We’re happy to share that the latest, upgraded version of Quick Find is now available! Quick Find is the Dr. John Archer Library and Archives’ search interface, which includes millions of electronic and physical items. The latest version of Quick Find also includes some new features:
Access to the Archives’ digitized collections, including historical materials and art collections
Integrated chat widgets, so you can get the support you need while searching
Browsing journals by discipline
Sending links to WhatsApp and other social media platforms
Congratulation to our two winners of the Blind Date with a Sask Book contest, Ariston Bodnarchuk (photo 1) and Nicholas Antonini (photo 2), shown here with Blind Date Event organizer Corina van den Berg of the Archer Library. Ariston and Nicholas each won a set of books donated by the University of Regina Press.
Monday, February 20th is Family Day in Saskatchewan, which means the Archer Library will switch to holiday hours for that day. The library building, main Help Desk and the IT Support desk will be open from 12:00 pm until 4:45 pm only. The Archives Help Desk will be closed for the day.
We will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday, February 21st. Our hours for Reading Week are the same as usual.
Archer Library is pleased to offer and host the third consecutive semester of the University of Regina Anti-Oppression Book Club.
The first meeting for Winter 2023 will be Thursday March 9 from 2:00pm-3:00pm via Zoom, discussing the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Timeby Mark Haddon. Additional sessions will be March 16th and 23rd from 2-3pm respectively, and attendees are welcome to participate in any or all sessions as they are available.
We are pleased to announce two new trans-formative agreements with Canadian Science Publishing and Wiley. See link for full details and for other U of R author discounts.
We were thrilled to have the chance to participate in this year’s Saskatchewan Archives Week video series. Follow the link below for a behind-the-scenes tour of the U of R Archives. Thanks to the Saskatchewan Council for Archives & Archivists and On Reel Media for helping us put the video together! Happy Archives Week!
The Archer Library and Archives are pleased to host Arts Intern Abby Phair for this semester. As part of a partnership between Grow Regina, the Faculty of Arts and the University Archives, Abby is documenting the history of Grow Regina for future research use. Welcome Abby!
CRKN (the Canadian Research Knowledge Network) is delighted to announce that 34 student publications from the University of Regina, representing approximately 3,000 pages of content, have been added to the Canadiana collection. The publications were digitized and made available by CRKN with the collaboration of the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives, University of Regina.
The collection includes the early student journal The College Register (https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00001 ) which was published intermittently from 1914 to 1930. Issues contain news about faculty, staff, and students, as well as campus events, student literature, and local advertisements. The collection also includes the student yearbooks The Freshman (1946–1962) ( https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00002 ) and its successor The Tower (1962–1968) ( https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00003).
These publications give us a glimpse into life at the University of Regina’s predecessor institutions and campuses across the country, and provide insight into the issues of the day through a student’s perspective. The University of Regina student publication collection represents another noteworthy addition of CRKN member content to Canadiana, following the addition of the McGill University Library map collection. It is also a meaningful addition to Canadiana’s existing body of student publications.
CRKN is grateful to staff at the University of Regina for their participation in this initiative. This collection of University of Regina student publications is available on Canadiana.ca: https://www.canadiana.ca/search/?depositor=sru&dt=&df
For questions or comments about this collection, please contact Georgia Ashworth, Heritage Engagement Officer, at gashworth@crkn.ca.
Image credit: Page 6 of The Tower yearbook, 1962, available on Canadiana.ca
