Scholarly Communications @ UVic

Philosophy in Review’s First Issue of 2026 Is Here

We are pleased to announce the publication of Philosophy in Review, Volume 46, Number 1 (February 2026)—our first issue, in some time, to feature a...

Zero Textbook Cost Savings Exceed $3 Million

ZTC for Students (Spring 2026) The numbers are in and the savings are counted! For the 2026 Spring semester, UVic Libraries' Zero Textbook Cost...

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...

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...

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...

Upcoming events

  • Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm Presenter: Digital Scholarship Commons Location: Online Note: This workshop is online […]
  • Date: Friday, March 27, 2026 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Location: Kula Lounge (Main Floor) Library/Gallery: Mearns Centre for Learning - […]
  • Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm Presenter: Digital Scholarship Commons Location: Digital Scholarship Commons A308 Note: This […]

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Featured Thesis: Water into Nectar

"...the effects of seasonal drought on bumble bee and flowering plant communities", an MSc. thesis in the School of Environmental Studies, by Andrew D. F. Simon https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/11837 Abstract: Habitat loss and climate change are major...

Open Education Grants @UVic

What are open Education Resources (OERs)? “Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use,...

New issue of Philosophy in Review

The latest issue of Philosophy in Review is now available – Vol. 40, No. 2 Philosophy in Review continues to seek new reviewers. A list of books currently available for review is here. Potential reviewers who wish to review books should contact the journal; in most...

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