoy quality time with their children right on campus. Nestled on the second floor of the Redpath Library Building, the Family Room is a private, friendly space that caters to the needs of caregivers and their children.With its cozy seating areas and abundant natural light, the Family Room offers a place to unwind amidst the academic hustle and bustle while enjoying a picturesque view of the terrace and garden overlooking lower field.The room is equipped with: books for all ages; puzzles; games; toys; colouring books and crayons; playmats; and a whiteboard.Whether you need a quiet spot to feed your little one or a place to attend a virtual meeting while keeping your children busy, the Family Room provides a safe environment that supports a diversity of needs.Special thanks to members of the McGill Family Care Subcommittee for their guidance and support.Location: Redpath Library Building, 2nd floor, room R2-10Accessible during opening hours at McLennan-Redpath Library Complex.📽️ Video created by Ekin Eldener, Student Marketing Projects Assistant.----La Bibliothèque vous accueille dans sa nouvelle salle familialeLa Bibliothèque de l’Université McGill est heureuse d’annoncer l’ouverture d’un nouvel espace pour les parents et tuteurs qui souhaitent profiter du campus avec leurs enfants. Située au deuxième étage de l’édifice de la Bibliothèque Redpath, la Salle familiale est une zone intime et accueillante adaptée aux besoins des familles.Baignée de lumière naturelle, cette salle est l’endroit parfait pour se détendre au milieu du tourbillon d’activités universitaires tout en profitant d’une vue pittoresque de la terrasse et du jardin en surplomb du campus inférieur.Vous y trouverez plusieurs coins salon confortables, ainsi que : des livres pour tous les âges; des casse-tête; des jeux; des jouets; des livres à colorier et des crayons; des tapis de jeu; et des tableaux blancs.Que vous cherchiez un espace calme pour nourrir votre bébé ou un endroit pour divertir les plus grands pendant que vous êtes en rencontre virtuelle, la Salle familiale de la Bibliothèque Redpath représente un environnement polyvalent et sécuritaire.Nous tenons à remercier les membres du sous-comité responsable du site sur les services aux familles de McGill pour leurs conseils et leur soutien.Emplacement : Pavillon de la Bibliothèque Redpath, 2e étage, salle R2-10Accessible pendant les heures d’ouverture du Complexe McLennan-Redpath.📽️ Vidéo créée par Ekin Eldener, assistante étudiante pour les projets de marketing.
How to Play Solitaire - Bakers Dozen McGill Libraries 2024-05-09 | Learn to setup and play a version of solitaire with cards called The Baker's Dozen. These rules come from "Dick's Games of Patience, or, Solitaire with Cards." This 1884 book contains 64 versions of solitaire! See the original rules and variations in the digitized version: mcgill.ca/x/wTZThe main rules of gameplay:1. deal out one entire deck of cards into 13 piles of 4 cards each.2. Flip the top card of each packet.2. If/when you turn up an Ace, move it to one of 4 foundation spots beside your packets, then build up in ascencing order, following suit.3. Make Marriages in descending order using the cards in your 13 packets. You do not have to follow suit. Move any top card from the 13 packets and place on a higher card. 4. If you turn up a king, you must move it to the bottom of the packet.5. Keep making marriages, building them in descending order and keeping to suit if you can. 6. Build 4 foundation piles, one for each suit.7. You win if you manage to stack all 4 suits on the foundations in order! Good luck!Table of Contents:00:09 - Dick"s Games of Patience 00:32 - Key Term: Foundations00:48 - Key Term: Marriages01:04 - Baker''s Dozen Setup01:35 - Foundations start with ace, and ascend following suit02:18 - Gameplay - Marriages in descending orderVideo by Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian, McGill Library
Whats in the Cards? A Vertical Preview McGill Libraries 2024-05-09 | Get a sneak peek into some of the items included in the exhibit "What’s in the Cards? The art of play and games in the McGill Library Collections," on now at the McLennan Library Building. Free to all during building opening hours.mcgill.ca/library/channels/event/exhibit-whats-cards-art-play-and-games-mcgill-library-collections-355707
Unexpected Scrapbooking McGill Libraries 2024-04-25 | Join librarians and curators Allie Alvis, Winterthur Library, and Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Library, for a discussion and show and tell of some of the unexpected scrapbooks from both collections.Historical Scrapbooks are fascinating! Each is a visual diary carefully curated by an individual or group. Every page turn reveals a selection of what the creators valued, found noteworthy, and worth keeping - and more importantly, mounting for display! In many ways, scrapbooks are the Instagram profiles of the past, where people curated their favourite images and created works.We’ll page through selections of eclectic and unusual scrapbooks from the 19th century from both collections. Join us for a fascinating lunch hour!
