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Welcome 2022/2023 students

 Welcome UVic law students

To new UVic Law students, welcome, and to returning students, welcome back! 

Our regular fall term hours begin on Tuesday September 6th. 

The law library’s fall term regular hours are: 

Monday – Thursday                           8:00am – 8:00pm  

Friday:                                                          8:00am – 6:00pm 

Saturday-Sunday:                              10:00am – 5:30pm  

Tours:

The Law Librarians will be providing tours of the law library for 1L, 2L, new upper year and new graduate students.  Details will be included with your orientation materials. 

For full details on Law’s orientation for new students, visit UVic Law’s orientation for new students page.  

For UVic Orientation information: https://www.uvic.ca/orientation/index.php  

Research Help:

Librarians are available to help with research and citation questions. Book a research consultation appointment or contact us at lawref@uvic.ca for answers to your questions.

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Our hours are changing!

Effective July 16, the Law Library open hours are changing to:

Summer Session hours:
Monday-Friday                      9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday        Closed effective July 16th, 2022.

Fall/Winter Session hours:
Monday-Thursday               8:00am-8:00pm  (instead of 10pm)
Friday                                         8:00am-6:00pm (no change)
Saturday and Sunday        10:00am-5:30pm (no change)

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Take a nap!

It is exhausting work studying for exams and submitting final papers.

Taking a nap during the day is a simple but effective way to boost productivity, enhance cognitive function, improve memory, increase creativity, and make you feel more rested.

The law library’s respite room is a perfect place to do just that!

Find the respite room (FRA 258) on the second floor, equipped with a bed, easy chair with a foot stool, and adjustable lighting.

Stop by the front desk to pick up the key today.

Cartoon of woman napping

 

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Exam period updates

girl studying with book, text: extended library hoursWith the exam period quickly approaching, we wish to ensure we offer all law students the support and study environment that is needed at this time. We alert all library users to the following updates and reminders.

Extended Hours

Extended study period and exam hours begin on Saturday April 9 and run until Thursday, April 29, inclusive.

Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

The following hours will be in effect over Easter weekend:

Friday, April 15 (Good Friday) Closed
Saturday, April 16 – Sunday, April 17 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Monday, April 18 (Easter Monday) 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Details of the Law Library hours can be found here.

Room bookings

During this period all group study rooms and individual study carrels will be reserved for law student use only.

This will continue until law library staff see a significant decline in use by law students, or until April 28, whichever comes first.

During this period group study rooms and study carrels may be booked at the loan desk.

Research and citation help

You may have noticed that the research help desk in the law library is unattended during the exam period. Though the desk is quiet, research and citation help is available.

Students, you’re encouraged to email or phone the usual research help contacts. The law librarians receive email and phone messages at those contacts and will respond as quickly as possible, Monday through Friday.

You may also make an appointment with a librarian for research help in person or over Zoom.

Other supports

Remember that Amicus Team support remains available to law students throughout the year and that the law library’s respite room is available in case you need a quick cat nap – just ask for the key at the front desk.

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Legal citation made easy!

Are you working on your major paper?  Here’s a reminder of some legal citation resources available:

The Canadian Guide to Legal Citation, 9th ed (McGill Guide) is available online to all law students and faculty through Westlaw Next.

Westlaw next home page with an arrow pointing to McGill Guide tab

Queen’s Law Library has a helpful quick guide to McGill citation basics.

For a more automated process, check out citation management software, like Zotero, which has the 9th edition of the McGill Guide available. See our Zotero for law libguide and our recorded workshop on Zotero for more information.

As always, if you have any questions about legal citation or research in general, please reach out to the law librarians at lawref@uvic.ca.

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2022 ELC Research-a-thon: Greenwashing

Stop by the library (or zoom in) this Friday to participate in the all day Greenwashing Research-a-thon event!

ELC poster on greenwashing

This year the Environmental Law Club will be partnering with the Environmental Law Centre to research  business that may be making misleading claims about their products being “green,” “recyclable,” “sustainable,” “biodegradable, “eco-friendly” etc.

This topic was inspired by the $3 Million fine that the Environmental Law Center helped bring against Keurig.

It will be a hybrid event with both in-person (law library classroom 265) and Zoom options from 9am to 4pm on March 4. There will be lunch provided from 12-1, and a keynote presentation from Andhra Azevedo of EcoJustice during the lunch period.

The law librarians will be on hand throughout the day to assist with research strategies and sources.

Sign-up here: https://bit.ly/ELC2022Research

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Citation management with Zotero workshop

Join us for a workshop on citation management with Zotero!

When: Thursday March 3, 2022 from 12:30-1:20

Where: FRA 192/Computer Lab in the Law Library

Who:  Anyone who wants to save time in the research and writing process.

This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to citation management with Zotero, a powerful open-source tool to simplify your research and writing. Using Zotero you can collect, organize, and annotate citations from online and print sources, collaborate with research groups, and automatically format bibliographies in the McGill Guide and others styles.

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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

Extended library hours. image of student studying with books
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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Refugee Law Research-a-Thon

Stop by the library tomorrow to participate in the Refugee Law Research-a-Thon hosted by the UVic Law Chapter of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL). The purpose of this event is to gather information to address research questions provided by the Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic (IRLC). The IRLC provides free immigration and refugee legal services for low-income individuals in British Columbia.

The law librarians have created a website to help students identify research strategies and sources for each question, and will also be on hand throughout the afternoon to help students research.

The event runs Friday November 19, 2021 from 12pm-4pm in room 265 of the law library — see you there!