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1. Dean’s Message ------------------------------------------ 2. Research and Publications ------------------------------- 3. Teaching and Learning ----------------------------------- 4. Involvement in the Community --------------------------- 5. Human Resources: Milestones --------------------------- 6. Honours, Awards and Prizes ----------------------------- 7. Facilities ------------------------------------------------- 8. Budget --------------------------------------------------- 9. Fundraising ----------------------------------------------

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A. Selected Research & Publications ----------------------- B. Human Resources Report -------------------------------- C. Loaned Items -------------------------------------------- D. Notable Rare & Special Acquisitions --------------------- E. Facts and Figures ----------------------------------------

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Dean’s Message

This moment in time can be seen as a golden age of libraries. We believe that a positive learning environment is essential and that it’s vital for us to anticipate and respond to the needs of our users in a timely and agile way. 2017 was full of examples of the Library’s quest to meet those varied and changing needs. Our amazing staff and Friends of the Library worked tirelessly to deliver a wide range of programming, including multilingual tours, outstanding collections, e-resources, 3D printing, data visualization, workshops, art tours, lectures, exhibitions, a brand new seed library (the first of its kind at a Quebec academic library) and so much more. With a successful SSHRC Connections Grant, the newly formed unit, ROAAr (Rare and Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives) geared up for a full slate of new programming aimed at creating moments of discovery with our unique collections. This included teaching and learning opportunities for the McGill community as well as the chance to welcome the general public into our spaces. This would not have been possible without collaboration between units and an openness to trying something new. As we look back at 2017, we also look forward. In December, every Library staff member participated in a strategic planning session. It was an opportunity to brainstorm and to vote on the ideas that were raised. This is the third time that we’ve done such an exercise and each time it results in a new set of priorities, a new direction. This time around the priorities included: transforming spaces; delivering innovative Library support; enhancing online access to our collections; empowering staff to provide service excellence; fostering a healthy environment for staff and preserving and sharing our unique treasures with the world. Keep your eyes peeled on our website to chart our progress.

The future of libraries is bright and we move forward, now more than ever, with a strong commitment to bringing Fiat Lux and our goal to reimagine the McGill Library to fruition. Our users have told us what they need and we’re working towards achieving it for them. For you.

C. Colleen CookTrenholme Dean of Libraries

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In addition to providing countless services and resources, McGill librarians make important contributions to scholarly research across a wide range of subjects. Examples of their 2017 research, publications and presentations include:

Please see Appendix A (p. 15) for a selected listing of 2017 research and publications.

Research and Publications

Canuel, R. & Crichton, C. (co-editors). (2017). Mobile technology and academic libraries: Innovative services for research and learning. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Cook, Colleen C. (2017, August). Assessing Assessment in Libraries. Keynote presented at the International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries, Oxford, UK.

Cooke, N. & Lucas, F. (co-editors). (2017). Catharine Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s Guide, Cooking with a Canadian Classic. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s Press.

Holland, A.M. (2017, May). Representing Voltaire: an investigation of holdings in the McGill Library. Paper presented at the annual meeting of L’Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), Montreal, QC.

Houle, L. (2017, June). Google Scholar, Sci-Hub and LibGen: Could they be our New Partners? Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences. Paper presented at IATUL Annual Conference 2017, Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2183&con-text=iatul.

Ingalls, D. (2017). Breaking New Ground: The Case for Seed Libraries in the Academic Library. Public Services Quarterly, 13(2), 78-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2017.1304315.

Kochkina, S. (2017, June). Paratext as a marketing and promotion technology: Publication history of F. Burney’s Evelina. Paper presented at the SHARP Conference, Victoria, BC.

Lyons, C. (2017). La Bibliothèque Osler d’historie de la médecine de l’Université McGill: Le miroir de l’esprit d’un collectionneur. In Corbo, C. (Ed.), Bibliothèques québécoises remarquables. Montréal: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Mawhinney, T., & Zhao, J.C. (2017). Implementing a peer support program for international students: A case study at McGill University Library. In S. Arnold-Garza & C. Tomlinson (Eds.), Students lead the library: The importance of student contributions to the academic library. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Hawkins, B., Morris, M., Nguyen, T., Siegel, J., & Vardell, E. (2017). Advancing the conversation: next steps for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) health sciences librarianship. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 105, 316-327. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2017.206.

Riley, Jenn. (2017). Understanding Metadata: What is Metadata, and What is it For?: A Primer. NISO Press. http://www.niso.org/publications/understanding-metadata-2017.

