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 Awards. The program involves matching medical students with faculty mentors In 2017, the McGill Visual Arts Collection who see them through the entire process of (VAC) hired an unprecedented number producing a conference-quality research paper, of students. In total, they trained 11 refining a topic, undertaking research, writing and students: four Max Stern Fellows at presenting the results. The top candidate receives the M.A./ PhD level; five undergraduate funding to attend and present at the annual meeting interns, two of which were ARIA (Arts of the American Osler Society. Research Internship Award) interns, and two graduate students (a Research and Project Assistant, and an Art Education In the fall of 2017, a Liaison Librarian at the Assistant). Haley Eaves, one of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, developed and taught Max Stern Fellows, received particular a new three-credit master-level course, GLIS 636, attention for her work on the exhibit Government Information at the McGill School of Through Tragedy We Transform: The Information Studies. The course covered a range of Metamorphosis of the McGill University topics, including the structure of governments and Campus in the Aftermath of the Great the nature of government information. It made use War (1914-1918), appearing on a CBC of Library resources such as statutory databases, segment for Remembrance Day and statistical and data resources and subject guides. speaking to the National Post Fund. One One student had this to say about the experience: of the ARIA Interns, Catherine LaRivière, “The search assignments for this course were also received attention for her research, excellent - they forced you to actually engage with together with the VAC’s Director, all the sources we were supposed to be learning to Gwendolyn Owens, on the Montreal use”. artist, Marian Scott. Her research has Throughout 2017, the Library’s interactive been featured in the McGill Reporter, Touch Tables ran 15 experiences, many of which and she has appeared on several other accompanied and augmented exhibitions. The platforms promoting ARIA. technology has proved a wonderful teaching and (Thomas Harold Beament, Stranded Iceberg, learning tool and has helped promote the Library’s Labrador (1963). Gift of Sidney Dawes. McGill Visual unique collection to McGill students, faculty, staff Arts Collection 1965-001) and alumni.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 4 Involvement in the Community

The 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 McGill’s meteorological history dates back to expanded in 2017. The Journal of Indian the 1863 founding of the McGill Observatory. To Ocean World Studies published its first issue provide researchers with that historical weather in October. Revue Littératures : la périodique data, the McGill University Archives together with départementale de la Département de langue et Dr. Victoria Slonosky, Renee Sieber (Geothink), littérature françaises, a publication of McGill’s Stéphan Gervais (Centre for Interdisciplinary Department of French Language and Literature, Research on Montreal), Professor Eun Park, moved its back file to hosting with the McGill Gordon Burr (the McGill School of Information Library. Education Libraries from the Special Studies) and Frédéric Fabry (Department of Libraries Association (SLA) moved to hosting Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies) launched at McGill. In addition, we implemented Digital Data Rescue: Archives and Weather (DRAW). This Object Identifiers (DOIs) to make McGill-hosted “citizen science” initiative invites the public to journals easier to cite and to locate. participate in meteorological data transcription and seeks to preserve a valuable piece of McGill and Montreal history.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 5 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“.

McGill’s Visual Arts Collection developed new In February 2017, the Library celebrated its partnerships and deepened existing ones across first ever Kindness Week, initiated by the Staff the Montreal community in 2017. These included Citizenship Advisory (SCA) Group. Conceived a new collaboration with the Montreal Museum of as a way to spread kindness throughout of Fine Arts for the monumental Balade pour the Library (both internally and externally), la Paix exhibition in honour of Montreal’s 375th the week included activities such as a cooking anniversary and a partnership with Montréal demonstration, a candy bag station and the en Lumière for Nuit Blanche events. Together donation of over a hundred pairs of socks to Sun with the Campus Planning and Development Youth and Burrito Project Montreal. In addition, Office, a partnership was also forged with the close to three hundred “sercret kudos“ were City of Montreal on the new Promenade Fleuve- written by hand and delivered to Library staff. Montagne for sculpture and activities on McTavish The themes for each day of that week were: be Street. The VAC also continued partnerships with kind to yourself, be kind to your colleagues, be the McCord Museum, Journées de la culture and kind to our users, be kind to your community Art Public Montréal. and be kind to the planet.

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 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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 6 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.

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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 7 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.

