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The Archer Library & Archives along with the faculties of MAP (Media, Art, and Performance) and Science sincerely thank all the individuals who participated in the Art in Archer event on Oct. 23. The Art in Archer event invited participants to create artwork, in a number of different mediums, based on images from the U of R's herbarium collection. All 25 submissions were beautiful creations! Congratulations to the 3 winners who were chosen separately by 3 different adjudicators:

U of R President winner: Pressley Hinck

Art in Archer judges panel winner: Dakota Schmidt

People's Choice (Instagram voting) winner: Danveer Singh

Unfortunately there was an internal miscommunication with the number of entries received and thus we failed to include the artwork created by Emma Shogren as part of the social media voting post. Sorry Emma! As a consolation we are awarding Emma an Honorable Mention for her creation.

We will have a display in the Library in the Winter 2026 term of all the art works and comments from participants from Art in Archer.

As we look ahead to Remembrance Day, Archer is pleased to launch our Regina College Memorial Scroll of Honour digital collection. The collection features biographies of fourteen of the people whose names appear on the Second World War scroll in the holdings of the University Archives. The biographies were researched and written by Emily Reid as part of her experiential learning placements with the Royal Regina Rifles Trust Fund and the University of Regina Archives. Lest we forget.

The Dr. John Archer Library and Archives is pleased to announce the launch of Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society.

The full run of conference proceedings (1979 – present) from the Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS) are now fully open to the University of Regina community and can be accessed here: CNS

Since its inception, the CNS has held regular conferences and produced proceedings covering all areas relating to nuclear science and technology and its applications, including topics such as public consultation on nuclear waste; advances in medical diagnostics and cancer treatment; and uranium mining and refining. As of 2024, over 7000 conference papers have been published.

The Dr. John Archer Library and Archives thanks the CNS for working with us to make this collection open to University of Regina researchers for the first time and providing open access to some of the collection’s content to researchers in Canada and around the world. For those outside of the University, the most recent CNS conference proceedings will continue to require a CNS membership to access but will now become openly available after an embargo of ten years.

You are invited to send feedback about the collection to Christopher Read, Science and Engineering Librarian, at christopher.read@uregina.ca  

The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives, in partnership with the Student Success Centre and UR International, is relaunching our SPARK LibGuide! SPARK stands for Student Papers and Academic Research Kit and contains useful information for students on how to succeed in their studies at University including: time managements skills, academic integrity, understanding and starting an assignment, effective note taking skills, research strategies, and essay basics.

Students can navigate the tabs to quickly access the information they need at a specific moment or they can follow the full tutorial to gain the skills and resources necessary for academic success.

The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives team is happy to be hosting Dylan Friesen for an Arts Work Experience Internship this fall. We are just part-way into the term and Dylan has already learned about processing archival collections, how to digitize materials and the archival reference process. He has also participated in team meetings and helped to represent the Archives at an outreach event.

If you are an Arts undergraduate student looking for a unique learning opportunity, check out the requirements of the AWEI program to see if it might be a fit for you!

The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives is pleased to host, in partnership with Fernwood Publishing, the launch of Dr. Emily Grafton's new book titled Divided Power How Federalism Undermines Reconciliation. Join Lori Campbell, Associate Vice President of Indigenous Engagement at the University of Regina, in conversation with Emily about her new book. Divided Power explores how Canadian federalism, rooted in the settler colonial dispossession of Indigenous Peoples, impedes reconciliation.

This in-person event is on Thursday, October 30 at 12:00 pm in the Archer Library's Wascana Room, main floor.

Click to find more details → Divided Power

HEADS UP: Archer Library patrons should be aware that the south-east corner of the main floor (near the government publications compact shelving) will be inaccessible to the public starting this evening (Thursday, October 16th) to allow for window replacement on the 2nd floor exterior podium level. The actual work will begin on Saturday and will extend into November.  Updates regarding the completion of the window replacement will be posted here as the work progresses.

The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives will be hosting a book talk on October 7, 2025, at noon. University of Regina professor & author Ken Wilson's new memoir Walking the Bypass is about his experiences walking alongside the decidedly pedestrian-unfriendly Regina Bypass, all while situating the highway within the ongoing history of settler colonialism in southern Saskatchewan.

Fellow author and professor Jesse Archibald Barber will talk with Ken Wilson about how his journeys on foot allowed him to reflect on the profound transformations to the land since the arrival of settlers and helped him to form a connection with the land through walking—even on the gravelly edge of the freeway—the kind of place we think of as "nowhere."

After the book talk, refreshments will be served and books will be available for sale. The author will be pleased to sign copies. Don't miss out on what promises to be a lively discussion!

This is a hybrid event that will be both in-person and live streamed.

Coming soon - Art In Archer!

Express your creativity by bringing the University of Regina’s unique herbarium collection to life through watercolor, pastels, or digital art. All art materials will be provided - just bring your imagination!

Submissions will be eligible to win one of three prizes, and everyone is welcome!

Thursday, Oct 23rd, 2025

11am - 2pm (drop in)

Archer Library Regina/Wascana rooms (LY 107.32/33)