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Teaching and Learning

In late 2017 the first two Michele Larose-Osler Artists-in-Residence mounted exhibitions of the work produced as a result of the program. Lucy Lyons (2016 recipient) and Loren Williams (2017 recipient) also worked closely with the students of ARTH 675, offering hands-on workshops. The classes were highly interactive and one of them involved students using medical and historic maps of Montreal to tour the city and create medical-themed cyanotypes, which were later displayed. Both Lyons and Williams engaged students of multiple disciplines and helped open up new opportunities for interaction with and interpretation of rare collections.

Each year, the McGill Library offers innovative, pertinent teaching and learning opportunities. The following are a selection from 2017.

The Library continued to provide a wide variety of information literacy workshops, including sessions on software programs such as Rayyan and EndNote as well as the reference management tool, Zotero. Workshops also included timely subjects like copyright, predatory publishing and fake news. MyResearch, the popular workshop series for graduate students was offered and its undergraduate counterpart, Keys to Success was further developed and integrated into a new McGill-wide program called SKILLS21. As a result, its content was adapted to fit the needs of all undergraduates, regardless of their area of study. A total of 118 students attended 12 Keys to Success workshops.

The Library participated in the Canada-wide initiative, Science Literacy Week, for the third year running. This edition included a range of programming that shed a light on scientific discovery. Events included a coding workshop by HackMcGill, a tour of the Marvin Duchow Music Library’s Phonomenal! exhibit, visits to the Schulich Library beehives and lectures on the subjects of fake news in science reporting and the history of the Maude Abbott Medical Museum. Presented in collaboration with Let’s Talk Science McGill and the Redpath Museum, it provided interdisciplinary learning opportunities for the McGill community and broader public.

The Islamic Studies Library offered a range of unique programming throughout the year, including a two-hour workshop on Islamic book art and manuscripts (ISLA 345). The workshop was very well-received and generated interest for a more extensive training in Islamic Paleography and Codicology to be held in the fall of 2018.

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Throughout 2017, the Library’s interactive Touch Tables ran 15 experiences, many of which accompanied and augmented exhibitions. The technology has proved a wonderful teaching and learning tool and has helped promote the Library’s unique collection to McGill students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Two students tied for first place for the 2017 Pam and Rolando Del Maestro William Osler Medical Students Essay Awards. The program involves matching medical students with faculty mentors who see them through the entire process of producing a conference-quality research paper, refining a topic, undertaking research, writing and presenting the results. The top candidate receives funding to attend and present at the annual meeting of the American Osler Society.

In the fall of 2017, a Liaison Librarian at the Nahum Gelber Law Library, developed and taught a new three-credit master-level course, GLIS 636, Government Information at the McGill School of Information Studies. The course covered a range of topics, including the structure of governments and the nature of government information. It made use of Library resources such as statutory databases, statistical and data resources and subject guides. One student had this to say about the experience: “The search assignments for this course were excellent - they forced you to actually engage with all the sources we were supposed to be learning to use”.

In 2017, the McGill Visual Arts Collection (VAC) hired an unprecedented number of students. In total, they trained 11 students: four Max Stern Fellows at the M.A./ PhD level; five undergraduate interns, two of which were ARIA (Arts Research Internship Award) interns, and two graduate students (a Research and Project Assistant, and an Art Education Assistant). Haley Eaves, one of the Max Stern Fellows, received particular attention for her work on the exhibit Through Tragedy We Transform: The Metamorphosis of the McGill University Campus in the Aftermath of the Great War (1914-1918), appearing on a CBC segment for Remembrance Day and speaking to the National Post Fund. One of the ARIA Interns, Catherine LaRivière, also received attention for her research, together with the VAC’s Director, Gwendolyn Owens, on the Montreal artist, Marian Scott. Her research has been featured in the McGill Reporter, and she has appeared on several other platforms promoting ARIA.

The Library’s extensive collection is always expanding and includes over five million titles and six point five million items, with the number of e-journals and e-books increasing dramatically in recent years. In 2017, notable e-resource acquisitions included major groups of new collections and digital back files from Brill Scholarly Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Duke University Press, GeoScience World, Oxford University Press, Sage Publications, University of California Press, John Wiley & Sons Publishing, Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group and much more.

In 2017, Digital Initiatives oversaw a study by Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) funded student, Casarina Hocevar, that examined impact and methods for supporting open textbook initiatives. Her report is available in eScholarship and is entitled: Challenges & Opportunities: Open Educational Resources (OERs). As a first outcome, the unit created a guide to open textbook resources.

(Thomas Harold Beament, Stranded Iceberg, Labrador (1963). Gift of Sidney Dawes. McGill Visual Arts Collection 1965-001)

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Involvement in the CommunityThe Library’s staff, services, collections and resources directly impact the McGill community-at-large and beyond. In 2017, the Library partnered with a number of diverse organizations, including other universities, cultural and heritage organizations, public schools, alumni groups and library associations. Community engagement activities of impact included the selection below among many others.