Knitting in the Stacks McGill Libraries 2024-04-04 | What better combination is there than knitting and books? Join McGill librarians for the launch of a new knitting pattern inspired by an item in the Rare and Special Collections. The new pattern, for “Grammar of Ornament Gloves” is available for free to all. Whether your craft is knitting, embroidery, crochet, colour, or architecture, the sourcebook, The Grammar of Ornament (1856) might provide inspiration! Written by Welsh architect Owen Jones, the elephant folio edition printed by Day & Son is an ode to architectural ornament and decoration from around the globe. With richly coloured chromolithograph plates, this work is full of material for every budding pattern designer or artist.Join librarians for a show and tell of this richly illustrated book and a peek into the crafting of a knitting pattern based on the library collections. Grammar of Ornament Gloves PDF Pattern: news.library.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Grammar-of-Ornament-gloves_rev1.pdfOr see the pattern on Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/grammar-of-ornament-glovesTable of Contents:32:36 - Kristen Howard, McGill Library. Knitting in the 1850s, tips on colourwork knitting46:05 - Veronica Bergsten, McGill Library. Search strategies and free knitting content through the McGill Library
Macdonald Campus Library 🌿 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2024-03-28 | The Macdonald Campus Library's services and collections support teaching, learning and research by staff and students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, the Bieler School of Environment, the Institute of Parasitology, three major research centres, the Morgan Arboretum and the Macdonald Farm.The library’s collections of over 100 000 volumes encompass a wide variety of electronic and print resources in agriculture, food and animal science, nutrition, the environment, ecology, plant science, and agricultural engineering.📍 Barton Building, 21111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue📽️ Content created by student Ekin Eldener.#McGill #McGillLibrary #MacdonaldCampus #librariesofinstagram📚
A Better Future Starts with McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2024-03-12 | #McGill24 is back on March 13 for its ninth year! Join the global community for McGill’s day of giving by making a gift to support a cause close to your heart, like the libraries. Library gifts of any amount on that day will help unlock challenge funds, creating a better future, complete with dynamic spaces, cutting-edge services, world-class collections, and so much more.A better future starts with libraries. A better future starts with you. Learn more: www.mcgill24.ca.Video created by Ekin Eldener, Student Marketing Projects Assistant.
Lhirondelle Savante - Magic Victorian Game McGill Libraries 2024-03-01 | Hirondelle Savante answers geographical questions seemingly by magic! Aligning the question you want answered to the top of the board, the wise Swallow then moves on its own to reveal the answer.Saussine Ed. L’hirondelle savante. 1860, p. 1 game. box with magnetic board built in, 2 round, magnetic volvelles) : cardboard, wood, magnets ; in container, 22 x 27 x 6 cm. McGill Library Rare books and Special Collections.
O is for Octavo, Quarto, Folio, and More! McGill Libraries 2024-03-01 | If you are new to the world of rare books, you might wonder what these words mean: What is an Octavo ? A Quarto? A folio? An Elephant Folio? These terms refer to a book’s format, and come from how sheets of paper of different sizes were folded and subsequently bound. Background Music: Dandelion by TexasMusicForge freesound.org/s/2684Video Created by Jacquelyn Sundberg and Labiba Faiza. Script by Jacquelyn Sundberg and Ann Marie Holland, Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill Library.
The Book as Evidence McGill Libraries 2024-02-23 | Conservator Christine McNair from the Canadian Conservation Institute gives an introduction to the field of book conservation. Books encompass everything from a standard modern perfect bound paperback, a medieval vellum manuscript with wooden boards, palm leaf manuscripts wrapped with thread, and commercially bound ledgers. All share the common trait of being movable multi-faceted objects that are designed to be read and handled (with a few rare exceptions), and each of these contains historic evidence in their physical form. The book conservator’s role is to preserve, repair, and study books while ensuring that they retain function and are available for future generations. Conservator training in materials and techniques can allow unique access to evidence otherwise not visible. Join us for this session that focuses on the lens of a conservator as a source for historical evidence and the value of the book as a physical object.Table of Contents:Welcome: Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Library01:43 - Introductions, Dr. Anna Winterbottom, McGill Library04:34 - Christine McNair, Canadian Conservation Institute38:54 - Q and A
Black Politics in Dark Times: Revisiting Fear of a Black Nation After Ten Years McGill Libraries 2024-02-13 | David Austin draws on the new edition Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex, and Security in Sixties Montreal. His talk and readings explore the book's genesis and sixties Black radical politics in relation to contemporary freedom struggles.Order of AppearanceWelcome: Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill LibraryIntroduction: Jennifer Garland, McGill LibraryPresentation: David Austin.David Austin is the author of Dread Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution (2018) and Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex, and Security in Sixties Montreal (2013, winner of the 2014 Casa de las Americas Prize). He is editor of Moving Against the System: The 1968 Congress of Black Writers and the Making of Global Consciousness (2018) and You Don’t Play with Revolution: The Montreal Lectures of C.L.R. James (2009). He has also produced radio documentaries for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Ideas on C.L.R. James and Frantz Fanon; and recently served as an advisor to CBC televisions Black Life: Untold Stories documentary series. He is currently completing a book entitled C.L.R. James: Philosopher of the Dispossessed. A former youth worker and community organizer, he currently teaches in the Humanities, Philosophy, and Religion Department at John Abbott College and is a Lecturer in the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
McGill University Winter Carnival Through the Years McGill Libraries 2024-02-06 | Digitized Old McGill and Clan Macdonald Yearbooks are the perfect companion for cold days. Cozy up and delve into campus life of days gone by, including McGill Carnival history. The yearbooks include fun photos of massive ice castles on campus and McTavish transformed into a ski run!Discover the yearbooks: yearbooks.mcgill.ca/.Discover McGill songs: mcgill.ca/library/branches/mua/virtual-exhibits/mcgill/mcgill-songs.📽️ Content created by student Ekin Eldener. Music: "It's Carnival Time."
