Research about Canada's indigenous peoples spans several academic disciplines, including sociology/anthropology, Canadian history and politics, health, and religious studies, as well as PEI local research tools.

Fall 2022 update: we now have a proper separate Indigenous Studies guide in support of the new Faculty and courses in that field. In addition to the advice below, please check that out for the latest updates and new research tools in this area.

Diversity and Social Justice Studies (DSJS) is an interdisciplinary area.
Also check the resources in sociology, psychology, history, business, education, and so on depending on your topic.

Welcome to the veterinary medicine subject guide. Here you will find sources for reliable veterinary medicine information in a variety of formats. Check the links below.

• Finding Books: Theatre Studies
• Journal Articles: Theatre Studies
• Reference Sources - Companions, Guides, Videos, and Sourcebooks: Theatre Studies
• Reference Sources - Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Theatre Studies

• Best starting point for books and articles: OneSearch . Under the "Limits...Show more" link you can limit your results to "Sociology" or "Anthropology".
• The first-choice search engine for finding scholarly sociology journal articles is SocINDEX with Full Text
• Getting started narrowing a big paper topic down
• Materials on reserve for sociology/an

• Background Information: Religious Studies
• Books: Religious Studies
• Journal Articles: Religious Studies
• Information About People: Religious Studies
• Web Resources: Religious Studies
• Citing Sources: General Resources

Top Resources: 
PsycINFO and OneSearch (New Summer 2024 platform!)  
                          OneSearch (Classic). 
OneSearch includes PsycINFO, PsycArticles, and more.

Very quick guide to using PsycINFO at UPEI 

• Finding Background Information: Political Science
• Finding Books: Political Science
• Finding Subject Bibliographies: Political Science
• Finding Journal Articles: Political Science
• Finding Information About Current Affairs: Political Science
• Findi

Physics Research

• Books: use OneSearch to find print or electronic books; only use the library catalogue to find print books
• Reserves material - specific reading material selected by instructors of specific courses in physics
• Help: For help with your physics research efforts, contact the

Finding Journals: Philosophy

Finding Books: Philosophy

Finding Web Sources: Philosophy

Finding Background Information: Philosophy

Finding Primary Sources: Philosophy

• Modern Languages: Finding Books
• Modern Languages: Finding Articles
• Modern Languages: Citing Sources

Researching the Mi'kmaq at Robertson Library

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• Help
  • ​For help with your mathematics/statistics research efforts, contact the Library's Service Desk (in person, using the AskUs tool on the Library website, by email reference@upei.ca, call 566-0583) or your Mathematics/Statistics Subject Librarian, Mackenzie Johnson.

• Books - use OneSearch to find books.

• Finding Background Information: Island Studies
• Finding Books: Island Studies
• Finding Journal Articles: Island Studies
• Citing Sources: Island Studies

• Finding Background Information: History
• Finding Books: History
• Finding Journal (and Newspaper) Articles: History
• Finding Information About People: History
• Finding Information About Organizations: History
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• Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks: Environmental Studies
• Finding Books, E-Books & Videos: Environmental Studies
• Finding Articles: Environmental Studies
• Citing Sources: Environmental Studies
• Web Resources

• Books: English
• Journal Articles: English
• Reference Sources: English
• Web Resources: English
• Citing Sources: English

Engineering Subject Librarian: Rosie Le Faive rlefaive@upei.ca or 902-566-0533
Library Service Desk: in person, via the online AskUs chat tool, reference@upei.ca, 902-566-0583

Education Research

• Background information
• Articles
• Canadian-specific articles
• Education outside of traditional K-12 context
• Canadian government publications - policy, frameworks, etc.
• Books
• Other useful information

• Finding Background Information: Economics
• Finding Books: Economics
• Finding Journal Articles: Economics
• Finding Statistics: Economics
• Finding Information About People: Economics
• Finding Information About Organizations: Economics

• Quick Information Tools: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Atlases, etc.: Classics
• About People: Classics
• Citing Sources: Classics
• Journal Articles: Classics
• UPEI's Classics Department
• Web Resources

SciFinder 

Finding Background Sources: Catholic Studies

Finding Journals: Catholic Studies

Finding Web Sources: Catholic Studies

• Finding Background Information: Canadian Politics
• Finding Books: Canadian Politics
• Finding Subject Bibliographies: Canadian Politics
• Finding Information About Current Affairs: Canadian Politics
• Finding Journal Articles: Canadian Politics
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• Finding Background Information: Business Administration
• Finding Books: Business Administration
• Finding Journal Articles (peer review): Business Administration
• Finding Company Information
• Finding Statistics and Market Data: Business Administration

• How to find:
  • Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks
  • Books, E-Books & Videos
  • Journal Articles
• Citing Sources, Scientific Writing, and Poster Presentations

• Finding Background Information: Foods and Nutritional Sciences
• Evidence Based Practice: Foods and Nutritional Sciences
• Finding Books: Foods and Nutritional Sciences
• Finding Journal Articles: Foods and Nutritional Sciences
• Citing Sources: Foods and Nutritional Sciences