2017 was the inaugaural year for the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. It launched on March 20, the first official day of spring, and has proved an excellent way for the Library to connect and engage with the McGill community and local farms. There were 449 seed packets available at the beginning of launch day and only 183 at day’s end. Much of the original seeds came from generous donations by seed companies and local farms eager to take part. It is the first academic seed library of its kind in Quebec and third nationwide. With access to over 130 varieties of seeds, the initiative quickly gained popularity and is now in its second year. As of December 31, 2017, the Seed Library had 292 registered users: 194 students, 89 faculty/ staff and nine alumni.

McGill Library’s journal publishing service expanded in 2017. The Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies published its first issue in October. Revue Littératures : la périodique départementale de la Département de langue et littérature françaises, a publication of McGill’s Department of French Language and Literature, moved its back file to hosting with the McGill Library. Education Libraries from the Special Libraries Association (SLA) moved to hosting at McGill. In addition, we implemented Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to make McGill-hosted journals easier to cite and to locate.

McGill’s meteorological history dates back to the 1863 founding of the McGill Observatory. To provide researchers with that historical weather data, the McGill University Archives together with Dr. Victoria Slonosky, Renee Sieber (Geothink), Stéphan Gervais (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal), Professor Eun Park, Gordon Burr (the McGill School of Information Studies) and Frédéric Fabry (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies) launched Data Rescue: Archives and Weather (DRAW). This “citizen science” initiative invites the public to participate in meteorological data transcription and seeks to preserve a valuable piece of McGill and Montreal history.

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Each semester, the Library Orientation Committee and a team of volunteers come together to welcome new and returning McGill students. Annual activities include Parents Tent, Discover McGill and a variety of workshops and tours. In 2017, the Library hosted its first-ever Ice Cream Social, which offered students a warm welcome while providing the opportunity to interact with two Library staff from different branches and departments. The event made a lasting impression. When asked to describe it in one word, “fun“ was the most frequently mentioned by students, followed by “informative“.

In the fall of 2017, the Sustainability Projects Fund and the McGill Library came together to create McGill Little Free Libraries (LFLs), a sustainable literacy initiative across the downtown campus. Visitors are free to take a book and keep it, or return it to any of the five LFLs on campus. Goals of the project include fostering a sense of community, promoting a love of reading and developing a space for McGill students, faculty, staff, and alumni to revitalize and recycle books. The project received positive feedback and is expanding to more locations including the Gault Estate and Macdonald Campus in 2018.

In February 2017, the Library celebrated its first ever Kindness Week, initiated by the Staff Citizenship Advisory (SCA) Group. Conceived of as a way to spread kindness throughout the Library (both internally and externally), the week included activities such as a cooking demonstration, a candy bag station and the donation of over a hundred pairs of socks to Sun Youth and Burrito Project Montreal. In addition, close to three hundred “sercret kudos“ were written by hand and delivered to Library staff. The themes for each day of that week were: be kind to yourself, be kind to your colleagues, be kind to our users, be kind to your community and be kind to the planet.

McGill’s Visual Arts Collection developed new partnerships and deepened existing ones across the Montreal community in 2017. These included a new collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for the monumental Balade pour la Paix exhibition in honour of Montreal’s 375th anniversary and a partnership with Montréal en Lumière for Nuit Blanche events. Together with the Campus Planning and Development Office, a partnership was also forged with the City of Montreal on the new Promenade Fleuve-Montagne for sculpture and activities on McTavish Street. The VAC also continued partnerships with the McCord Museum, Journées de la culture and Art Public Montréal.

In 2017, the new unit, ROAAr (Rare and Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives) continued to flourish. With a successful SSHRC Connections Grant, ROAAr embarked on a series of public and community-oriented events to promote its collections. These events proved very popular and in October 2017, a Quebec food-themed lecture was offered twice in response to popular demand. Two SSHRC-funded student positions were created in November 2017 to keep up with the unit’s many projects and events.

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On March 1, 2017, construction workers discovered a time capsule in the Roddick Gates. It was transferred to the McGill University Archives and a conservator was brought in to remove the contents in front of a small audience consisting of Library staff, central McGill communications staff and student reporters. Due to the fact that the lead casing was damaged, the contents, which consisted of French newspaper clippings, were in quite poor condition. A new capsule was placed in the Roddick Gates for future generations to discover.

In April 2017, the Islamic Studies Library again hosted, One Book Many Communities, an annual international reading campaign, in collaboration with Professors Michelle Hartman and Laila Parsons of the Institute of Islamic Studies. A French event was also held at the Université de Montréal in collaboration with Professor Dyala Hamzah from McGill’s History department and Catherine Bernier from the Bibliothèque des Lettres et Sciences Humaines.

