Table of Contents
1. Re-imagining the McGill University Library & Archives: Feasibility Study & Master Plan
2. Research and Publications 3. Teaching and Learning 4. Involvement in the Community 5. Human Resources: Milestones 6. Facilities 7. Budget 8. Honours, Awards and Prizes 9. Fundraising
Appendices
A. Selected Listing: Research & Publications, Conferences B. Listing: Human Resources Report & Organizational Chart C. Loaned Items D. Notable Rare & Special Acquisitions E. Library Facts & Figures
McGill Library and Archives Annual Report 2014 January 1 – December 31, 2014
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1. Re-imagining the McGill University Library & Archives: Feasibility Study & Master Plan
McGill’sLibraryandArchivesisatapivotalpointinitshistory.Wearefacingaspaceandstoragecrisis.TheLibraryandArchivesmustsolveitsuserspaceandstorageissuesinordertofacilitateMcGill’sacademicmissionandmaintainourreputationasaleadinginstitution.InSeptember2014,McGillLibrary&ArchivesincollaborationwithUniversityServicesandProcurementbeganconductingaFeasibilityStudytoreimaginetheLibrary&Archivesofthe21stCentury.
Inhonouroftheir25thanniversary,theFriendsoftheLibrarymadeasignificantgiftinsupportoftheneedsassessmentstudy.In2014,relatedFeasibilityStudyactivitiesincludedtheorganizationofmultiplefocusgroupsessionswithfaculty,studentandstaffmembers;sitevisits;consultationmeetingswiththeFeasibilityStudySteeringCommitteeandCommunicationGroup;asystem‐widevisitor’ssurveyandatownhallonlibrariesthatcanbeviewedhere.
2. Research and Publications AsacademicsandexpertstewardsofMcGill’sLibraryandArchivescollections,librariansmakeittheirmissiontoacquire,preserve,organize,andmakeaccessiblematerialsneededbyMcGillusers.Inaddition,librariansparticipateasessentialcollaboratorswithinresearchteams.ExamplesofscholarlyworkamongstMcGilllibrariansinclude:
“Improvingdepressionscreeningbyreducingbiasintheestimationofscreeningtoolaccuracy:Anindependentpatientdatameta‐analysisofthePHQ‐9.”2014.(Thombs,B.).CanadianInstitutesofHealthResearch,KnowledgeSynthesisGrant.$100,000.Ranked1stoutof79applications.(Systematicreviewwithpsychiatryresearchers).LorieKloda,Co‐investigator.
“SingleInterfaceforMusicScoreSearchingandAnalysis.”2014.(Fujinaga,I.).Social
SciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada(SSHRC)PartnershipGrant,seven‐yearresearchgrant.$2,726,697(2014‐2021).CynthiaLeive,Co‐investigator.
“Uncatalogueraisonnépourleslivresd'heuresdesXVeetXVIesièclesconservésauQuébec.”(Dunn‐Lardeau,B.).SocialSciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada(SSHRC)InsightGrant,four‐yearresearchgrant.$156,575.RichardVirr,Collaborator.
PleaseseeAppendixAforaselectedlistingofresearchandpublications.
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3. Teaching and Learning Librarians,administrativeandsupportstaffareconstantlyfindingnewwaystoraisethebarforservicedelivery. In2014,thefollowinginitiativeshavecontributedtoresearch,teachingandlearningatMcGill:
AnewdocumentdeliveryservicewasimplementedinMay2014.McGillstudents,faculty
andstaffcannowrequestscannedcopiesofjournalarticlesorbookchaptersfromtheprintcollectiontobesenttoaMcGillemailaddress.Deliverytimeisnormally2to4days.Documentdeliveryhasproventobeoneofthemostimportantnewservicesimplementedwithinthesystem.Over2,000requestswerebeenprocessedwithinthefirstsixmonthsofoperation.
CollectionServicesapproachedamilestone–almost5,000,000titleswerecataloguedintheonlinecatalogue.600,000titleswereaddedtothecataloguethroughnewacquisitionsandcataloguingbacklogsin2014alone.IncollaborationwithDigitalInitiatives,over27,000digitizedMcGilltheseswereaddedtoWorldCatLocaldiscoverytool,closingagapinthediscoverabilityofMcGillscholarlyoutputbetween1943and2007.ThesethesesarenowfreelyavailableonlineandaccessiblethroughtheMcGillLibrary&Archivescatalogue.
2014broughtwithitfocusedworkonimprovingtheuserexperiencethroughcatalogueanddiscoverylayerplatforms.Alle‐resourceswereplacedintotheLibrary’sWorldCatLocalCatalogue,wherefullaccessandmaintenancecontinuestobeprovided.PrinttitlescontinueliveinAleph(ClassicCatalogue).Thecompletecatalogue,includingprintmaterials,isnowfoundinWorldCatLocal.AnewlistofdatabasesusingtheOCLCKBwascreatedandtheOCLCOpenURLforlinkingtoe‐journalswasimplementedreplacingpreviousproductsfromExLibris,MetaLIBandSFX.TheLibrary&Archives’“linkresolver”systemwhichallowsuserstoquicklyfindonlineversionsofcontentthroughthecataloguewasretiredandreplacedwithanewer,morestreamlinedversion.
TheOrientationCommitteemadeupoflibrarians,administrativeandsupportstafffromacrosstheLibrarysystemproducedawelcomevideoandnineshortinformationaltutorials.Thesetofstylish,informativeandaccessiblematerialshasimprovedtheuserexperienceandisusedinavarietyofwaysbystudents,faculty,librariansandstaffmembersalike.
LibrarianscontinuetoholdessentialrolesinthedevelopmentofMcGillMassiveOpenOnlineCourses(MOOCs).MOOCprogrammingfor2014included:NaturalDisasters(TaraMawhinney&GiovannaBadia);Body101(GenGore);andtheseconditerationofFoodforThought(AprilColosimo).LibrariansupportwasalsopresentforCANS300:TopicsinCanadianStudies(AprilColosimo),acourseofferedinalternatingweeksthroughvideoconferencingattheUniversityofCalgaryandMcGill.
