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Exhibit: Arabic lithographed books
The Islamic Studies Library is pleased to display a new exhibition featuring a fascinating selection of Arabic lithographed books from the Islamic Rare Books Collection.
Invented in Germany in 1796, the printing technique called “lithography” remained a subsidiary method for book production in Europe, but quickly spread to the Muslim world. Lithographic printing consists of writing by hand on a smooth limestone plate, on which ink is then applied, to produce a printed page. The word "lithography" comes from the ancient Greek "lithos" (λιθος) meaning “stone”.
Film screening & discussion: Al-Kompars (The Extras)
The Extras is the fourth and finest feature from the inaugurator of Syrian auteur cinema, Nabil Maleh. A multiple festival award winner, The Extras is the engaging story of a poor young couple's courtship. For eight months, Salem, an aspiring actor/gas station attendant has been courting Nada, a young widow - yet they can only see each other in public under the watchful eyes of her overly protective brothers.
Colombo Interlibrary Loan database unavailable Thursday, February 13 from 11pm - 3am
The Colombo ILL database will not be available Thursday, February 13 from 11PM until 3AM due scheduled maintenance.
As a result, McGill users will not be able to submit interlibrary loan requests during this 4 hour time period.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
ProQuest e-resources, RefWorks unavailable February 15 & 16 from 10pm to 6am
Due to essential maintenance for system enhancements, ProQuest services will not be available to library users on Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16 from 10pm to 6am. During this time, ProQuest databases and RefWorks will be affected.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
eScholarship@McGill, eTheses unavailable Wednesday, February 5, 5:30am to 6:30am
eScholarship@McGill, including eTheses and other locally digitized material available via the Catalogue, will be unavailable tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5, 2014 from 5:30am to 6:30am due to regular server maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Classic Catalogue downtime early Monday morning, January 20
Due to scheduled maintenance, the Classic Catalogue will be unavailable for about an hour early Monday morning, January 20, 2014, beginning at 00:10 (12:10 a.m.). Library holdings information in McGill WorldCat Local and the auto-loan machines will also be unavailable during this downtime. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Film screening & discussion: The Chess Players
Based on a story by Munshi Premchand, and much influenced by Vsevolod Pudovkin's 1925 film Chess Fever, this satirical film by noted Indian director Satyajit Ray is set in colonial India in 1856. The British Resident of the East India Company (Richard Attenborough) has observed that the monarch of Lucknow, which is in his trading region, seems to be completely uninterested in government. He tries to arrange things so that he can annex the province.
Film screening & discussion: Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
Directed by: Jack Shaheen
Invited speaker/moderator: Dan O'Meara, Professor of Political Science, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Electronic journals at year-end
Electronic journal subscriptions are prone to having access terminated at the end of each year. Please note that the McGill Library has renewed all of its online subscriptions and it is our hope that our publishers will minimize the disruption of electronic access. Should problems arise in January we will make every effort to reinstate access as quickly as possible. Please report any access problems to collections [dot] library [at] mcgill [dot] ca.
Library Holiday Closures
All library branches will be closed from December 25, 2013 to January 2, 2014 inclusive.
For additional information on opening and service hours, please click here.
Happy Holidays!
Journée d'étude: un héritage intellectuel
CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE WILLIAM DAWSON EN LITTÉRATURE DU XVIIIe SIÈCLE AUTOMNE 2013 – HIVER 2014
JOURNÉE D’ÉTUDE: UN HÉRITAGE INTELLECTUEL
10h00 : Marc André Bernier (UQTR) et Frédéric Charbonneau (McGill), mot de bienvenue Matinée : présidence de Marie-Pierre Krück (Maisonneuve)
10h30 : Ann-Marie Hansen (McGill) et Kristin Neel (McGill), présentation de l’exposition
Chat service unavailable Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Due to a Library event, the Chat with a Librarian service will be closed on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Please email us for assistance on December 3 and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Regular Chat hours resume on December 4 at 10am.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Centraide Used Book & DVD Sale
Centraide Used Book & DVD Sale
Tuesday, November 26 from 10am - 3pm
McLennan Library Building Lobby, Humanities & Social Sciences Library, 3459 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9
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Wednesday, November 27 from 10am - 3pm
Frank Dawson Adams Lobby (in front of the entrance to the Schulich Library of Science & Engineering), 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E8
Items priced at $1, $2 and $5! Cash only. All unsold books donated to Centraide agencies.
HVAC system renovations at Osler and Life Sciences library branches
A major ventilation renovation project at the McIntyre Medical Building is underway. Mechanical systems, including exhaust and ventilation, will be upgraded in order to bring systems up to modern standards and improve energy efficiency. This project, carried out as part of the government’s Knowledge Infrastructure Program, includes roof work over the Osler Library of the History of Medicine as well as an overhaul of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems on floors 1 through 6.
Centraide Used Book & DVD Sale
Centraide Used Book & DVD Sale
Tuesday, November 26 from 10am - 3pm
McLennan Library Building Lobby, Humanities & Social Sciences Library, 3459 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9
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Wednesday, November 27 from 10am - 3pm
Frank Dawson Adams Lobby (in front of the entrance to Schulich Library of Science & Engineering), 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E8
Items priced at $1, $2 and $5! Cash only. All unsold books donated to Centraide agencies.