The Library was host to a number of visits from local high schools in 2017, including Royal West Academy, Vincent Massey Collegiate and LaurenHill Academy. One of these outreach activities was Mapping Montreal, a collaboration with the English Montreal School Board to bring digital content and digital literacy skills to secondary school students. Three workshops were held, hosting a total of 90 students. Participants visited ROAAr units to see special collections and viewed digitized materials related to industrialization in Montreal and Expo ’67. They then pinned these materials to online maps to create a virtual landscape of the past. This work was a notable example of campus engagement with the community as part of Canada150 and addressed McGill’s Strategic Academic Plan objective to “connect with our communities.”

The Library also hosted fourth-grade students from East Hill Elementary School in April of 2017. The students first attended a lecture by David Lank, curator of the philatelic exhibition, Every Stamp A Story and received art instruction by renowned artist, Claudio D’Angelo before breaking into smaller groups. They then each had the opportunity to draw their own stamp and receive an in-depth tour of the exhibition. The collaboration went beyond the visit itself, with students conducting research in advance on the history of stamps, wildlife, geography and much more.

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The Friends of the McGill Library organized a wide range of events in 2017, including their annual lectures that help shine a light on the Library and its collections. In February, the Friends welcomed Anna Maria Tremonti, host of CBC Radio One’s, The Current, for the F.R. Scott Lecture and a timely discussion about the state of journalism. In April, the 2017 Hugh MacLennan Lecture was presented in partnership with the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival and featured author and historian, Charlotte Gray’s reflections on Canada’s 150th birthday. In the fall, Scott Wentworth spoke candidly about his work as a Stratford actor and director. The Shakespeare Lecture was presented in partnership with the Stratford Festival. In addition, the Friends organized a few smaller-scale events, such as their Annual General Meeting, where Cecil Rabinovitch was named Friend of the Year for her amazing leadership and invaluable contributions over many years.

In 2017, new initiatives were implemented to enhance communications and outreach activities across the Library system. The first involved Envoke, a web-based marketing platform that also acts as a data-management tool and provides flexible templates for email campaigns. From event invitations and newsletters to holiday greetings and announcements, the platform allowed the Library to create visually exciting communiqués that increase audience engagement and foster greater connection with a wide range of stakeholders. The Library has also been experimenting with streaming live events and with Facebook and Instagram ads to promote a variety of activities, including workshops, special events, exhibits, lectures and resources. The goal is to increase awareness of Library services, build engagement, and ultimately grow an active online community that encapsulates the Library’s many different audiences.

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Exhibitions

Exhibit Name Exhibit Run Branch/location Curated byA Tradition in Transition: Lithographs in Islamic Cultural History

Jan. 2 - July 21, 2017 Islamic Studies Library Anaïs Salamon and Giovanni Carrera

Every Stamp a Story Jan. 12 - June 28, 2017 Humanities and Social Sciences Library

David Lank

Vaccination: Fame, Fear and Controversy, 1798-1998

Jan.16 - August 31, 2017 Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Rob Boddice and Cynthia Tang

Building Canada: One Law at a Time

Feb. 20 - Oct. 3, 2017 Nahum Gelber Law Library Svetlana Kochkina and Sonia Smith

Phonomenal! Rare Sides from the History of Sound Recording

March 30 - Oct. 1, 2017 Marvin Duchow Music Library

Melissa Pipe and Cynthia Leive

Remembering: An Exhibition on the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

April 7 - Nov. 30, 2017 Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Jennifer Garland and Richard Virr

Robert R. Reid: Designer/Typographer. A Pan-Canadian 90th Birthday Celebration

April 10 - Sept. 29, 2017 Rare Books and Special Collections

Ann Marie Holland and Sharon Rankin

Mapping 375 years of progress. Rare Montreal Maps from 1556 to 1946

May 11 - May 22, 2017 Humanities and Social Sciences Library

Margaret Blandford and Gregory Houston

Still Listening: An Exhibit of Works in Honour of Pauline Oliveros

June 1 - Sept. 30, 2017 Marvin Duchow Music Library

Katherine Horgan, Dancy Mason, Eric Lewis and Landon Morrison

Treasures from the McGill Library Ottoman Collection

July 24, 2017 - Jan. 31, 2018 Islamic Studies Library Anaïs Salamon

Alcuin Society Book Design Awards 2016

Aug. 1 - Sept. 2, 2017 Rare Books and Special Collections

Ann Marie Holland

On the Wings of the Wind: The Birds of Luisella Carretta

Sept. 5, 2017 - Jan. 30, 2018 Rare Books and Special Collections

Richard Virr

The Gendered Cultures of Beer and Cheese

Sept. 11 - Oct. 2, 2017 Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Alex Ketchum

