About the program

About the Celebrate UVic Author program

In 1993, UVic Libraries and the campus bookstore published the first catalogue of in-print publications by UVic authors. The partners celebrated the institution's authors in 2000 with the Millennium Festival. We decided to resurrect the program with an annual event.

• The Library will purchase all campus authored books and add them to the University of Victoria's collection.
• Honoured books will contain an 'electronic' book plate linked in the Library online catalogue.
• A display highlighting all of these books will be placed in the Library foyer from October to December.
• In the fall 2009, and in subsequent years, the Libraries and the Bookstore, will host a reception for all authors, editors and translators, and their friends and familiies. The event will be open to all members of the University and the local community.
• The Library and Bookstore will create a database of all new University of Victoria books and their authors, starting with the books published in 2007 and 2008. This continuously evolving database will be a rich and dynamic source of information about the university, its faculty, staff and students.