Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Library services to Graduate Students in the Faculty of Arts Janine Schmidt, Trenholme Director of Libraries David McKnight, Principal Librarian, Humanities and Social Sciences Library " We are truly in the midst of an Arts Renaissance "

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Mission  McGill University library advances learning and research by providing outstanding collections, access to the world of knowledge, excellence in service and an appropriate library environment, which are client-focused and responsive to the needs of the McGill community

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Challenges  Client base – culturally diverse, smarter, savvier?  Multiple information formats – e-everything, maintenance of print and online?  Information and communications technology Content management systems, learning management systems, wireless, googleisation, blogs, memory sticks, PDAs, Blackberries, Internet2, copyright  New disciplinary and research approaches  Changes in teaching and learning E-learning, M-learning Resource based learning, Problem based learning Any pace, any space, any time Just in case, just in time, just for you, learning that lasts

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5 Primary service point  Humanities and Social Sciences Library David McKnight, Principal Librarian, Information Services  Information skills/literacy programs  Research collections  Teaching and learning support Teams headed by Kendal Wallis, Elaine Yarovsky Anastassia Khouri, Principal Librarian, Access Services  Reserve collections  Shelving

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Other library collections  Rare Books and Special Collections  Birks Reading Room  Education Library  Islamic Studies  Government Information Service  Electronic Data Resources Service

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Birks Reading Room

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Facilities  Specialised study carrels, both desks and small rooms  Group study  Computers – more to come  Productivity software  Specialised applications software

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Electronic Data Resources Service

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September New website

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September The collections - virtual  Article indexes and databases, some fulltext MLA Bibliography Psychinfo Sociofile Expanded Academic Academic Source Premier Proquest Research Library Wilson Web  Hundreds of thousands of e-books EEBO Literature Online Digital National Security Archive (US de-classified documents)  E-journal sets J-Stor Project Muse PsycArticles Online Sage Journals Online

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September The collections - virtual  Canadiana Early Canadiana Online  Newspapers Canadian newstand Factiva Proquest Research Library Newspapers Lexis Nexis  Theses (McGill )  Online Reference

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September The print collections  Extension of university press plan  New supplier with faster service and items ready for the shelf  Extensive rare books collections  Canadiana  Government documents now being integrated with general collections

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Services  Liaison librarians  Links to Vista for library resources  Information skills/literacy programs  Information assistance  Document delivery (gratis)  Subject guides  Extra loans

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Catalogue

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Catalogue

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Loans

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Loans

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Services  Endnote software and training  Askalibrarian  Specialist advice in relation to projects or research topics  New service coming  Theses and e-prints Online chat

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Research services

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Article indexes and databases

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Cross database searching

Faculty of Arts Graduate Students Presentation September Thanks for listening! Questions?