McGill@Expo67 Oct. 2 - Dec. 21, 2017 Humanities and Social Science Library

Jennifer Garland, Annmarie Adams and David Theodore

The Canadian Jewish Experience

Oct. 11 - Nov. 5, 2017 Rare Books and Special Collections

The Canadian Jewish Experience (CJE)

Impossible Pathologies: Re-Fragmenting the Archive

Oct. 12 - Dec. 1, 2017 Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Lucy Lyons

Hommage à Paul-André Crépeau

Oct. 17, 2017 to Jan. 15, 2018

Nahum Gelber Law Library Svetlana Kochkina

The Score’s the Thing: Humour and the Absurd in the Music of Brian Cherney

Oct. 26 - Dec. 21, 2017 Marvin Duchow Music Library

David Curtis and Cynthia Leive

Materia Medica Dec. 13, 2017 to May 4, 2018 Osler Library of the History of Medicine

Loren Williams

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As of January 1, 2017, the McGill Library and Archives staff consisted of 60 librarians and two curators, 24 M professionals & excluded staff and 79 library assistants. The Library hired six new assistants and associate librarians, hired five M professionals & excluded staff and ten library assistants. Three assistant librarians were granted tenure and promoted to associate librarian, and two assistant librarians were re-appointed for an additional term. Eight staff members retired and four left the University.

Please see Appendix B (p. 17) for a complete list of human resources milestones.

In December 2017, the Library engaged in a two-day Strategic Planning initiative in which all Library staff members participated and where six new strategic priorities were identified:

1. Transform our spaces in response to changing needs of our community: Launch Fiat Lux building project 2. Deliver innovative library support for faculty and students 3. Enhance online access to our collections: Implement a new library services platform 4. Empower staff providing service excellence: Focus on staff training 5. Foster a healthy environment for staff 6. Preserve and share unique treasures with the world

Human Resources: Milestones

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Library staff and Friends of the McGill Library consistently go above and beyond to provide the very best services, resources, support, programming and collections. In 2017, the following people were recognized for their outstanding contributions both to the Library and to the community-at-large.

Gregory Houston, McGill Library Staff Excellence Award; Principal’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff

Dawn McKinnon, McGill Librarian Excellence Award

Cecil Rabinovitch, Friend of the Year 2017

Cheryl Smeall, McGill Associates Prize in Translation (French-English)

@McGill_Rare Instagram Collective (Robin Desmeules, Anna Dysert, Jennifer Garland, Sarah Severson and Jean-Marc Tremblay), Special Recognition, McGill University Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement Through Media

Honours, Awards and Prizes

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In 2017, the Fiat Lux project team (the Trenholme Dean of Libraries, Planning and Resources and Communications staff, University Advancement, Planning Department, VP University Services, Shepley Bullfinch and EKM Architects) produced the following deliverables:• Library visits, tours and follow-up with the Principal’s International Advisory Board (PIAB).• The development of a philanthropic marketing PowerPoint presentation in partnership with

University Advancement.• Friends of the Library philanthropic initiatives and relationship building with student groups.

Royal Victoria Hospital planning team• The Trenholme Dean of Libraries and the Senior Director of Planning and Resources represented

the Library to ensure that its needs were understood and incorporated into the Dossier d’opportunité.

Selected branch refurbishments• In collaboration with the Associate Dean of ROAAr, the staff of Rare Books and Special Collections

and the McGill University Archives, the Library developed a staff integration strategy for the renovated space on the 4th floor of the McLennan Library Building. The space plan and furniture solution ensured that the primary initiative of the ROAAr Cyclical Review was met on time and on budget.

• The Rare Books Reading Room was refreshed with improved sightlines and electrical “Thread” solution.

• The McLennan Library Building Reading Room was refurbished with new flooring.• Seating improvements were made throughout the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, including

the Redpath Conference Room and Redpath “Fishbowl“.• The Osler Library of the History of Medicine received a ventilation upgrade.• The Marvin Duchow Music Library Open Lab received an upgrade (audio/video recording equipment

portable lab).• A security audit was conducted in the Islamic Studies Library.• The elevator was replaced in the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering.

Refurbishment spotlight• In the summer of 2017, thanks to a generous gift from the Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation, the

Colgate Room in Rare Books and Special Collections was given a facelift. The space was transformed into a multi-purpose classroom and conference space for engaging students and the general public with rare materials. From August to December 2017, 1,097 students had classes in the Colgate Room and 1,043 people attended special events in the renovated space.