Conversation with Curator Tellina Liu on Moshe Safdie McGill Libraries 2024-02-01 | Safdie Collection Curator Tellina Liu talks about the exhibition Living Spaces: Moshe Safdie’s Early Affordable Housing Projects in North America. Explore themes present in Safdie's affordable housing projects in this talk, and you can visit the exhibition in McGill's McLennan Library building during opening hours. See details on the exhibition here: mcgill.ca/x/U9qIntroduction: Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill LibraryPresentation: Tellina Liu, McGill Library.
One Minute Wonder - K. Shibata’s Pocket Phantom McGill Libraries 2024-01-30 | Koichi Shibata’s 1891 Obstetrical Pocket-Phantom is an interactive teaching tool. Take a minute to experience this unique volume on obstetrics from the Osler Library of the History of Medicine.Explore a digitized version of this book online here: archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-osl_obstetrical-pocket-phantom_WQS555g1903a-20035Shibata, K, and J. C Cameron. Obstetrical Pocket-Phantom. E.M. Renouf, 1903. Osler Library of the History of Medicine. mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/22165932Video made by Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill LibraryNarration and script by Mary Yearl, Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill LibraryThis work is licensed under the following: CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
Provenance and the Orphans of Offenbach McGill Libraries 2024-01-25 | A Rare Books Presentation with the texts and contexts of Judaica collections at McGill and the Jewish Public LibraryFor Jewish texts, the genealogy of ownership has been subject to both the careful chronicling of ownership and vagaries like the theft of millions of books by the Nazis during the Holocaust. After the war, the Offenbach Archival Depot was tasked with repatriating three million looted books. Some libraries were returned to their caretakers in their entirety but not in those cases where libraries had been destroyed. For these books, changing borders and governments in the post-war political climate conferred an urgency on this initiative and amongst those books that had been orphaned, the Jewish Public Library received the largest donation from Offenbach in Canada through a deal brokered by the Canadian Jewish Congress.By contrast, the Judaica Collections at McGill’s Rare Books and Special Collections—the Lewin Collection, the Joe Fishstein Collection of Yiddish Poetry, and the Saul Shapiro Collection of Anglo-American Judaica—were donated either through the families of the original collectors or in some cases through the intervention of McGill’s faculty.Presenters: Welcome: Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Rare Books and Special CollectionsIntroduction and note: Dr. Rachel Hatcher, McGill Office of Spiritual and Religious LifePresentation: Eddie Paul, Jewish Public Library, Presentation: Jacquelyn Sundberg.Recorded at McGill University, January 23, 2024.
Humanities and Social Sciences Library in the McLennan-Redpath Complex 🎒 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-22 | The Humanities and Social Sciences Library is the largest library at McGill. It supports the teaching, learning, and research activities of staff and students in the Faculty of Arts, the Desautels Faculty of Management, the Faculty of Education, the School of Religious Studies, and the School of Social Work.The library is a valuable resource for the broader McGill community and visiting scholars and welcomes all members of the public. 💛📚 Books are currently on the move at the McLennan-Redpath Complex. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.📍3459 McTavish Street, Montreal📽️ Content created by student Ekin Eldener
Education Curriculum Resources Centre 👨🏫 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-22 | Located on the first floor of the Education Building, the Resources Centre contains teaching materials, children’s and young adult literature collections and other materials related to Education. 🏫📍3700 McTavish Street, Montreal📽️ Content created by student Ekin Eldener.
Marvin Duchow Music Library 🎵 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-22 | Located on three floors of McGill’s Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, the Marvin Duchow Music Library is one of the most important academic music collections in Canada. It consists of over 200,000 music scores, recordings, books, journals, and online resources. 💿The Music Library provides resources and services to support the performance, composition, research, and teaching programs of the Schulich School of Music.📍527 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal📽️ Content created by student Ekin Eldener.
Osler Library of the History of Medicine 🧠 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-22 | The Osler Library of the History of Medicine opened in 1929 to house the collection of rare medical and other books donated by Sir William Osler, the renowned physician and McGill graduate and professor. 🎓The Osler Library is a major resource centre for historical research in the health sciences and is the international centre for the study of Sir William Osler and the Oslerian tradition. It is heavily used by researchers from McGill, Quebec, across Canada, and throughout the world.📍 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, MontrealContent created by student Ekin Eldener.
