Researchers
UVic Libraries has many services and supports in place for researchers—whether you’re a faculty member, graduate student or external researcher.
Find resources
The main search box on the library homepage lets you search across all our physical and digital collections.
Resource quick links
- select a database
- find data
- find Indigenous library resources
- find unique UVic digital collections
- search Special Collections & University Archives
- search UVic art collections
Can't find what you're looking for?
- get help from your subject librarian
- request an interlibrary loan
- suggest a purchase
Too busy to come in person?
- ReQuest: get a physical item delivered to your office
- set up a proxy patron account for a research assistant
Research & grant support
Grant support
We offer in-kind support for grant-funded research projects. We can partner with you to meet national and international funding requirements around data management, scholarly communication, publishing and preservation.
Research support
We offer interdisciplinary services to help you at every stage of the research lifecycle.
Publishing support
We support open access publishing and knowledge mobilization.
- get waivers for article processing charges (APCs)
- deposit your work in our institutional repository (UVicSpace)
- deposit your data in our data repository (UVic Dataverse)
- get support with copyright
External researchers
External researchers are welcome at UVic Libraries. We have many unique collections you may be interested in.
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