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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 8 Exhibitions

Exhibit Name Exhibit Run Branch/location Curated by A Tradition in Transition: Jan. 2 - July 21, 2017 Islamic Studies Library Anaïs Salamon and Giovanni Lithographs in Islamic Carrera Cultural History Every Stamp a Story Jan. 12 - June 28, 2017 Humanities and Social David Lank Sciences Library Vaccination: Fame, Fear and Jan.16 - August 31, 2017 Osler Library of the History Rob Boddice and Cynthia Controversy, 1798-1998 of Medicine Tang Building Canada: One Law Feb. 20 - Oct. 3, 2017 Nahum Gelber Law Library Svetlana Kochkina and at a Time Sonia Smith Phonomenal! Rare Sides March 30 - Oct. 1, 2017 Marvin Duchow Music Melissa Pipe and Cynthia from the History of Sound Library Leive Recording Remembering: An Exhibition April 7 - Nov. 30, 2017 Humanities and Social Jennifer Garland and on the 100th Anniversary of Sciences Library Richard Virr the Battle of Vimy Ridge Robert R. Reid: Designer/ April 10 - Sept. 29, 2017 Rare Books and Special Ann Marie Holland and Typographer. A Pan- Collections Sharon Rankin Canadian 90th Birthday Celebration Mapping 375 years of May 11 - May 22, 2017 Humanities and Social Margaret Blandford and progress. Rare Montreal Sciences Library Gregory Houston Maps from 1556 to 1946 Still Listening: An Exhibit of June 1 - Sept. 30, 2017 Marvin Duchow Music Katherine Horgan, Dancy Works in Honour of Pauline Library Mason, Eric Lewis and Oliveros Landon Morrison Treasures from the McGill July 24, 2017 - Jan. 31, 2018 Islamic Studies Library Anaïs Salamon Library Ottoman Collection Alcuin Society Book Design Aug. 1 - Sept. 2, 2017 Rare Books and Special Ann Marie Holland Awards 2016 Collections On the Wings of the Wind: Sept. 5, 2017 - Jan. 30, 2018 Rare Books and Special Richard Virr The Birds of Luisella Collections Carretta The Gendered Cultures of Sept. 11 - Oct. 2, 2017 Osler Library of the History Alex Ketchum Beer and Cheese of Medicine McGill@Expo67 Oct. 2 - Dec. 21, 2017 Humanities and Social Jennifer Garland, Annmarie Science Library Adams and David Theodore The Canadian Jewish Oct. 11 - Nov. 5, 2017 Rare Books and Special The Canadian Jewish Experience Collections Experience (CJE) Impossible Pathologies: Re- Oct. 12 - Dec. 1, 2017 Osler Library of the History Lucy Lyons Fragmenting the Archive of Medicine Hommage à Paul-André Oct. 17, 2017 to Jan. 15, Nahum Gelber Law Library Svetlana Kochkina Crépeau 2018 The Score’s the Thing: Oct. 26 - Dec. 21, 2017 Marvin Duchow Music David Curtis and Cynthia Humour and the Absurd in Library Leive the Music of Brian Cherney Materia Medica Dec. 13, 2017 to May 4, 2018 Osler Library of the History Loren Williams of Medicine

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 9 Human Resources: Milestones

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

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 10 Honours, Awards and Prizes

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

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 11 Facilities

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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 12 Budget

Budget Summary - FY18

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

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

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 13 Fundraising

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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 14 Appendix A

Selected Research & Publications

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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 15 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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 16 Appendix B Human Resources Report

Departures Name Title Library/ Unit Date Brazzeal / Jacki Documentation Collection Services August Technician Burpee / Jane Associate Librarian Digital Initiatives November Moore / Michael Communication Dean’s Office September Thomas Administrator (temp) Torabi / Nazi Assistant Librarian Schulich Library of July Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Trolliet-Martial / Sophie Assistant Librarian Schulich Library of November Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Yanofsky / Deena Associate Librarian Humanities & Social September Sciences Library

New hires Name Title Library/Unit Date Archer / Jeffry Associate Librarian User Services January Comodini / Aryanna Cataloguing Editor and Collection Services December Acquisition D’Eall Sundberg / Grant Administrator ROAAr December Jacquelyn de Vries-Séguin / Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social May Emilie Sciences Library Della Motta / Carlo Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social October Sciences Library Di Francesco / Vanessa Assistant Curator Visual Arts December Ghanavizchian / Sr. Library Clerk Islamic Studies Library April Ghazaleh Goldman / Lauren Communications & Dean’s Office October Events Administrator Grguric / Ekatarina Assistant Librarian Digital Initiatives July

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 17 New hires (continued) Name Title Library/Unit Date Hague-Yearl / Mary Assistant Librarian Osler Library of the August History of Medicine Hervieux / Sandy Assistant Librarian Humanities & Social September Sciences Library Khalid / Awais Programmer Digital Initiatives October Mehmood Lapointe / Yves Director & University Archives August Archivist Leenhouts / Kristen Cataloguing Editor and Collection Services February Acquisition Marinier / Pascal Sr. Library Clerk – Humanities & Social May Circulation (temp) Sciences Library Matsuo / Kuniko Specialized Cataloguing Collection Services March Editor Pagliaro / Ida HR Administrator Dean’s Office July Papaemmanouil / Iris Sr. Library Clerk – Humanities & Social September Circulation (temp) Sciences Library Sopt / Octavian Documentation Rare Books and Special February Technician Collections Venne / Elisabeth Documentation Collection Services May Technician

