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Item Community belonging: A system-level approach for municipalities to address ableism and advance participation and belonging for children with disabilities and their families(Vancouver Coastal Health, BC Healthy Communities, and University of Victoria, 2025-07-15) Skinner, Morgan; Newbury, Janet; Gerlach, Alison; Kubota, Meriko; Berggren, Tabatha; Benckhuysen, Chianne; McWade, FrankieIn 2021, the Accessible BC Act[1] was passed as law, and came into force in 2022. In 2022, two of the project team members published a report called “I just want to see my child thrive”: Parents pushing for equity and inclusion in the child care system in BC.[2] One of the findings of that study was that children who were being excluded from childcare on the basis of their disabilities were often excluded from other opportunities in their home communities. A subsequent literature review which found that addressing systemic ableism requires community-based approaches was the catalyst for this project.Item Accessible + inclusive client services(2025-04-15) Skinner, Morgan; Newbury, Janet; Gerlach, Alison; Kubota, Meriko; Berggren, Tabatha; Benckhuysen, Chianne; McWade, FrankieThis is an evidence-based handbook for staff to consult, in order to reduce barriers to programs and services experienced by community members, including children with disabilities and their families. It includes two checklists.Item University of Victoria research data services: Summary report(2025-06-05) Khair, ShahiraThis report synthesizes key challenges and opportunities regarding research data services at the University of Victoria (UVic). Findings are informed by interviews conducted with twelve researchers at UVic who span research disciplines and career stages. Conversations reveal diverse approaches to data management driven primarily by the needs of collaborators and disciplinary practices, and to a lesser extent funding and publication requirements. While some researchers have found effective solutions through campus resources, significant challenges remain. Awareness and understanding of campus data services must be increased (and the earlier the better in the careers of faculty), and more generally there is a need for more integrated training and support. While increasing importance of data management and open science is acknowledged across research disciplines, all researchers highlighted practical complexities and the need for better guidance and infrastructure to support ambitions. Growth in digital forms of information and the introduction of generative AI in research tools add to this complexity, but also present key opportunities for data services. Most importantly, the evolving needs for data services on campus necessitate greater collaboration between the Office of Research Services, Library, and Research Computing Services to provide support that spans the research lifecycle of projects and goes beyond the funded stage of a research project.Item The making of Indigenous-settler relations in children’s historical consciousness: Comparisons of schoolbooks in the metropole and the colony(Children's History Society Conference, 2024-07-04) Russell, PiaItem Insights and challenges for educational leaders supporting families in home reading practices(Education Sciences, 2025) Colgate, Mark; Colgate, OrlaEducational leadership plays a pivotal role in fostering effective home reading practices for families with children in kindergarten to Grade 2. This study examines the literacy environments of 135 families across four schools and includes in-depth interviews with 20 parents to identify key challenges in early reading development. The findings reveal that many parents struggle with supporting their children in decoding unfamiliar words, establishing consistent reading habits, and understanding the reading acquisition process. The research highlights the need for targeted guidance and structured strategies to enhance home literacy practices. School leaders and educators are essential in bridging the gap between classroom instruction and home reading support. By strengthening family–school partnerships, enhancing parental engagement, and implementing sustainable systems, educational leaders can empower families and improve early reading outcomes. This study provides practical recommendations for school leaders and administrators to create environments that support collaborative reading efforts, ensuring that children receive the necessary reinforcement both in school and at home.Item The anatomy of fake news: Definitions, differentiations, consequences, and spread(Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies, 2024) Harrison, JustinAs the growth and spread of inaccurate information has emerged within western societies in recent years, showing no abatement, the validity and effectiveness of our democratic institutions and processes, and civil society generally, have increasingly been called into question. Accordingly, it has become more essential than ever to properly identify the pernicious aspects of this information spread. As a starting point for developing a shared approach to addressing the issue, this present study seeks to establish the nature of academic publishing’s treatment of “fake news.” An interdisciplinary review of the relevant