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.
Whether you are a UPEI student looking to start your own business, or responding to an assignment in your Business course, the Business Plans Handbook is a must see resource. It provides "actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans."
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!
Description:
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and the World Bank will co-host the official kickoff event for International Open Access Week 2014. The event will be held at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington, DC with a live webcast for online participation around the world. The program will focus on this year’s theme of “Generation Open.” Speakers will discuss the importance of students and early career researchers in the transition to Open Access and explore how changes in scholarly publishing affect scholars and researchers at different stages of their careers.
" BC Open Textbook Project" Webinar
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Place: Robertson Library Room 265 (LINC)
Description:
This webinar, hosted by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and BCcampus, will describe the innovative BC Open Textbook Project which currently provides access to 40 free open textbooks.
Open Textbooks at UPEI
In recognition of the value of an open access approach in learning, the UPEI Open Textbooks Working Group has made an interim report available (pdf).
For more information see http://library.upei.ca/openaccess
Contact:
Dawn Hooper
Data & Research Services Librarian
dhooper@upei.ca
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!
The Library will be offering Orientation Tours again in January. The Orientation Tour is also available as a Web Tour (with text) and an Online Tour (with audio narration: 18:50 minutes).
Thank you to everyone who took our Orientation Tour and for taking the time to fill out the tour evaluation form.
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.
AccessEngineering delivers multidisciplinary information in a dynamic interactive format straight to your desktop or device, providing integrated access to thousands of pages of trusted content from such renowned resources as Perry's Handbook for Chemical Engineers and Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, as well as newer resources, such as Mechatronics in Medicine.
Features
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.
