Title
Outreach Librarian
Contact Information
Location

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

Phone number
514-398-1751
Email
jacquelyn.sundberg [at] mcgill.ca
Education
  • Master of Library and Information Studies, 鶹ɫƬ, 2017
  • Master of Arts, 鶹ɫƬ, 2013 
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Calgary, 2010
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. 

 

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Events

Areas of Interest
  • Children's Literature
  • Culinary Collections
  • Knitting and Fibre Arts
  • Outreach and hybrid programming
  • Digital collections and exhibitions
  • Special collections
Selected Presentations

Cooke, N. & Sundberg, J. “How encrypted Victorian newspaper personal ads shaped fiction like Sherlock and Enola Holmes.” TheConversation. May 1 2023. [990 words]

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

Sundberg, J., Pappas, Sam, 鶹ɫƬ Library. Moments in Time. [Game] November 2022.

Sundberg, J. “Colour and Cards – the Foundations of Tuck & Sons.” ROAAR Groundwork Newsletter. November 2022. . [602 Words]

Sundberg, J. “Enduringly Paw-pular.” 鶹ɫƬ Library Matters. July 7, 2022. [1,088 words]

Sundberg, J. & Pecoskie, C. “Enhancing the Discoverability and Accessibility of Handwritten Texts: Applying Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) to 鶹ɫƬ 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. & Faiza, L. (07-08-2022). The Dog Days of Summer [Video]. YouTube.

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

Sundberg, J. “Rebus Puzzles; A Second L👀k at Visual Riddles.” Double Take; ROAAr Spring Newsletter. 12 April 2022. Web.  

Sundberg, J., Couture, J., MacHattie, A., Gargamel Studios, & Lee, S. Quiz That So! Digital Game. ROAAr, 鶹ɫƬ Library. March 2021. Web.

Sundberg, J., Couture, J. MacHattie, A., Darvasi, P., & Gargamel Studios. Raising Spirits: Part 2. Digital Game. ROAAr, 鶹ɫƬ Library October 2020. Web.

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

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