peer-reviewed literature, specifically as it relates to the definition, consequences, and spread of fake news, was undertaken. Through critical evaluation and synthesis of the literature within a content analysis methodology, this study identifies a lack of consensus on a definition of fake news, notes the deep and harmful impacts to many crucial aspects of social and democratic health as highlighted in the literature, and surfaces the research’s unanimous conclusion that a virile media ecosystem enables its spread.Item Outside the Four Corners: Exploring Non-Traditional Scholarly Communication(Scholarly and Research Communication, 2015) Burpee, K. Jane; Glushko, Robert; Goddard, Lisa; Kehoe, Inba; Moore, PatriciaTraditional outputs of scholarly communication, such as monographs and journal articles are being supplemented by new forms of scholarship, particularly in fields such as digital humanities. Canadian university libraries have long played a role supporting the creation, distribution, and preservation of scholarly objects. at support must be extended to include new formats and modes of scholarly work, such as digital portfolios, non-linear narratives, social media, scholarly video journals, etc. As the means of production and forms of scholarly output diversify, libraries will need to understand the impact of these digital shis and identify areas where library efforts can have the most influence. is article examines developing areas of non-traditional scholarly communication and discusses implications for members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL).Item Unlocking web archives: LLMs, RAG, and the future of digital preservation(2025-02-28) Davis, CoreyLarge Language Models (LLMs) are transforming how research libraries manage digital preservation and access to web archives. This paper examines the potential and challenges of integrating LLMs with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enhance the searchability and usability of Web ARChive (WARC) files. Traditional keyword-based retrieval often falls short in handling the complexity of web archives, necessitating new AI-driven approaches. The study explores WARC-GPT, an open-source tool developed by the Harvard Law Library Innovation Lab, which applies RAG techniques to enable conversational search across web archives. While WARC-GPT demonstrates promise, it also encounters significant hurdles, including noisy data, hallucinations, and computational inefficiencies. To address these issues, the author develops a bespoke RAG pipeline optimized for research library needs, implementing improvements in data preprocessing, chunking strategies, and hardware acceleration. The results highlight the potential for AI-enhanced discovery while underscoring the technical, ethical, and resource-related challenges that libraries must navigate. This paper argues that while AI-driven tools offer new avenues for digital preservation, their successful deployment requires careful design, iterative refinement, and human oversight. The future of AI in research libraries will not replace human expertise but will instead rely on a balanced interplay between automation and curation.Item A distributed model to expand the reach of drug checking(Drugs Habits and Social Policy, 2022) Wallace, Bruce; Gozdzialski, Lea; Qbaich, Abdelhakim; Azam, Md. Shafiul; Burek, Piotr; Hutchison, Abby; Teal, Taylor; Louw, Rebecca; Kielty, Collin; Robinson, Derek; Moa, Belaid; Storey, Margaret-Anne; Gill, Chris; Hore, Dennis K.Purpose – While there is increasing interest in implementing drug checking within overdose prevention, we must also consider how to scale-up these responses so that they have significant reach and impact for people navigating the unpredictable and increasingly complex drug supplies linked to overdose. The purpose of this paper is to present a distributed model of community drug checking that addresses multiple barriers to increasing the reach of drug checking as a response to the illicit drug overdose crisis. Design/methodology/approach – A detailed description of the key components of a distributed model of community drug checking is provided. This includes an integrated software platform that links a multi-instrument, multi-site service design with online service options, a foundational database that provides storage and reporting functions and a community of practice to facilitate engagement and capacity building. Findings – The distributed model diminishes the need for technicians at multiple sites while still providing point-of-care results with local harm reduction engagement and access to confirmatory testing online and in localized reporting. It also reduces the need for training in the technical components of drug checking (e.g. interpreting spectra) for harm reduction workers. Moreover, its real-time reporting capability keeps communities informed about the crisis. Sites are additionally supported by a community of practice. Originality/value – This paper presents innovations in drug checking technologies and service design that attempt to overcome current financial and technical barriers towards scaling-up services to a more equitable and impactful level and effectively linking multiple urban and rural communities to report concentration levels for substances most linked to overdose.Item Evidence synthesis