Facilities

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Budget Summary - FY18

Budget

Salaries (including benefits) $15,286,220Collections $23,684,651Operations $3,300,703Total expenditures all funds $42,271,574

Collection Materials

Publications – Books (incl. music records) $2,934,992E-Books $3,848,754Standing orders $262,426Journals and E-Resources $16,638,479Total Collection Materials $23,684,651

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Fiat Lux was front and centre in the McGill Library’s 2017 fundraising endeavours. Working towards this goal, staff collaborated closely with a cadre of very talented and committed volunteers. The Library would not be nearly as effective in fundraising, events coordination, university and Library advocacy were it not for this group.

The Friends of the Library contribute their time, expertise and resources to a range of fundraising projects. They spend countless hours working on behalf of the Library and are actively involved in developing messaging around Library fundraising in addition to enhancing community outreach through an outstanding annual lecture series.

A number of fundraising highlights from 2017 include:

• A $70,000 disbursement from the estate of the late Harold Goodman, in addition to an earlier disbursement of $90,000 in 2016 .

• A multi-year pledge from the Joan and Clifford Hatch Foundation towards the renovation of the Colgate Room in Rare Books and Special Collections. This project brought together rare materials with innovative technology to create a high-quality learning experience.

• An anonymous gift to support the restoration of important Arctic materials in Rare Books and Special Collections related to Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage.

• Annual gifts from McGill graduates and parents of McGill students totalling over $470,000.

Student support of the Library is also a very important source of funding. The SSMU Library Improvement Fund and matched contributions from University Advancement contributed a total of $700,000 to Library initiatives, including capital projects, student contract staff, technology enhancements and special projects.

Similarly, the Post-Graduate Students Society (PGSS), with matching funds from the university, contributed almost $100,000 to the Library. In addition, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) contributed $70,000 to the Library for various projects.

Fundraising

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Selected Research & Publications

Appendix A

Badia, G. (2017). Combining Critical Reflection and Action Research to Improve Pedagogy. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 17(4), 695-720. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/672180.

Bilodeau, E. (2017). The mobile context: A user-centered approach to mobile strategy for libraries. In R. Canuel & C. Crichton (Eds.) Mobile technology and academic libraries: Innovative services for research and teaching. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Colosimo, A. L., Desmeules, R. E., & McKinnon, D. (2017). Whole-Person Mentoring for All Stages of the Library Career. Library Leadership & Management, 32(1). https://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/article/view/7234.

Cooke, N. & Boyd, S. (2017). What is ‘Restaurant Literature’? Depictions of Chinese Restaurants in Canadian Literature, a CanLit Guide (pedagogical initiative of the journal Canadian Literature), launched on November 6, 2017. http://canlitguides.ca/nathalie-cooke/what-is-restaurant-literature-depictions-of-chinese-restaurants-in-canadian-literature/.

Winn, D., Rivosecchi, M., Bjerke, J., & Groenendyk, M. (2017). MTL 2.0: A Report on the Social Media Usage and User Engagement of the “Big Four” Academic Libraries in Montréal. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(4), 297-304. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009913331630180X-?via%3Dihub.

Hanz, K. & McKinnon, D. (2017). When Librarians Hit the Books: Uses of and Attitudes Toward E-books. Journal of Academic Librarianship. Advance online publication. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acal-ib.2017.12.018.

Houle, L. (2017, August). Sci-Hub and LibGen: what if… why not? Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2017 – Wrocław, Poland – Libraries. Solidarity. Society in Session S12 - Satellite Meeting: Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section & Acquisition and Collection Development. http://library.ifla.org/1892/.

Miller, M. D. (2017). Bibliographie d’histoire littéraire française - Klapp-Online. ccAdvisor. http://ccad-visor.org/review/10.5260/CCA.199327.

Morris, M. (2017). Aidsmap.com: A Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Information Resource. Journal of Consum-er Health on the Internet. 21, 402-409. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2017.1377545.

Nasgaard, R., Owens, G., Harris, L. (2017). Glenbow Museum & McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Higher states: Lawren Harris and his American contemporaries.

Severson, S. (2017). Archiving Digital Photographs. The Complete Guide to Personal Digital Archiving. Ed. Brianna H. Marshall. ALA Editions. Retrieved from eScholarship at McGill at http://digitool.Library.Mc-Gill.CA:80/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=147835&silo_library=GEN01.

Smith, S. (2017). The Creation of the CFLA/FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee: The First Report. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. 12 (1). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v12i1.3981.

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Virr, R. (2017, May). L’importance de la philanthropie pour le développement des collections : le cas des Livres rares et collection spécialisées, Université McGill. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), Montreal, QC.

