| Remembering Leo Cheverie: Friend, colleague, and outstanding Islander. |
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our longtime colleague and friend, Leo Cheverie (1962-2023), and feel blessed to have had him in our lives. A display highlighting Leo's recent advocacy and engagement has been set up in our lobby. We also invite you view this 2019 video interview with Leo from our 50 Years, 50 Voices project, which gives a great overview of his many (many) contributions to the Library and to UPEI as a whole.
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| Open Pages Author Series Welcomes Mike Conway |
Charlottetown’s Mike Conway will speak about his book Home Plate, Blue Helmet at the next OpenPages event, Wednesday, April 26, at 7:00 pm in UPEI’s Robertson Library. The public is warmly invited. Light refreshments will be served and Conway’s book will be available for sale and signing.
OpenPages takes place in the new lounge on the main floor of the Robertson Library and features local authors discussing what inspired them, what they learned, what they want to share.
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| Complete IT Student Support - In the Library! |
Looking for IT support? ITSS has set up a new Student Support desk located right here in the library! The ITSS Student Support desk is open Monday to Friday from 8-4.
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| Which RefWorks plugin in Word should I use? |
Some users may see two different RefWorks toolbar options in Microsoft Word. If you see one called "RefWorks - RCM" and then another that just says "RCM", use the one that just says "RCM". If you only have the 'RefWorks - RCM' one, you should upgrade to the new one (or switch to Zotero now, which the Library recommends). There are lots of tutorials on how to remove the old 'RefWorks-RCM' plugin. Here is one from another university.
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| PEI’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week, September 18 – 24, 2025 |
PEI’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week (September 18 – 24, 2025) is a dedicated time to raise awareness about sexual violence in our community; to educate on sexual violence prevention; and to show compassion and offer support to survivors of sexual violence in our community.
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| New Student Orientation | Special Display |
Come by and take a look at UPEI's history of student orientations, now available for viewing in the Robertson Library Lobby!
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| Library Building Hours | Fall Semester |
Click here to view our hours of operation, our help chat availability, and our planned closures for the Fall Semester.
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| Library Tours | Fall 2025 |
Our Library Staff are ready to help you discover everything that the library has to offer! Sign up today for a library tour!
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| New citation manager and the end of RefWorks at UPEI |
Learn and use Zotero! RefWorks access ends April 2027. Learn more...
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| Acadian Heritage Month | Special Display |
August is the new Acadian Heritage Month! Special display available in the library lobby.
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| Pride Season | Special Display |
Find books, goodies, and other educational resources at our new Pride display!
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| Library Closure and Services Disruption |
From Saturday Jul 12 at 4pm to Sunday Jul 13 at 4pm, all library services will either be unavailable or limited.
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| ITSS services outage planned for July 12–13, 2025 |
As part of the campus-wide initiative to improve reliability of services and future campus projects, significant work is planned to upgrade critical ITSS Data Centre infrastructure. Related construction is well underway, requiring existing equipment to be relocated to make way for new.
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| Canada Day | Closed on July 1st |
Heads up: Robertson Library will be closed for Canada Day on Tuesday July 1st.
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| EZProxy upgrade today, June 3 |
The Library’s instance of EZproxy is receiving a security update today, June 3 between 6-7 PM. We expect the update to take approximately 20 minutes.
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| The Georgina Fane Pope Collection | Island Archives |
This newly digitized collection features illuminating letters and photographs from the South African War and PEI's own military nurse.
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| Special Display | International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia |
Explore educational books and other great resources! This special display is located in our Main Lobby on our North Wall.
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| Island Voices Now Upgraded! |
Robertson Library is pleased to announce that Islandvoices.ca has been upgraded and is now available to the public!
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| Red Dress Day | Library Special Display |
Learn more about MMIWG2S+ by visiting our special display in the library lobby.
