UVic Libraries events calendar

Welcome to the UVic Libraries events calendar!

  • This page shows the next 25 events in the order they are happening. To see more, use the search box.  
  • This page displays public events only. If you have registered for a private event (thesis writer's intensive, for example), consult your email for more information.
  • Curious about all the workshops we offer? Our workshops menu lets you browse workshops by topic and access self-paced workshop materials. Instructors can request workshop sessions for their classes.

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Events and Workshops at UVic Libraries

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Offline Club

Join the Department of Writing and the Libraries in a space where you can turn off your devices to read, write, sketch and talk. Each Tuesday from 4-6 pm, all students are welcome to join a tech-free...  More
Date:
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Offline Club

GenAI: NotebookLM a Personal RAG Tool for Research & Productivity (Intermediate) Online

Note: This workshop will be held online via Zoom. About the Workshop This workshop focuses on using NoteBookLM, a personal Generative AI (GenAI) tool, that becomes an expert on the specific...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
9:30am - 11:00am
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 23 seats left
GenAI: NotebookLM a Personal RAG Tool for Research & Productivity (Intermediate)

Introduction to Covidence Online

Covidence is a web-based platform that streamlines the process of conducting comprehensive literature reviews, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, meta-syntheses, and meta-narratives. In...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff     General public  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 20 seats left
Introduction to Covidence

Your AI research questions answered In-Person

Come talk to a librarian about using generative AI tools like ChatGPT for your research. We're on hand to answer questions like: • How reliable is AI-generated information for academic research? •...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Your AI research questions answered

Bookbinding Workshop: Create Your Own Handmade Journal In-Person

Bookbinding Workshop: Create Your Own Handmade Journal Join librarian Michael Lines for a hands-on, 90-minute bookbinding workshop. In this session at the Farallon Book Arts Lab, you'll craft and...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location:
Book Arts Lab (Room 086)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff     General public     Library staff     Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Farallon Book Arts Lab  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register!
Bookbinding Workshop: Create Your Own Handmade Journal

Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau Online

Note: This workshop is online via Zoom. Are you a UVic student or staff member and are interested in design and data visualization? Are you looking to elevate your visual reports and presentations to...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 26 seats left
Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau

Digital skills and your career In-Person

Beyond the resume; how can I use AI to build my career? Should I be using Chat GPT to be competitive for jobs? How can I use my digital skills to make a positive difference? Drop-in and talk with a...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Digital skills and your career

Advanced Zotero: Beyond the basics In-Person

Are you ready to take your Zotero skills to the next level? In this advanced workshop, we’ll delve deeper into the powerful features of Zotero, a free software that streamlines the process of...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 13 seats left
Advanced Zotero: Beyond the basics

Your AI research questions answered In-Person

Come talk to a librarian about using generative AI tools like ChatGPT for your research. We're on hand to answer questions like: • How reliable is AI-generated information for academic research? •...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Your AI research questions answered

The Write In Fall 2025

Join us for the Fall 2025 Write-In! 📅 Wednesday, November 26, 3:00–6:00 PM 📍 Clearihue A025 CALL Facility The Academic and Technical Writing Program invites you to the Fall 2025 Write-In, an...  More
Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
The Write In Fall 2025

Digital mindfulness: managing your digital devices In-Person

Being intentional about your use of digital devices is an important aspect of your digital wellbeing, including your ability to focus. Distraction from devices, apps, and notifications is a major...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 27, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Digital mindfulness: managing your digital devices

The Focus Project Final Focus Group In-Person

This event is only for participants in the UVic Libraries Focus Project. Please do not register for it unless you are a participant in the project. If you are a participant in The Focus Project,...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308
Audience:
  Undergraduate students  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 18 seats left
The Focus Project Final Focus Group

Intro to Scientific Documents with LaTeX Online

Note: This workshop is online only. Are you a UVic student or Staff member and want to learn more about creating scientific articles and reports? This workshop will introduce you to the LaTex...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Time:
11:30am - 1:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 25 seats left
Intro to Scientific Documents with LaTeX

Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis & Coding with NVivo Online

Note: This workshop is online only. In this advanced workshop you will be introduced to creating cases and classifying them using NVivo. Generally, you can use cases classifications to record...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 19 seats left
Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis & Coding with NVivo

Unlock your geospatial and numeric data In-Person

Do you need help finding or using geospatial data--data about almost anywhere on Earth? Or numeric data, like statistics? Come talk with a librarian who can help to find and use these specialized...  More
Date:
Thursday, November 27, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Unlock your geospatial and numeric data

Unlock your government data In-Person

Do you need government data for your research? Statistics, demographics, elections and voting data, statutes and regulations, or financial data? Come talk with a librarian who can help make it...  More
Date:
Friday, November 28, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Unlock your government data

Academic Integrity Support In-Person

Do you have questions about academic integrity in your research assignments? Are you feeling uncertain about: citing sources, including images and indigenous knowledge? choosing research...  More
Date:
Friday, November 28, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Academic Integrity Support

Sketchnoting: Doodle your way to better grades In-Person

Join us at Explore UVic for a sample library workshop and learn a study skill that you can use immediately! This workshop introduces sketchnoting, a method of visual note-taking. Sketchnoting...  More
Date:
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Time:
10:15am - 11:00am
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     General public     Open to everyone  
Sketchnoting: Doodle your way to better grades

Library Tour for prospective students In-Person

Join us during Explore UVic for a tour of the McPherson Library/Mearns Centre for Learning and explore all the ways your library supports your academic journey, including research help, citation...  More
Date:
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, New Student Lounge - Main Floor , Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     General public     Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Tour  
Library Tour for prospective students

Library Tour for prospective students In-Person

Join us during Explore UVic for a tour of the McPherson Library/Mearns Centre for Learning and explore all the ways your library supports your academic journey, including research help, citation...  More
Date:
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, New Student Lounge - Main Floor , Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     General public     Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Tour  
Library Tour for prospective students

Movie Saturday In-Person

Come hang out in the student lounge and enjoy a free classic movie! Movies play every Saturday at 3pm in the foyer of the main floor of the library. Pull up a seat, or enjoy the ambiance of a classic...  More
Date:
Saturday, November 29, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, New Student Lounge - Main Floor
Audience:
  Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Social Event  

Your AI research questions answered In-Person

Come talk to a librarian about using generative AI tools like ChatGPT for your research. We're on hand to answer questions like: • How reliable is AI-generated information for academic research? •...  More
Date:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Your AI research questions answered

Offline Club

Join the Department of Writing and the Libraries in a space where you can turn off your devices to read, write, sketch and talk. Each Tuesday from 4-6 pm, all students are welcome to join a tech-free...  More
Date:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Offline Club

Bring Your Own Book Bookclub In-Person

Join us a Mearns-McPherson Library with your latest read for BYOB Bookclub! We will gather in the student lounge to read quietly for 15 minutes before a lightly guided discussion of what everyone is...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, New Student Lounge - Main Floor , Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Social Event  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 49 seats left
Bring Your Own Book Bookclub

Your AI research questions answered In-Person

Come talk to a librarian about using generative AI tools like ChatGPT for your research. We're on hand to answer questions like: • How reliable is AI-generated information for academic research? •...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
135M Digital Literacy, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Your AI research questions answered