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DigitalInitiativescontinuedtoprovidevirtualopenaccesstosignificantandsizeablepartsofthecollectionincludetheongoingdigitizationofthecompleteLawrenceLandeCollectionofCanadiana.
Librariansacrossthelibrarysystemcontinuetobecentralinprovidinginformationliteracy
andresearchinstructiontoundergraduates,graduates,staffandfacultymembers.Librarianscontinuetobeembeddedinacademiclearningenvironmentsonandoffcampus.LargescaleprogramslikeMyResearchfourpartseminarseriesforgraduateandpost‐doctoralstudents,MyArtsResearchtwo‐partworkshopforundergraduatesandMyUndergraduateResearchcateringtoPhysicalSciences&Engineeringstudentscoverawiderangeoftopicsincluding:researchstrategyrefinementandtheresearchcycle,scholarlypublishing,citationanalysisandmetrics.
Thankstothegenerosityofananonymousdonor,distinguishedauthorandscholarAlbertoManguelspentthefall2014semesterattheMcGillLibrary&ArchivesasScholarinResidence. Bothgraduateandundergraduatestudentshavehadauniqueopportunitytobenefitfromhisvastknowledge.WhileatMcGill,Mangueltaughtanundergraduatecourse,HISP303,onthewritingsofJorgeLuisBorgesandparticipatedinnumerouspublicandinter‐universitytalks.
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4. Involvement in the Community Thequalityofourpeople,services,collections,andaccessreachesfarbeyondMcGill’sborders.TheLibrarycontinuestopartnerwithotheruniversities,culturalandheritageorganizations,researchagencies,alumni,libraryassociationsandthecommunityatlarge.In2014,communityengagementactivitieswithacademicand/ornon‐academicinstitutionsofsignificantimpactinclude:
RareBooksandSpecialCollections(RBSC)developedandhostedanumberofspecial
seminarstobuilddeeperandbroaderconnectionswithMcGilldepartmentsandwiththescholarlycommunityatlarge.TwoseminarsledbyvisitingscholarAlbertoManguelweredevelopedandhostedbyRBSC(oneforMcGillMLISstudents;oneinter‐institutionalsessionforstudentsintranslationfromMontreal’sfouruniversities);twoseminarsforthegeneralpublicledbyCraigStephensonandthenamingeventfortherecipientoftheOslerPivnickiAwardinNeuro‐History,werealsodevelopedandhostedbyRBSC.
TocommemoratethecentenaryoftheFirstWorldWar,McGillUniversityArchivesin
conjunctionwithDigitalInitiativesrestoredanddigitizedMcGill’silluminatedBookofRemembrance.TheilluminatedBookofRemembrancerecordsthenamesofthenearly700students,staffandfacultywholosttheirlivesinWWIandWWII.Thebook,availableforviewintheRareBooksandSpecialCollections,andArchivesReadingRoomcanalsobeaccessedonlinehere.Asaresultofthisproject,areplicaoftheBookwasmadeandiscurrentlyhousedinaspecialdisplaycaseinthepedwayconnectingtheMcLennanandRedpathLibraryBuildings.Onarelatednote,DigitalInitiativesdigitizedhundredsofWWIpostersfor bookeditors,writers,exhibitiondisplaysinmuseumsandschools,andforcommemorationceremoniesingovernmentandmilitaryoffices.RBSCcollaboratedwiththeMontrealMuseumofFineArts’stodeveloptheexhibitThePatriotismofDeath:PropagandapostersfromWWI.RBSCcontributedtwentylargeWWIpropagandapostersfromCanada,France,Germany,EnglandandtheUnitedStates.
McGillUniversityLibrary&ArchiveswaswellrepresentedatHomecoming2014.ArchivesorganizedanexhibitforanannualHomecomingevent,featuringanewacquisitionoftheEdwardBallonfonds.InadditionaspecialexhibitiononNo.3CanadianGeneralHospital(McGill),SirWilliamOsler,andhighlightsfromtheBibliothecaOslerianawasundertakenfortheFacultyofMedicine.Attendedby300alumni,theexhibitwasdesignedbyOslerHeadLibrarianChrisLyonsandinstalledwithassistancebyBozenaLatincicandLilySzcyzgielinthedeaneryoftheFacultyofMedicine.
TheMcGillFriendsoftheLibraryorganizedanumberofimportantevents,includingawell‐attendedseriesoflecturesthatbuildawarenessoftherolethattheuniversity’slibrariesplayinthelifeandoutreachofMcGill.In2014,renownedauthorMichaelOndaatjedeliveredtheHughMacLennanLectureentitled“MongrelArt:Adiscussionofliteratureanditsneighbours”.JeffreySimpson,NationalAffairscolumnistforTheGlobeandMailgavearivetinglectureonthestateofaboriginalaffairsinCanadaandtheatreiconMarthaHenry
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fromtheStratfordFestivalsharedhercareerhighlightsinconversationwithMyrnaWyattSelkirk,AssociateProfessorfromtheDepartmentofEnglishattheannualShakespeareLecture.InNovember,theFriendscelebratedtheir25thAnniversary.McGillLibrary&Archivesstaffmemberswerecollectivelyhonouredasthe2014FriendoftheYear.
TheDeanofLibraries,C.ColleenCook,wasinvitedbytheCouncilofCanadianAcademies(CCA)toserveasamemberoftheExpertPanelonMemoryInstitutionsandtheDigitalRevolution.Throughouttheyear,thepanelmembershavedevotedattentiononhowmightmemoryinstitutions(libraries,archives,museumsandgalleries)embracetheopportunitiesandchallengesposedbythechangingwaysinwhichCanadiansarecommunicatingandworkinginthedigitalage.Findingsandconclusionsofthisin‐depthassessmentwillbepresentedinareporttotheCCAinearly2015.
TheDirectorofAcademicAffairs,CaroleUrbain,wasinvitedbytheLibraryandArchivesCanadatoserveontheStakeholders’ForumasamemberrepresentingQuebeclibraries.ThepurposeofthisadvisorycommitteeistoengagemembersinearlydiscussionsofLibraryandArchivesCanada’sstrategic,policyandoperationaldirectionsandtoserveasamechanismtotestideasandidentifyopportunitiesforcollaborationinareasofmutualinterestandbenefit.
