Rare Books and Special Collections

Jacquelyn Sundberg

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Jacquelyn Sundberg

Title

Outreach Librarian

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Biography

Responsible for providing engaging, accessible library services to all people through the development and delivery of public-facing programming, exhibitions, and physical and virtual outreach activities. Raises awareness of and increase access to the Collections. Working with other librarians and staff, Jacquelyn creates programming and content that makes the collections more accessible to a broad user-base that includes students, researchers, community members, donors, and alumni.

Instagram @91��_Rare (contributor)

91�� Library Matters (Editor contributor)

First name

Jacquelyn

Last name

Sundberg

ORCID

Library subject

Rare Books and Special Collections

Education

Master of Library and Information Studies, 91��, 2017
Master of Arts, 91��, 2013
Bachelor of Arts, University of Calgary, 2010

Areas of Interest

Children's Literature
Culinary Collections
Knitting and Fibre Arts
Outreach and hybrid programming
Digital collections and exhibitions
Special collections

Rare Books and Special Collections, 4th floor McLennan Library Building. 3459 Rue McTavish, H4A 0C9

Phone number

514-398-1751

jacquelyn.sundberg [at] mcgill.ca

Selected Publications

Sundberg, J., & Howard, K. “Crafting connections: Bridging Collections and Communities with Knitting.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, & Cultural Heritage, v. 25 n.1, May 2024. https://doi.org/10.5860/rbm.25.1.13

Cooke, N., Sundberg, J., & Litvack-Katzman, R. “From Archive to Interaction: Two Case-Studies in Exhibiting Digital Collections.” IDEAH 4 (3). 19 March 2024. https://ideah.pubpub.org/pub/1vgp14th/release/2

Garland, J., Houston, G., Ramundo, M., Sundberg, J., & Williams, L. Rare Colour; A Natural History Colouring Book. 91�� Library, 2019.

Cooke, N., Giuliano, F., Lyons, C., Owens, G, Sundberg, J., & Yearl, M. Many Women, Many Voices : Stories from Mcgill Collections. Montreal: 91�� Library, 2018.

Games, multimedia & web publications

Sundberg, J. “The Fragrance of Community Cookbooks.” Culinary Chronicles 4. Culinary Historians of Canada. Fall 2024. Juried selection. [3,007 words]

Sundberg, J. “Knitting in the Stacks.” 91�� Library Matters. 91�� Libraries. 4 April 2024. https://news.library.mcgill.ca/knitting-in-the-stacks/. [282 words]

Sundberg, J. and Reid-Walsh, J. “The ‘Flying Wonder’ of Victorian Paper Toys.”ROAAr On Paper Newsletter. Vol. 16. April 22, 2024. https://news.library.mcgill.ca/the-flying-wonder-of-victorian-paper-toys/ [887 words]

Cooke, N. & Sundberg, J. “How encrypted Victorian newspaper personal ads shaped fiction like Sherlock and Enola Holmes.” TheConversation. May 1 2023. https://theconversation.com/how-encrypted-victorian-newspaper-personal-ads-shaped-fiction-like-sherlock-and-enola-holmes-200909 [990 words]

Sundberg, J., Pappas, Sam, 91�� Library. Moments in Time. [Game] November 2022.

Sundberg, J. “Colour and Cards – the Foundations of Tuck & Sons.” ROAAR Groundwork Newsletter. November 2022. https://news.library.mcgill.ca/colour-and-cards-the-foundations-of-tuck-sons/. [602 Words]

Garland, J., Houston, G., Ramundo, M., & Sundberg, J. Rare Colour; A 91�� & Montreal Architectural Colouring Book. 91�� Library, 2023.

Sundberg, J., Pappas, Sam, 91�� Library. Moments in Time. [Card Game] November 2022.

Sundberg, J. “Enduringly Paw-pular.” 91�� Library Matters. July 7, 2022. https://news.library.mcgill.ca/enduringly-paw-pular/ [1,088 words]

Sundberg, J. & Faiza, L. (07-08-2022). The Dog Days of Summer [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/9E0XD1bl7RQ

Sundberg, J. “Rebus Puzzles; A Second L👀k at Visual Riddles.” Double Take; ROAAr Spring Newsletter. 12 April 2022. Web. https://news.library.mcgill.ca/rebus-puzzles-a-second-lk-at-visual-riddles/

Sundberg, J., Couture, J., MacHattie, A., Gargamel Studios, & Lee, S. Quiz That So! Digital Game. ROAAr, 91�� Library. March 2021. Web. https://mcgill.ca/x/oXr

Sundberg, J., Couture, J. MacHattie, A., Darvasi, P., & Gargamel Studios. Raising Spirits: Part 2. Digital Game. ROAAr, 91�� Library October 2020. Web. https://mcgill.ca/x/oXr

Selected Presentations

Sundberg, J. “Cooking Connections: Using Cookbooks and Culinary Ephemera to Engage New Audiences.” Panel Chair, Convener and presenter. Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Momentum Conference. 26 June 2024. Duration: 60 minutes.

