Archer Library: About: Building

Virtual Tour

This 360-degree tour of the Archer building highlights many of the important locations and services in the library.

Maps

Noise Zones

The Archer Library has spaces for conversing, group work, and silent study. There are three noise zones to choose from, depending on how much quiet you need.

ZONE	DESCRIPTION	LOCATIONS
Green Zone (Regular Volume)	Conversation at normal volume Cell phone conversations permitted	Main Floor, all areas except Archives Group Study Rooms Archer Alcove
Yellow Zone (Quiet)	Conversation at low volume No cell phone conversations. Set phones to vibrate and exit areas to take calls.	Archives Third and Fourth Floors, except for Grasslands 308
Red Zone (Silent)	For silent study. No conversations No cell phone conversations. Set phones to vibrate and exit areas to take calls.	Fifth floor, except for Cypress Hills Room 508 Sixth Floor computer lab (Saskatchewan Room, LY 612).

ZONE

DESCRIPTION

LOCATIONS

Green Zone (Regular Volume)

Conversation at normal volume
Cell phone conversations permitted

Main Floor, all areas except Archives
Group Study Rooms
Archer Alcove

Yellow Zone (Quiet)

Conversation at low volume
No cell phone conversations. Set phones to vibrate and exit areas to take calls.

Archives
Third and Fourth Floors, except for Grasslands 308

Red Zone (Silent)

For silent study. No conversations
No cell phone conversations. Set phones to vibrate and exit areas to take calls.

Fifth floor, except for Cypress Hills Room 508
Sixth Floor computer lab (Saskatchewan Room, LY 612).

Floor Plans

an architectural map of the 1st floor and its contents: archives, computer commons, group study rooms, study spaces, government publications, reference, library help desk and IT support

architectural map of the 3rd floor and its contents: study spaces, oversize, and books from call numbers A-MT

architectural map of the 4th floor and its contents: study spaces, oversize, and books from call numbers N-Z

architectural map of the 5th floor and its contents: study spaces, journals, and books from call number RD-Z

architectural map of the 6th floor and its contents: the Saskatchewan room, library administrative offices, and A/V micromaterials

About the building

The library building was constructed in 1967 and designed by Minoru Yamasaki. It houses an information commons and the Archway Gallery on the ground floor, alongside group study rooms and instructional spaces: the Regina and Wascana rooms. The library's physical holdings are largely held on the 3rd, 4th and 5th levels of the building, interspersed with study spaces. The 6th floor has another instructional space, as well as the library's administrative offices.

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