Nahum Gelber Law Library ⚖️ McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-21 | The Nahum Gelber Law Library is a state-of-the-art facility with a collection of over 220 000 volumes of statutes, regulations, law reports, treatises, books, journals, and other legal material.The Library provides resources and services to support primarily the teaching and research programs of the Faculty of Law and several Institutes and Research Centres. 📖📍 3660 Peel Street, Montreal📽️Content created by student Ekin Eldener.
Islamic Studies Library ✨📚 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-21 | Located in Morrice Hall, the Islamic Studies Library is a valuable resource hub for students and researchers in areas such as History, Political Science, and Comparative Religion.The library houses an impressive collection of over 150,000 volumes, striving to cover the whole of Islamic civilization. Its extensive holdings encompass a wide array of formats, including print, electronic resources, microfilm, manuscripts, serials, and audio-visual materials.📍3485 McTavish Street, Montreal📽️Content created by student Ekin Eldener.
The Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Engineering 🔬 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-21 | The library spans over six floors and is located in the Macdonald-Stewart Library Building. Individual study is available on several floors while collaborative work is encouraged in the group study space that occupies the fifth floor.In addition to books, less conventional items are available to borrow, such as brain and heart models and calculators. 🧠Ernest Rutherford conducted research in this library between 1898-1907, which led to his Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1908. 🧪We thank the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) and Post-Graduate Students' Society (PGSS) for their contributions to the library, including furniture, and technology. Their support has helped make it such a welcoming space!📍809 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal📽️Content created by student Ekin Eldener.
Birks Reading Room 🕰️📜 McGill Libraries McGill Libraries 2023-12-21 | Located in the William & Henry Birks Building, the Birks Reading Room houses over 20,000 monographs related to biblical studies, comparative religions, modern theology, Hinduism, and Buddhism.This small library is well known for its stained-glass windows, religious volumes, and no-shoes policy. Shoes are not allowed inside the room in order to protect the hardwood flooring.📍3520 University Street, Montreal, QC📽️Content created by student Ekin Eldener.
Coffee with a Codex: Medical Manuscripts and Marginalia McGill Libraries 2023-12-05 | Join curator Dot Porter of the University of Pennsylvania’s Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, and Mary Yearl, and Prof. Faith Wallis of McGill University, for a special joint edition of Coffee with a Codex looking at two medical Manuscripts.We will be looking through the "Carmen de urinis with the Commentary of Gilbert the Englishman", a new acquisition at the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, along with Manuscript LJS 24 from the Kislak collection. See the digitized versions of these manuscripts online: Corbeil: archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-osl_versus-egidij-de-vrina_WJ146G464v1200z-21946LJS 24: https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9952666523503681 As curators, we often speak about and for our collections – in this event we are going to let our collections talk to each other, putting both up onscreen for close examination and comparison. We will compare notes, marginalia, and medical manuscript traditions in this joint edition of “Coffee with a Codex.” We invite you to grab a cup of coffee and tune in over lunch for an hour with these medical manuscripts!See the Coffee with a Codex series here: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events/coffee-codex
Women, Environment, and Networks of Empire McGill Libraries 2023-10-31 | Women, Environment and Networks of Empire: Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in Madras (MQUP, 2023) is now available. Celebrate the launch of this publication with authors and editors on at the McGill Library’s Rare and Special Collections.Elizabeth Gwillim (1763-1807) and her sister Mary Symonds (1772-1854) lived in Madras (now Chennai) between 1801 and 1807. Despite this relatively short stay, their paintings and letters provide a unique insight into the natural and social environments of the city. Elizabeth Gwillim is best known for her large-scale bird paintings, kept in the Blacker-Wood library at McGill (mcgill.ca/historicalcollections/library-archival/blacker-wood). She and Mary Symonds also painted landscapes and people, 78 of which remain at the South Asia Museum in Norwich (thesouthasiacollection.co.uk/research/the-gwillim-project/). Their descriptive letters to their mother in Hereford and sister in London fill four large volumes in the British Library.Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Library2:49 - Prof. Elizabeth Elbourne, McGill University7:52 - Lauren Williams, McGill Library11:00 - Victoria Dickenson, McGill Library20:14 - Anna Winterbottom, McGill University26:22 - Prof. Vikram Bhatt, McGill University32:49 - Ann Wass38:04 - Prof. Nathalie Cooke, McGill University44:35 - Minakshi Menon, McGill University
