UVicSpaceUVic's Learning & Research Repository - is an online archive which holds articles, books, theses, conference papers, technical reports, video, audio and image files, as well as course-related materials. UVic Libraries is committed to the preservation of files in standardized formats. It also provides a venue for researchers to comply with open access mandates from granting agencies, such as, the Canadian Institute of Health Research, National Institute of Health, Michael Smith Foundation, etc.