Library Guides @ VIU: Research Guides: Guides by Subject

General

Annotated Bibliographies
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 751 views this year
Book Displays
by Lucy Kiester Last Updated May 30, 2025 264 views this year
Citing Your Sources
by Research Help Last Updated May 20, 2025 81688 views this year
Getting Started at VIU Library for Students
by Lara Wright Last Updated Sep 5, 2024 306 views this year
Journals
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 18, 2022 92 views this year
Library Skills Tutorials
by Research Help Last Updated Feb 13, 2025 320 views this year
Literature Reviews
by Research Help Last Updated Jun 21, 2024 213 views this year
Newspapers & News Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 28, 2024 625 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year
Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Information
by Research Help Last Updated Nov 14, 2024 149 views this year

Academic & Career Preparation

Adult Basic Education
by Research Help Last Updated Mar 6, 2025 20 views this year
English as a Second Language (ESL) and International Students
by Research Help Last Updated Jun 14, 2024 173 views this year
Workplace Essentials Skills Training (WEST)
by Research Help Last Updated Aug 2, 2024 6 views this year

Art, Design & Performing Arts

Art History
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 8 views this year
Graphic Design
by Research Help Last Updated Aug 13, 2020 4 views this year
Interior Design
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 4 views this year
Music History
by VIU Library Systems Last Updated Oct 3, 2024 65 views this year

Education

Education, Curriculum, and Professional Resources
by Daniel Sifton Last Updated Feb 21, 2025 85 views this year
Education: Master of Education in Educational Leadership
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Nov 14, 2024 75 views this year
Education: Master of Education in Special Education
by Daniel Sifton Last Updated Feb 21, 2025 152 views this year
Education: NITEP (First Nations Teacher Education Program)
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 30, 2023 14 views this year
Education: Privacy in BC
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Nov 25, 2024 18 views this year
Education: Special Education
by Caroline Korbel Last Updated Oct 20, 2023 55 views this year
Intercultural Learning for Campus Internationalization
by Research Help Last Updated Jun 18, 2021 27 views this year

Faculty Resources

Alerts and Current Awareness Services
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 16 views this year
Audio/video editing rooms
by Colin B Last Updated May 15, 2025 86 views this year
Author Rights & Self-Archiving
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Nov 23, 2023 4 views this year
Cited Reference Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 31 views this year
Course Reserve: Placing print resources on reserve
by Research Help Last Updated Aug 13, 2020 0 views this year
Faculty Work in VIUSpace
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Feb 11, 2025 13 views this year
Find an Open Textbook (via BC Campus)
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jul 6, 2018 0 views this year
Google Scholar Author Profiles: VIU
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jul 4, 2018 0 views this year
How to Assess a Journal (How not to publish in an undesirable journal) | CARL-ABRC
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jul 4, 2018 0 views this year
Intercultural Learning for Campus Internationalization
by Research Help Last Updated Jun 18, 2021 27 views this year
Presentation Design and Delivery
by KJ Reed Last Updated Jan 23, 2025 132 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year
Publishing Your Research 101 (ACS Publications)
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jul 4, 2018 0 views this year
Qualitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 26 views this year
Quantitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 13, 2018 0 views this year
Research Data Management
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 2, 2024 306 views this year
Scholarly Profile: Curating Your Work & Your Reputation Online
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Oct 26, 2023 2 views this year
Stable Links
by Colin B Last Updated Oct 27, 2022 38 views this year
Theses and Dissertations
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 6, 2023 850 views this year

Graduate Student Resources

Alerts and Current Awareness Services
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 16 views this year
Cited Reference Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 31 views this year
Citing Your Sources
by Research Help Last Updated May 20, 2025 81688 views this year
Government Publications
by Research Help Last Updated Dec 13, 2021 1 views this year
How to Assess a Journal (How not to publish in an undesirable journal) | CARL-ABRC
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jul 4, 2018 0 views this year
Law Network Resources
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 12 views this year
Master of Community Planning
by KJ Reed Last Updated Feb 6, 2025 280 views this year
Presentation Design and Delivery
by KJ Reed Last Updated Jan 23, 2025 132 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year
Publishing Your Research 101 (ACS Publications)
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jul 4, 2018 0 views this year
Qualitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 26 views this year
Research Data Management
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 2, 2024 306 views this year
Scholarly Profile: Curating Your Work & Your Reputation Online
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Oct 26, 2023 2 views this year
Stable Links
by Colin B Last Updated Oct 27, 2022 38 views this year
Statistics
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 166 views this year
Student Research: Selected Resources
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Feb 21, 2025 118 views this year
Theses and Dissertations
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 6, 2023 850 views this year