SchulichLibraryofScienceandEngineeringlibrariansGiovannaBadia,AprilColosimo,TaraMawhinneycollaboratedwithTeachingandLearningServicesstaff,ProfessorsStixandGyakum,andIngridBirkerfromtheRedpathMuseumtoplananexhibitandeveninglectureeventinsupportoftheNaturalDisastersMOOC.Theeventwascalled“NaturalDisasters:LivefromtheMOOC’sEpicentre!”andwasattendedbycampusandcommunitymembers.
RenovationstotheMcLennan‐RedpathTerracewereconductedinthreephasesoverthesummersof2011,2012and2013,tominimizethedisruptionduringtheregularacademicyear.TheoutdoorterracebecamefullyaccessibletopedestriantrafficinJanuary2014.Afternumerouscomplaintsfromlibraryusers,itbecameapparentveryquicklythatasolutionshouldbefoundtoaddresssecondhandsmokeandthegrowingamountoftobacco‐relatedlitterstrewnacrosstheterrace.Overthewintermonths,discussionsamongstcampusstakeholderswereheldandthedecisionwasmadetodesignatethenewly‐renovatedspaceassmoke‐free.NumerouscampusstakeholdersendorsedtheplantomaketheMcLennan‐RedpathTerracesmoke‐free.Thelaunchofthesmoke‐freeterraceoccurredinMay2014.
DigitalInitiativesbeganaddingdigitizedcontenttotheinternationalcollaborativeonlinetextsarchiveHathiTrust(http://www.hathitrust.org).
DigitalCollections:In2014,all1,009issuesofthevariousMacDonaldCampusjournalsweredigitizedandcannowbeaccessedthroughtheInternetArchivehere.
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DigitalExhibitions: StrokesandHairlines:ElegantWritinganditsPlaceinMuslimBookCulture WritinginCompany:FormsofCollaborationinArtisticWorksandScientific
Knowledge1700‐1914 OurFriendtheSun:ImagesofLightTherapeuticsfromtheOslerLibraryCollection,
c.1901‐1944PhysicalExhibitions(listedinchronologicalorder)ExhibitName ExhibitRun Branch/location CuratedbyTheHistoryoftheIslamicStudiesLibraryandInstituteofIslamicStudies
January28toMarch19,2014
IslamicStudiesLibrary
SeanSwanick
CelebratingtheDigitizationofMcGillLibrary’sChapbookCollection:AnexhibitionofBritishandAmericanchapbook
FebruarytoJune2014
McLennanlobby SharonRankin
WritinginCompany.FormsofCollaborationinArtisticWorksandScientificKnowledge(1700‐1914)
April2014 RBSC,4th floorlobby AnnMarieHolland
ArabicLithographedBooks ApriltoAugust2014
IslamicStudiesLibrary
Anaïs Salamon
RecentAcquisitions Spring‐Summer2014
RBSC,LandeReadingRoom
RBSCstaff
Idhadakhaltkhizanahf‐ajtihadanlatakhrijminhahatata’arifmafıha:WhenYouEnteraLibrary,BeCarefulNottoLeaveUntilYouHaveUnderstoodWhatitContains
May12‐17,2014 IslamicStudiesLibrary
SeanSwanick
InLovingMemoryofHughPatrickGlenn(1940–2014)
JunetoAugust2014
NahumGelberLawLibrary
SvetlanaKochkina
TheAlcuinSocietyAwardsforExcellenceinBookDesigninCanada2013
Summer2014 McLennanlobby TylerHyde(YoungCanadaWorks)
Mıras‐imaktubfarsı:ThePersianateLiteraryHeritage:HiddenTreasuresfromMcGill’sCollections
August2014toJanuary2015
McLennanlobby SeanSwanickandHeatherEmpey
McGillIslamicmedicalmanuscripts:aselection
September15‐16,2014
IslamicStudiesLibrary
AnaïsSalamon
JaneAusten SeptembertoNovember2014
RBSCreadingroomalcove
RichardVirr
TheBurneysatMcGill September2014toJanuary2015
RBSC,4th floorlobby RichardVirr
InLovingMemoryofHughPatrickGlenn(1940–2014)
November2014 NahumGelberLawLibrary
SvetlanaKochkina
ArthurLismer’sMcGillSketchbook November2014toJanuary2015
RBSCreadingroomalcove
JenniferGarland
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5. Human Resources: Milestones AsofJanuary1,2014,librarystaffconsistedof64librarians,26Mprofessional&excludedstaffand81libraryassistants.TheLibraryhiredsixnewassistantlibrariansandtwonewdocumentationtechnicians.Nineassistantlibrariansweregrantedtenureandpromotedtoassociatelibrarian,andthreeassistantlibrarianswerereappointedforanadditionalterm.Fourstaffmembersretired.Formoreinformation,seelisting,AppendixB.StrategicIntentionsexercise:InJanuary2014,librariansandlibrarystaffmembersbegantorolloutactivitiesoutlinedintheLibrary’splanningexercise.FromtheideasgeneratedatthestaffretreatsessionsinDecember2013,asmallnumberofhighlevelareaswereselectedasstrategicprioritiesoverthenextfewyears.TheparticipationofMcGillLibrary&Archivesstaffmembersarekeytothesuccessofthesestrategicinitiatives.Thesevenstrategicareasare:
1. GrowtheMcGillUniversityLibraryandArchivesasauser‐centredorganizationthatrecognizesusersasaprimarymotivatorinalldecisionmaking.
2. ReimaginetheMcGillLibraryandArchivesforthe21stcenturyandtoproduceamasterplanbyconductingafeasibilitystudyinfiscalyear2014‐2015.
3. InvestigateandpotentiallypilotvirtualandphysicalResearch&TeachingCommonstobringtogetherservicesinsupportoftheseactivitiesacrosscampus,andadvancelibraryservicesforthefuture.