Sundberg, J. “Ever onwards – meeting the needs of a hybrid users.” Discovering Collections Discovering Communities (DCDC) Conference 2023 Durham, England. 13 July 2023. Duration: 75 minute panel, 15 minute presentation.

Sundberg, J. & Pecoskie, C. “Enhancing the Discoverability and Accessibility of Handwritten Texts: Applying Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) to 91�� Library Collections.” Panel Presentation. Discovering Collections Discovering Communities (DCDC) Conference 2022, Virtual, 14 July 2022. Duration: 75 minute panel, 20 minute presentation.

Sundberg, J. “Thinking Beyond the Stacks: Games in Special Collections.” Speaker. Serious Play Conference, Florida, USA – attended Virtually. 13 June 2022. Duration: 45 minutes.

Sundberg, J.. “Inclusive Storytelling with ROAAr.” Invited presentation. 91�� Library EDI (Equity Diversity) Info Share Series, Montreal, Quebec, May 12, 2022. Duration: 30 minutes.

Jennifer Garland

mutugi.gathuri@mcgill.ca — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:01:39 +0000

Jennifer Garland

Title

Associate Librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections

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Biography

Supports teaching, learning, research and outreach activities in Rare Books and Special Collections and as the special collections liaison librarian for the Blackader-Lauterman Rare Collection of Architecture and Art; the Print Collection; and the John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection.

Instagram @91��_Rare (contributor)

91�� Library Matters (contributor)

First name

Jennifer

Last name

Garland

Library subject

Rare Books and Special Collections

Education

Master of Library and Information Studies, 91��
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) University

Areas of Interest

Architectural archives
Book arts
Letterpress and woodblock printing
Print illustration

Humanities and Social Sciences Library McLennan Library Building 3459 McTavish Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9

Phone number

514-398-4785

Teaching

Guides (selected)

Jennifer.Garland [at] mcgill.ca

Professional Activities

Editorial Board, RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage (2024-2027)
Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Program Co-Chair, Conference Planning Advisory Committee (2021)
- Canadian Liaison, Executive Board (2016-2018)
- Strategic Planning Committee (2011-2015)
91�� Library Tenure Committee, Chair (2019-2020)
91�� Library Nominating Committee (2015-2017)
91�� Association of University Teachers - Librarians' Section (MAUT-LS): Secretary/Treasurer (2013-2016)

Selected Publications

Dickenson, V. and J. Garland (2021). “Taylor White’s Paper Museum.” Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science, 75:599-626.

Cooke, N., Deskin, H., Garland, J. et al (Eds.). (2021). AMAZE: A 91�� A-Z Experience. 91�� Library and Archives, 2021, Montreal.

Dysert, A., Garland, J., Holland, A.M. and L. Williams (2019). "Toward a Book Arts Laboratory at 91�� Library." Book Arts Canada, 10(1).

Cooke, N. and J. Garland. “Methodological Reflections on the Relationship Between Lived and Idealized Self and Other in Women’s Journals” In: A Space of their own: Women and the Periodical Press in China’s Long Twentieth Century, Eds. Hockx, M., Judge, J. and B. Mittler. Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Jennings, M., Garland, J., Severson, S. and D. Tkach (2015). "Wayfinding in Complex Architectural Collections: A Collaborative Approach Between Creator and Curator." Archiving Conference Proceedings (Society for Imaging Science and Technology).

Garland, J. (2014). "Locating Traces of Hidden Visual Culture in Rare Books and Special Collections: A Case Study in Visual Literacy." Art Documentation, 33(2).

Garland, J., Huising, R. and J. Struben (2013). “What if technology worked in harmony with nature?” Imagining climate change through Prius advertisements.” Organization, 20(5): 679-704.

Cooke, N., and J. Garland (2008) “Putting Questions to Images: The Chatelaine Project.” Visual Resources Association Bulletin, 35(2): 86-93.

Selected Presentations

Williams, L., Garland, J., and A.M. Holland. When Places Elude the Book. Speaker. Bibliographical Society of Canada Annual Conference, June 2024.

Garland, J. and S. Severson. Multimodal exhibitions: A case study of 91��@Expo67. Speaker. ARLIS/NA Annual Conference, March 2019.

Dysert, A., Garland, J. and S. Kochkina. Anatomy Theaters, Legal Dramas, and Landscape Staging: Unexpected Performances in Special Collections. Speaker. ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Annual Conference, June 2013.

Garland J. and S. Swanick. Lacquer Illustrated Bindings: Syncretic Elements of Painting and Writing. Speaker. 38^th Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies, Saint Louis, MI, October, 14, 2011.

