This winter we will be reading and discussing “Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island” (2016). Our discussions will probe into past and present environmental changes on PEI, and how and why the Islanders are particularly sensitive to environmental issues and enmeshed in their landscape in a way that is unique among Canadians.

During our second discussion we will focus on the chapter: “Two centuries of energy on Prince Edward Island” by Kathleen Stuart. Those interested to have a more detailed look at the energy history of PEI during 1973-1990 can also read the book by Alan MacEachern “The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable” (2003).

We are thrilled that the authors and editors of these books, Ms. Kathleen Stuart, Dr. Alan MacEachern, and Dr. Josh MacFadyen, will join our discussion.

“Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island” and “The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable” are available at the Robertson Library.

Date and time: February 15, 2019 at 4pm

Place: The Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, UPEI campus.

All are welcome!

This winter we will be reading and discussing Time and a Place: An Environmental History of Prince Edward Island (2016). Our discussions will probe into past and present environmental changes on PEI, and how and why the Islanders are particularly sensitive to environmental issues and enmeshed in their landscape in a way that is unique among Canadians.

During our first discussion we will focus on two chapters: “Lines in the Water: Time and Place in a Fishery“ and “The Mermaid’s Tresses: Seaplants in the Culture and Economy of Prince Edward Island”. We are thrilled that the authors of these chapters and the book editors, Dr. Edward MacDonald and Dr. Irené Novaczek, will join our discussion.

Date and time: January 16, 2019 at 5pm

Place: The Fox & Crow

All are welcome!

Escape Room @ Robertson Library

UPEI students, staff, and faculty are you up for a challenge? Test your mental abilities alongside your fellow UPEI colleagues in a problem-solving fun experience – and, you won't be marked on it!

Robertson Library is presenting an escape room in the Library’s LINC, Room 265, this semester – Museum Marauders.

SYNOPSIS:

The Gables: The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery, a new museum exhibit showcasing the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery has been loaned a long-lost manuscript which has taken the literary world by storm. Alas! Last week an opportunistic researcher, Mr. Phillips, attempted to steal the manuscript to sell on the black market. We caught him just in time, but not before he locked it in a case and refuses to give us the combinations to the many locks. Being a dedicated Lucy Maud Montgomery research scholar, you’ll be able to find the combinations and keys to the locks within this room. But … Mr. Phillips has placed a time-released self-destruction device in the box, and we only have 30 minutes left on the timer! So you’ll need to act fast to save this piece of Canadian literary history!

You and your fellow UPEI colleagues are locked in a room! Find clues, solve puzzles, find keys, and open locks to save the missing manuscript. You have 30 minutes. Can you find the manuscript in time?

The Escape Room is limited to UPEI students, staff, and faculty and up to six participants per time.  Free admission!

Come and see if you have what it takes to escape!  Don’t miss out!

Sign up now!

Wednesday, January 30 @ 5 pm & 6:30 pm

Monday, February 11 @ 5 pm & 6:30 pm

Wednesday, March 13 @ 5 pm & 6:30 pm

North of 49 Films - Free Movie – Play Your Gender - Rescheduled to Today

Telefilm Canada, UPEI Campus Life, and Robertson Library are presenting the award-winning movie Play Your Gender. The documentary, by Nova Scotia-based filmmaker Stephanie Clattenburg, is about the under-representation of women in the music industry.

“Only 6 women have ever been nominated for a Producer of the Year Grammy and no woman has ever won. In PLAY YOUR GENDER, Juno award-winning producer Kinnie Starr is on a quest to find out why this disparity exists by speaking to industry stars and veterans about the realities of being a woman in the recording studio.

Play Your Gender features interviews with Sara Quinn of Tegan & Sara, Melissa Auf der Maur of the Smashing Pumpkins, Patty Schemel of Hole, Chantal Kreviazuk, and many more of the music industry’s most talented women.”   https://indiecanent.com/2015/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PLAY-YOUR-GENDE…

Special guest Wayne Carter, Executive Director, FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival will introduce the film and host a Q&A session after the movie.

Free dinner – pizza, drinks, and cookies (while supplies last)

Tuesday, January 22nd
5 pm, Doors open at 4:30 pm
Duffy Amphitheatre 135

Everyone is welcome!

Book a Library Orientation Tour!

Welcome all new and returning students! Come take a tour of your Library!

Learn how to use the library website, how to contact your subject librarian for research help, and where to go for writing and IT help.

Discover the best places to study in the Library, learn how to book group study rooms, find out about library computers, printers, laptops, 3D printing, Wi-Fi, and much more!

Not only will you learn about your Library's services and resources by attending a Library Orientation Tour, but your name will also be entered in a draw to win a $15 gift card to Indigo!

Tours start on Saturday, January 5 and are available throughout the month.

Tours leave from the Service Desk, last 30-40 minutes, and are limited to 6 people per tour so be sure to book early!

Let us help you with your academic journey! We have resources and information for all students! And, we'd love to show you around!

Book your tour now!

As of January 1, 2019, UPEI no longer has access to LexisNexis Academic Core.

The usage data was very low, and user experience was that it was too difficult to use.

As that database service mixed together three different kinds of content, we replaced it with three different other products:

1. Eureka for most newspapers, wire services, media transcripts (we already had this) plus backfile purchase of the Times (London) on the Gale platform

2. HeinOnline service for the legal content - laws, court cases, regulatory rules, law review journals

3. Gale Business Insights Global for company "dossier" type information 

If you have questions, comments, or concerns about this change, please contact your subject librarian.

January 1 - April 30, 2019 The Library is offering trial access to the SPIE Digital Library.

The trial includes access to the world’s largest collection of optics and photonics applied research:

• 450,000+ proceedings papers from SPIE conferences
• 16,000+ presentation recording videos of research presented at SPIE conferences
• 33,000+ journal papers from 10 SPIE journals
• 350+ ebooks

Journals included:

• Advanced Photonics
• Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
• Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
• Journal of Biomedical Optics
• Journal of Electronic Imaging
• Journal of Medical Imaging
• Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS
• Journal of Nanophotonics
• Journal of Photonics for Energy
• Neurophotonics
• Optical Engineering

[Description from website]

In the past year, Altmetric has tracked over 25 million mentions of 2.8 million research outputs. This page highlights the top 100 most-mentioned scholarly articles published in the past year – those which have truly captured the public imagination.

[Note from Robertson Library]

Some of those articles are free or open access. For the others, ask the library staff for help getting the full text.

The Library is pleased to offer a free trial to the ASTM Compass database, containing the full text of the ASTM technical/engineering standards, through June 15, 2019.

Feedback is greatly needed for the library to consider a long-term subscription. Contact Rosie Le Faive, the engineering librarian, with your comments, pro and con.

Feel overwhelmed? Studying getting you down? Do you need to just take a breath?

Back by popular demand, the Robertson Library is hosting the Stress Free Zone! Relax, play a game, colour, get crafty, smile for a selfie fashion shoot, get creative with Lego, and unwind in our beloved bean bag chairs.

The Stress Free Zone is now open and continues until December 15th.

And, there will be a daily surprise in the Library for students during the exam period. Study break activities, snacks, etc.???  Check the Library’s social media each day for details or drop by the Library!