Canada: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future of the McGill University Library

The following article runs nearly 1700 words.
From The McGill Tribune (Student Newspaper):

The two most recently opened libraries at McGill, the Nahum Gelber Law Library and Marvin Duchow Music Library, were completed in 1998 and 2006 respectively. Their designs reflected a new priority in libraries.
“They had library [book collections] for years, what had happened was they needed space,” [Richard] Virr [Head and Curator of Manuscripts] said. “We’re returning almost to the time when libraries had major reading rooms, because that was student space.”
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The provincial government’s $38.2 million cuts to McGill’s operating budget last December led to a $1.8 million reduction to the library budget.
France Bouthillier, director of the School of Information Studies, said libraries worldwide are undergoing a shift in role, and budget cuts have merely sped up this inevitable process at McGill.

Librarians From Outside of McGill Quoted in the Article

• Lizabeth Wilson, dean of university libraries at the University of Washington
• Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums at Johns Hopkins University
•  Carolyn Argentati, Deputy Director of Libraries Administration at NCSU

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See Also: McGill University Library Mission Statement
See Also: McGill University Library Annual Reports (2005-2011)
See Also: McGill University LibQUAL Survey Results (2002-2010)

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