January Archer Book Club: Born A Crime By Trevor Noah

There is still time to sign up for the next Archer Book Club meeting: January 19, 2022: 12-1pm, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

Continuing our “Memoirs and Storytelling” theme for the semester:
February 16, 2022: 12-1pm, Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
March 23, 2022: 12-1pm, Gather by Richard Van Camp


Check out our full book club page here: https://uregina.libguides.com/archerbookclub

2022 book club meetings will continue via Zoom until further notice. To sign up, please respond to this email (please do not “reply all”), or visit our page above for more information.

All faculty, students and staff are welcome!

Study & Work Break: Colouring

If you need a break from studying for exams or a coffee break from work, we have both virtual and in-person colouring opportunities for you!

Come by the Archer Alcove to enjoy the beautiful colouring designs above (there’s also a coffee machine, and comfy chairs throughout the library!).

Studying online or working from home? Check out our digital and printable colouring pages on the Library Leisure guide (there are also more colouring pages on some of the celebrations tabs, a couple of samples below!).
General Colouring: https://uregina.libguides.com/c.php?g=719908&p=5145056
Christmas: https://uregina.libguides.com/c.php?g=719908&p=5155168
Pirates: https://uregina.libguides.com/c.php?g=719908&p=5201433

Take care, and happy colouring!

Image courtesy of Jason Cawood.

Winter 2022 Archer Book Club: Memoirs and Storytelling

It’s a beautiful frosty day in Regina, and the perfect time to start your holiday reading list!

Did you know the Archer Book Club has a Staycation Reading tab for reading ideas and inspiration?

We also have three new meetings planned for the Winter 2022 semester and our “Memoirs and Storytelling” theme:

January 19, 2022: 12-1pm, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
February 16, 2022: 12-1pm, Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford
March 23, 2022: 12-1pm, Gather by Richard Van Camp

Check out our full book club page here. 2022 book club meetings will continue via Zoom until further notice, and all faculty, students and staff are welcome.

Have a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to reading with you in the new year!

Image Source

The Essential Study Break: Library Leisure Guide

Classes are ending, exams are beginning, and it is COLD in Regina (and many places)!

If you need a break from studying or working, or maybe just some general de-stressing time, check out the festive fun on our Library Leisure guide! We’ve updated our Christmas and Kwanzaa tabs with new recipes, videos about celebrations around the world, and much more. If these holidays aren’t your cup of figurative tea, we’ve got a virtual Escape Room! Just looking for study music, a good read, or relaxing with a great film? We’ve got you covered.

Check it all out here:
Hanukkah
Christmas
Kwanzaa
Movies
Escape Room
Reading (also check out our Book Club page with Staycation Reading ideas!)
Library Leisure Main Page (music, games, colouring pages and more!)

Best of luck for this busy season and take care!!!

Image Source

Podcast Picks from Kaetlyn Phillips

Many of our librarians and staff listen to numerous podcasts on an amazing variety of topics, and today we have a listening recommendation from librarian Kaetlyn Phillips:

“When podcasts hosts proudly call themselves “Methodology Queens,” I know I’m going to be interested! Maintenance Phase, hosted by Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes, is a scathing and hilarious look at the diet and wellness industry. The hosts break down bad research, bad data, and common stereotypes about all our favourite and hated fad diets and exercise plans. Great for people who love deep dive research podcasts. However, if diet and wellness talk is triggering, check out You’re Wrong About or Sawbones for similar diet-free content.”

Maintenance Phase Website

Hanukkah with the Library Leisure Guide

This year, Hanukkah takes place from November 28th to December 6th. Try out some new (or new to you) recipes, learn about the celebrations, check out some great reading and more at our updated Hanukkah tab on the Library Leisure page.

The Hanukkah tab (and many other celebrations and holidays) can be found here: https://uregina.libguides.com/c.php?g=719908&p=5155169

The main Library Leisure page can be found here: https://uregina.libguides.com/c.php?g=719908&p=5145048

Stay tuned for updates on our Christmas and Kwanzaa tabs soon! We also have tons of ideas for streaming movies through the library, online reading, puzzles and games, and always much more!

Image Source

Warming Hearts & Hands Mitten drive

As the days get darker and colder, and the season of giving approaches, our thoughts turn to those needing warmth and comfort. Please help support the Dr. John Archer Library and Archive’s Warming Hearts and Hands mitten donation campaign.


From November 29th to December 21st, the Archer Library will be collecting donations of new mittens on behalf of Carmichael Outreach. Mittens can be dropped off in our donation box by the Library entrance. Donated mittens will be displayed on our Christmas tree until the end of the campaign.

Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful…

Did you know that the library has several display cases where we highlight library services, featured events, library programs, Archive collections and more?

Check out the above current hallway display, found outside of Archer’s main entrance, as well as a few of our favourite displays over recent years (below).

Enjoy!

November Book Club

There’s still time to sign up for Archer Book Club’s next meeting on November 24 at 12pm. We will be discussing “Dog’s Best Friend” edited by John Sorenson and Atsuko Matsuoka. Read the whole book or just a chapter from one of these sections: Historical Canid-Human Relations, Dogs in Space, Exploitation or Wild Canids and join our conversation.

To attend please visit the Archer Book Club page and contact us there: https://uregina.libguides.com/archerbookclub

Please note that all book club meetings will continue on Zoom. We will be sending out Zoom information closer to the time for all those who have signed up.

Recent Publications From Our Librarians

Congratulations to four of our librarians on their recent publications!

Way to go Christina, Mary, Cara and Brad.

Check everything out here:

Cara Bradley

Bradley, C. (2021).Academic Librarians, Open Access, and the Ethics of Care. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.31274/jlsc.12914 

Bradley, C. (2021). The Role of Institutional Repositories in the Dissemination and Impact of Community-Based Research. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 16(3), 18–31. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29972

Sattar, S., Haase, K., Kuster, S., Puts, M., Spoelstra, S., Bradley, C., Wildes, T. M., & Alibhai, S. (2021). Falls in Older Adults with Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review of Prevalence, Injurious Falls, and Impact on Cancer Treatment. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(1), 21–33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05619-2

Sattar, S., Haase, K. R., Bradley, C., Papadopoulos, E., Kuster, S., Santa Mina, D., Tippe, M., Kaur, A., Campbell, D., Joshua, A. M., Rediger, C., Souied, O., & Alibhai, S. (2021). Barriers and Facilitators Related to Undertaking Physical Activities among Men with Prostate Cancer: A Scoping Review. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41391-021-00399-0

[online ahead of print]

Mary Chipanshi

Brown, J., Goodridge, D., Thorpe, L., Hodson, A., & Chipanshi, M. (2021). Factors Influencing Practitioners’ Who Do Not Participate in Ethically Complex, Legally Available Care: Scoping Review. BMC Medical Ethics, 22(1), 134-143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00703-6

Brad Doerksen

Doerksen, B. (2020). Institutional Literacy and Libraries: Addressing Library Anxiety with a Personal Librarian Program. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 15(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v15i2.6098

Christina Winter

Winter, C., Swartz, M., Owen, V., Ludbrook, A., Selman, B., & Tiessen, R. (2021). Canadian Collaborations: Library Communications and Advocacy in the Time of COVID-19. Journal of Copyright in Education & Librarianship, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.17161/jcel.v5i1.14920