Sri Lankan Medical Manuscripts by Danister Perera McGill Libraries 2023-10-19 | Sri Lankan Medical Manuscripts; Sources for Medical History and Revitalization of Traditional KnowledgeThe Osler Library contains 20 olas (palm leaf manuscripts) from Sri Lanka on medical subjects written in Sinhala, Sanskrit, and Pali. There is also a collection of around one hundred Sri Lankan olas in the Rare Books and Special Collections department of the McGill Library, many of which deal with medical or zoological topics. These manuscripts date from between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and were collected in the 1920s and 1930s by Dr. Casey Wood. These manuscripts are not yet available digitally and most are not catalogued. While some are copies of well-known texts, others are rare or otherwise unknown. In this talk, Dr. Perera discusses the contents of the olas at McGill, noting some interesting features of the manuscripts. He places these manuscripts in the wider context of efforts in Sri Lanka to digitize and catalogue medical manuscripts, as a key part of the nation's cultural heritage. About the Speaker: Dr Perera's background is that of a practicing Ayurvedic doctor. He has a master's degree in plant ethnography and an MPhil in social anthropology from the University of Kelaniya. He has extensive experience in transcribing, translating, and studying medical manuscripts. As well as his academic studies, Dr. Perera is actively involved in efforts to preserve and protect cultural heritage, including through his work with the Intangible Cultural Heritage advisory board of Arts Council of Sri Lanka.In order of appearance:Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill LibraryMary Hague-Yearl, McGill LibraryAnna Winterbottom, McGill LibraryDr. Danister Perera
Y is for Yearbooks at McGill McGill Libraries 2023-09-29 | Rare Books ABCs, Y is for YearbooksThere are thousands of stories between the covers of old McGill yearbooks. A rich resource for family researchers and historians alike, this slice of McGill's history provides a unique view of student life, learning and research. Stories of graduates, club presidents, sports triumphs, failures, socials, and more. More than the final product, the yearbooks tell the stories of McGill students. Did you know there was a mcgill banjo club? In the yearbooks you can explore Old McGill memories and stories told through photographs, drawings, letters, poetry, song, and so much more.The McGill yearbooks are digitized and searchable online at yearbooks.mcgill.ca/. Both Old Mcgill and Clan Macdonald are available from 1898 through 2000. The yearbooks are a searchable database of McGill history! By entering names and keywords into the search box, you can find your McGill alumni in the McGill yearbooks. You can also browse through the Yearbooks, and dive into what student life was like 100 years ago.Video editing: Labiba FaizaConception: Jacquelyn Sundberg. McGill LibrarySongs: "Hail Alma Mater," "Put on Your Red and White Sweater", "It's Winter Carnival Time"Audio clips were taken from a recording by the Merry Martlets. Presented by the Graduates' Society of McGill University, the Merry Martlets appeared courtesy of the McGill Choral Society under the direction of Gifford Mitchell. Copyright McGill University.
I paint birds and I dont care where they come from McGill Libraries 2023-09-29 | Ornithologist Subbu Subramanya gives a peek into the depictions in eighteenth and early nineteenth century Indian bird paintings.During the period, preservation techniques of birds were not known nor were there any cameras to capture images of birds that were being discovered. Painting birds was one way to document them, and there were many artists who painted birds with the sole purpose of illustrating the amazing diversity of birds found in India. A close examination of the archival collections of Indian bird paintings from an ornithological perspective indicates that these bird paintings were mere portraits. In other words, the artists who made them were primarily painters who did not study their subjects in their natural settings or focus on depicting their habitat affiliations or habits in the backgrounds. Invariably, the backgrounds were added as an afterthought to enhance the aesthetic value of the paintings. Most of the subjects painted were held in aviaries or open menageries, which were made possible by hidden hands whose efforts remain unrecognized. This talk will focus on this unexplored aspect of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Indian bird paintings, with reference to the bird paintings at McGill, including those by Elizabeth Gwillim, James Forbes, Thomas Jerdon, and several unnamed Indian artists.Recorded September 22nd, 2023 at the McGill LibrarySee the Gwillim Project Website for more information: thegwillimproject.comTable of Contents:Ornithologist Subbu Subramanya speakIntroductions - Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian McGill University01:45 - Lauren Williams, Blacker Wood Librarian, McGill University05:45 - Victoria Dickenson, Adjunct Professor of Practice, McGill University11:08 - Subbu Subramanya, Prof. Emerita University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India28:15 - James Forbes Paintings43:23 - Q and A