4. EvolvetheLiaisonLibrarianmodel,developrecommendationsforconsiderationandimplementaccordingly.
5. Improveaccesstoanddiscoverabilityofrarebook,specialcollection,manuscriptsandarchivesbasedonbestpracticesthroughthedevelopmentof:1)collectiondevelopmentpoliciesand2)workflowsforaccess,processing,collectionsconservation,anddigitization.
6. Maintaincurrentdiscoverylayer(WorldCatLocal),Knowledgebase(WorldShareKB)andbackendILS(Aleph)foratleastonemoreyear.Duringthistime,thegoalwillbetoimprovecurrentdataandsetupenvironmentsallowingstafftobecomemorefamiliarwithvarioussystemoptions.
7. Designandprovideanorientationandmentoringprogramforlibrarianstofostertheirprofessionalgrowthandthedevelopmentastheyprogressthroughthetenureandpromotionprocess.
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8. Facilities Students,faculty,andstaffcontinuetodemonstratetheveryhighvaluetheyplaceonthelibrary.Wewelcomeover5millionvisitorsayearandconstantlyassessandrevitalizespacesandservicesoncampusandenvisionwaystocreatelearningenvironmentsthattrulyinspirecreativethoughtandstudy.In2014,twolarge‐scaledeferredmaintenancerenovationprojectsoccurredattheLibrary:
SchulichMasonryInvestigationProject:Anin‐depthinvestigationofandsomerepairsto
themasonrywallsoftheMacdonald‐StewartLibraryBuilding,whichhousestheSchulichLibraryofScienceandEngineeringoccurredduringthe2014Fallterm. Duringtherecentroofreplacement,deteriorationinthe120‐year‐oldbuilding’sexteriorstonewallwasobserved,promptingMcGillinearly2014tocommissionaninvestigationintothestateofthebuilding.Thesubsequentreport,fromanoutsidefirmofarchitectsandastructuralengineer,revealedthatthedeteriorationofthestonestructurewasmoreadvancedthanpreviouslyknownandthatMcGillmustmovequicklytopreventfurtherdeterioration,especiallyavoidingthefreeze‐thawcycleinthewinterthatleadstotheaccelerateddegradationofoldstonework.
OslerHVACproject:Therewasamajorheating,ventilationandairconditioning(HVAC)androofrenovationprojectintheMcIntyrebuilding.ItsimpactontheOslerLibraryoftheHistoryofMedicineincludedclosingthelibraryforninemonthsandplacingtheentireOslerLibrarycollectioninappropriatestorage.SelectedmaterialandsomestaffweremovedtoRareBooksandSpecialCollectionstogiveaccesstoresearchers.Otherservices,suchasreference,consultsandclasspresentations,continued.Oslerissettore‐openinJanuary2015.
Twolarge,studentfundedprojectswereundertakenin2014toimprovelibraryfacilitiesandservicesincluding:
RedpathGroupStudyZoneexpansion:In2014,fundsformtheSSMULibrary
ImprovementFund(LIF)madeitpossibletoexpandthegroupstudyareaonthefirstflooroftheRedpathLibraryBuilding.RecentrenovationsandreorganizationintheRedpathLibraryBuildingcreatedadditionalspacetoextendthegroupstudyareaintotheNorthernwingofthebuilding.Thisprojectadded105newelectrifieddeskseatswithpoweroutletsandUSBchargingoutlets,aswellasavarietyofcomfortable,lounge‐styleseatingoptions.Thenewfurniture,designandterrazzoflooringmatchedthatoftheexistingstudyareainordertocreateasingle,unifiedgroupstudyspace.Inaddition,24newcomputerswerepurchasedtoreplacetheexisting,outdatedunitscurrentlyinthespace,andfourgroupcollaborationscreenswithHDMIandVGAconnectivitywereaddedtothelargergroupstudyrooms.
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SeatingintheMcLennanLibraryBuilding&technologyadditions:TheArtsUndergraduateSociety‐LibraryPartnershipCommitteesubmittedaproposaltotheLIFtocontributetoaprojectfortheMcLennanLibraryBuilding.Theprojectconsistedoftwoparts.Firstly,presentationtechnology(e.g.projectors,screens,podiums,etc.)wereaddedtotwogroupstudyroomsonthe3rdflooroftheMcLennanLibraryBuilding.Thebookablegroupstudyroomsinquestionalreadyhaveupdated,functionalfurniturebutlackedthesetechnologicalupgrades.Secondly,24electrifieddeskseatswereaddedtothe5thand6thfloorsaroundtheoutsideofthestairwellshafts.Theseweresplitbetweenthetwofloors(12oneach)andreplicatedaseatingstylefoundonotherfloors.
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9. Budget TheLibrarywassubjecttotheUniversitywidecutstoourFY15operatingbudget.InrecognitionthattheCollectionBudgetremainwholeinordertomeettheneedsofourstudents,facultyandresearch,amuchappreciatedonetimefundingof$2.5MwasallocatedtoaddressthebuyingpowerofourweakCanadianDollarandcontinueddoubledigitserialsinflation.Anoverallreductionof44supportstaffintheprevioustwoyearsandthesubsequentsupportstaffhiringfreezehasresultedintheimplementationofstreamlinedoperationsinCollectionServices,integratedservicepointsandservicehourreductionsinseveralbranches.
Salaries , $13,711,272 37%
Collections, $18,980,630
51%
Operations , $4,676,461
12%
2014‐15 Actuals Allocation $37,368,363
Salaries Collections Operations
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Operating 1A, $31,122,468
83%
Carry Forward, $597,373
2%
Endownment & Donations , $4,130,321
11%
One time Special Funds, $1,518,201
4%
2014‐15 Income Sources $37,368,363
Operating 1A Carry Forward Endownment & Donations One time Special Funds
Monographs , $3,187,650
17%
E‐Books, $1,056,816 5%
Journals & E. Resources, $14,736,164
78%
2014‐15 Collections Allocation $18,980,630
Monographs E‐Books Journals & E. Resources
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10. Honours, Awards and Prizes TheMcGillLibraryhasacohortofskilledprofessionalsandfront‐linestaffwhoprovideoutstandingserviceinthesupportofscholarship,researchandlearning.CongratulationstothefollowingstaffmembersfortheirexceptionalserviceandunwaveringcommitmenttotheLibrary&ArchivesandtheMcGillcommunityatlarge.