System maintenance affecting several Library web services - Wednesday, Nov 13
We'll be carrying out system maintenance tomorrow, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.
During this time, the following web services will be unavailable:
McGill Remembers: Exploring McGill’s War Records and Related Archives
If you have yet to visit the McGill Remembers project, it’s a great time to explore this rich resource. The McGill Remembers project has expanded its content, complete with new photo galleries, a searchable War Records database, and histories of more than 6000 veterans from the Second World War.
eScholarship@McGill, eTheses and eExams unavailable November 6, 9pm to midnight
eScholarship@McGill, including eTheses, eExams and other locally digitized material available via the Catalogue, will be unavailable on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 from 9pm to midnight due to regular server maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Voltaire: A Sampling from the J. Patrick Lee Collection
McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections will launch an exhibit titled “Voltaire: A Sampling from the J. Patrick Lee Collection” at McGill’s Open House on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., to celebrate the acquisition belonging to the late eminent Voltaire scholar, J. Patrick Lee. This collection of books and manuscripts by and about the famed French writer, philosopher and historian includes 1,994 items representing 3,189 volumes.
Exhibit: The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wallpaper. A Biography of Neurasthenia in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries
The Osler Library of the History of Medicine is pleased to announce the opening of its newest exhibition, The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wallpaper. A Biography of Neurasthenia in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries
Osler Library reference and rare material consulting unavailable Friday Oct 18 (AM)
The Osler Library will be hosting an event on Friday, October 18. During this period the Library’s reference service and rare material consulting will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Please excuse us for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.
Life Sciences Library redesign and HVAC work
Last spring, consultations were conducted by our Faculty and McGill Library Services on the future of the Life Sciences Library. Students, residents, faculty and staff from our health sciences community were invited to provide initial input on how the Life Sciences Library space could be reconfigured based on current and future needs.
Library hours during Thanksgiving weekend
Most Library branches will be closed on Monday, October 14 (Thanksgiving Day). Many Library branches will be open with modified hours for study over the weekend, with some offering services. Please visit the individual branch pages on the Library website for details regarding opening and service hours.
The Humanities and Social Sciences Library, located in the McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, will be open for study on Monday, October 14 from 8am to midnight. Services will be closed.
PGSS Family Collection
Through the PGSS Library Improvement Fund, the Post-Graduate Students’ Society of McGill University in collaboration with the PGSS Family Care Caucus and the McGill Library created the PGSS Family Care Collection in order to assist students who bring their children to various branch libraries. Available at Library Service desks, the collection includes a small chair, crayons, colouring sheets and both fiction and nonfiction works suggested by PGSS for a variety of age groups.
PGSS Family Care Collection is available at the following branches:
Interpersonal Botany: Intersections between people, print and botany 1700-1900
How did people use print to structure and mediate their social relationships in Europe between 1700 and 1900? This exhibition offers some answers by presenting objects that document a range of interpersonal practices in the field of botany.
Shakespeare in 3D: An Actor's Point of View
Friends of the McGill Library in collaboration with the Stratford Festival presents the Annual Shakespeare Lecture featuring Seana McKenna.
Seana McKenna is considered by many to be Canada's finest dramatic actress of her generation. 2013 marks Seana McKenna’s 22nd season at the Stratford Festival. This season Ms. McKenna is playing Elizabeth in Mary Stuart and Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. Past roles at Stratford include: title role in Richard
Exhibit: Flights of Fancy: Illustrated Children's Books and the Sheila R. Bourke Collection
Accessible during opening hours. Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm.
Location: Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room Alcove, 4th floor, McLennan Library Building
Curated by: Lindsey Skeen, McGill School of Information Studies (GLIS 689 – Selected Topics)
Supervised by: Professor P.F. McNally and Ms. Sharon Rankin
Mossman Lecture: You Are What You Eat, Historical Changes in Ideas about Food and Identity
The Mossman Endowment presents the D Lorne Gales Lecture in the History of Science featuring guest lecturer Steven Shapin, Franklin L. Ford Professor, History of Science, Harvard University
Exhibit | Exposition: An Intellectual Heritage: Rediscovering McGill’s Early Printed Works | Un héritage intellectuel : à la découverte des imprimés anciens de McGill
Curators: Ann-Marie Hansen & Kristin Neel, Inventaires des imprimés anciens au Québec, McGill University
With the collaboration of Ann Marie Holland & Dr. Richard Virr, Rare Books & Special Collections, McGill Library & Professor Frédéric Charbonneau, Département de langue littérature françaises, McGill University
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Lecture: "Giving Voices to Women" featuring Cheikh Khaled Bentounès | "Parole aux femmes" avec Cheikh Khaled Bentounès
This lecture is presented by McGill Islamic Studies Library in conjunction with AISA Canada - Association Internationale Soufie Alawiyya au Canada and Pauline Librarie and is part of “The Sufi Alternative: A message for the 21st Century Conference held in Montreal September 14, 16, 17 and 19, 2013.
Please note that this lecture is free and will be held in French.
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