Description McGill University Library

humanities , social sciences library

the largest of branch libraries humanities , social sciences library, housed in mclennan , redpath library buildings. humanities , social sciences library has notable collections in canadian studies, english , american literature, british history, russian , east european studies, , world war ii.

the library s rare books , special collections contains holdings on variety of subjects, including art , architecture, canadiana, history, literature, history of ideas, travel , exploration, , history of book. lawrence lande collection of canadiana consists of 12,000 items, including books, pamphlets, maps, prints, periodicals, government documents, , broadsides.

the osler library of history of medicine, in mcintyre medical building, canada s foremost scholarly resource in history of medicine, , 1 of important libraries of type in north america. of 2011, humanities , social sciences library , schulich library of physical sciences, life sciences, , engineering open 24/7 in cases during academic semester.

the islamic studies library, located in morrice hall mcgill university institute of islamic studies prepares graduate students m.a. , ph.d. degrees, 1 of largest collections of kind in canada.

the mcgill university library’s cyberthèque – large-scale, multi-purpose information facility – opened doors mcgill students in 2008. located in redpath library building @ street level, “experiential” cyberthèque blends diverse range of studying , learning spaces groups , individuals, various technology , multi-media installations, , timely assistance in accessing , using information. unique facility designed montréal architect françois emond , team @ ékm architecture douglas birkenshaw, , team @ bregmann + hamann toronto.