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The libraries aligns and strengthens university research priorities by highlighting and addressing critical information policy and scholarly communication issues that impact faculty and graduate student research, including open access, copyright and intellectual property rights, and providing concrete avenues to surface and disseminate UVic research.
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Building a Culture of Openness: Reflections on the OSCV Launch
Written by Monique Grenier The launch of the Open Science Community of Victoria (OSCV) on October 23, 2025, at the University Club, University of Victoria (UVic), kicked off a multi-institutional initiative dedicated to promoting transparency and openness in research....
Preservation Is Power: Keeping UVic Research Accessible
As we wrap up Open Access Week 2025 and reflect on this year’s theme, who owns knowledge?, one concern keeps coming up: what happens to research after it is published. A 2024 study examining more than seven million digital articles found that more than one quarter of...
Fall 2025 Zero Textbook Cost List Beats 2024 Savings
Zero Textbook Costs for Students (Fall 2025) The numbers are in and the savings are counted! For the 2025 Fall semester, UVic Libraries' Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program saved students a whopping $694,467.15, beating lasts year's savings by $437,407.72! These...
Zero Textbook Cost list – Fall 2025
It's that time of the year! The Copyright and Scholarly Communications Office is excited to share our annual list of Zero-Cost Textbooks for students again. This year we've made it even better - we've included print materials! This means more of your required...
Summer 2025 Zero-Cost eTextbook Savings Round Out the Year
eTextbooks for Students (Summer 2025) For the 2025 Summer semester, UVic Libraries' eTextbooks program saved students a whopping $92,199.84, beating lasts summer's savings by $29,596.74! This is a continuation of the UVic Libraries' eTextbooks for students project,...
The Future is Open: Launching the Open Science Community of Victoria (OSCV)
By Monique Grenier | June 18, 2025 In today's digital age, a significant amount of research data remains inaccessible to the public. This creates a major hurdle, as data is the engine of discovery and innovation. To tackle this challenge, Open Science has emerged as a...
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