Join the QR Scavenger Hunt Contest in the Archer Library!
For a chance to win the Starbucks Gift Pack or win library swag!
Registered Students!
For more details and the sign up form visit the Scavenger Hunt Guide.
https://library.uregina.ca/librarycontest/scavengerhunt
Information Services staff are settling into their brand new service desk (formerly the IT Help Desk) at the back of the computer commons (under the big Kenneth Lochhead paintings.) Previously IS had been temporary relocated at the main Help Desk, but as the main floor renovations are now over, they can finally move to their new home. The IS Service Desk staff can assist with computer and technology questions, printing set-up, U of R username and log-in troubleshooting, and other related issues.
Thank you to the 29 undergraduate students and 6 graduate students for their participation in the 2024 Summer Movie Contest.
Check out our contest guide to find out the winners of the library gift bag.
Also get some suggestions for popular movies you can stream for free using our library databases!
URL: https://library.uregina.ca/librarycontest/summermovie
Some photos from Tuesday’s “Our Rooted Relatives” presentation. We were honored to host Elder Betty McKenna from Sapotawayak Reserve, Treaty 4 Manitoba, who shared her vast wisdom about traditional medicinal plants and their centuries-long use in Indigenous culture (including a hands-on sampling of dried herbs, leaves and seeds.) Afterwards, Dr. Fidji Gendron from the First Nations University of Canada presented on her ongoing work with Elder Betty.
This event was part of National Indigenous History Month at the Archer Library & Archives.
Join the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives on June 25th, 2024 as we celebrate National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Elder Betty McKenna (Sapotawayak Reserve, Treaty 4 Territory in Manitoba) and Dr. Fidji Gendron (Associate Dean [Academic] and Professor of Biology at First Nations University of Canada) will present on the importance of flora and land-based knowledge from an Indigenous worldview. This event is free and open to the public.
Learn more about some medicinal properties of plants by visiting our guide and entering a student contest at https://library.uregina.ca/librarycontest/indigenousplants
Join the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives on June 25, 2024 as it helps celebrate National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Elder Betty McKenna, from Sapotawayak Reserve, Treaty 4 Territory in Manitoba and Dr. Fidji Gendron, Associate Dean (Academic) and Professor of Biology at First Nations University of Canada, will present on the importance of flora and land-based knowledge from an Indigenous worldview. This event is free and open to the public.
Learn more about some medicinal properties of plants by visiting our guide and entering a student contest at https://library.uregina.ca/librarycontest/indigenousplants.
June is Indigenous History Month and as part of our celebrations we’ve created an interactive online game about indigenous medicinal plants. Navigate a helpful bunny in and around the virtual Archer Library to collect plants to help a sick friend, either on your smartphone or using a desktop keyboard. Full instructions, as well as a link to the game, can be found here:
https://library.uregina.ca/librarycontest/indigenousplants
Also at that link is a related online contest about indigenous medicinal plants, which is open to currently registered U of R students (and those registered with the federated colleges.) The first ten entries will win library prize bags!
Congratulations to the latest winner of our annual Dr. John Archer Library Award, Lindsay Demchuk, who’s winning essay was about her final project for ARTH 324: Canadian Identity and Cultural Identity. “I am very interested in Regina-based art history,” Demchuk writes, “especially the “Regina Clay” ceramic folk art movement. My electronic exhibition included a return to the “Canada Trajectoires ‘73” exhibition, which was held in Paris in 1973 and involved a number of ceramists connected to Regina Clay. I obtained the French-language exhibition catalogue through the Archer Library. The catalogue significantly informed my report, entitled ‘Regina 1973: Trajectories in Clay’.”
You can read Lindsay’s work at this link:
https://hdl.handle.net/10294/5336
as well as entries from previous award winners going back to 2012.
The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives is excited to announce the launch of our new interlibrary loan (ILL) system called Rapido, designed to enhance your access to resources from libraries worldwide!
To take advantage of this new service, simply follow these steps:
1. Log in to your My Library Account.
2. Use Quick Find to search for the item you need.
3. When offers appear, click the “Get It” button to request either a physical or digital copy.
NOTE: ensure Search Beyond University of Regina is selected.
This new system will make it easier than ever to get the materials you need, no matter where they are housed.
The Archer Library is pleased to participate in the Regional Park Pass Lending Program for another year. Explore nearly 100 unique Regional Parks throughout Saskatchewan with a free Regional Park Pass, available for up to seven days to Saskatchewan Library card holders from May 17 to September 15, 2024. This program is a great opportunity to discover hidden gems in your backyard and enjoy the benefits of being outdoors.
As with previous years, passes borrowed from the Archer Library are only available to University of Regina students, staff, and faculty. Patrons from outside of the University community are free to borrow passes from other participating libraries (such as the Regina Public.)
More info on the Regional Park Pass Lending Program can be found here:
http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/
Or by speaking to a staff member at the Archer Library Help Desk.
