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: Friday, April 10, 2026 Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Presenter: Dani Johnson Location: Digital Scholarship Commons A308 Library/Gallery: Mearns Centre […]
  • Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm Presenter: Digital Scholarship Commons Location: Digital Scholarship Commons A308 Library/Gallery: Mearns […]
  • Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm Presenter: Digital Scholarship Commons Location: Digital Scholarship Commons A308 Library/Gallery: Mearns […]

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Creating Inclusive and Accessible OER

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries' (CARL) Open Education Working Group wants to share this opportunity for you to engage with the following professional development opportunity around Open Education. Further webinars will be announced very soon. How to...

Open access in the age of surveillance technology

As part of our Open Access Week celebrations, the Electronic Textual Cultures Lab and University of Victoria Libraries invite you to a public talk by Honorary Resident Wikipedian, Dr. Erin Glass: Open access in the age of surveillance technology: Fighting for ground...

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