News

Starting July 2 and until further notice, Central Printing is closed on Monday and Friday, and open Tues, Wed, and Thurs from 8am - 3:30pm.  Call ahead Wendy Henderson x0558 for possible changes.

NOTE:  Regular student/public self-serve printing is not affected by this and continues to be available all library hours.

Sarah Fisher, Robertson Library Circulation Department, is presenting on the Library's BookLives project at the Books, Publishing and Libraries Conference in Vancouver, October 19-20, 2015. Sarah's presentation is titled BookLives.ca Researching and Documenting the Book as an Evolving Artifact of History. BookLives is a new project that Sarah championed which will cameo special books from the Library's collection that tell the story of the owner (or owners) via bookplates, inserted letters and more.

The ScienceDirect platform of full text journals and ebooks will be down for vendor-scheduled system maintenance starting at 5pm for approximately 4.5 hours (estimated by the vendor).

On Saturday August 8 starting at 11pm for about 8 hours, all Proquest databases, which includes all eBrary ebooks, will be unavailable due to s scheduled system maintenance.

A "beach reports" website now advises PEI beachgoers on safety conditions daily/

From the government press release:

"Surf lifeguards at supervised provincial park beaches update conditions on-line as needed. The first update is made each morning so beach goers have the best information possible before they head out for the day."

The staff at Robertson Library wish everyone a fun, happy, and safe summer!

See the notice from Research Services UPEI for more information. 

Date and Time: Friday, June 26, 2015 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: Robertson Library LINC, Room 265

Due to a staff retreat, Robertson Library services will be reduced to Circulation only for the entire day, Wednesday, June 17.

The Information Desk (research assistance and technical support) and Central Printing will be closed all day.

The Circulation staff will only be able to provide minimal technical assistance. They will be able to checkout and renew books, laptops, etc.

Thank you for your patience!!

Robertson Library will be closed on Monday, May 20th for Victoria Day. 

However, note that we will be open as usual on Sunday, May 19th.

Check out our hours for more details.

Happy Victoria Day!

The Library is pleased to be able to host a beautiful exhibit featuring information and images of Mi'kmaq history and culture. The set of 3 displays is installed in the Learning Commons, just beside the printers. Come over and grab a coffee at Samuels and learn how to say "Hi" in Mi'kmaq, and much more! The exihibit was designed by the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI and is here until the end of June.

Notice to UPEI RefWorks users

UPEI’s Robertson Library and the Canadian Museum of History are proud to announce that the launch of a new website, bowingdownhome.ca, will take place at a series of events across the province in early April. The website is devoted to Prince Edward Island fiddling traditions.

The launch parties, fittingly being held at community halls, will include presentations about the website, refreshments, and ceilidhs, featuring fiddlers whose music appears on the site. Events start at 7:30 pm with doors opening at 7:00 pm:

Robertson Library will be open extended hours April 10 - May 1.

Monday - Friday -- 8 am - 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday -- 9 am - 11 pm

Good luck with your exams!

Robertson Library will be open on Easter weekend, April 3-6, the following hours:

Good Friday --  12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Saturday -- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Easter Sunday --  12:00 noon - 10:00 pm
Easter Monday -- 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm

Happy Easter!

There are connection problems affecting EBSCO databases (including OneSearch) and there may continue to be periods of extreme slowdown or connection timeout.

We will update this notice when it appears to be fixed.

[Last update: Wednesday 8:13pm by librarian Melissa Belvadi - The problem appears to be between major segments of the network between UPEI and EBSCO, not actually at EBSCO itself. The appropriate network people have been notified.]

Samuel's Café in the Robertson Library will be operating on reduced hours. 

It will be closing at 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, and at 3:00pm on Friday. 

The Café will resume regular hours of operation beginning Monday, March 2.  This reduction does not affect the Library's hours, at all.

Books Beyond Your imagination!

Robertson Library, in conjunction with the UPEI Biology Society, will be holding a used book sale on Friday, March 6, noon - 6 pm and Saturday, March 7, 10 am - 3 pm in Room 302/303 (Upper Level) of the Robertson Library. (Storm date the following weekend, same time.)

Come and browse through a great collection of books - there's something for everyone. Our prices are great too!

Since early January, the Robertson Library has been unable to compile and distribute overdue and courtesy notices for material borrowed from the Library.  As a stopgap solution, we have been manually renewing items whose due date was in Dec/January, with the hope that this situation would be quickly resolved. However, the issue is proving perverse and is taking longer.  Given this extended interruption, some overdue material may be beyond their renew limits and so, unfortunately, overdue charges will soon begin. 

