Security notice connecting to databases: "Your connection is not private" |
Due to changes on the backend of the Library's website, you may experience trouble accessing some databases. You may see this message:

To fix this problem, try these solutions:
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Problems accessing EBSCO accounts |
Patrons may experience problems signing into their EBSCO accounts. For instance when trying to sign into your CINAHL accounts, the following error message is displayed “A System Problem has Occurred. To begin a new session, please login again".
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First UPEI President Was Also Library Founder |
The Library joins with the rest of the University community in acknowledging, with sadness, the death of the University's first President -- and our Library's founder -- Dr. Ronald J. (Ron) Baker.
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Changes to accessing PDFs delivered through Interlibrary Loan |
There is a small change for patrons who have requested a book chapter or journal article through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
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New! Easier login to renew books or check fines |
Use your UPEI username and password to log in to the library catalogue.
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NFB Campus - Black Communities in Canada |
The National Film Board of Canada has gathered together a collection of films by award-winning Black filmmakers, creators, and allies of the Black community, detailing a rich history to better understand the present.
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Library Open Thanksgiving Day |
Thanksgiving Day (Monday, October 12th) hours are noon - 6 pm. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Start Your Research Paper Here: A Guide For Beginner Researchers |
Not sure where to start with your first or second (or tenth) research paper? Have a question about a specific part of the research or writing process?
Check out the Library’s new “Start Your Research Paper Here” guide.
Click through the different categories to find information and tips on all stages of completing a research paper, from picking a topic, to finding articles, to writing and grammar!
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Celebrate Mi’kmaq History Month! |
October is Mi’kmaq History Month, a time to promote awareness of Mi’kmaq treaties, history, culture, and heritage.
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Orange Shirt Day Reflections |
Orange Shirt Day, September 30th, "is an opportunity to create meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind."
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Congratulations Graduates! |
Congratulations to the Class of 2023! We wish you all the best in the future!
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Spring 2020 Virtual Exhibit - Remembering Father Charlie Cheverie Through Our Digital Collections |
The Reverend Doctor Joseph Charles Cheverie — fondly known to generations of Islanders as “Father Charlie” — passed away in late August 2019. In reflecting on his legacy — at this University and beyond — the Library’s University Archives & Special Collections unit realized that one measure of his impact can be seen through several of our digital collections.
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Returning Borrowed Items During the COVID-19 Crisis |
If you need to return items that you have borrowed from the library then click here.
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COVID-19 Response |
Changes to services due to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Info |
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Information and Scholarly Resources on COVID-19 |
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Musical Interlude @ Robertson Library: Matt Squared |
Join us in the Library on Tuesday, Mar. 10 at noon for a performance by guitar duo, UPEI music students Matt Kays & Matt McNally. All are welcome to this free event.
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Freedom to Read Week, Feb. 23 – 29, 2020 |
Check out our Freedom to Read Week book display. Take a pic with your favourite challenged or banned book.
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Movie Talks @ Robertson Library: The Ninth Floor |
Rescheduled to Monday, March 2nd, Robertson Library, Room 235 @ 6pm. Doors open @ 5:30pm. Co-sponsored by the Library, UPEI Student Diversity Office, BIPOC USHR, & the Hive.
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Environmental Studies Discussion Series |
All are welcome to our screening of the documentary “Athropocene: The Human Epoch,” followed by a discussion led by the UPEI students.
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Heritage Week Display Celebrates Library's 45th Anniversary |
Our new lobby display takes a look at the big news on-campus 45 years ago -- a brand-new Library!
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Blind Date with a Book @ Robertson Library |
Celebrate I Read Canadian Day! Visit our display of Canadian literature. Check out a book (or a few) from our gift-wrapped selection as your blind date or choose your own.
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Library Open Islander Day, Monday, Feb. 17, noon - 10pm |
Mid-semester Break Hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 8am-10pm; Friday, 8am-8pm; Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 10am-11pm.
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Grants for Open Education Resources |
Faculty! Learn about the OER Development Program grants!
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Send a Postcard Home! |
Tuesday, Feb. 11th, 11 am - 1 pm. Postcards are FREE - and we will mail your postcard for FREE! Robertson Library, Main Level. All are welcome!
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International Development Week: Feb. 2 - 8 |
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of International Development Week. Check out our display in the foyer of the Library.
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Movie Talks @ Robertson Library: Lost Boys of Sudan |
Wednesday, February 5th, Robertson Library, Room 312. Doors open at 5:30 pm, documentary starts at 6:00 pm. Free admission. Co-sponsored by WUSC UPEI and the Library.
