Library Information for International Students

The William C. Mearns Centre for Learning – McPherson Library provides access to a wealth of academic resources in various formats, plus services and training to support your study at UVic

How to use the library for my learning at UVic?

• Search & find  Use "Books & Media" search on library home page to find books, journals, audio-visual materials, e-resources, and more in our collection. If you find an item in print format, you need to check its availability and write down the call number to locate it on the shelf. For e-resources, relevant web links will direct you to the content. Articles can be searched in subject-related databases or through the main search box. If you are  If you have your Netlink ID and password, you will be able to get access to all of our resources from off-campus.
• Browse the shelves Journals and books are shelved together according to their subjects, which makes it easy for you to browse your areas of interests. The subjects and topics are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification Outline. 
• Borrow materials Check borrowing information to find out how many items you can borrow and how long to keep them. You can renew the items that you borrowed or recall an item that is checked out by someone else. 
• Borrow materials not available at UVic The library will help you borrow materials from other libraries through interlibrary loan. The titles of your requests must be in the romanized alphabet.
• Study We have many study spaces. Study rooms and Teck booths are bookable online. If you're a graduate student, you can reserve a graduate study carrel.
• Find reserves Your professor may have put books or articles at Library Reserve for your class to share.
• Computers, printing and photocopying The staff at the library help desk will help you use library such as computers, printing or photocopying.
• Get academic help The Learning Commons in McPherson library provides academic writing support, learning and career help. You can make appointments with tutors online.
• Get Research help – Ask Us!  Consultation with librarians can be booked online. Librarians will help you define your research scope, articulate your research question, identify the best sources, and formulate your search strategy.  When you don't know where to start, or you can't think of what to do next, we can help. Contact us in person, by phone, email, text, or chat.