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Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...
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, Canada. Concordia University has three library locations. The R. Howard Webster Library is located in the J.W. McConnell Building on the
Sir George Williams Campus Quartier Concordia is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred on Concordia University's Sir George Williams campus in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bordered by Sherbrooke Street, Saint-Mathieu Street, René Lévesque Boulevard and Bishop ...
and the Georges P. Vanier Library is located on the Loyola Campus. On September 2, 2014, the Library opened the Grey Nuns Reading Room, a silent study space for Concordia students located in the former Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross. The Reading Room has seating for 192 students, with an additional 42 chairs in small reading rooms. A Political Science student was the first to enter. The Concordia University Library houses several special collections including the Azrieli
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Irving Layton Irving Peter Layton, OC (March 12, 1912 – January 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following, but also made him enemies. As T. Jacobs notes in his biography (2001) ...
Collection. Most Special Collections are located in the Vanier Library. The Library also maintains the university's institutional repository, Spectrum. The Concordia University Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. Concordia University Library also has partnerships with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and The Data Liberation Initiative. Since 1990, Concordia University Library has been hosting an annual public holiday auction, held every December, where all proceeds go to over 10 Montreal-based charities. The fundraising event is planned and run wholly by the Library staff, also featuring a potluck lunch.


Branches

There are three branches of the Concordia University Library: *R. Howard Webster Library, 1400 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Montreal, QC *Georges P. Vanier Library, 7141
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, Montreal, QC *Grey Nuns Reading Room, 1190 Guy Street, Montreal, QC File:Study space at the Vanier Library.jpg, Study space at the Vanier Library, Concordia University File:Stairwell in the Vanier Library, Concordia University.jpg, Stairwell in the Vanier Library, Concordia University File:Vanier Library's Course Reserves Room.jpg, Vanier Library's Course Reserves Room, Concordia University File:Books and Group Study Room at the Webster Library.jpg, Renovated in 2015, the third floor of the Webster Library, Concordia University. File:Seminar Room and book collection at the Webster Library.jpg, Renovated in 2015, the third floor of the Webster Library houses the Seminar Room (left) and part of the book collection. File:Webster Library's Course Reserves Room, Concordia University.jpg, Webster Library's Course Reserves Room, Concordia University File:Grey Nuns Reading Room Choir Area.jpg, Choir area of the Grey Nuns Reading Room. File:Grey Nuns Reading Room Seating.jpg, Desks and seating at the Grey Nuns Reading Room.


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