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| Dr. Edward MacDonald on the Significance of Place |
Historian Dr. Edward MacDonald is scheduled to give an insightful talk at the Robertson Library | 2:00pm on Saturday, Apr 26
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| Spring and Summer Hours | Robertson Library |
Check out our new Spring/Summer hours of operation, in effect from May 3rd until August 31st.
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| Library Survey | $100 Gift Card Prizes! |
Take a few minutes to complete our survey for your chance to win a $100 UPEI Bookstore Gift Card
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| Exam Period Hours | Winter 2025 |
View our library hours for the Winter 2025 exam period here. New hours come into effect on April 11th.
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| Stress Free Zone | Winter Exam Period |
Take a break from studying with our stress-free relaxation zone, available starting Apr 9th.
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| Pop-up Surprises | Winter Exam Period |
Starting April 10th, we will be having daily pop-up surprises in our library lobby!
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| Test |
*Please note some equipment is only available for check out by current students, staff and faculty. |
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| New databases! |
Public Affairs Index and Sustainability Reference Center, both integrated in OneSearch and individually searchable in EBSCOhost.
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| DynaMed free trial |
The library has a "free trial" for the database "DynaMed", which contains prescription product information, through April 4.
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| International Womens Day | Special Display |
March 8th is International Women's Day. Visit our special display in the library lobby today
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| Check out our CD and Vinyl Collection |
Explore our CD and Record collections in our Library Collaboratory!
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| New Loanable Equipment |
We now have portable CD players and a portable turntable available for borrowing!
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| Freedom to Read Week |
Our Special Display for the Freedom to Read Week is available in the library lobby!
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| Reading Week and Islander Day | Library Hours |
We wish everyone a happy Reading Week and Islander Day! View our hours for Reading Week here.
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| Black Islanders: Four Centuries and Counting |
Explore the history of Black Prince Edward Islanders with this new exhibition!
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| Lunar New Year | Special Display |
2025 is the Year of the Snake! Display now available for viewing in the library lobby.
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| Graphic Nonfiction | New Display |
We're excited to announce a new addition to the Robertson Library: a Graphic Nonfiction Collection!
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| Library Tours | Winter 2025 |
You can now register for guided library tours for the 2025 Winter Semester!
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| Happy Holidays! |
Happy holidays! The library will be closed starting December 24, with our reopening on January 2.
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| Library Hours | Winter 2025 |
You can view our upcoming hours of operation, covering now through April.
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| Coffee Break | Pop-up Surprise |
Zoom through the last stretch of exam season with free coffee, available in the library lobby from 11am-2pm
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| Pop-up Surprises and Stress Free Zone |
Every day between December 10th and December 19th, the Robertson Library will provide some sort of treat, craft, or activity to give your brain a break.
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| Public Library Pop-Up Surprise |
On Tuesday December 10th, the public library visits you! Special guest Ray MacLeod will be in the Robertson Library from 2:30-4:30p
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| Exam Study Zones | Fall Semester |
The entire upper floor of the library, with two exceptions, will become a silent zone.
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| Coffee at the Library | Giving Tuesday |
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, come to the Robertson Library for a coffee/tea break! At 10:00 am, stop by the lobby with your reusable cup for a free coffee or tea and a little treat!
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| Library website update Thursday, Nov. 28 |
An update for the Library Website is scheduled on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 8-11 AM.
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| Interlibrary Loan Disruption | Canada Post Strike |
Canada Post is the primary delivery agent for libraries across Canada. While their labour action continues, ILL services will be affected
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| Against Gendered Violence | Special Display |
You can now visit our library’s special display to explore resources, stories, and educational materials inspired by the campaign.
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| Free Coffee and Tea at the Library! |
Join us on Tuesday November 26th at 10:00AM in the Robertson Library lobby for a free coffee or tea and a treat.
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| Art Display | Trans Day of Remembrance |
We're pleased to host an EDIHR art display honoring the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday, November 22nd, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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| Giving Tuesday | Robertson Library |
Robertson Library and its revitalization project is the focus for UPEI’s Giving Tuesday event on December 3rd!
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