Dear faculty and students,
UVic Libraries has made the decision to close both the Diana M Priestly Law Library and William C. Mearns Centre for Learning/McPherson Library. The Law Library will be closing as of today (March 18) at 4:30 pm. The Mearns – McPherson Library will be closing tomorrow (March 19) at 4:30. Both libraries will remain closed through April 10.
The safety and well-being of UVic students, staff, and faculty are at the heart of all library decisions. Our priority is to support faculty and students in completing this term and by providing a safe environment for everyone.
Reference services – The Law Library will continue to offer research and citation help to students and faculty during the closure via email, phone and video conferencing. To set up a reference appointment please contact us at lawref@uvic.ca. Our lawref@uvic.ca email will be monitored daily Monday to Friday during the closure.
Technical issues – Students and Faculty – if you are experiencing access issues to WestlawNext, Lexis Advance Quicklaw or CLE BC Online, please report the problem to lawref@uvic.ca. If you are experiencing access issues to any other online library resource, please report the problem to esourcehelp@uvic.libanswers.com.
Further updates regarding the UVic Libraries can be found on our webpage dedicated to the UVic Libraries Response to COVID-19.
Take care and best wishes,
Alex, Emily and Sarah