McGill Library and Archives Annual Report 2016 Annual Report 2016 1 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 ----------------------------- 10 7. Fiat Lux -------------------------------------------------- 11 8. Facilities ------------------------------------------------- 12 9. Budget --------------------------------------------------- 13 10. Fundraising ---------------------------------------------- 15 11. Academic Unit Reviews ---------------------------------- 16 Appendices A. Selected Research & Publications ----------------------- 17 B. Human Resources Report -------------------------------- 19 C. Loaned Items -------------------------------------------- 23 D. Notable Rare & Special Acquisitions --------------------- 24 E. Facts and Figures ---------------------------------------- 26 Annual Report 2016 2 Dean’s Message 2016 was a great year for the McGill Library and Archives. We are at a pivotal point in our history and much of the year was dedicated to promoting and advancing Fiat Lux, our ambitious plan to reimagine the McLennan-Redpath Complex for the 21st century. The project team (myself, Planning and Resources and Communications staff, University Advancement, McGill’s Planning Department, VP University Services, Shepley Bulfinch and EKM Architects) worked tirelessly alongside the Friends of the Library towards making our vision a reality. We saw much progress on this front, including the development of a KPMG business plan, a new promotional booklet, promotional videos in English and French, the initiation of Fiat Lux salons and more. Please refer to page 11 for details on the project’s evolution. In 2016, the Library continued to provide unique, cutting-edge collections, services and spaces, tailored to the changing needs of our many users. Our one-of-a-kind collection grew and our number of e-books surpassed our print books for the first time. A new Library unit, ROAAr (Rare and Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives), was developed and welcomed Professor Nathalie Cooke at its helm as Associate Dean. Throughout the year, the Library offered a number of exciting initiatives including 3D printing, data visualization, workshops, exhibitions, lectures, transactional licensing, multilingual guides and videos for international users, public art tours of McGill’s downtown campus and much more. The tremendous innovation, creativity and dedication shown by McGill students, faculty, Library staff and the Friends of the Library in 2016 was inspiring and makes me excited for the future! Sincerely, C. Colleen Cook Trenholme Dean of Libraries Annual Report 2016 1 Research and Publications In addition to providing countless resources and services to McGill students, staff and faculty, McGill librarians make invaluable contributions to scholarly research across a wide range of subjects. Examples of their 2016 research, publications and presentations include: Canuel, R., MacKenzie, E., Senior, A., & Torabi, N. (2016). Apps for academic success: Developing digital literacy and awareness to increase usage. Education for Information. Advance online preprint, DOI: 10.3233/EFI-160085. Retrieved from http://content.iospress.com/articles/education-for- information/efi160085 Bain, C. D., Colosimo, A. L., Mawhinney, T., & Houle, L. (2016). Using WorldShare Collection Evaluation to analyze physical science and engineering monograph holdings by discipline. Collection Management, 41(3). dx.doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2016.1208132 Groenendyk, M. (2016). Cataloging the 3D web: the availability of educational 3D models on the internet. Library Hi Tech, 34(2), 239-258. Retrieved from: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/ full/10.1108/LHT-09-2015-0088 Kochkina, S. (2016). Listening to the dead with our eyes: François Olivier-Martin’s library, a mirror image of a legal historian. Library & Information History, 32(3), 203-218. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi. org/10.1080/17583489.2016.1186481 Lange, J., Miller-Nesbitt, A., Severson, S. (2016) Reducing noise in the academic library: The effectiveness of installing noise meters. Library Hi Tech. 34(1), 45-63. McKinnon, D. (2016). Using perceptions and preferences from public services staff to improve error reporting and workflows. Library Resources & Technical Services, 60(2), 115-129. Retrieved from: https://search.proquest.com/docview/1781332169 fulltextPDF/7551D480E5A3453FPQ/1?accountid=12339 Morris, M., Boruff, J.T., Gore, G.C. (2016). Scoping reviews: establishing the role of the librarian. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 104 (4). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC5079503/ Riley, J. “Afterword.” Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 54, no. 5/6 (2016): 397-401. Virr, R. (2016) “Exemplars: Medieval Manuscripts in Montreal and the McGill University Library Collection of Books of Hours” Renaissance and Reformation, Fall 2016 (39.4), 77-109. Please see Appendix A (p. 17) for a selected listing of 2016 research and publications. Annual Report 2016 2 Teaching and Learning Each year, the McGill Library and Archives offers innovative and pertinent teaching and learning opportunities to the McGill community and beyond. The following are a selection from the 2016 calendar year. Our world-clas collection is always expanding and includes over 6 million items. In 2016, we surpassed cataloguing our 5 millionth title and we now own more electronic books (2,231,308) than print books (2,100,171) for the first time. We also added 4,500 titles to Rare Books and Special Collections. Major purchases included five-year deals with ProQuest and Oxford, as well as new subscriptions with Gale to maintain existing collections and add new resources, including Alternative Press Watch, British Nursing Database, Humanities Index, LGBT Thought and Culture, Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law, Oxford Music and Parliamentary Papers, among many others. The Library also launched three new online digital collections, bringing our total number of digitized collections and online exhibits to more than 70. All are freely available to the public on the Library’s website. In August 2016, the Library rolled out an extensive orientation campaign including the re-design of our map postcard, offered in French as well as English for the first time. The new design elements were incorporated into a re-design of the Library’s orientation page, which was updated to include newly translated multilingual guides and welcome videos (in English, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish and Persian) and virtual tours of each Library branch. Initiated in 2015, Library Sprint was an interactive scavenger hunt that was rebranded in 2016 under the new name Library Go! The game acts as a The Library’s new Research Commons self-guided alternative to traditional orientation held its official launch and demo day on tours and was expanded to include a module for March 30, 2016. The cutting-edge facility is the Macdonald Campus Library, in addition to new modules for the Humanities and Social Sciences a technology-enhanced collaborative space Library and the Schulich Library of Physical that brings together services and resources Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering. to support researchers. The event included participation from faculties across McGill Over the 2016 winter and fall semesters, Liaison Librarian Sonia Smith collaborated with the and served to publicize Research Commons Associate Dean, Academic (Faculty of Law) to spaces and services, including a data develop research, critical analysis and information visualization wall, 3D printers, 3D scanners literacy skills for first year students in the course and virtual reality headsets. WRIT 016D1 (Legal Methodology). Annual Report 2016 3 In 2016, the Library continued to offer a wide variety of information literacy workshops, including two popular series geared towards undergraduate and graduate students respectively. MyArts Research: Library Skills for Success workshops were offered in the winter 2016 semester. The workshops were then completely redesigned and rebranded as Keys to Success: Research Skills for Undergraduates in Arts, Education, and Management and offered in the fall 2016 semester. The MyResearch workshop series for graduate students was offered during both the winter and fall 2016 semesters. It teaches grad students how to find different types of publications and use advanced search techniques in discipline- specific resources. One participant gave this feedback: “Honestly, great job! The instructors prepared their material very well and gave great tips.” Ask an Archivist Day was an international initiative that took place on October 5, 2016. Archivists around the continent took to social media channels to respond to questions about the profession, collections and archival techniques. The McGill University Archives (MUA) was delighted to participate, with archivist Lori Podolsky answering questions via Twitter, Facebook and in person. 2016 marked the McGill Library and Archives’ involvement in Canada-wide Science Literacy Week for the second consecutive year. Organized by a dedicated Library task force, a wide variety of events were held across both campuses including bee visits, lectures, 3D printer workshops, a hack-a-thon,