Classes were cancelled as of 4:30 today (Jan 28th), but the Library is remaining open for normal hours (11:00 PM closing).

The Central Printing Office will be open for service Monday - Friday 8am - noon starting January 26, until April 30.  Completed work can be picked up at the Service Desk during other library open hours.

Update Sunday Jan. 4th - 8:00pm:
We've done our initial testing and have made the catalogue available once again.  Some features (eg. renewing materials) are still unavailable and we hope to have that functionality available this coming week. Please report any issues to Donald Moses - dmoses@upei.ca

Take advantage of one of the Library Orientation Tours offered throughout January.  Find out how to find your way around the Library, and what resources and services are offered. (Be sure to fill out a ballot to win a prize.) 

Pre-registration is not required; simply show up in the lobby of the Library on the Main Level 10 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled tour.

Tours last 30 - 40 minutes. 

Scheduled Library Orientation Tours - January 2015

Starting December 14th, the Robertson Library will be upgrading systems software to the latest versions and one of the services impacted will be the online catalogue. During the upgrade you will still be able to search, but many other functions will not be available.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  If you have questions, please contact Donald Moses (dmoses@upei.ca).

The Library is opening earlier on Saturday and Sunday and staying open later on Fridays and Saturdays through December 12.

From today through December 12, the hours are:

Mon-Fri 8am - 11pm

Sat-Sun 9am - 11pm

Robertson Library will be open Remembrance Day (Tuesday, November 11th) 12:00 noon - 10 pm.

Lest We Forget.

Contemporary Musicians provides "biographical information on important figures in today's musical arena, covering artists working in all genres of modern music, including rock, jazz, pop, rap, rhythm and blues, folk, New Age, country, gospel and reggae." Contemporary Musicians is a citable, authoritative source of information that should be considered if you are working on term papers and need "scholarly" sources.

2014 International Open Access Week   October 20 - 26, 2014    

UPEI Events

"Generation Open"
Live Webcast - Kickoff Event
Date: Monday October 20, 2014
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Place: Robertson Library Room 265 (LINC)
Join us to view the live webcast!

Robertson Library is pleased to announce the winners of the September 2104 Library Orientation Tour draw!

The winners of a $15.00 gift card to the UPEI bookstore are Ying Tian and Elizabeth Iwunwa.

The grand winner of the iPad mini is Marie Charles.

Congratulations to our winners!

Robertson Library will be open 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 13th.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Access the Odesi free trial until October 20, 2014. 

Odesi (Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure) is a web-based data exploration, extraction and analysis tool that provides access to data files including Statistics Canada survey microdata and aggregate data. 

Feedback welcome! Contact Donald Moses dmoses@upei.ca

Try out our new Engineering Database: AccessEngineering is an award-winning engineering reference tool for professionals, academics, and students that provides seamless access to the world's best-known, most-used collection of authoritative, regularly updated engineering reference information.  AccessEngineering also comprises dynamic online features, such as instructional, faculty made videos, calculators, interactive tables and charts, as well as personalization tools allowing users to organize crucial project information as they work. 

As part of implementing the new online room booking system, you no longer need to stop at the Circulation Desk to pick up the room key. Just go to the room you booked at your scheduled time!

Please be sure to leave the room by the end of your scheduled time.

Because the rooms are no longer locked, the library staff advise you not to leave valuables unattended.

More information about study rooms

Robertson Library  welcomes all new students and their families to campus on Welcome Day, Saturday, August 30. The Library will be open 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. Drop by and explore your Library!

The Libary will be open 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Labour Day, Monday, September 1. Happy Labour Day!

Take advantage of one of the Library Orientation Tours offered throughout September.  Find out how to find your way around the Library, and what resources and services are offered. (Be sure to fill out a ballot to win a prize.) 

Pre-registration is not required; however, each tour is limited to 5 people.  If you wish to be assured of being able to go on a specific tour, sign up in advance at the Information Desk in person or by phone at 902-566-0696.

Tours leave from the lobby and last 30 - 40 minutes. 

Thanks to a generous donation from Mrs. Donna Campbell, the Robertson Library is cataloguing the material in the Ryrie Campbell Collection, which represents a substantial proportion of the Library's collection of the writings of Lucy Maud Montgomery. These rich descriptions will be made available both in our Library catalogue (being added now - see an example) and in our LMMI Database (to come).

The Robertson Library welcomed a number of new staff members in July/August: