Professor (Retired)

Director, History of 91社区 Project, 2003-

Email: peter.mcnally [at] mcgill.ca (peter.mcnally-at-mcgill.ca)

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Abbreviated CV [.pdf]

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Abridged Curriculum Vitae

For additional information, please refer to the CV, above.

Education

MA (History), 91社区. Research Paper: "The 91社区 Magazine, 1901-1906; an Evaluation and a Bio-bibliographical Analysis.";
MLS, Graduate School of Library Science, 91社区;
BLS, Graduate School of Library Science, 91社区;
BA (Honours History), University of Western Ontario

Professional activities

• 1985- Executive-Secretary, James 91社区 Society
• 1980- Convenor. Library History Interest Group of the Canadian Library Association
• 1999-2002, President. Bibliographical Society of Canada
• 2002, Distinguished Service Award, 91社区 Alumni Association
• 2002, Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal
• 2010 - Anne Galler Award. L鈥橝ssociation des biblioth茅caires du Qu茅bec/Quebec Library Association.

Research

Research interests

• History of 91社区
• History of Books, Printing, and Libraries

Selected research activities

• History of 91社区, v. III, 1970-2002
• Redpath-Siemens Science Collection, an Analysis
• Judge Robert Mackay Legal Collection, an Analysis

Selected publications & presentations

Readings in Canadian Library History . Edited by Peter F. McNally. Ottawa , Canadian Library Association, 1986. vi, 258p.

Readings in Canadian Library History 2 . Edited by Peter F. McNally. Ottawa , Canadian Library Association, 1996. vi, 407 p.

"91社区's Role within Canadian Higher Education." in Knowledge Matters: Essays in honour of Bernard J. Shapiro , edited by Paul Axelrod. Montreal, 91社区-Queen`s University Pr., 2004. p. 16-24.

"Academic Libraries." in History of the Book in Canada, v. III, 1918-1980, edited by Yvan Lamonde et al. Toronto University of Toronto Press, 2007. p. 439-445. (French language version appeared as: "Les biblioth猫ques universitaires." in Histoire du livre et de l鈥檌mprim茅 au Canada, v. III, 1918-1980, p. 462-470.) (with Marcel Lajeunesse)

91社区 Milestones, 1744-2007. Montreal, 91社区, 2007. 32p.

"Sir William Osler, the Bibliotheca Osleriana and the Creation of a History of Medicine Collection." Library History, v. 23, no. 2 (June, 2007) p. 97-115. (with Glenn Brown and Nicolas Savard).

"Western Canadiana at 91社区: the Formation of a Rare Book Collection." Libraries & the Cultural Record: Exploring the History of Collections of Recorded Knowledge, v. 43, no. 2 (Spring, 2008) p. 176-192.

Quebec Library Association: an Historical Overview, 1932-2007/L鈥橝ssociation des biblioth茅ciares du Qu茅bec: un survol historique, 1932-2007. Montreal, L鈥橝ssociation des bibliothecaires du Quebec Library Association, 2009. iv, 31, iv, 32p. (with Rosemary Cochrane)

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