Library Services

Contact Information
710 Duke Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 0P8

Tel: 306 931-1800 Ext#5425 or 1-800-267-6303  Ext#5425
Fax: 306 931-1847

Hours of Operation

Monday to Thursday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Please note: Doors are locked 15 minutes prior to closing.

Staff

• Phyllis Lerat, Head Librarian: (306) 790-5950, Ext # 3425
• Barbara Beazley, Library Technician II: (306) 931-1800, Ext #5430
• Dorothy Richard, Library Technician: (306) 931-1800, Ext # 5431

Library Services

• You may borrow library materials from the University of Regina Library and affiliated colleges.
• You may search the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and other information resources available on the University of Regina’s website.
• Reference services are available Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library will not answer reference questions over the phone.
• You may request an Inter-Library Loan (ILL) from our Regina campus

The Saskatoon Campus Library maintains a collection of approximately 15,000 items, including books, periodicals, newspapers, microform, videos, vertical files, government publications, archival materials and CD-ROMs.

Our collection focuses on the Indigenous Peoples of the North, South and Central America and supports the academic courses offered by the First Nations University of Canada including Indian Studies, Masters and Bachelor of Indian Social Work and Indian Business Administration. It contains materials for Arts and Science. It is the home of the old Office of the Treaty Commissioner Collection.

The Saskatoon Campus reference collection includes encyclopaedias, dictionaries, handbooks, bibliographies, biographies and atlases. The items in the reference collection must be used in the library. The CD-ROMs contain indexes for searching for periodicals and archival materials. CD-ROMs must be signed out at the front desk.

Items put on reserve by the instructor must remain in the library. The reserve shelf generally includes text books and recommended readings for specific classes. Students must inquire at the front desk for reserve readings.

The Saskatoon Campus Library subscribes to approximately 85 different periodicals, journals and newspapers in the areas of Indian Studies, Social Work and Business Administration. These items must all remain in the library. Examples of periodicals are Native Studies Review, The Canadian Journal of Native Studies and The Journal of Multicultural Social Work. We also carry the Globe and Mail and The Star Phoenix as well indigenous newspapers such as Windspeaker and The First Perspective.

Audio-Visual Materials

There are a variety of audio-visual formats available in the library including VHS, DVD, audio cassette, etc. The library has a viewing area for your convenience.

Government Publications

Government publications are documents that have been produced by various government bodies. For example, many of the items published by Indian and Northern Affairs can be found in government publications. Government publications may be borrowed from the library.

Archival materials and microform items must remain in the library. The library has a microform reader that can make photocopies of materials for $0.25/copy. The reader is difficult to operate, so please ask for assistance.

Library cards must be presented to library staff in order to borrow library materials. Library cards can be obtained from the library circulation desk with proof of registration. There is a small fee for replacing a lost library card.

Loan Periods

The following loan periods apply to ALL borrowers.

General collection

• Undergraduates: 2 weeks
• Graduates and honours students: 4 weeks
• Faculty: 1 semester
• Staff/sessional lecturers: 2 weeks

• Video cassettes: 3 days
• Filmstrips, kits, slides: 3 days
• Other audio-visual materials: 3 days

• If an item in the library is not available for immediate loan, you may place a hold on the item.
• The library staff will notify you when the item becomes available. You have three days to pick up (borrow) the item.

• Items recalled by the library must be returned to the library within three days.
• If you choose to ignore the recall, you will be fined.

Unless there is a hold, you may renew library materials to a maximum of five times. You may renew books over the phone by calling 306 931-1825.

Overdue fines

• You will be charged a fine for items returned late. Fines accumulate daily:
• General collections: $0.50/day to a maximum of $16.00
• Reserve materials: $0.50/day to a maximum of $16.00
• Recalled materials: $3.00/day after recall deadline
• If your accumulated fines and charges reach the $16.00 maximum, your borrowing privileges will be suspended.Charges for Damaged or Lost Materials
• You are responsible for the cost of replacement of library materials. If you lose a library item, a fine of $16.00 in addition to a minimum of replacement charge of $50.00 per item will be charged to your record.
• If damaged or lost material is out-of-print, the replacement cost will be market price or best estimate.
• Your borrowing privileges will be suspended until the lost item is paid for or returned to the library.

The First Nations University Library will block you from using the services of any library on campus, registering in classes, receiving transcripts and/or graduating. The block will only be cleared when all materials or charges have been cleared.