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McGill University Library is the library system of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises 13 branch libraries, located on the downtown Montreal and Macdonald campuses, holding over 6 million items.〔(General Information, McGill Library )〕 It is the fourth-largest research intensive academic library in Canada〔(ARL Statistics, 2007-2008 )〕 and received an A- from the 2011 Globe and Mail University Report, the highest grade awarded to the library of a large university.〔(2011 Globe and Mail Canadian University Report )〕 == Description == The largest of the branch libraries is the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, which is housed in the McLennan and Redpath Library Buildings.〔(About the Humanities and Social Sciences Library )〕 The Humanities and Social Sciences Library has notable collections in Canadian Studies, English and American Literature, British History, Russian and East European Studies, and World War II. The Library's Rare Books and Special Collections contains holdings on a variety of subjects, including art and architecture, Canadiana, history, literature, the history of ideas, travel and exploration, and the history of the book.〔(About Rare Books and Special Collections )〕 The Lawrence Lande Collection of Canadiana consists of 12,000 items, including books, pamphlets, maps, prints, periodicals, government documents, and broadsides.〔(Celebrating Research: Lawrence Lande Collection of Canadiana )〕〔(McGill Library - Lawrence Lande Collection of Canadiana )〕 The Osler Library of the History of Medicine, in the McIntyre Medical Building, is Canada's foremost scholarly resource in the history of medicine, and one of the most important libraries of its type in North America.〔(About the Osler Library )〕 As of 2011, the (Humanities and Social Sciences Library ) and the (Schulich Library of Science & Engineering ) are open 24/7 in most cases during the academic semester. The Islamic Studies Library, located in Morrice Hall with the McGill University Institute of Islamic Studies that prepares graduate students for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, is one of the largest collections of its kind in Canada. The McGill University Library’s Cyberthèque – a large-scale, multi-purpose information facility – opened its doors to McGill students in 2008. Located in the Redpath Library Building at street level, the “experiential” Cyberthèque blends a diverse range of studying and learning spaces for groups and individuals, various technology and multi-media installations, and timely assistance in accessing and using information. This unique facility was designed by Montréal architect François Emond and his team at (ékm architecture ) together with Douglas Birkenshaw, and his team at Bregmann + Hamann from Toronto. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McGill University Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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