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Mcgill Library Annual Report 2017 Table of Contents McGill Library Annual Report 2017 Table of Contents 1. Dean’s Message ------------------------------------------ 1 2. Research and Publications ------------------------------- 2 3. Teaching and Learning ----------------------------------- 3 4. Involvement in the Community --------------------------- 5 5. Human Resources: Milestones --------------------------- 10 6. Honours, Awards and Prizes ----------------------------- 11 7. Facilities ------------------------------------------------- 12 8. Budget --------------------------------------------------- 13 9. Fundraising ---------------------------------------------- 14 Appendices A. Selected Research & Publications ----------------------- 15 B. Human Resources Report -------------------------------- 17 C. Loaned Items -------------------------------------------- 21 D. Notable Rare & Special Acquisitions --------------------- 22 E. Facts and Figures ---------------------------------------- 23 McGill Library Annual Report 2017 2 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 Cook Trenholme Dean of Libraries McGill Library Annual Report 2017 1 Research and Publications 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. 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. McGill Library Annual Report 2017 2 Teaching and Learning 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 In late 2017 the first two Michele Larose-Osler initiative, Science Literacy Week, for the third Artists-in-Residence mounted exhibitions of the year running. This edition included a range of work produced as a result of the program. Lucy programming that shed a light on scientific Lyons (2016 recipient) and Loren Williams (2017 discovery. Events included a coding workshop recipient) also worked closely with the students by HackMcGill, a tour of the Marvin Duchow of ARTH 675, offering hands-on workshops. The Music Library’s Phonomenal! exhibit, visits to classes were highly interactive and one of them the Schulich Library beehives and lectures on involved students using medical and historic the subjects of fake news in science reporting maps of Montreal to tour the city and create and the history of the Maude Abbott Medical medical-themed cyanotypes, which were later Museum. Presented in collaboration with Let’s displayed. Both Lyons and Williams engaged Talk Science McGill and the Redpath Museum, it students of multiple disciplines and helped open provided interdisciplinary learning opportunities up new opportunities for interaction with and for the McGill community and broader public. interpretation of rare collections. 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. McGill Library Annual Report 2017 3 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. Two students tied for first place for the 2017 Pam and Rolando Del Maestro William Osler Medical Students Essay
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