Tenures Name Title Library/ Unit Date Badia / Giovanna Associate Librarian Schulich Library of June Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Kochkina / Svetlana Associate Librarian Nahum Gelber Law June Library Zhao / Cong Yan Associate Librarian Schulich Library of June Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 18 Re-appointments Name Title Library/ Unit Date Ingalls / Dana Assistant Librarian Macdonald Campus January Library Severson / Sarah Assistant Librarian Digital Initiatives June

Retirements Name Title Library/ Unit Date Burr / Gordon Archivist Archives September Del Balso / Benedetta Specialized Cataloguing Collection Services January Editor Hay / Joanne Cataloguing Editor & Collection services October Acquisition Houde / Mary Ellen Administrative Archives February Coordinator Lepage / Raynald Sr. Documentation Rare Books & Special May Technician Collections Santlal / Peter Library Supervisor Humanities & Social January Sciences Library Veli / Gail Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social August Sciences Library Whiting / Joyce Library Supervisor Humanities & Social September Sciences Library

Promotions/ Transfers Name Title Library/ Unit Date Blaise / Steve Customer Service Dean’s Office September Coordinator Como / Melissa Head Library Clerk Rare Books and Special March Collections De Vries-Séguin / Cataloguing Editor and Collection Services December Emilie Acquisition Dysert / Anna Cataloguer Collection Services September Greene / David Assistant Librarian Humanities & Social September Sciences Library Lyons / Christopher Head Librarian Rare Books and Special January Collections

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 19 Promotion/ Transfers (continued) Name Title Library/ Unit Date Marcus/Geoffrey Sr. Library Clerk Schulich Library of December Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Marinier / Pascal Sr. Library Clerk Humanities & Social May Sciences Library Ospina Ramirez / Library Supervisor Humanities & Social February Liliana Sciences Library Pinard / Mylène Assistant Librarian Macdonald Campus October Library Pipe / Melissa Sr. Documentation Marvin Duchow Music May Technician Library Ramundo / Merika Communication Officer Dean’s Office September Rankin / Sharon Liaison Librarian Humanities & Social June Sciences Library Sawaya / John Library Supervisor Humanities & Social August Sciences Library

Sabbatic Leave Name Title Library/ Unit Date Colosimo / April Associate Librarian Schulich Library of March Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering Duffy / Eamon Associate Librarian Humanities & Social March Sciences Library

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 20 Appendix C Loaned Items

Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

Destination Description The Manitoba Museum for exhibit re-design of Digital copies of George Edwards, Natural the permanent galleries (Dec. 2017). History of Uncommon Birds, 1750 - three copper plates. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, “Once Upon a Loaned one item from Western and Cowboy Time...The Western” (Oct. 2017- Feb. 2018). Fiction Collection. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, “Revolution” Loaned two books (Leonard Cohen and Margaret (June - Oct. 2017). Atwood), and one magazine on FLQ events designed by R.R. Reid. Musée d’art contemporain (MAC), “Leonard Loaned eight Leonard Cohen titles for a multi- Cohen” (Nov. 2017 - April 2018). screen video installation. Queens Museum, “Never Built New York“ (Sept. Loaned five Moshe Safdie works. 2017 - Feb. 2018). Château de Fountainebleau, France for renewal Loaned one engraved print. of one wing of the Musée Napoléon (Oct. 2017).

Visual Arts Collection (VAC)

Destination Description McMichael Canadian Collection and Glenbow Cement by Marian Dale Scott, oil on canvas, (75- Museum, “Higher States; Lawren Harris and his 055). American Contemporaries“ (Feb. 2017 - Jan. 2018).

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).

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 21 Appendix D Selected Rare & Special Acquisitions

Rare Books and Special Collections In 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 Medicine 2017 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.

Visual Arts Collection The 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.

McGill University Archives The 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.

McGill Library Annual Report 2017 22 Appendix E Facts and Figures

Physical volumes 3,970,930 E-books 2,311,938 Total pages digitized 327,233 Total items digitized 4,331 Online databases 1,467 Loans 178,074 Interlibrary borrowing from other institutions 15,091 Interlibrary lending to other institutions 10,443 Total article/chapters supplied from Docdel’s 3,672 Scan Service Reference transactions 70,661 Research consultations 1,039 Chat reference transactions 3,153 Instruction (in-person) 205 Instruction attendees 4,810 Visits to the Library website 1,674,676 Visits to the Library guides 565,406 Searches in the Library catalogues 3,431,884 Library tours 149 Tour attendees 1,633 Bookable carrels (for grad students) 636 Group study rooms 41

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