Robertson Library will be open 12:00 noon - 8:00 pm on Remembrance Day, Friday, November 11.

Information on Veterans' Week, #RememberThem is available on the Veterans Affairs Canada website.

Recording now available of Robin DeRosa's October 24, 2016 session.

View the recording.

Description of the session.

PEI is holding a non-binding "plebiscite" on whether to change the provincial vote counting system for future provincial elections.

Citizens 16 years or older can vote on this and the vote is taking place by phone or online.

According to the Elections PEI website:

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Robertson Library 312

Date:Thursday, October 27th at 10:00 am 

Place: Robertson Library Room 312

Dr. Robert Gilmour, VP Academic and Research, will introduce and Re-launch the new IslandScholar and data.upei.ca.  Dawn Hooper and Donald Moses from the Robertson Library will demonstrate the services and answer questions.

Join us Monday October 24, 2016 1:30 pm (AST) in Robertson Library Room 312 OR connect virtually.
Speaker: Robin DeRosa, Plymouth State University, New Hampshire

We’re talking “open” in higher ed as a preview for the UPEI library’s Open Access Week celebrations, and welcome you to join us.

We’ll have light refreshments, a series of 5 minute Lightning Talks on various aspects of “open” currently in practice at UPEI, and time for questions and discussion. It will be a great way to get a sense of what open can do on campus, and to build potential collaborations.

Contact: Bonnie Stewart bstewart@upei.ca

Congratulations to Erica Raynor who won a  $30 gift card to the UPEI Bookstore for participating in a guided Orientation Tour of the Robertson Library.

Two additional $20 gift cards to the UPEI Bookstore were also drawn. Chelsea McPhee and Michele Fabienne Bub were the lucky winners.

Wed, Oct 12, 2016 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Robertson Library - 308
Free

UPEI’s Robertson Library is hosting a new book event series this fall called “Open Pages,” which will feature local authors speaking about their books: what inspired them, what they learned, what they shared. The public is warmly invited to this free series, which takes place in the second-floor lounge of UPEI library on one Wednesday evening of each month, over this fall. Light refreshments will be served, and books will be available for sale and signing.

Robertson Library will be open 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 10th.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Additional Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours

The fall, or autumnal, equinox is at 11:21am Charlottetown time, on Sept 22 this year.

See this good explanation of what this actually means astronomically and in terms of our sense of "seasons".

The New Service Desk is now open for business.

The old circulation desk area and reference area are now student spaces.

Robertson Library welcomes all new students and their families to campus! Welcome back returning students!

The Library will be open this weekend the following hours:

Saturday -- 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Sunday -- 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday (Labour Day) -- 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Drop by and explore your Library - we would love to show you around!

Happy Labour Day and have a great New Student Orientation weekend!

This is the last week to take advantage of a guided Library Orientation Tour this semester.

Discover how to find your way around the Library, and what resources and services are offered. Along with a great learning experience, you could win a prize!

The circulation desk at Robertson Library . . . 

is being removed . . . 

The renovations are continuing . . . today the sprinkler system is being modified to make room for the fire door.

Nature Art found by the Library . . . Thank you for taking the time to share your creativity.

Our latest arrivals are waiting for installation. 

Rebuilding has begun.

Robertson Library will be closed on Friday, August 19, Gold Cup & Saucer Day.

Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours

Drop by the Robertson Library and check our our new paint colours.

‘Painting is by nature a luminous language’ – Robert Delaunay

Announcement from ITSS, made August 11, 2016:

Changes to Classroom Computer Access 

The renovations are continuing during the “dog days of summer”.

Happy Weekend!

“The “dog days,” I always thought, were those summer days so devastatingly hot that even dogs would lie around on the asphalt, panting. . . - but originally, the phrase actually had nothing to do with dogs, or even with the lazy days of summer. Instead, it turns out, the dog days refer to the dog star, Sirius, and its position in the heavens.” (National geographic)

Work is progressing on the wiring today.

It will be all squared away by the new term.

“A drawing, sketch, or diagram of any object made by projection on a horizontal plane; esp. one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building.”

"plan, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2016. Web. 27 July 2016.

The contractors are working as quietly as possible and with the least possible interference to library patrons; however,  a certain amount of disruption is inevitable.

There are a number of quiet places to work or study on the upper level.

We are open during the renovations! 

Please excuse the mess...

Roberston Library is under construction as we consolidate and relocate both the Circulation and Information/Reference Desks into a single service point with an expected completion by the end of August 2016.

Your patience and understanding while renovations are taking place is appreciated.

Samuel’s Cafe is now open in the PIT (room 201) located in the Robertson Library Annex.

Drop by to check out their new location - say “Hi,” grab a coffee, buy lunch, or enjoy a treat.

Their menu and hours can be found on their website.

The entrance to Robertson Library will be getting a new look over the next few weeks.