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Escape Room @ Robertson Library |
Sign up for a free Escape Room experience! Open to all UPEI students, faculty, and staff.
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Library Orientation Tours in January. Additional Tour Added - Friday at 2 pm |
Take a library tour in January to learn about your library's services and resources. Tours leave from the Service Desk and last 30-40 minutes. Additional tour scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31 at 2 pm.
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RefWorks now supports APA 7th Edition |
RefWorks has now released its support of APA 7th Edition, which was published in October.
Update December 17, 2019: DOIs should have ONLY the DOI itself in the data field - the style will add the https://doi.org/ for you. It won't strip out anything so you need to remove it if you've added it.
Also it will not adjust title case for you so you need to do this yourself in your citation records.
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Stress Free Zone! |
Take a time-out, relax, and have fun in the Stress Free Zone! Play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, or just unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.
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Food for Fines: Dec. 4 - Dec. 14 |
Support the UPEI Campus Food Bank and reduce your library fines! Donate non-perishable food items and we'll deduct $2. per item from your library fines.
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New PubMed available |
The U.S. National Library of Medicine has been working on a new version of PubMed since March 2019.
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Extended Library Hours |
Nov. 30 - Dec. 13: Monday-Friday, 8 am-11 pm; Saturday, 8 am-8 pm; Sunday, 10 am-11 pm. Saturday, Dec 14, 8 am-5 pm.
Good luck with your exams!
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International Education Week |
Robertson Library celebrates International Education Week (IEW), November 18th - 22nd!
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Movie Talks @ Robertson Library: The Staging Post |
The Library, WUSC UPEI, & the Rotaract Club of UPEI invite you to attend a free screening of the documentary The Staging Post. Wed., Nov. 20. Room 312 of the Library. 6 pm. All are welcome!
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Veterans' Week / Remembrance Day Display |
Visit our Veterans' Week and Remembrance display in the lobby of the Library. Material will be on display until Saturday, November 16th.
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Spooktacular Tales @ Robertson Library! |
Tuesday, Oct. 29th at 7 pm. Room 312, Robertson Library. Dr. Richard Raiswell presentation on early modern witch hunting and movie, The VVetch: A New England Folktale. Free event!
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Environmental Studies Discussion Series |
Robertson Library: October 30, 2019 at 5:30pm.
All Welcome!
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Library open Thanksgiving Day |
Robertson Library will be open noon - 10 pm on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 14th. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Kejimkujik: History Written in Stone |
A Mi’kmaq Petroglyph Exhibit by Mi’kmaq Artisan, Todd Labrador. Official opening Monday, Oct. 7 at noon. Story by PEI Poet Laureate and Mi’kmaq Author, Julie Pellisier-Lush. The exhibit will be open until Oct. 25th.
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GeoScienceWorld Ebooks Trial |
Over 2,000 ebooks in the Earth Sciences including Environmental Science. Trial through November 30.
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Orange Shirt Day |
UPEI wears orange to honour residential school survivors on Orange Shirt Day, Monday, Sept. 30th. Visit the information table in the Library on Monday, 11 am-1 pm.
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Free trial: Access Science |
Try Access Science for high quality summaries of scientific topics and biographies
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Send a Postcard Home! |
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 am - 2 pm in the Library Breezeway. Postcards are FREE - and we'll mail your postcard for you!! Co-sponsored with the UPEI International Student Office. Free popcorn!
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What new books did the library get recently? |
Find out by subject and platform what new books have been added to the Library in the last month:
https://library.upei.ca/newbooks
You can filter the list by subject area, or by platform (ebooks) or location (print books), and by month added (by default will show the last few months).
Click on the book title to get to the full catalogue record. Clicking on the call number will give you a "shelf browse" but be aware that will only show print books, not ebooks.
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Free access to some textbooks |
The Library is working to provide students with free access to some course-required textbooks.
To find the ones available now, look in Reserves for the particular Faculty for your course, then look in the Reserves course listing for the general Faculty of ... Library Textbooks. You will see a list organized by course number.
This is an ongoing project and the lists of available textbooks is constantly being updated.
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Library Open Labour Day |
Robertson Library will be open 1 pm – 8 pm on Labour Day, Monday, September 2nd.
Have a happy and safe Labour Day weekend!
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Library Closing at 5 pm on Thursday |
The Library will close at 5 pm on Thursday, Aug. 29th for building maintenance. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Robertson Library & UPEI NSO Movie Night |
Free movie - Captain Marvel. Join us on Friday, Sept. 6th at 7 pm in Duffy Science Centre, Room 135. Free popcorn! All are welcome! PG-13 rating.
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