Health

ANTH/PSYC 338: Death and Dying: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 33 views this year
Indigenous Peoples' Health & Wellness
by Patricia Geddes Last Updated Oct 17, 2024 10 views this year

Human Services

Child & Youth Care
by Caroline Korbel Last Updated Jan 8, 2025 15 views this year
Disability & Social Work
by Caroline Korbel Last Updated Jan 8, 2025 33 views this year
Disability Studies
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 20, 2023 24 views this year
Early Childhood Education and Care
by Caroline Korbel Last Updated May 5, 2025 108 views this year
Education: Special Education
by Caroline Korbel Last Updated Oct 20, 2023 55 views this year

Humanities

'Ilhe tul'nuxw / Let's Find out: Introduction to Library Research for Indigenous Topics
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 20, 2025 47 views this year
2SLGBTQ+ / LGBT / Queer Studies
by KJ Reed Last Updated Sep 12, 2024 44 views this year
Art History
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 8 views this year
Creative Writing
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 0 views this year
English Literature
by Research Help Last Updated Jun 3, 2024 14 views this year
History
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 144 views this year
Indigenous / Xwulmuxw Studies: Ethnobotany Resources
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 27, 2024 82 views this year
Indigenous / Xwulmuxw Studies: Residential Schools
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 27, 2024 87 views this year
INTR 100
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Apr 11, 2025 5 views this year
Media Studies
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 23 views this year
Modern Languages Studies: Spanish
by Patricia Geddes Last Updated Feb 7, 2025 13 views this year
Music History
by VIU Library Systems Last Updated Oct 3, 2024 65 views this year
Newspapers & News Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 28, 2024 625 views this year
Newspapers: Finding Historical News
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Dec 7, 2022 0 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year
Studies in Women and Gender
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 7, 2022 8 views this year

Indigenous / Xwulmuxw Studies

'Ilhe tul'nuxw / Let's Find out: Introduction to Library Research for Indigenous Topics
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 20, 2025 47 views this year
Hwulmuhw'qun: Indigenous Languages
by Patricia Geddes Last Updated Feb 5, 2024 379 views this year
INDG 102: Sources for the Portfolio Project
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 48 views this year
INDG 403: Library Sources for Indigenous Research Methods
by Patricia Geddes Last Updated May 20, 2025 27 views this year
Indigenous / Xwulmuxw Studies: Ethnobotany Resources
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 27, 2024 82 views this year
Indigenous / Xwulmuxw Studies: Residential Schools
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 27, 2024 87 views this year
Indigenous Authors
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 21, 2024 5 views this year
Indigenous Methodologies
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Aug 12, 2020 0 views this year
Indigenous News Sources: Current
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Aug 12, 2020 0 views this year
Indigenous News Sources: Historical
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Aug 12, 2020 0 views this year
Indigenous Organizations
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Feb 28, 2024 35 views this year
Indigenous Peoples & Film
by Patricia Geddes Last Updated Sep 12, 2023 5 views this year
Indigenous Peoples, Places & Maps
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 15, 2023 282 views this year
Indigenous Peoples' Health & Wellness
by Patricia Geddes Last Updated Oct 17, 2024 10 views this year
Newspapers & News Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 28, 2024 625 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year

Interdisciplinary

2SLGBTQ+ / LGBT / Queer Studies
by KJ Reed Last Updated Sep 12, 2024 44 views this year
Alerts and Current Awareness Services
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 16 views this year
ANTH/PSYC 338: Death and Dying: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 33 views this year
Cited Reference Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 31 views this year
Citing Your Sources
by Research Help Last Updated May 20, 2025 81688 views this year
Food & Water Sustainability, Security, and Development
by KJ Reed Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 12 views this year
Government Publications
by Research Help Last Updated Dec 13, 2021 1 views this year
Homelessness (Anth 316)
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 15 views this year
Library Skills Tutorials
by Research Help Last Updated Feb 13, 2025 320 views this year
Open Access Search
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2025 186 views this year
Presentation Design and Delivery
by KJ Reed Last Updated Jan 23, 2025 132 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year
Primary Sources in Sciences
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 11, 2024 44 views this year
Qualitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 26 views this year
Quantitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 13, 2018 0 views this year
Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Information
by Research Help Last Updated Nov 14, 2024 149 views this year
Special Collections
by Research Help Last Updated Apr 7, 2025 293 views this year
Statistics
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 166 views this year
Studies in Women and Gender
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 7, 2022 8 views this year
Theses and Dissertations
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 6, 2023 850 views this year