Yanofsky, D., Miller, M. D., Nizami, U. (2017). Framing Information Literacy as Scholarly Practice with Undergraduate Student Journals: A Grassroots Approach. In S. Davis-Khal and M. Kaye-Hensley (Eds.). Library Support for Undergraduate Research. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Goodchild, M. & Zhao, J.C. (2017). Sustainability Engineering Collection Assessment: A Mixed-Method Analysis. Science & Technology Libraries, 36(2), 153-169. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2017.1298493.

Wang, L., Zheng, M., Situ, P. (2017). Past, present and future of East Asian Libraries in North American Universities. In L. Zheng (Ed.) Navigating the Sea of Books: Selected Articles from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sino-American Academic Library Forums on Cooperation and Development, (pp.38-44). Beijing: Social Science Academic Press.

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Name Title Library/ Unit DateBrazzeal / Jacki Documentation

TechnicianCollection Services August

Burpee / Jane Associate Librarian Digital Initiatives NovemberMoore / Michael Thomas

Communication Administrator (temp)

Dean’s Office September

Torabi / Nazi Assistant Librarian Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

July

Trolliet-Martial / Sophie Assistant Librarian Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

November

Yanofsky / Deena Associate Librarian Humanities & Social Sciences Library

September

Departures

New hires

Name Title Library/Unit DateArcher / Jeffry Associate Librarian User Services JanuaryComodini / Aryanna Cataloguing Editor and

AcquisitionCollection Services December

D’Eall Sundberg / Jacquelyn

Grant Administrator ROAAr December

de Vries-Séguin / Emilie

Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social Sciences Library

May

Della Motta / Carlo Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social Sciences Library

October

Di Francesco / Vanessa Assistant Curator Visual Arts DecemberGhanavizchian / Ghazaleh

Sr. Library Clerk Islamic Studies Library April

Goldman / Lauren Communications & Events Administrator

Dean’s Office October

Grguric / Ekatarina Assistant Librarian Digital Initiatives July

Appendix BHuman Resources Report

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Tenures

New hires (continued)Name Title Library/Unit DateHague-Yearl / Mary Assistant Librarian Osler Library of the

History of MedicineAugust

Hervieux / Sandy Assistant Librarian Humanities & Social Sciences Library

September

Khalid / Awais Mehmood

Programmer Digital Initiatives October

Lapointe / Yves Director & University Archivist

Archives August

Leenhouts / Kristen Cataloguing Editor and Acquisition

Collection Services February

Marinier / Pascal Sr. Library Clerk – Circulation (temp)

Humanities & Social Sciences Library

May

Matsuo / Kuniko Specialized Cataloguing Editor

Collection Services March

Pagliaro / Ida HR Administrator Dean’s Office JulyPapaemmanouil / Iris Sr. Library Clerk –

Circulation (temp)Humanities & Social Sciences Library

September

Sopt / Octavian Documentation Technician

Rare Books and Special Collections

February

Venne / Elisabeth Documentation Technician

Collection Services May

Name Title Library/ Unit DateBadia / Giovanna Associate Librarian Schulich Library of

Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

June

Kochkina / Svetlana Associate Librarian Nahum Gelber Law Library

June

Zhao / Cong Yan Associate Librarian Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

June

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Re-appointmentsName Title Library/ Unit DateIngalls / Dana Assistant Librarian Macdonald Campus

LibraryJanuary

Severson / Sarah Assistant Librarian Digital Initiatives June

Retirements

Name Title Library/ Unit DateBurr / Gordon Archivist Archives SeptemberDel Balso / Benedetta Specialized Cataloguing

EditorCollection Services January

Hay / Joanne Cataloguing Editor & Acquisition

Collection services October

Houde / Mary Ellen Administrative Coordinator

Archives February

Lepage / Raynald Sr. Documentation Technician

Rare Books & Special Collections

May

Santlal / Peter Library Supervisor Humanities & Social Sciences Library

January

Veli / Gail Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social Sciences Library

August

Whiting / Joyce Library Supervisor Humanities & Social Sciences Library

September

Promotions/ TransfersName Title Library/ Unit DateBlaise / Steve Customer Service

CoordinatorDean’s Office September

Como / Melissa Head Library Clerk Rare Books and Special Collections

March

De Vries-Séguin / Emilie

Cataloguing Editor and Acquisition

Collection Services December

Dysert / Anna Cataloguer Collection Services SeptemberGreene / David Assistant Librarian Humanities & Social

Sciences LibrarySeptember

Lyons / Christopher Head Librarian Rare Books and Special Collections

January

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Promotion/ Transfers (continued)Name Title Library/ Unit DateMarcus/Geoffrey Sr. Library Clerk Schulich Library of

Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

December

Marinier / Pascal Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social Sciences Library

