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When there is a green circle at the top left corner, library staff is available to help you right now! (Ask Us Hours)
Use the curved arrow icon to "pop" the whole chat box out to a separate window that you can make larger.
Use the envelope icon to email yourself the entire chat history for later use.
When the service is offline, there are other ways to get help:
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To check PC or Chromebook availability:
Robertson Library provides students with different printing and scanning options
3D Printing - The Library's 3D printing is no longer available at this time, email 3dlibrary@upei.ca for questions.
Black & White Single sided $0.10, Double sided $0.16
Colour Single sided $0.20
Use your CampusCard to pay for printing.Ask staff for help.
Save to a USB stick or
send to an email address.
Scanning is free.
PEI Collection & University Archives |
Digital Collections |
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Find PEI-related books, etc.
(Searches the Catalogue, limited to PEI collection)
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The University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, whose office is located in the UASC reading area, may also be available to assist you (appointment recommended -- 566-0536 Simon Lloyd slloyd@upei.ca). Appointments with UASC staff for visits outside of scheduled hours and for in-depth reference consultations may be arranged. |
If you would like to contribute to the development of the Robertson Library's digital collections (which are freely available to all) please visit our Gift page or contact Donald Moses (dmoses@upei.ca, 902-566-0460). These collections have been digitized by UPEI Robertson Library staff. For commercially published digital collections (e.g. ebooks), see Find Books and More. |
Check out our 2022 Video Library Tour! Discover the study spaces and services and resources available at the Library.
Our 2022 Video Library Tour is also available in Bengali, French, Hindi, Mandarin, and Persian.
Group Study Rooms: 261 (in Collaboratory, downstairs); Rooms upstairs: 306, 330, 341-350
Group size: 2-8 people (306 can hold larger groups, ask at the Service Desk)
Time per use: 3-hour block
Individual Study Rooms: 331-336 (yellow rooms)
Time per use: 3-hour block
Online Study Rooms: 320, 321, 326, & 327 (need to reserve using the Room Reservations website)
You will need your UPEI Campus Card to sign out the key
Time per use: 3-hour block
Research Study Rooms: 322-325
Note: Research rooms are not bookable; please ask at the Service Desk, you will need your UPEI Campus Card to sign out the key
Time per use: 3-hour block
Find an appropriate study zone, for yourself or a group, if the study rooms are unavailable.
Hot topics this week: Wireless configuration; Printing
ROBERTSON LIBRARY HOURS
Winter 2023
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We will be closed on the following days: Islander Day (Feb 20); Good Friday (Apr 7); Easter Monday (Apr 10)
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When information is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, the source of that information must be documented. Otherwise, you are guilty of plagiarism. To help you in avoiding this offence, see this tutorial.
Various standards have been created for citing sources, including MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago formats. Specifc professions may adopt their own styles. Please note that standards for citing electronic information are still evolving; many print and electronic style guides may appear to be inconsistent in their instructions.
MLA is the basic citation format you should be following but there may be some details speciifc to this field of study. Check with your professor to verify if this is the case. In any event, use one style consistently throughout your paper.
MLA Formatting & Style Guide (The Owl at Purdue)
Son Of Citation Machine -- to help format your citations
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers -- 7th ed.
Robertson Library - Service Desk
MLA Citation Style (Cornell University Library)
MLA Style Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web
Chicago Manual of Style -- 16th ed.
REF: Z253.C54 2010 (also copy at Service Desk)
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers -- 8th ed.
Robertson Library - Service Desk
Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
Robertson Library - Service Desk
Cite Right: A Quick Guide to Citation Styles - MLA, Chicago, the Sciences, Professions, and More
PN171.F56L55 2011
Note: is a web-based reference management tool which you can use to create and format bibliographies using various citation styles.
Created by: Suzanne Jones, B.A., M.L.S.
Former Circulation & Cataloguing Librarian
Date Created: 12-March-2009
Date Modified: 22-February-2016