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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End of Term Care Package

Pick up a FREE care package at Mearns-McPherson or Priestly Library! Care packages are in limited stock and will be available on a first come first serve basis. Care package will be made available...  More
From:
7:30am, Wednesday, November 26, 2025
To:
12:00am, Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Location:
Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Categories:
  Social Event  

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, December 4, 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

Make a Map with QGIS Map Layout Online

Note: This workshop is online only. QGIS is a free and open source desktop Geographical Information Systems (GIS) package. Make a customizable detailed map with inset overview map, Lat/Long grid,...  More
Date:
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time:
11:30am - 1:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 8 seats left
Make a Map with QGIS Map Layout

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, December 5, 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, December 5, 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

Body Doubling with UVSS Peer Support Centre In-Person

Library room 130 (the enclosed computer lab) will be reserved for UVSS Peer Support's Body Doubling event. Study in a dedicated space alongside other students and volunteers. This helps extend your...  More
Date:
Friday, December 5, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Room 130, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Body Doubling with UVSS Peer Support Centre

Managing Survey Data with R In-Person

*Cue cheezy advertising voice* Do you work with surveys? Are you frustrated by having to do the same manual tasks for each one? Unsure if you’ve made mistakes? Well this is the workshop for y...  More
Date:
Monday, December 8, 2025
Time:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Location:
Room 210
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff     Library staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 1 seat left

GenAI: Introduction & Prompt Design Online

Note: This workshop is online only. About this workshop: Workshop participants will explore the use of Generative AI (GenAI) to assist with Student Research for idea generation, and literature...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Time:
9:30am - 11:00am
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 27 seats left
GenAI: Introduction & Prompt Design

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 10, 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

Body Doubling with UVSS Peer Support Centre In-Person

Library room 130 (the enclosed computer lab) will be reserved for UVSS Peer Support's Body Doubling event. Study in a dedicated space alongside other students and volunteers. This helps extend your...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Show more dates
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Room 130, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Graduate students  
Body Doubling with UVSS Peer Support Centre

Qualitative Data Management with Taguette Online

Note: This workshop is online via Zoom. Taguette is a user-friendly and free web-based tool that helps researchers to work on their qualitative data. Taguette is a great tool for those who need to...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 21 seats left
Qualitative Data Management with Taguette

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 10, 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

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, December 11, 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

Environmental Impact of AI workshop In-Person

Join Social Sciences Librarian David Boudinot for a talk and discussion on the environmental impacts of AI! Learn about the energy requirements of data centres, the different types of AI tools, and...  More
Date:
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff     General public     Library staff     Open to everyone  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 10 seats left

Programmable Electronics with Arduino In-Person

Note: This workshop will be held in person. Are you a UVic student, faculty, or staff member and want to learn more about computing electronics? If so, then this hands-on workshop will give you an...  More
Date:
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 9 seats left
Programmable Electronics with Arduino

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, December 11, 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

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:
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time:
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 19 seats left
GenAI: NotebookLM a Personal RAG Tool for Research & Productivity (Intermediate)

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, December 12, 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, December 12, 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

Data Analysis with Excel Online

Note: This workshop is online only. Are you a UVic student, staff, or faculty member and are interested in using Excel for data analysis? If so this workshop is for you. In this self-paced, hands-on...  More
Date:
Friday, December 12, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 26 seats left
Data Analysis with Excel

Intermediate Research Statistics with RStudio Online

Note: This workshop will be online only. After the Introduction to Data Analysis with RStudio workshop, the Intermediate RStudio workshop is the perfect next step! Previous experience with RStudio...  More
Date:
Monday, December 15, 2025
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 25 seats left
Intermediate Research Statistics with RStudio

Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo Online

Note: This workshop is online only. NVivo is software for computer assisted qualitative data analysis. In this introductory workshop, participants will learn about the uses and benefits of working...  More
Date:
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 4:00pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 26 seats left
Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo

Intro to the Internet of Things with Adafruit Feather Huzzah In-Person

Note: This workshop is in person only. The AdaFruit Feather Huzzah board allows you to quickly make a variety of Internet of Things (IoT) projects with little to no programming or electronics...  More
Date:
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Time:
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 5 seats left
Intro to the Internet of Things with Adafruit Feather Huzzah

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 17, 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

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, December 17, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 13 seats left
Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau