Month: December 2021

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2021 UVicSpace readership highlights

Over the last few years we have been working to upload law faculty scholarship into UVicSpace as part of our mission to advocate for, and enable learning and research innovation through open scholarship. We now have 184 items in the collection.

In the last year (2021) this collection received 14044 downloads and 24 new submissions.

The five most popular publications in 2021 were:

The top country views were:

    • Canada (266 views)
    • China (146 views)
    • United States (76 views)
    • Germany (30 views)
    • Russia (17 views)

To get started with uploading your work contact the law library team at lawref@uvic.ca. We can help you archive the final published or accepted manuscript versions of your articles in the repository after checking publisher policies. Placing your research publications in an open repository increases knowledge dissemination and helps satisfy the Tri-Agency’s open access to publications requirement.

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Well Wishes and Library exam period reminders

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Extended library hours

The Law Library would like to wish all the students good luck on their exams!

We would also like to remind students of the extended study hours and research help options, as well as the supports offered by Amicus and the relaxation station available during library hours.

Extended Library Hours over Exam Period (Dec 8-19):
Mon-Thurs: 8am-10pm
Fri: 8am-8pm
Sat-Sun: 10am-10pm

Supports, Relaxation Station and Nap Time!
Remember that Amicus Team support remains available to law students throughout the year and that the law library’s Relaxation Station is available whenever the library is open. Don’t forget about the respite room in case you need a quick cat nap – just ask for the key at the front desk.

Citation and Research Help:
You may have noticed that the research help desk in the law library is unattended during the December exam period. Though the desk is quiet, research and citation help will remain available until December 24.

Students, you’re encouraged to email or phone the usual research help contacts. The librarians receive email and phone messages at those contacts and will respond as quickly as possible, Monday through Friday. Our regular Research Help Desk hours will recommence in the new year.

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This Friday: Finding Scholarly Research Workshop

Join us on Friday for a workshop on Finding Scholarly Research!

When: Friday December 3, 1:30-2:30pm

Where: FRA 192/Library computer lab

Who: focused on grad students, but open to everyone

This workshop covers how to identify and evaluate scholarly resources (both in law and across other disciplines), as well as demonstrates various different search strategies to find scholarly sources in the library collection. This session will also provide a brief introduction to researching indigenous legal orders.