Honours:
McGillLibrary&Archiveslibrarians,management,administrationandsupportstaff,2014FriendoftheYear
Awards: NaziTorabi,CARL/ABRCResearchinLibrarianshipGrant,December2014 ElizabethGibson,McGillLibraryStaffExcellenceAward,2014 SaraHolder,McGillLibrarianExcellenceAward,2014
11. Fundraising Libraryfundraisingisintegralinadvancingthemissionandenhancinglibraryservices.Developingrelationshipswithdonorsandthestewardshipofgiftsisafull‐timeactivity.Privatephilanthropyandfund‐raisingplaysanimportantroleinthelifeoftheMcGillLibrary&Archives.ThesefundsareessentialfortheLibraryinordertogrowourcollections,developadditionalservices,purchasenewequipment,hirestudentsandkeeppacewiththedemandsofstudentsandresearchers.Anumberofhighlightsfrom2014include:
Annualfunddonors(2)totheLibrary&Archiveseachagreedrespectivelytoestatecommitmentsof$250,000and$50,000.
NewgiftstotheOslerLibrary:$100,000(USD)gifttoestablishtheDr.EdwardH.
BensleyTravelFund;$45,000(USD)inhonorofthelateDr.JosephStratford;$50,000gifttosupporttheacquisitionofanearlyprintingoftheHippocraticOath;$35,000insupportoftheOslerEndowmentFund.
$52,000insupportoftheHaroldMacklerandNellieRaderMacklerEndowmentFund.
$50,000insupportofMcGillLibrary&ArchivesScholarinResidenceProgramwith
AlbertoManguel(September–December2014).
$50,000(USD)inmemoryoftheHon.DavidLam;insupportoflibrarycollectioninEastAsianStudies.
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AnnualphilanthropicsupportbyparentsofcurrentandpastMcGillstudentsandMcGillgraduatestotalingover$550,000continuestomakeanimportantimpactonthelifeoftheLibrary.StudentsupportoftheLibraryisanimportantsourceoffunding.TheSSMULibraryImprovementFund,whichismatchedbyfundraisingeffortsofDevelopmentandAlumniRelations(DAR)contributedatotalof$600,000toLibraryinitiativessuchastherenovationoflibraryfacilities,extendedhoursandstudenthires.SimilarlythePostGraduateStudentsSociety(PGSS),withmatchingfundsfromtheuniversity,contributedover$100,000totheLibrary.Inaddition,theArtsUndergraduateSocietygenerouslydonated$95,000tosupportanumberofprojects.
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A. Selected Listing: Research & Publications, Conferences
Research&Publications:Carson,P.,Colosimo,A.L.,Lake,M.&McMillan,B.(2014).A“Partnership”fortheprofessionaldevelopmentoflibrarianresearchers.Partnership:TheCanadianJournalofLibraryandInformationPracticeandResearch,9(2).Retrievedfromhttps://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/3037#.VWOLqOtYhds Dysert,A.&Lyons,C.(2014).RevisitingthelibraryaslaboratoryattheOslerLibrary.InJ.Tomm&R.Virr(Eds.),Meetingswithbooks:Specialcollectionsinthe21stcentury.WithatributetoRaymondKlibansky&anillustratedsurveyofMcGillLibraryspecialcollections(pp.161‐166).Montreal:McGillUniversityLibraryandArchives.Retrievedfromhttp://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/‐?func=dbin‐jump‐full&object_id=128916&silo_library=GEN01Garland,J.(2014).LocatingTracesofHiddenVisualCulture:ACaseStudyinTeachingwithRareBooksandSpecialCollections,McGillUniversity.ArtDocumentation33(2),313‐326.doi:10.1086/678473Holder,S.,&Lange,J.(2014).Lookingandlistening:Amixed‐methodsstudyofspaceuseandusersatisfaction.EvidenceBasedLibraryandInformationPractice,9(3).Retrievedfrom:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/21810Holland,A.M.(2014).LastingImpressions:TheWilliamG.ColgateHistoryofPrintingCollection,McGillUniversityLibrary.Amphora,166,10‐14.Holland,A.M.(2014).Faculty‐LibraryCollaborationinStudent‐CuratedExhibitions.InJ.Tomm&R.Virr(Eds.),Meetingswithbooks:Specialcollectionsinthe21stcentury.WithatributetoRaymondKlibansky&anillustratedsurveyofMcGillLibraryspecialcollections(pp.141‐151).Montreal:McGillUniversityLibraryandArchives.Retrievedfromhttp://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/‐?func=dbin‐jump‐full&object_id=128916&silo_library=GEN01Ford,J.D.,McDowell,G.&Jones,J.(2014).ThestateofclimatechangeadaptationintheArctic.EnvironmentalResearchLetters,9(10).doi:10.1088/1748‐9326/9/10/104005Thombs,B.D.,Benedetti,A.,Kloda,L.A.,Levis,B.,Nicolau,I.,Cuijpers,I.N.P.,Gilbody,S.,Ioannidis,J.P.A.,…Ziegelstein,R.C.(2014).ThediagnosticaccuracyofthePatientHealthQuestionnaire‐2(PHQ‐2)PatientHealthQuestionnaire‐8(PHQ‐8)andPatientHealthQuestionnaire‐9(PHQ‐9)fordetectingmajordepression:Protocolforasystematicreviewandindividualpatientdatameta‐analyses.SystematicReviews,3:124.Retrievedfrom:http://www.systematicreviewsjournal.com/content/3/1/124