instructional offerings in library and information science programs(Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2024) Lafferty, Meghan; Premji, Zahra; Herold, Philip; Kocher, Megan; Marsalis, ScottObjective – The goal of this study was to determine the extent to which evidence synthesis (ES) is incorporated into American Library Association (ALA)-accredited master’s level Library and Information Studies (LIS) programs. The study considered the depth of coverage, interest in additional curriculum content, and preferences for expanding existing coverage. Methods – A cross-sectional survey was implemented. Program administrators and instructors currently involved with ALA-accredited master’s level LIS programs in Canada and the United States were eligible to participate. Recruitment emails targeted faculty and administrators from a directory of institutions offering ALA-accredited MLIS programs. Results – 26 eligible responses from 20 unique institutions were obtained. Most respondents reported that ES is incorporated into the curriculum, albeit only briefly in most cases. Most of the respondents expressed interest in incorporating more ES content into the curriculum, specifically as a portion of a course. A greater number of respondents would prefer to bring in external guest speakers to teach the ES content, but a small percentage were interested in training for existing LIS instructors. Conclusion – In-depth instruction on ES in LIS programs is currently limited. However, there appears to be interest in increasing ES content in curricula, primarily in the form of guest lecturers.Item Music archives in higher education: A case study(Journal on the Art of Record Production, 2015) McNally, KirkItem Truthful engagement: Making the Witness Blanket, an ongoing process of reconciliation(Engaged Scholar Journal, 2019) Newman (Hayalthkin’geme), Carey; Etmanski, CatherineThis report from the field summarizes a conversation between Carey Newman and guest editor, Catherine Etmanski, which took place on January 12, 2018. The conversation focused on Carey’s work engaging people across Canada in a project titled The Witness Blanket. The Witness Blanket is a national monument of the Indian Residential School Era made of items collected from residential schools, from churches, government buildings, and traditional structures from across Canada. In this report, Carey provides insight into the process of collecting artefacts from communities across Canada. Although not all pieces he received were aesthetically pleasing—and neither were the stories associated with them—through this process, he learned the importance of including all voices and stories. With time and reflection, he learned the power of collective truth. While making the Witness Blanket, some items challenged his creativity and tested his commitment to include something from every contributor, but he felt a responsibility to find a place for them all. He also brings focus to traditional perspectives or ways of being that helped guide him through the process of building and leading a team through the expansive community engagement process and the eventual creation of a monument, national tour, and documentary film.Item Editorial remarks: Conversations with Indigenous Knowledges(KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies, 2022) Hancock, Robert L. A.; Moran, Ry; Newman (Hayalthkin’geme), Carey; Walsh, Andrea; Rogers, ShelaghA brief introduction to “Indigenous Knowledges,” a special issue of KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies that includes sixteen contributions in diverse formats, including multimedia. In these editorial remarks, the editors reflect on the discussions that led to the special issue, their responsibility to honour the work of contributors from many different nations and communities, the ways that conventional forms of academic writing can be inhospitable to Indigenous knowledges, and conversation as methodology. This short introduction also links out to the recording of the virtual launch of “Indigenous Knowledges,” hosted and moderated by Shelagh Rogers and featuring editors Robert L. A. Hancock, Ry Moran, Carey Newman, and Andrea Walsh and contributors Jessie Loyer, Darrell Loyer, and Barry Pottle.Item Dissemination through transformation: The evolution of a thesis(University of Victoria, 2018) Szabo, DaniceIn 2004 the University of Victoria Libraries housed over 7000 theses in Special Collections and over 1000 in their circulating collection; it was also the year that they launched their digital repository. This is a story about the evolution and transformation of the traditional print thesis as viewed through the changing lens of the University of Victoria's Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertation process. Learn about UVic's successes and challenges hosting a repository and find out how it transformed access to this important academic library resource.Item 2023 Study Leave Report(Christine Walde, 2024-02-16) Walde, ChristineA report on the 3-month study leave of Fine Arts and Grants and Awards librarian Christine Walde.Item More deliberation, not debate(Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2024) Kennedy, Jeffrey; Pek, SimonDeliberation should supplant debate as the ideal that universities adopt for addressing the most pressing