by Sarah Kahale | Jan 26, 2026 | News
ZTC for Students (Spring 2026) The numbers are in and the savings are counted! For the 2026 Spring semester, UVic Libraries’ Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program saved students a whopping $522,844.66, beating lasts year’s savings by $192,064.51! These...
by Sarah Kahale | Nov 3, 2025 | News & events, Open access, Open education
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....
by Sarah Kahale | Sep 23, 2025 | News, Open education
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!...
by Sarah Kahale | Aug 27, 2025 | News
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...
by Sarah Kahale | Jul 16, 2025 | News
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...