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Kloda,L.A.,&Bartlett,J.C.(2014).Acharacterizationofclinicalquestionsaskedbyrehabilitationtherapists.JournaloftheMedicalLibraryAssociation,102(2)69‐77.doi:10.1186/1741‐7015‐12‐13Pluye,P,Granicov,V.,Bartlett,G.,Grad,R....Kloda,L.,&Macaulay,A.(2014).DevelopmentandcontentvalidationoftheInformationAssessmentMethodforpatientsandconsumers.JMIRResearchProtocols,3(1),e7.doi:10.2196/resprot.2908Thombs,B.D.,Ziegelstein,R.C.,Roseman,M.,Kloda,L.A.,&Ioannidis,M.D.(2014).TherearenorandomizedcontrolledtrialsthatsupporttheUnitedStatesPreventiveServicesTaskForceguidelineonscreeningfordepressioninprimarycare:Asystematicreview.BMCMedicine,12(13).doi:10.1186/1741‐7015‐12‐13Lange,J.,Lannon,A.&D.McKinnon.(2014).TheMeasureableEffectsofClosingaBranchLibrary:Circulation,Instruction,andServicePerception.portal:LibrariesandtheAcademy,14(4),633‐651.Retrievedfromhttp://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v014/14.4.lange.htmlDiMeo,M.,Reznick,J.S.,&Lyons,C.(2014).Introduction:Emergingrolesforhistoricalmedicallibraries.RBM:AJournalofRareBooks,ManuscriptsandCulturalHeritage,15(2),94‐97.MacKenzie,E.(2014).Academiclibrariesandoutreachtothesciences:Takingacloserlookatresearchgroups.Science&TechnologyLibraries,33(2),165‐175.doi:10.1080/0194262X.2014.914011MacKenzie,E.&Waters,N.(2014).Libraryoutreachtouniversityfarmstaff.AgriculturalInformationWorldwide.6(1).Retrievedfrom:http://journals.sfu.ca/iaald/index.php/aginfo/article/view/661Miller‐Nesbitt,A.(2014).Analysisforsciencelibrariansofthe2013NobelPrizeinphysiologyormedicine:TheworkofJERothman,RWSchekmanandTCSudhof.ScienceandTechnologyLibraries.33(1),1‐15.doi:10.1080/0194262X.2013.876569Severson,S.(2014).Movingbeyondthedisplaycase:Gettingyour(digital)collectionsoutthere.Argus,42(1),15‐19.Swanick,Sean.(2014).IbrahimMuteferrikaandthePrintingPress:ADelayedRenaissance.PapersoftheBibliographicalSocietyofCanada52.1:269‐292.Tkach,D.(2014)Deadmemories:Heidegger,Stiegler,andthetechnicsofbooksandlibraries.PhaenEx,9(1),29‐56.Retrievedfromhttp://phaenex.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/phaenex/article/view/3851
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Tkach,D.&Hank,C.(2014).Beforeblogstherewerezines:Berman,Danky,andthepoliticalcaseforzinecollectinginNorthAmericanacademiclibraries.SerialsReview,40(1),12‐20.doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2014.891866Tomm,J.&Virr,R(Eds.).(2014).MeetingswithBooks:SpecialCollectionsinthe21stCentury.WithaTributetoRaymondKlibansky&IllustratedSurveyofSpecialCollectionsatMcGillUniversityLibraryandArchives.Montreal:McGillUniversityLibraryandArchives.Retrievedfromhttp://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/‐?func=dbin‐jump‐full&object_id=128916&silo_library=GEN01Tomm,J.TalkingBooksandtheDorotheaEffect:ExplorationsintheRaymondKlibanskyCollection. InJ.Tomm&R.Virr(Eds.),Meetingswithbooks:Specialcollectionsinthe21stcentury.WithatributetoRaymondKlibansky&anillustratedsurveyofMcGillLibraryspecialcollections(pp.179‐186).Montreal:McGillUniversityLibraryandArchives.Retrievedfromhttp://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/‐?func=dbin‐jump‐full&object_id=128916&silo_library=GEN01Tomm,J.,Smeall,C.,Lyons,C.&Virr,R.(2014).Excavationsinlibrarymetadata:drawingfromnewtoolsinsupportofdiscoveryandvalorizationinachangingspecialcollectionslandscape.Argus42(3),44–48.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=llf&AN=96386536Dunn‐Lardeau,B.&Virr,R.(2014).Laredécouverted'unexemplairedesheuresenluminéesde1516impriméesparGillesHardouin.Gutenberg‐Jahrbuch2014,144‐170.
Conferences&Presentations:
Bilodeau,E.(2014,December).Twitter‐Uneapprochepouréviterlabanalitédelavievirtuelle.PaperpresentedatCongrèsdesmilieuxdocumentairesduQuébec2014,Montreal,QC.
Bilodeau,E.(2014,May).Morethanwireframes:Reflectionsofthetraditionsofwebdesign.Paperpresentedat82ndABQLAAnnualConference,Montreal,QC.
Baiocco,L.,BilodeauE.(2014,March).Stayingsafe:tipstohelpyouandyourfamilynavigatetheweb.WorkshopatWestmountPublicLibrary,Montreal,QC.
Boyer,D.(2014,April).Larecherchejuridiqueencrise.PaperpresentedatAssociationdesProfesseursdedroitduQuébecAnnualSymposium,Ste‐Catherine‐de‐la‐Jacques‐Cartier,QC.
Dysert,A.(2014,May).FoodandthehumorsinIsaacIsraeli'sUniversalandParticularDiets.PanelpresentationatAmericanAssociationfortheHistoryofMedicineAnnualConference,Chicago,IL.
Hafner,J.,&Koen,D.(2014,August).Theperfectstorm:Integratingcollectionsandpeopleinrecordtimewhileaddressinguserneeds.PaperpresentedatIFLASatelliteConference,co‐sponsoredbyBuildingsandEquipmentandAcquisitionandCollectionDevelopmentSections,Paris,France.
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Kochkina,S.(2014,May).LibraryofaLegalScholar:InSearchofLostBoundaries.PaperpresentedatCanadianAssociationfortheStudyofBookCultureConference,St.Catharines,ON.
Lyons,C.(2014,February).SirWilliamOslerasaBookCollector:TheBibliothecaOsleriana.MallochCircleseries,NewYork,NY,NewYorkAcademyofMedicine.