Management

Business Law
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 17 views this year
International Human Resource Management
by Luke McLeod Last Updated May 7, 2025 19 views this year
Law Network Resources
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 12 views this year
Management: Accounting & Finance
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 22 views this year
Management: Company Information
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 45 views this year
Management: Country Information
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 22, 2023 4 views this year
Management: Industry Research
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 22 views this year
Management: Marketing Information
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 9 views this year
MGMT 192
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 7, 2025 8 views this year
Newspapers & News Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 28, 2024 625 views this year
Presentation Design and Delivery
by KJ Reed Last Updated Jan 23, 2025 132 views this year
Qualitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 26 views this year
Quantitative Research
by KJ Reed Last Updated Dec 13, 2018 0 views this year
Quicklaw Quick Reference Guide
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 25, 2023 0 views this year
Small Business Accelerator: Guiding British Columbia Business & Entrepreneurship to the Next Level
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Dec 13, 2018 0 views this year
Statistics
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 166 views this year

News

Newspapers & News Searching
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 28, 2024 625 views this year
Newspapers: Finding Historical News
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Dec 7, 2022 0 views this year

Recent Classes

Recreation & Tourism / Hospitality

Business Law
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 17 views this year
Management: Company Information
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 45 views this year
Management: Country Information
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Jun 22, 2023 4 views this year
Management: Marketing Information
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2025 9 views this year
Sustainable Leisure Management
by Luke McLeod Last Updated May 7, 2025 10 views this year
Tourism & Hospitality
by Research Help Last Updated May 7, 2025 15 views this year

Science & Technology

Biol 200: An Introduction to Cell Biology
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 166 views this year
Biol 305: Animal Physiology
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 122 views this year
Biol 315/415 - Parasitology
by Research Help Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 105 views this year
Biol 322: Terrestrial Ecosystems
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 7 views this year
BIOL 325: Ornithology
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 61 views this year
Biol 332: Microbial Ecology
by Research Help Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 34 views this year
Biol 334: Virology
by Research Help Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 98 views this year
Biol 445: Molecular Genetics
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 40 views this year
Biol 457: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
by Research Help Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 32 views this year
CHEM 231/232: Organic Chemistry I & II
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 301 views this year
Chemistry
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 286 views this year
Earth Sciences
by Research Help Last Updated Feb 13, 2025 43 views this year
Fisheries & Aquaculture
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 101 views this year
Food & Water Sustainability, Security, and Development
by KJ Reed Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 12 views this year
Forestry
by Research Help Last Updated Feb 13, 2025 115 views this year
GEOL 390: Earth Sciences & Scablands
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 14 views this year
Primary Sources in Sciences
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 11, 2024 44 views this year
RMOT & BNRP Research Guide
by Research Help Last Updated Feb 13, 2025 65 views this year
RMOT 191 & 192: Getting Started
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 157 views this year
RMOT 397: Natural Resource Forensic Investigations
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 37 views this year
RMOT 496: Resource Management and Aboriginal Rights
by Research Help Last Updated Jan 24, 2025 21 views this year
Taxonomy and the Classification, Identification, and Nomenclature of Organisms
by Research Help Last Updated Dec 7, 2022 231 views this year
Technical Reports (and Other Reports): For Studies in Fisheries, Forestry, RMOT, and Wildlife
by Research Help Last Updated Sep 17, 2024 91 views this year

Social Sciences

'Ilhe tul'nuxw / Let's Find out: Introduction to Library Research for Indigenous Topics
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 20, 2025 47 views this year
ANTH/PSYC 338: Death and Dying: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 33 views this year
Anthropology
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 24 views this year
CRIM 499 - Crime and Popular Culture
by KJ Reed Last Updated Sep 13, 2023 1 views this year
Criminology
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2025 26 views this year
Ethnicity in Canada (Anth 335)
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 96 views this year
Food & Water Sustainability, Security, and Development
by KJ Reed Last Updated Sep 25, 2024 12 views this year
Geography
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 103 views this year
Homelessness (Anth 316)
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 15 views this year
Law Network Resources
by Dana McFarland Last Updated May 30, 2024 12 views this year
Master of Community Planning
by KJ Reed Last Updated Feb 6, 2025 280 views this year
Political Studies
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 52 views this year
Primary Sources in Humanities
by Research Help Last Updated Oct 30, 2024 207 views this year
Psychology
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 113 views this year
Quicklaw Quick Reference Guide
by Dana McFarland Last Updated Sep 25, 2023 0 views this year
Sociology
by KJ Reed Last Updated May 30, 2024 9 views this year

Trades & Applied Technology

Citing Your Sources
by Research Help Last Updated May 20, 2025 81688 views this year
Horticulture
by Research Help Last Updated May 30, 2024 26 views this year
Presentation Design and Delivery
by KJ Reed Last Updated Jan 23, 2025 132 views this year