How to use the Wayfinding Screen in the McLennan-Redpath Complex McGill Libraries 2023-09-06 | Need help navigating the McLennan-Redpath Complex? Let the Wayfinding Screen near the Library Services Desk be your guide to finding optimal study spaces, services, and collections. A special thank you goes out to the Arts Undergraduate Society for improving the student experience and for your continued support of the Library! blogs.library.mcgill.ca/hsslibrary/new-interactive-signage-at-hssl---Editing & Narration: Bela Sullivan, Student Marketing Assistant, McGill LibraryProduced by McGill Library Communications Team
Gloves or No Gloves? McGill Libraries 2023-08-29 | Easy as ABC: G is for Gloves. Gloves or no gloves? The question keeps coming up! Here's the myth of the white gloves, de-bunked. Clean dry hands are our best tools when handling rare books and fragile items. That said, some items do need to be protected from the oils and PH of human skin. So the answer is: gloves, sometimes.Collections items from the Osler Library of the History of Medicine and the McGill University Archives.Videography and Editing: Labiba FaizaHands, narration, and handling: Jacquelyn Sundberg
Ask Module Video 1 Background Foreground Questions August 2023 McGill Libraries 2023-08-23 | This is the 2023 UPDATE. This video will teach you the difference between background and foreground questions for evidence-informed or evidence-based practice.This video is licensed under a CC-BY-NC license creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ca
McLennan-Redpath Books on the Move to McGill University Collections Centre McGill Libraries 2023-08-15 | Hold on! Starting Fall 2023 until early 2024, books in McLennan-Redpath will be on the move as McGill relocates 2.5 million materials into our new off-campus Collections Centre but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Learn about the variety of ways to source materials during the move and how the Library can help you during this transitional period. Remember, if you know what books you need before Fall 2023, borrow them now! Can’t find something? Remember, we can help. Ask us! mcgill.ca/library/contact/askus---Animation & Editing: Gregory Houston, Digitization & New Media Administrator Produced by the McGill University Library Communications OfficeGraphics Designed by macrovector / Freepikfreepik.comMusic composed by Leva open.spotify.com/artist/4XWZhZ32YrVV5lvpF7cr1E?si=tnbSklR7SJyPNKiHP4MbHA&nd=1Narration generated by ElevenLabs
Books on the Move at McGill Library McGill Libraries 2023-08-15 | Ever wonder how a library book from McGill's collections makes it from the stacks to your home? What happens when you press that "request/hold or scan request" button in the catalogue? Learn more about the journey of the book. Can’t find something? Remember, we can help. Ask us! mcgill.ca/library/contact/askus---Animation & Editing: Gregory Houston, Digitization & New Media Administrator Produced by the McGill University Library Communications OfficeGraphics Designed by macrovector / Freepikfreepik.comMusic composed by Leva open.spotify.com/artist/4XWZhZ32YrVV5lvpF7cr1E?si=tnbSklR7SJyPNKiHP4MbHANarration generated by ElevenLabs
Movable History! Talking Pop-up Books through the Ages McGill Libraries 2023-06-29 | Talking pop-ups and movable books with Dr. Suzanne Karr Schmidt, curator of the exhibition Pop-up Books through the Ages at the Newberry Library. See some movable highlights of the exhibition and some pop-up and lift-the-flap selections from McGill’s library collections. Exhibition on through July 15th at the Newberry Library! newberry.org/calendar/pop-up-books-through-the-ages McGill’s collections are open to all and can be accessed via the library catalogue, or the links to individual books below. Credits in order of appearance: Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian, ROAAr, McGill Library Dr. Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Suzanne Karr Schmidt, George Amos Poole III Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts Footage of Newberry collections material provided by the Newberry Library.Works Shown:02:27 - George Bartisch and Stöckel Matthes. Ophthalmodouleia. 1583. McGill Library. mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/99421091707:59 - G. J. Witkowski, Iconoclastic Anatomy: Eye. 1876. Newberry Library.08:30 - K. Shibata, and J. C Cameron. Obstetrical Pocket-Phantom. 1903. McGill Library.14:25 - Jacobus Publicius, Arts of speaking, writing, and memorizing, 1482.16:10 - Turner’s Geographical Clock. Newberry Library.17:19 - R. Phillips and Sidney Hall. A Grammar of General Geography. 1825 McGill Library.19:52 - Peter Apian, Book of Cosmography, 1525. Newberry Library.20:05 - Juan González de Urueña, Declination ... of the points of longitude of the globe, 1740.20:49 - Jos. Franz Kaiser. Künstliche mechanische Darstellung des gestirnten Himmels. 1824. McGill Library.22:51 - Lothar Meggendorfer, Mrs. Bas!: Humorous album with over 4000 transformations. 1899. Newberry Library.23:19 - Raymund Llull, Brief Art. 1744. Newberry Library.27:03 - Nathalie Cooke et. al. AMAZE; A McGill A to Z Experience. 2021. McGill Library.29:52 - Helen Marion Burnside, GAR, Ernest Nister. Wonderland Pictures. 1899. McGill Library.32:51 - Hannah Batsel. Weirder Than Fiction. 2021. Newberry Library.33:36 - Ambigu Magique, ou tableaux changeans à l’usage de ceux qui n’ont pas la berluë. 1776-1778. Newberry Library.34:29 - Claire Van Vliet et al. Sanctae Hildegardis Circulus Sapientiae: Hildegard Von Bingen 1098-1179, Circle of Wisdom. 2001. McGill Library.36:55 - Shawn Sheehy. Counting on the Marsh : a Nighttime Book of Numbers. 2001. Newberry Library.