Riley,J.(2014,June).Discoveryelsewhere.PaperpresentedatAmericanLibraryAssociationAnnualMeeting,LasVegas,NV.
Riley,J.(2014,October).Launchingmetaware.buzz.PaperpresentedatDigitalLibraryFederationForum,Atlanta,GA.
Salamon,Anaïs.(2014,May).Bibliothéconomie"airegéographique"ou"aireculturelle":défisetperspectives.Paperpresentedat36thAnnualConferenceoftheMiddleEastLibrariansCommittee(MELCom)International,Istanbul,Turkey.
Salamon,Anaïs.(2014,November).Strategizingandprioritizingdailyworktocomplywiththetenureprocessrequirements.PaperpresentedatMiddleEastLibrariansAssociation,Washington,D.C.,USA.
Salamon,Anaïs.(2014,March).WhatisanIslamicStudiesLibrary?PaperpresentedatMcGillInstituteofIslamicStudies60thAnniversaryworkshopentitled“NewapproachestoWorldIslamicandMiddleEastStudies”,Montreal,QC.
Swanick,Sean.(2014,November).PoliticsofDigitization:IslamicMaterialsandtheDigitalDivide.PaperpresentedatAnnualConferenceoftheMiddleEastStudiesAssociation(MESA),Washington,D.C.
Brault,C.&Severson,S.(2014,November).Libreaccèsauxpublicationsetdépôtsinstitutionnels.PaperpresentedatColloquedel’ADARUQ,Sherbrooke,QC.
Severson,S.(2014,April).Developingapersonaldigitalarchivingguide.Paperpresentedat12thannualConcordiaResearchforum,Montreal,QC.
Severson,S.(2014,March).Stuffonaserver:thefirststepstowardsdigitalpreservationplanning.PaperpresentedatABQLACollegeandResearchLibrariesSectionPerspectivesonTechnology.
Urbain,C.(2014,December).Professionbibliothécaire:Unregardversl’avenir.PaperpresentedatColloquedesbibliothèquesdel’enseignementsupérieur,Montréal,QC.
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B. Listing: Human Resources Report ListofnewhiresName Title Library/Unit DateDonaldson/JohnTaylor SrDocumentationTechnician Music FebruaryHarrison/Pamela AssistantLibrarian Schulich JanuaryMiller/MichaelDavid AssistantLibrarian Humanities&SocialSciences MarchPipe/Melissa DocumentationTechnician Music MaySenior/Andrew AssistantLibrarian CollectionServices OctoberTomm/Jillian AssistantLibrarian RareBooks&SpecialCollections JuneTummon/Nikki AssistantLibrarian Humanities&SocialSciences JanuaryTorabi/Nazi AssistantLibrarian Schulich MarchPromotion&TenureName Title Library/Unit DateBuckland/Amy AssociateLibrarian DigitalInitiatives JuneCai/Hubin AssociateLibrarian DigitalInitiatives JuneCanuel/Robin AssociateLibrarian Humanities&SocialSciences JuneChellew/Megan AssociateLibrarian CollectionServices JuneColosimo/April AssociateLibrarian Schulich JuneCôté/Maryvon AssociateLibrarian Law JuneDuffy/EamonPatrick AssociateLibrarian Humanities&SocialSciences JuneMartin/Catherine AssociateLibrarian Music JuneWaters/Natalie AssociateLibrarian Macdonald JuneRe‐appointmentName Title Library/Unit DateBadia/Giovanna AssistantLibrarian Schulich JuneKochkina/Svetlana AssistantLibrarian Law JuneZhao/Jennifer AssistantLibrarian Schulich JuneRetirementsName Title Library/Unit DateFiedler/Klaus LANTechnician Humanities&SocialSciences SeptemberFransiszyn/Marilyn AssociateLibrarian Humanities&SocialSciences MayOliver/Christine AssociateLibrarian CollectionServices SeptemberOsler/Bruce LibraryServicesAssistant Humanities&SocialSciences DecemberDeparturesName Title Library/Unit DateAmirzad/Mohammad FinancialAdministrator Finance SeptemberBuckland/Amy AssociateLibrarian DigitalInitiatives OctoberHuang/Amitsu FinancialAdministrator Finance JanuaryMcMillan/Brian AssociateLibrarian Music AugustSonksen/Ruth AssistantLibrarian CollectionServices May
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C. Loaned Items
RareBooks&SpecialCollections(RBSC):
Destination DescriptionCanadianCentreforArchitecture(CCA) ArthurEricksonthesisdrawingsandotherstudent
workforameetingoftheArthurEricksonFoundation,CanadianCentreforArchitecture.LoanedoutinApril2014.
MontrealMuseumofFineArts 30WWIitems(postcards,books,journals,photographs,maps)fortheexhibit,FromVanGoghtoKandinsky:ExpressionisminGermanyandFrance,1900‐1914,October2014‐January2015.WWIphotographsfortheexhibit,FabuleuxFabergé,July‐August2014.17WWIpostersfortheexhibition:ThePatriotismofDeath:PropagandaPostersfromWorldWarI,November2014‐February2015.5NapoleonPrintsrotatingintothepermanentexhibitiononNapoleon,August2014‐.
SafdieArchitects(Somerville,MA) 33ofMosheSafdie’searlysketchbookswereloanedtoSafdieArchitectsforreviewanddigitization.
ToledoMuseumofArt WernerPfeiffersculpture,Gallows,fortheexhibition,Drawn,Cut&Layered:TheArtofWernerPfeiffer,February‐May2015.
MuséePointeàCallière EarlyQur’anforexhibitiononMarcoPolo,May‐ Sept2014.