May

Ospina Ramirez / Liliana

Library Supervisor Humanities & Social Sciences Library

February

Pinard / Mylène Assistant Librarian Macdonald Campus Library

October

Pipe / Melissa Sr. Documentation Technician

Marvin Duchow Music Library

May

Ramundo / Merika Communication Officer Dean’s Office SeptemberRankin / Sharon Liaison Librarian Humanities & Social

Sciences LibraryJune

Sawaya / John Library Supervisor Humanities & Social Sciences Library

August

Sabbatic LeaveName Title Library/ Unit DateColosimo / April Associate Librarian Schulich Library of

Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

March

Duffy / Eamon Associate Librarian Humanities & Social Sciences Library

March

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Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

Appendix CLoaned Items

Destination DescriptionThe Manitoba Museum for exhibit re-design of the permanent galleries (Dec. 2017).

Digital copies of George Edwards, Natural History of Uncommon Birds, 1750 - three copper plates.

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, “Once Upon a Time...The Western” (Oct. 2017- Feb. 2018).

Loaned one item from Western and Cowboy Fiction Collection.

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, “Revolution” (June - Oct. 2017).

Loaned two books (Leonard Cohen and Margaret Atwood), and one magazine on FLQ events designed by R.R. Reid.

Musée d’art contemporain (MAC), “Leonard Cohen” (Nov. 2017 - April 2018).

Loaned eight Leonard Cohen titles for a multi-screen video installation.

Queens Museum, “Never Built New York“ (Sept. 2017 - Feb. 2018).

Loaned five Moshe Safdie works.

Château de Fountainebleau, France for renewal of one wing of the Musée Napoléon (Oct. 2017).

Loaned one engraved print.

Visual Arts Collection (VAC)

Destination DescriptionMcMichael Canadian Collection and Glenbow Museum, “Higher States; Lawren Harris and his American Contemporaries“ (Feb. 2017 - Jan. 2018).

Cement by Marian Dale Scott, oil on canvas, (75-055).

In addition, approximately 82 artworks were placed across McGill campuses through the redesigned Campus Loan Program, in public spaces, classrooms, shared student or administrative spaces, and private offices. The VAC was also involved, by the very nature of its Collection, in as many as 19 campus construction and renovation projects, requiring de-installations, moves and re-installations.

Nine artworks were loaned to the Visual Arts Collection in 2017, each for a period of a year, renewable (two sculptures from the Balade pour la Paix exhibition remained on campus for an extended period of time thanks to loans negotiated with the original lenders; seven artworks from the University Club of Montreal were loaned).

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Appendix DSelected Rare & Special Acquisitions

Visual Arts CollectionThe Visual Arts Collection acquired 71 artworks, ranging from paintings and sculptures to textiles from well-known artists, including Marian Dale Scott, Yves Gaucher, Jon Rafman, Melvin Charney, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Rare Books and Special CollectionsIn 2017, Rare Books and Special Collections acquired a wide variety of unique items, including the Jean Drapeau Collection consisting of photo albums and publications from Jean Drapeau’s library related to significant events that occurred during his mandates as Montreal mayor (1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986). The unit also acquired a number of multi-media items, such as pen and ink drawings and a ledger of the North West fur trading company in the original binding.

Osler Library of the History of Medicine2017 acquisitions covered a wide range of topics and helped to both deepen and compliment the Library’s history of medicine holdings. They included volumes such as Études d’anatomie a l’usage des peintres by Charles Monnet (1769-1776), An essay, philosophical and medical, concerning modern clothing by Walter Vaughan (1792) and Anatomie du gladiateur combatant by Jean-Galbert Salvage (1812) as well as an extensive collection of books on alternative medicine from local collector, Mort Friedland.

McGill University ArchivesThe McGill University Archives acquired several interesting fonds in 2017, notably those of world renowned religious studies professor, Arvind Sharma. The Archives have also received numerous offers and started the process of acquiring a selected few fonds from donors in 2017 which will result in completing our holdings in the next year.

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Physical volumes 3,970,930E-books 2,311,938Total pages digitized 327,233Total items digitized 4,331Online databases 1,467Loans 178,074Interlibrary borrowing from other institutions 15,091Interlibrary lending to other institutions 10,443Total article/chapters supplied from Docdel’s Scan Service

3,672

Reference transactions 70,661Research consultations 1,039Chat reference transactions 3,153Instruction (in-person) 205Instruction attendees 4,810Visits to the Library website 1,674,676Visits to the Library guides 565,406Searches in the Library catalogues 3,431,884Library tours 149Tour attendees 1,633Bookable carrels (for grad students) 636Group study rooms 41

Facts and Figures

Appendix E

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