Renovations are underway for the new single location ‘Service Desk’ at Robertson Library.

Samuel`s Cafe has moved across the breezeway to the “PIT”. (Re-opening soon)

July 18, 2016

Robertson Library will be closed on Canada Day, Friday, July 1st.

Happy Canada Day to all!

Please join us on Thursday June 23rd for the launch of an exciting online discovery tool for the LMMI Research Collections housed at the Robertson Library. 
 
When: Thursday June 23, 4:45-5:30 pm
Where: 242 Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI

The third Saturday in May - May 21st this year - is National Fiddling Day.  Take a moment to explore Bowing Down Home, a digital collection devoted to PEI fiddling traditions.  The site is based primarily on recordings collected by musician and folk-music researcher Ken Perlman and was a collaborative project of the Robertson Library and the Canadian Museum of History.

http://bowingdownhome.ca

Robertson Library will be closed on Victoria Day, Monday, May 23rd.

Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours

Happy Victoria Day!

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?

Bring 1 to 5 non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Circulation Desk at the Library from Friday, April 8 to Saturday, April 30 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item (up to $10.00) from your library fines.

If you have any questions, please contact the Circulation Desk, 902.566.0583. 

Robertson Library will be open on Easter weekend, March 25-28, the following hours:

Good Friday --  12 noon - 5 pm
Saturday -- 10 am - 5 pm
Easter Sunday --  12 noon - 10 pm
Easter Monday -- 12 noon - 10 pm

Happy Easter!

This February brings two events of special significance for lovers of PEI culture and heritage: the annual observance of Heritage Week falls in mid-February, while Islander Day 2016 (February 15th) sees the launch of a new and much-anticipated television adaptation of that most iconic Island literary work, LM Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Don't forget to drop by the grad "Pitnic" event tonight! Come out and learn about grad student life!

Robertson Library will be open on Islander Day, Monday, February 15th, 12 noon - 10 pm.

Happy Islander Day!

Books Beyond Your Imagination!

Robertson Library and the UPEI English Society will be holding a used book sale on Friday, March 4, noon - 6 pm and Saturday, March 5, 10 am - 3 pm in Room 302/303 (Upper Level) of the Robertson Library. (Storm date the following weekend, same time.)

The Society of International Students (SIS), International Relations Office, and Robertson Library would like you to join us for a Game Night PitNic this Thursday night January 28th from 6-8:00pm in The Pit.

There will be board games in the pit for you to socialize and play with your fellows. Bring your favourite game or chose from the selection that will be provided. Coffee, hot chocolate and treats will be served for all!

Are you a knitter or curious about knitting? Join Library staff and the Yarn and Soul group in the Pit as they host their first winter "Pitnic" event on Thursday January 14 from 6:30-8:30. UPEI students, staff, faculty and the wider community are welcome. Bring a project you are working on or we'll have supplies on hand for those wanting to learn.

Come take a tour in January 2016 to learn about the Library's resources AND be entered to win weekly prizes!

Tours start January 3, 2016 and are available throughout the month on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

Tour length: 30-40 minutes

Book online now!

Come take a tour in January 2016 to learn about the Library's resources AND be entered to win weekly prizes!

Tours start January 3, 2016 and are available throughout the month on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

Tour length: 30-40 minutes

Book online now!

Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?

Bring 1 to 5 non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Circulation Desk at the Library from Wednesday, December 9 to Saturday, December 19 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item (up to $10.00) from your library fines.

The Library is opening earlier on Saturdays and Sundays and staying open later on Fridays and Saturdays through December 18th.

From today through December 18th, the hours are:

Monday - Friday  8 am - 11 pm

Saturday - Sunday  9 am - 11 pm

Full Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours

Good luck with your exams!

The Library is conducting a free trial of Kanopy Streaming Films through late December, 2015.

Kanopy hosts over 13,000 films, mostly documentaries and other non-fiction format videos.

They are searchable by keyword or browseable by subject area.

Here are links to just a few sample specific areas:

Robertson Libary will be open 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm on Remembrance Day, Wednesday, November 11th.

Lest We Forget. 

Grammarly, an automated editing and revision tool, is now freely available to all UPEI students, staff, and faculty. Simply upload your writing and Grammarly will check for spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and style This service allows users to proactively correct their work--whether that be a research essay, a business report, or creative writing--before it's submitted.  

Please see our Grammarly tutorial for more information on how to sign up and how to use Grammarly. 

What's up with the whiteboard in the Learning Commons? Is there science being done at Robertson Laboratories? Most importantly, will there be cake?

Find out by opening the last portals!

Peter Rukavina - the Robertson Library's Hacker-in-Residence has posted slides from his talk - What is Open Data?  as part of the International Open Access Week celebrations at the Robertson Library.  It was a really informative and inspiring presentation.