by Sarah Kahale | Oct 21, 2024 | Events, Open access, Open scholarship
Open Access Week 2024 runs from October 21–27, and UVic Libraries invite you to join us in celebrating! This event aims to raise awareness about the benefits of open access (OA) in research and to celebrate the progress made towards making it a standard practice in...
by Sarah Kahale | Oct 16, 2024 | Open access, Publishing
The UVic Libraries provide many incredible — but often underutilized — resources for Grad students. We’ve compiled a list to make it as easy as possible for grad students to find the support they need. Research Book a Librarian Librarians are available to help...
by Sarah Kahale | Oct 8, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 26, 2024 | Vancouver is Awesome via UVic News A recent article discussing the representation of women in the upcoming B.C. provincial election reveals that 60% of NDP candidates, 45% of Green candidates, and 25% of Conservative candidates are women. Despite...
by Sarah Kahale | Oct 2, 2024 | News, Open education
eTextbooks for Students (Fall 2024) We are continuing with UVic Libraries eTextbooks for students project, started in fall 2021, to track the use of library licensed electronic books assigned in courses for the fall 2024 academic term. The project provides a list of...
by Sarah Kahale | Sep 27, 2024 | News, UVicSpace
September 26, 2024 | Nature via UVic News A recent article based on a study out of The New England Journal of Medicine posits the question: Is it safe to use weight loss drugs on children and adolescents? Trials have shown that these drugs can help young people lose...