D. Notable Rare & Special Acquisitions
RareBooks&SpecialCollections(RSBC)Printedbooks
Burney,Fanny,1752‐1840.DiaryandlettersofMadamed'Arblay,authorofEvelina,Cecilia,&c./editedbyherniece.London:H.Colburn,1842‐1846.[Extra‐illustratededition]OCTAVO‐1495PR3316A4Z461842
Hume,David,1711‐1776.ThehistoryofEngland,fromtheinvasionofJuliusCæsartothe
Revolutionin1688/byDavidHume,Esq.London:PrintedforT.Cadell,Strand;LongmanandCo.;J.M.Richardson...[and34othersand3othersin3otherplaces],1841.OCTAVO‐2095DA30H91841
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Jacquin,JosephFranz,Freiherrvon.BeyträgezurGeschichtederVögel/herausgegeben
vonJosephFranzEdlenvonJacquin...;mitausgemahltenKupfertafeln.Wien:GedrucktundverlegtbeyChristianFriederichWappler,1784.folioQL688A1J331784BlackerWoodRareBooks
Kanada:dasLandderGelegenheit.Ottawa,Kanada:VeröffentlichtkraftderBefugnissdes
MininstersdesInneren,1910.OCTAVO‐1414FC43K361910
Kant,Immanuel,1724‐1804.CritikderUrtheilskraft/vonImmanuelKant.Berlinund
Libau:BeyLagardeundFriederich,1790.OCTAVO‐1377B27801790
PhilonisIudaeiAlexandrini,Libri:Antiquitatum;QuaestionumetsolutionuminGenesin;De
Essaeis;DenominibusHebraicis;Demundo.FOLIO‐192BS1197P5271527Boughtwith9otherworksbyPhiloofAlexandria
Rousseau,Jean‐JacquesDUKHILIIZBRANNIEMYSLIZH.ZH.RUSSO.=Esprit,Maximeset
Principes[inRussian]/Translator:IvanMartynov.St.Petersburg:1801.[Onorder]RareBooks/SpecialCollections‐McLennanBldg,4thfloor
Tovey,D'Blossiers,1692‐1745.AngliaJudaica,or,ThehistoryandantiquitiesoftheJewsinEngland:collectedfromallourhistorians,bothprintedandmanuscript,asalsofromtherecordsintheTower,andotherpublickrepositories/byD'BlossiersTovey....Oxford:PrintedattheTheatre,andaretobesoldbyJ.Fletcher...,MDCCXXXVIII[1738].folioDS135E5T61738SaulShapiroCollectionofAnglo‐AmericanJudaica
Art
Corridart1976‐/[serigraphsby]PierreAyot...[etal.];[textsby]AnneTruebloodBrodzky...[etal.].[Montréal:Graff,1982].elfColgate6.2C6671982
Maps
Rielle,Joseph,cartographer.MapoftheIslandofMontreal/preparedbyJ.RielleP.L.S.1892.foldedG3452M651892R54MapRoom
Manuscripts
Napoleon'sapproachtoGeorgeIIIwithunpublishedanalysis.OfficialManuscriptCopyofLettersbetweenNapoleon,hisSecretaryTalleyrand,andSecretaryGrenville...London,6January1800.ManuscriptCollection
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North,Frederick,1734‐1794AutographletterwrittentoJamesMurraycongratulatinghimonexemplaryperiodasLieutenantGovernorofCanada...BushyParkJanuary3,1785.ManuscriptCollection
OslerLibraryoftheHistoryofMedicine
SymphorienChampier.Isagogeingrammaticamdisciplinametlogicam.Lyon,1497or1499/1500.
GuillaumeBalsarin.Dyalogus…inmagicarumatriumdestructionem.Lyon,1498. AndreaBrentius,ed.Denaturahominis.Rome,1480. CharlesBell.Aseriesofengravingsexplainingthecourseofthenerves.London,1803. JeanDavachdelaRiviere.Lemiroirdesurines.Paris,1722. McGillstudentpathologynotebook,1875. VinylLPofOslerslepthere,orForwhomthebedsroll,anoriginalmusicalcomedyintwo
acts,1950. Nurse’sphotoalbumfromtheNo.1CanadianGeneralHospitalinEtaples,France,1915‐
1917. AllgemeinesKrankenhausSt.Georg,Röntgen‐AtlasderKriegsverletzungen.Hamburg,1916.
McGillUniversityArchives(MUA)TitleofFonds Accession# ShortDescriptionorComment
CharlesScriver 2014‐0084 RecordsrelatedtotheprofessionalandacademiccareerofDr.CharlesScriver,includingpublications,coursematerials,correspondenceandresearch.
EdwardBallon 2014‐0073 Thisfondsconsistsofascrapbook(circa1947)containingphotographs,ephemeraandnewspaperclippingsrelatedtoMcGillGraduates’AthleticsClub,WinterCarnival,andcopiesoftheMcGillNews.AlsoincludesaMcGillcardigansweaterandMOCpatch.
Dr.AlanMann 2014‐0052 Thisfondsconsistsofminutes,correspondenceandrostersoftheMcGillfootballteam,itshistoryandteamphotographs.
RoderickMacdonald 2014‐0016 RecordsrelatedtotheprofessionalandacademiccareerofProfessorRoderickMacdonald,includingrecordsduringhisdeanshipintheFacultyofLaw,publications,correspondenceandresearch.
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E. Library facts and figures FY 2013-2014
InformationResourcesAvailablefromtheLibrary
Printvolumes(morecollectionsfigures) 3,502,122
e‐Books 1,984,796
Databases 1,009
Digitalobjects 188,822
UseofLibraryServices
Loans 263,902
Interlibraryborrowingfromotherinstitutions 12,547
Interlibrarylendingtootherinstitutions 10,556
Totalreferencetransactions* 54,175
Referenceconsultations(individualappointments) 1,371
Chatreferencetransactions 2,979
VisitstotheLibrarywebsite 2,108,559
SearchesintheLibrarycatalogues(ClassicandWorldCat) 3,685,642
Loginstocomputerworkstationsinlibraries 450,769
Libraryvisits(gatecount) N/A
Libraryinstructionsessions(workshops,classes) 873
Participantsinlibraryinstruction 20,126
Librarytours 116
Participantsinlibrarytours 974
Facilities
Userseating 4,717
Computerworkstations 402
Bookablecarrels(forgraduatestudents) 461
Groupstudyrooms 29
*Valueisanestimatebasedonsamplingthreeweeksayear.