political and social issues.Item UVic Libraries 2024 user feedback survey: Summary and key insights(University of Victoria Libraries, 2024-08) Khair, Shahira; Goshulak, Artie; Sanders, Cairo; Keenan, CaitlinThe University of Victoria Libraries 2024 User Feedback Survey gathers insight into the needs and satisfaction of the key user communities. The survey focused on three general areas of our work: library services, spaces, and collections. This report summarizes results and key insights.Item Enamorados ridículos: acerca del humor y la parodia en Acis y Galatea (1708)(Cuadernos De Música Iberoamericana, 2022) Acuna, Maria VirginiaEl presente artículo analiza la famosa zarzuela mitológica Acis y Galatea (1708) de Antonio Literes y José de Cañizares a través de la mirada del humor y la parodia y dentro del contexto sociopolítico y cultural de la época. Se investigan dos anomalías en esta zarzuela que se utilizan para ridiculizar ciertas convenciones del género: primero, la representación satírica de los dos enamorados de Galatea –Acis y Polifemo– y segundo, los lamentos inusuales de estos dos per sonajes que rompen de manera obvia convenciones teatrales y dramáticas del género. Esta lectura de Acis y Galatea no solo arroja luz sobre esta obra, sino que también nos ayuda a comprender mejor el género de la zarzuela misma en la España de comienzos del siglo XVIII. --- This article analyses the famous mythological zarzuela Acis y Galatea (1708) by Antonio Literes and José de Cañizares through the eyes of humour and parody, and within the socio-political and cultural context of the period. Two anomalies used to ridicule certain conventions of the genre are investigated in this zarzuela: firstly, the satirical representation of Galatea’s two lovers –Acis and Polyphemus–and, secondly, the unusual laments of both these characters, which clearly break the genre’s theatrical and dramatic conventions. This interpretation of Acis y Galatea not only sheds light on this work, but it also improves our understanding of the zarzuela genre itself in early eighteenth-century Spain.Item Systematic review: Defining, diagnosing and monitoring small bowel strictures in Crohn's disease on intestinal ultrasound(Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024) Lu, Cathy; Rosentreter, Ryan; Delisle, Maxime; White, Mattie; Parker, Claire E.; Premji, Zahra; Wilson, Stephanie R.; Baker, Mark E.; Bhatnagar, Gauraang; Begun, Jakob; Bruining, David H.; Bryant, Robert; Christensen, Britt; Feagan, Brian G.; Fletcher, Joel G.; jairath, vipul; Knudsen, John; Kucharzik, Torsten; Maaser, Christian; MACONI, GIOVANNI; Novak, Kerri; Rimola, Jordi; Taylor, Stuart A.; Wilkens, Rune; Rieder, Florian; The Stenosis Therapy and Anti-Fibrotic Research (STAR) consortiumBackground: Stricturing Crohn's disease (CD) occurs most commonly in the terminal ileum and poses a clinical problem. Cross-sectional imaging modalities such as intestinal ultrasound (IUS), computed tomography enterography (CTE), and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) allow for assessment of the entire bowel wall and associated peri-enteric findings. Radiologic definitions of strictures have been developed for CTE and MRE; their reliability and responsiveness are being evaluated in index development programs. A comprehensive assessment strategy for strictures using IUS is needed. Aims: To provide a detailed summary of definitions, diagnosis and monitoring of strictures on IUS as well as technical aspects of image acquisition. Methods: We searched four databases up to 6 January 2024. Two-stage screening was done in duplicate. We assessed risk of bias using QUADAS-2. Results: There were 56 studies eligible for inclusion. Definitions for strictures on IUS are heterogeneous, but the overall accuracy for diagnosis of strictures is high. The capability of IUS for characterising inflammation versus fibrosis in strictures is not accurate enough to be used in clinical practice or trials. We summarise definitions for improvement of strictures on IUS, and discuss parameters for image acquisition and standardisation. Conclusions: This systematic review is the first step for a structured program to develop a stricture IUS index for CD.Item Indigenous legal traditions in Canada(Law Commission of Canada, 2006) Borrows, JohnThe discussion of the Métis demonstrates the written nature of certain Indigenous legal traditions, through the Law of Hunt to the organization of the Red River Provisional Government. [...] The recognition of the role of choice and moral agency in the development of legal traditions is also significant for the continued growth of Indigenous law. [...] The development and iv relationship of civil law and common law point the way to the extension of Indigenous legal traditions. [...] It commented: “The assessment and interpretation of the historical documents and enactments tendered in evidence must be approached in the light of present day research and knowledge disregarding ancient concepts formulated when understanding of the customs and culture of our original people was rudimentary and incomplete and when they were thought to be wholly without cohesion, laws or cultures, [...] Affirming Indigenous legal traditions would expand and improve the rule of law in the country, and benefit Aboriginal peoples and our society as a whole.