Building the Newberry Library Popup at 20x speed! McGill Libraries 2023-06-12 | The Newberry Library sent us a copy of their marvelous, miniature popup library. A library from afar assembled in our library here at Rare Books and Special Collections!Paper Engineering by Shawn Sheehy, illustrations by Hannah Natsel, assembly by Jacquelyn Sundberg.Music: Divertimento K131 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100533
Knitting Natural HerStory McGill Libraries 2023-05-31 | Join Knitters, book Lovers and librarians Jacquelyn Sundberg and Kristen Howard for a knitted perspective on 19th-century botanical specimen books. See the Halidrys Cowl Pattern: ravelry.com/patterns/library/halidrys-cowlThe Blacker Wood Collection of Natural History is rich in examples of these books, accumulated and created primarily by gentleman scholars and naturalists. Female botanists at the time faced a male-dominated field, as special guest Tina Gianquitto discussed in her talk on April 11th (View on Youtube: youtu.be/XuObNEcnEMM)We selected some books created and compiled by women to use as inspiration for a new knitting pattern. Celebrate natural HerStory with us as we launch a new, free knitting pattern inspired by these books. Join us for a show and tell of some of our beautiful source material and for your chance to knit from our special collections.Collections open to all Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 PM
What a nuisance sex is!: Women Plant Collectors in the 19th Century McGill Libraries 2023-04-12 | Women botanists and plant collectors roamed North America looking for plant specimens to share, to sell, and to display in the late 19th century. As we learn their stories, we’ll explore why botany was a scientific pursuit that, while vastly popular with both sexes, was seen as a study particularly suited to women, and we’ll look at the ways that women used their botanical knowledge as a way to secure employment for themselves out in the frontier. Finally, we’ll see how women used their botanical savvy to expand their social and intellectual networks beyond their limited domestic spaces, especially by writing to professional botanists (usually on the East Coast) and engaging them in years-long discussions about plant science.About the speakerTina Gianquitto is an associate professor of environmental humanities at the Colorado School of Mines. She has published a book on women, nature and science, ‘Good Observers of Nature’: American Women and the Scientific Study of the Natural World, 1820-1885 (2007), a co-edited collection America’s Darwin: Darwinian Evolution and U.S. Literary Culture (with Lydia Fisher; 2014), as well as articles on Darwinian botany, evolutionary science and women’s social reform, and women’s participation in botanical correspondence networks. She has been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program. Current projects include a public plant story site: Herbaria 3.0: What is your plant story? (www.herbaria3.org) and a book that examines Darwin’s plant studies and evolutionary theory in the late 19th-century U.S.Hosted by ROAAr, McGill Library, April 11, 2023. Recorded in the Colgate room, Mclennan Library Building.
A Collection of Souvenirs: Spotlight on Quebec Postcards McGill Libraries 2023-03-23 | Lora Baiocco, Online services and archives librarian at the Westmount Public Library, tells a story through Postcards. McGill University and Westmount Library share more than a Sherbrooke Street address; both libraries have important postcard collections. This talk traces the origins of the Westmount collection, highlights its particular focus on Quebec towns and villages, discusses the tools and tips for dating and understanding the postcards, and delves into an early 20th-century love story from rural Quebec.
Get started in the ROAAr Reading Room McGill Libraries 2023-03-17 | A walk-through of how to find and use the McGill ROAAr Reading Room in the McLennan Library Building. Come and consult the ROAAr Collections! The collections are open to all.Hours: 10 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday. mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaarMcGill Library, Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives Videography & Editing: Owen Lewis
3.1415 Ins-PIEration - A Pi-day Celebration McGill Libraries 2023-03-16 | There is a pie for every palate and there should be some on every plate! Join ROAAr and guests for a pie appreciation conversation on 3.1415 - pie appreciation on the day after Pi-day. Bakers and panelists talk through their experience adapting historical pie recipes from the McGill Rare Cookbook Collection. Tune in for a tasteful discussion of successes, changes in baking practice, and the sweet vs savoury debate.Join librarian Kristen Howard, a vegan historian, Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian and Marcy Goldman, McGill Alumna and professional baker, for a scrumptious discussion of our favourite comfort food.Try the recipes for yourself: Lemon Pie: 1950s era Velvet Touch Recipes: mcgill.ca/x/UkQCarrot Pie: 1915 Five Roses Cookbook. mcgill.ca/x/UkM from 1915 Five Roses Cookbook.Sugar Pie from Marcy Goldman.
