{"id":4687,"date":"2024-10-16T09:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T17:43:13","slug":"grad-student-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/2024\/10\/16\/grad-student-library\/","title":{"rendered":"UVic Libraries Resource Guide for Grad Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The UVic Libraries provide many incredible \u2014 but often underutilized \u2014 resources for Grad students. We&#8217;ve compiled a list to make it as easy as possible for grad students to find the support they need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Research<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/library\/help\/librarians\/book.php\">Book a Librarian<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Librarians are available to help you at any stage of your research process! Book an appointment for help with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>developing your research topic<\/li>\n<li>crafting your search strategy<\/li>\n<li>managing your data<\/li>\n<li>understanding how to cite your sources<\/li>\n<li>and so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Book an appointment to get help from a librarian in person or via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/library\/locations\/home\/illo\/index.php\">Interlibrary Loans<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Because we can\u2019t have everything! Interlibrary loans (ILL) provide you with resources from other libraries when UVic does not hold the item you need for your study or research. From another library to your desk, ILL can help you get the resources you need!<\/p>\n<h2>Writing<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.uvic.ca\/TWI\">Thesis Writers&#8217; Intensive<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Thesis Writers&#8217; Intensive (TWI) is a three-day opportunity for graduate students to write and make substantial headway on their master&#8217;s thesis, doctoral dissertation, or other graduate project. <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Participants attend opening and closing meetings each day with a light lunch provided. Writers can work alone or in the company of peers and in either busy or quiet surroundings. Optional workshops and other supports are available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The TWI is held twice a year: mid-June and early December. There is no fee. <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The application form is distributed through academic departments in early June and early November.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Publishing<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/library\/research-teaching\/scholcomm\/policy\/funding.php\"><strong>SOAP: Support for Open Access Publishing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UVic Libraries is committed to immediate barrier-free access to Canadian scholarly research outputs. With our publisher agreements, UVic Libraries offers a way to lower or even remove Article Processing Charges (APCs). We have waivers\/discounts for over 8,000 journals, including publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Canadian Science Publishing, Company of Biologists, Elsevier, Institute of Physics, Oxford University Press, SAGE Journals, and Wiley.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/search.scifree.se\/uvic\">JST: Journal Search Tool<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Use the new Journal Search Tool to find journals with waivers or discount options to make your research openly accessible. Search by journal name, subject area, publisher, or ISSN.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\">ORCID<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/\"> iD<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>ORCID iDs provide a unique identifier for each researcher. Increase the visibility and impact of your research with our help! We can teach you how to update your ORCID profile.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/library\/help\/ask\/index.php\"><strong>Ask Us Desk: Here to help<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">More than just where you borrow books, the Ask Us Desk \u2014 at the McPherson and Priestly libraries \u2014 is where you can check out a laptop or a phone charger, get help with computers or printing, or ask us where to find things in the library. We\u2019ll help you with questions about your library account, borrowing items, course reserves, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/dsc\/workshops\/\">Workshops<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>We schedule workshops all year and are currently holding most of them online. Check out our workshop schedule, or feel free to work through any of our lesson plans on your own at your own pace.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/dsc\/\">Digital Scholarship Commons<\/a> is home to librarians and staff members who can help faculty, students, and staff with their digital information fluency needs. We are available to provide workshops, answer questions, give one-on-one tutorials, and help troubleshoot issues. <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Special Collections, the<a href=\"https:\/\/continuingstudies.uvic.ca\/elc\/programs\"> English Language Centre<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.uvic.ca\/SOSC100\">Scholars Seminar<\/a> also offer workshops year-round. You can find them and more on our events calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Teaching<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/library\/find\/reserves\/index.php\">Course Reserves<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Course Reserves platform makes learning materials easily available to your students. They may include books, articles, websites, videos and more. Non-electronic material is made available to students on a shorter loan period to ensure access for all students. <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The online course reserves platform is accessible through Brightspace and is integrated with the Libraries\u2019 collection, allowing one-click access to the course reading lists. Print materials can be found on the Course Reserves shelf near the Ask Us desk at the McPherson Library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/tag\/zero-cost-textbooks\/\">Zero-Cost eTextbooks<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>UVic Libraries runs the zero-cost eTextbook program, aimed at making education as financially accessible as possible for UVic students. Since starting the program in 2021, we have saved UVic students over $1,800,000!<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ask Us Desk &amp; Learning Commons <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">| askus@uvic.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Course Reserves <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">| reserves@uvic.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Digital Scholarship Commons <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">| dscommons@uvic.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Interlibrary Loans<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> | ill@uvic.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Scholarly Communications<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> | scholcom@uvic.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Special Collections <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">| speccoll@uvic.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Thesis Writers\u2019 Intensive <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">| https:\/\/libguides.uvic.ca\/TWI<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Events Calendar<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> | https:\/\/libcal.uvic.ca\/<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>Image by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/analogicus-8164369\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=8594725\">Tom<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=8594725\">Pixabay<\/a><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UVic Libraries provide many incredible \u2014 but often underutilized \u2014 resources for Grad students. 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