UVic Libraries events calendar

Welcome to UVic Libraries events calendar. Here you'll find a wide variety of events.  This page shows the next 25 events in the order they are happenning. To see more, please use the search box.  

 This page displays public events at UVic Libraries. If you have registered for a private event (thesis writer's intensive, for example), you will need to consult your email for a registration link.

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Events and Workshops at UVic Libraries

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Summer Reading Challenge In-Person

Earn your Reading Badges! Grab your Sash at either Library to start the reading challenges. For every Reading Badge won enter your name in our draw for Movie Tickets at Cinecenta! Full contest...  More
From:
Monday, May 5, 2025
To:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Engagement Events  
Summer Reading Challenge

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, May 21, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
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! - 9 seats left
Introduction to Covidence

Data Management Plans (DMPs) Online

Aimed at grad students and faculty researchers, this lecture-style workshop reviews the key components of a data management plan (DMP) and offers guidance on using the DMP Assistant, a bilingual tool...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 17 seats left
Data Management Plans (DMPs)

Systematic Reviews Workshop 2: Developing Your Data Collection Strategy (Online) Online

This virtual workshop will cover the key concepts/skills needed to create a data collection strategy for your review project. Creating a comprehensive search strategy that is designed to capture as...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 12:30pm
Audience:
  Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register!
Systematic Reviews Workshop 2: Developing Your Data Collection Strategy (Online)

Research Data Drop-In In-Person

Have questions about your research data, but aren’t sure who to talk to? This drop-in session is open to anybody at UVic looking for answers about research and research data, featuring...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Open to everyone  
Research Data Drop-In

Design & Layout with Canva Online

Note: This will be held online via Zoom. If you are a UVic student, staff, or faculty member and have been wanting to design posters, brochures, and other documents, but haven't had the time to learn...  More
Date:
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:30pm
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 12 seats left
Design & Layout with Canva

GenAI Research Tools (Advanced) Online

Note: This workshop is online only. About the Workshop Workshop participants will explore the use of Generative AI (GenAI) including installing and using local Generative AI software on a laptop,...  More
Date:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Digital Scholarship Commons A308, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Undergraduate students     Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC     Artificial intelligence (AI)  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 24 seats left
GenAI Research Tools (Advanced)

Systematic Reviews Workshop 3: The Next Steps: translating searches, tracking, reporting and study selection (Online) Online

This virtual workshop will cover the remaining steps of the data collection phase of your systematic review/knowledge synthesis review project and introduce you to the study selection process. This is...  More
Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Audience:
  Faculty and instructors     Graduate students     UVic staff  
Categories:
  DSC  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 3 seats left
Systematic Reviews Workshop 3: The Next Steps: translating searches, tracking, reporting and study selection (Online)

Summer Reading Challenge In-Person

Earn your Reading Badges! Grab your Sash at either Library to start the reading challenges. For every Reading Badge won enter your name in our draw for Movie Tickets at Cinecenta! Full contest...  More
From:
Thursday, June 19, 2025
To:
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
Audience:
  Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Engagement Events  
Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Challenge In-Person

Earn your Reading Badges! Grab your Sash at either Library to start the reading challenges. For every Reading Badge won enter your name in our draw for Movie Tickets at Cinecenta! Full contest...  More
From:
Friday, August 1, 2025
To:
Friday, August 29, 2025
Location:
Mearns – McPherson Library, Main Foyer
Audience:
  Open to everyone  
Categories:
  Engagement Events  
Summer Reading Challenge