ROAAr Special Events McGill Libraries 2023-03-16 | ROAAr events are open to all. Here is what to expect when attending a special event at the McGill Library's Rare Books & Special Collections department in the McLennan Library Building. Come and enjoy the ROAAr collections at an upcoming event! Upcoming event details online: mcgill.ca/library/branches/roaarMcGill Library, Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives Videography & Editing: Owen Lewis
Moments in Time | Instantporels - Play at the McGill Library McGill Libraries 2023-02-22 | Do you know when the letter J was added to the Alphabet? Or when Margarine was invented? Test your knowledge of history and your deductive skills with our new chronological card game, Moments in Time | Instantporels. Celebrate an attitude of play with us as we launch this visually stunning chronological card game, illustrated by the treasures in McGIll’s ROAAr collections.Comments by Jacquelyn Sundberg, Outreach Librarian, McGill Library, Sam Pappas, and Bianca Tri. This project was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
One Minute Wonder - Johannes Remmelins Catoptrum Microcosmicum McGill Libraries 2023-02-21 | Johannes Remmelin's Catoptrum Microcosmicum is more than an introduction to the human body. The work is a guide to the paper dissections with this volume from 1619. Take a minute to contemplate this wonder from the Osler Library of the History of Medicine.Remmelin, Johann, et al. Cum Deo, Johannis Remmelini Suevo-Ulmensis Catoptrum Microcosmicum, Suis Aere Incisis Visionibus Splendens, Cum Historia, & Pinace, De Novo Prodit. Typis Davidis Francki, 1619.Osler Library of the History of Medicine.mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/14303707Video made by Greg Houston, McGill LibraryNarration, Mary Yearl, McGill LibraryMusic: Noir: A Minimalist and Emotive Piano Melody for Relaxation - by Kjartan Abel. Sourced from Freesound.comVisit kjartan-abel.com/library to find free music for your next project.This work is licensed under the following: CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
Odette Drapeau - The Art of Bookbinding - Lart de la Reliure McGill Libraries 2023-02-10 | Join the Alcuin Society and ROAAr in celebrating the work and artistry of master Montreal bookbinder Odette Drapeau. The Alcuin Society is delighted to present Montreal Bookbinder Odette Drapeau with the twelfth Robert R. Reid prize and medal for lifetime achievement in the Book Arts in Canada for 2020. ROAAr hosted the event at the McGill Library's Rare books and Special collections.--Joignez-vous à la Société Alcuin et au ROAAr pour célébrer le travail et le talent artistique de la maître relieuse montréalaise Odette Drapeau. La Société Alcuin est ravie de remettre à la relieuse montréalaise Odette Drapeau le douzième prix et médaille Robert R. Reid pour l'ensemble de son œuvre dans les arts du livre au Canada pour 2020.Table of Contents:06:14 - Dean Guylaine Beaudry, McGill Library12:05 - Chester Gryski, Alcuin Society15:40 - David Carruthers & Denise Lapointe, Papeterie Saint-Armand21:51 - Medal Presentation24:19 - Odette Drapeau, 46:08 - Christopher Lyons, McGill Library, Closing comments53:32 - A peek into the room!
Coffee with A Codex: Hour of Hours (MS 154 and MS 1056) McGill Libraries 2023-01-25 | Dot Porter and Nicholas Herman of the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Centre, and Ann Marie Holland of McGill’s Rare books and special collections compare two richly illuminated medieval Books of Hours. This was a special joint edition of Coffee with a Codex, where we look through medieval books of Hours from both McGill’s and the U Penn collections, comparing notes, illuminations, and traditions.See other Coffee with a Codex editions: schoenberginstitute.org/coffee-with-a-codex05:20 - Dot Porter & Nicholas Herman, Kislak Centre, University of Pennsylvania16:02 - Ann Marie Holland, McGill Library22:52 - Ms 154, McGill Library - see full item: digital.library.mcgill.ca/horae/ms154.html43:00 - Side by Side comparison, MS 154, McGill and MS1056, U PennHosted by Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Library.
Peter Monk Sculptures at McGill University McGill Libraries 2023-01-25 | Follow along as the McGill Visual Arts Collection takes you on a tour to see 8 Peter Monk sculptures on display all over campus! Peter Monk (1937- ) has spent a lifetime as a sculptor exploring how to shape stone and make it expressive. Largely abstract, his sculptures demonstrate an incredible ability to make twisting curves in stone. Studying first through a program at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, then the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and finally at the Saidye Bronfman Centre, Monk developed his own practice, working every day in his studio before he started his day job in business. Using stone ranging from Carrara marble to Greek Alabaster, Monk honed his skills; this is not a medium for amateurs, it requires patience, practice, and an eye for seeing aesthetic possibilities. Cuts can reveal surprises below the surface, veins of colour or flaws in the rock that make the process of carving the stone involve revision and rethinking. In Peter Monk’s work, it is as if he cut the stone to reveal what was there inside from the beginning of time. Thank you to the Monk Family Foundation for their generous donations to the McGill Visual Arts Collection. All artworks © Peter Henry Monk, 2023. More information on McGill's Visual Arts Collection: mcgill.ca/vacollection Video by Kiana Vakily, McGill Visual Arts Collection Intern, 2023.
News and Novel Sensations McGill Libraries 2023-01-12 | Time travel to Victorian London with the curators of News and Novel Sensations as they unravel the mysteries of coded agony advertisements and ciphered communications. Explore connections between the news and the novel, two powerhouses of the Victorian era. Join the curators and researchers of the Ciphers of The Times project for a vernissage of the new exhibition in the McLennan Library Building. Immerse yourself in The Times of London with an interactive mystery to solve alongside the physical exhibition.Explore the Ciphers of The Times website to play the game, see data visualisations, and explore the victorian vibecheck tool: libraryponders.github.ioTable of Contents:00:55 - Guylaine Beaudry, Dean of Libraries, McGill University05:19 - Nathalie Cooke, McGill University15:32 - Ronny Litvack-Katzman, McGill University25:27 - Octavian Sopt, McGill Library39:09 - Jacquelyn Sundberg, McGill Library.
