Congrats to librarian Aditi Gupta whose team-based research is accepted for publication with C&RL. The study examines marginalized graduate students’ use of academic libraries for research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. ow.ly/AIRl50SHJcN @uvicresearch

Did you know that we have physical copies of the transcripts from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples available in the Priestly Library? The transcripts and the five-volume report are also currently available via an online database. ow.ly/6zI150SHIGz @uviclaw

Congrats to librarian Ying Liu who is featured in Inside Major East Asian Library Collections in North America. She talks about the challenges and opportunities in East Asian librarianship such as open access, open date, cultural literacy, and more. ow.ly/lCet50SHJRz

The 2024-25 Strategic Directions Impact Fund is designed to support initiatives and projects that advance our strategic priorities and organizational values - 13 projects were funded for a total of $75,730. Learn more about the projects: ow.ly/ooWw50SHL09 @uvicresearch

We’re thrilled to host online, hands-on workshops for faculty & new instructors on using the Course Reserves platform from Aug 20 - Sept 5! 📚 More details: libcal.uvic.ca/calendar/copyr…

This event is *postponed* and will be rescheduled for a later date in the Fall. Watch this space for details.

Calling all pizza and book lovers! Our Summer Reading Book Bingo is coming to an end soon. Read a book and get a stamp. Once you have a bingo line, enter your ballot to be eligible for a free pizza. Easy peasy! Contest ends August 25. ow.ly/koW950SXWTF

Tomorrow (August 16) is the last day to tell us what you do on the library website and enter to win a $50 VISA gift card. ➡️surveymonkey.ca/r/task-survey UVic Research UniversityOfVictoria

🚨 Reminder: Our Course Reserves workshops for faculty & new instructors kick off tomorrow! 🚨 Join us online at 10 AM or 2:30 PM. Don’t forget to bring your syllabus – we’re here to help you get started! 📚✨libcal.uvic.ca/calendar/copyr… UVic Libraries

🏳️‍⚧️ From the Transgender Archives 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇨🇦 CANADIAN CONTENT 🇨🇦 Cover of "Notes from the Underground" (1993) published bi-monthly by Gender Mosaic, a social & support group for "crossdressers & transsexuals" in #Ottawa, #Canada. #uvic #yyj #trans UVic Libraries Special Collections #archives #yow

Cam Cannon is a recent visitor to the Transgender Archives UVic Libraries Special Collections . Read about their favourite item that they found during their archival research trip, in part funded by the Chair in #Transgender Studies' Fellowship Program. #uvic #yyj #trans #research #archives

Freya Keddie 🍊 Dean Murdock GVPL Because honestly, I've never met a librarian who didn't deserve an apple or a homemade cookie...might be one somewhere but not at GVPL or VI_Library or UVic Libraries cuz when I put a book on hold they GET it.

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟 We proudly support open-access journals like @PiRReview. If you’re into academic book reviews on philosophy, don’t miss their latest August issue! 📚✨ #OpenAccess #Philosophy #AcademicPublishing UVic Libraries

☀️ OUR SUMMER INTERNS ☀️ Meet our Summer 2024 international Mitacs interns who are working in the Trans Archives UVic Libraries adding more data to our Discovery Tool. Here's Yang from Sichuan, China. Thanks Yang! #uvic #yyj #trans #archives

🚀 Exciting news! On August 19th, the Course Reserves platform received a fresh user interface update, just in time for the 2024-2025 academic year! 🎓 📚 Learn more about the update and get tips on building reading lists on the #ScholComBlog: onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/scholarlycommu… UVic Libraries

We are closed on September 2 for Labour Day. We look forward to welcoming you all to UVic Libraries this week. Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend! #uvic

Congrats Janelle!

We're your favourite reference, baby! 💅 Keep your funds for the fun stuff and let UVic Libraries handle the rest. Link in bio to access the list!

“The King’s Book: The Church of England and the British Civil Wars,” curated by our own Dr. Gary Kuchar, is currently on display in the Special Collections Reading Room UVic Libraries!

Borders in Globalization Review Vol. 5 No. 2 is out now! Filled with "cutting-edge research articles, extensive policy analyses, border artwork, film reviews, book reviews, and more!" tinyurl.com/UVicL Borders in Globalization UVic Libraries