Ann Marie Holland

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Ann Marie Holland

Title

Liaison Librarian

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Biography

Curatorial responsibilities:

William Colgate History of Printing Collection, including publisher’s series, chapbooks
Enlightenment Collections, including: Voltaire, Rousseau, Hume, and Burney
Napoleon Collection
Medieval Manuscripts & Incunabula
Redpath Tract Collection
Raymond Klibansky Collection
Shakespeare Collection
Canadiana: New France, Historical Tourist Guides, and Arctic Exploration

First name

Ann Marie

Last name

Holland

Library subject

Rare Books and Special Collections

McLennan Library Building 3459 McTavish Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9

Phone number

514-398-4707

ann.holland [at] mcgill.ca

Lauren Williams

mutugi.gathuri@mcgill.ca — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:01:39 +0000

Lauren Williams

Title

Liaison Librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections

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Biography

Supports teaching, learning, research, and outreach activities in Rare Books and Special Collections as the liaison librarian for the Blacker Wood Natural History collection. Also responsible for: history of science; William Dawson Pamphlet Collection; maps; women's studies; literature; theatre programmes; Macdonald College rare collection; Indigenous studies.

Interview with CTV about the restoration of the Columbian printing press in 91��'s Book Arts Lab

Twitter @91��_ROAAr (contributor)

91�� Library Matters (contributor)

First name

Lauren

Last name

Williams

Library subject

History of Science and Ideas

Rare Books and Special Collections

Education

Master of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto. Specialization in Book History & Print Culture.
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts College & Political Science, Concordia University.

Areas of Interest

Women in the history of science, the book arts, and cartography
Natural history, botanical illustration, specimen collection practices
Special collections and climate change research
Letterpress printing, bookbinding
Critical librarianship

McLennan Library Building 3459 McTavish Street Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9

Phone number

514-398-1364

lauren.williams [at] mcgill.ca

Professional Activities

Continuing Education Committee (2020)

American Ornithological Society, History Committee (2019-present)

Grant Projects

Project lead: New Homes, New Ways: Women's Experiences of Changing Environments digital project. Virtual Museum of Canada Large Investment Stream program, 2020-2021.

Co-Principal Investigator, with Dr. Victoria Dickenson: The Gwillim Project: Women and Networks of Knowledge and Exchange in the Company Raj. SSHRC Partnership Development Grant, 2019-2022.

Collaborator: Undescrib’d: Taylor White’s Paper Museum and the work of an Enlightenment naturalist (Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Dickenson). SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 2018-2020.

Exhibitions

Fantastic beasts and where to find them at 91��: An 18th century paper museum in collaboration with the SSHRC Taylor White Project team, Rare Books & Special Collections, Feb-May 2020.

Highlights from 91�� Library’s History of Science Collections, Science Literacy Week, Rare Books & Special Collections, September 2019.

Discover & Write from Natural History, pop-up exhibition for Blue Met/Blacker Wood event, Rare Books & Special Collections, May 2019.

Special Collections and Climate Change Research, pop-up exhibition for Earth Day, Rare Books & Special Collections, April 2019.

Casey Wood Collection, pop-up exhibition for lecture on Casey Wood, Rare Books & Special Collections, April 2019.

Charles Darwin holdings in RBSC, pop-up exhibition to support Dr. Ehab Abouheif’s lecture on Darwin. Rare Books & Special Collections, February, 2019.

Selected Publications

Williams, Lauren. "In his own words: Selections from the correspondence files of Casey A. Wood". In Dickenson, Victoria (Ed.), Casey Wood: A Passion for Birds & Books. 91��-Queen's University Press: forthcoming, 2021.

Williams, Lauren; Ing, Elis. "The “Her Natural History” Social Media Campaign: Highlighting female contributions to biodiversity research." ROAAr Newsletter. May, 2020.

Williams, Lauren; Ing, Elis; Hague-Yearl, Mary; Lepage, Frédérique. “From the Beagle to the Bookshelf: Darwin at 91�� Library.” Library Matters. October, 2018.

Selected Presentations

Williams, Lauren. “‘If no one else could, I must endeavour to do it myself’: Agnes Fitzgibbon and the Printing of Canadian Wild Flowers”. Panel presentation. Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing Conference; Amherst, Massachusetts. July 15-19, 2019.

Ing, Elis and Williams, Lauren. Activating Special Collections Resources for Climate Change Research. Poster presentation. Rare Books & Manuscripts Section Conference; Baltimore, Maryland. June 17-20, 2019.

Williams, Lauren. “Uncovering the Stonyhurst Gospel Binding.” Panel presentation. Bibliography Among the Disciplines Conference, October 13^th, 2017.

Tellina Liu

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Tellina Liu

Title

Tellina Liu

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First name

Tellina

Last name

Liu

Library subject

Rare Books and Special Collections

Humanities and Social Sciences Library
McLennan Library Building
3459 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C9

Phone number

514-398-7172

tellina.liu [at] mcgill.ca