University of Houston-Victoria

National African American History Month
Since 1976, every United States president has declared February as African American History Month. Let us celebrate the rich history of African Americans and their contributions to the United States of America. President Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring February 2012 as National African American History Month. The proclamation designates this year’s theme as “Black Women in American [...]

SOPA & PIPA
If you used Google today, you probably noticed the logo is blacked out. If you tried to use Wikipedia today, you realized that you cannot use it. Why is this happening? Today, January 18, thousands of Internet websites are taking part in a “blackout” to protest two anti-piracy bills that are currenly being discussed in the [...]

Welcome Back!
If you are new to Victoria College or the University of Houston-Victoria…Welcome! If you are returning…Welcome Back! We are excited for the Spring 2012 semester and look forward to assisting you with your research. With the Spring Term upon us, we know there are some basic questions you might have about the library. Hopefully we [...]

New Year’s Resolutions
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Is this the year you promised yourself you are going to keep your resolution? It seems like this is the time of the year where people make a resolution to lose weight, exercise more, eat healthy, follow a budget to eliminate debt, live simple, make more time for “me”…well…you [...]

Two New Databases
The VC/UHV Library is pleased to announce the addition of two new electronic databases to our collection – RAND Texas and Library Press Display. Both databases are available to on and off-campus users.  Library Press Display provides instant online access … Continue reading →

Assessing the Company
We have a new research guide: Assessing the Company. It contains information to help find the information necessary to assess the company’s industry and competitive environment. Find it at http://libguides.uhv.edu/company.

If you need help choosing a topic…
If you need help choosing a topic for your research assignment, the library has many resources to help get you started. When your instructor requires you to choose a topic and develop it on your own, it is a good … Continue reading →

Fall 2011 Library Workshops
We know that completing a research assignment can be stressful – but the VC/UHV Librarians are here to help. Every semester, we have FREE library workshops to help you navigate the library website, familiarize yourself with our resources and provide … Continue reading →