| Library Closed Friday, Aug. 19 (Gold Cup & Saucer Day) |
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| New colours for the Library Service Desk |
Drop by the Robertson Library and check our our new paint colours.
‘Painting is by nature a luminous language’ – Robert Delaunay
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| Access to student Novell drive files (P: drive files) |
Announcement from ITSS, made August 11, 2016:
Changes to Classroom Computer Access
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| Corners, Taping, and Mudding! |
The renovations are continuing during the “dog days of summer”.
Happy Weekend!
“The “dog days,” I always thought, were those summer days so devastatingly hot that even dogs would lie around on the asphalt, panting. . . - but originally, the phrase actually had nothing to do with dogs, or even with the lazy days of summer. Instead, it turns out, the dog days refer to the dog star, Sirius, and its position in the heavens.” (National geographic)
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| Wiring is underway |
Work is progressing on the wiring today.
It will be all squared away by the new term.
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| We have a "plan" . . . |
“A drawing, sketch, or diagram of any object made by projection on a horizontal plane; esp. one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building.”
"plan, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2016. Web. 27 July 2016.
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| Noise in the library . . . looking for a quiet place to work or study? |
The contractors are working as quietly as possible and with the least possible interference to library patrons; however, a certain amount of disruption is inevitable.
There are a number of quiet places to work or study on the upper level.
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| Renovations are underway... |
We are open during the renovations!
Please excuse the mess...
Roberston Library is under construction as we consolidate and relocate both the Circulation and Information/Reference Desks into a single service point with an expected completion by the end of August 2016.
Your patience and understanding while renovations are taking place is appreciated.
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| Samuel’s Cafe is now open in the PIT. |
Samuel’s Cafe is now open in the PIT (room 201) located in the Robertson Library Annex.
Drop by to check out their new location - say “Hi,” grab a coffee, buy lunch, or enjoy a treat.
Their menu and hours can be found on their website.
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| Renovations - on the go |
The entrance to Robertson Library will be getting a new look over the next few weeks.
Renovations are underway for the new single location ‘Service Desk’ at Robertson Library.
Samuel`s Cafe has moved across the breezeway to the “PIT”. (Re-opening soon)
July 18, 2016
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| Library Closed Canada Day (Friday, July 1) |
Robertson Library will be closed on Canada Day, Friday, July 1st.
Happy Canada Day to all!
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| KindredSpaces Launch |
Please join us on Thursday June 23rd for the launch of an exciting online discovery tool for the LMMI Research Collections housed at the Robertson Library.
When: Thursday June 23, 4:45-5:30 pm
Where: 242 Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI
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| National Fiddling Day - Explore Bowing Down Home |
The third Saturday in May - May 21st this year - is National Fiddling Day. Take a moment to explore Bowing Down Home, a digital collection devoted to PEI fiddling traditions. The site is based primarily on recordings collected by musician and folk-music researcher Ken Perlman and was a collaborative project of the Robertson Library and the Canadian Museum of History.
http://bowingdownhome.ca
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| Library Closed Victoria Day - Monday, May 23 |
Robertson Library will be closed on Victoria Day, Monday, May 23rd.
Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours
Happy Victoria Day!
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| Food for Fines April 8 - 30 |
Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?
Bring 1 to 5 non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Circulation Desk at the Library from Friday, April 8 to Saturday, April 30 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item (up to $10.00) from your library fines.
If you have any questions, please contact the Circulation Desk, 902.566.0583.
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| Library Extended Hours April 8 - 29 |
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| Library Open Easter Weekend, March 25-28 |
Robertson Library will be open on Easter weekend, March 25-28, the following hours:
Good Friday -- 12 noon - 5 pm
Saturday -- 10 am - 5 pm
Easter Sunday -- 12 noon - 10 pm
Easter Monday -- 12 noon - 10 pm
Happy Easter!
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| Display honours Heritage Week ... and a new "Anne" |
This February brings two events of special significance for lovers of PEI culture and heritage: the annual observance of Heritage Week falls in mid-February, while Islander Day 2016 (February 15th) sees the launch of a new and much-anticipated television adaptation of that most iconic Island literary work, LM Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.
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| Grad Night in the Pit , Thursday Feb. 11 6:30pm |
Don't forget to drop by the grad "Pitnic" event tonight! Come out and learn about grad student life!
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| Library Open Islander Day (Monday, Feb. 15) Noon-10pm |
Robertson Library will be open on Islander Day, Monday, February 15th, 12 noon - 10 pm.
Happy Islander Day!
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| Book Sale Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5 |
Books Beyond Your Imagination!
Robertson Library and the UPEI English Society will be holding a used book sale on Friday, March 4, noon - 6 pm and Saturday, March 5, 10 am - 3 pm in Room 302/303 (Upper Level) of the Robertson Library. (Storm date the following weekend, same time.)
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| Game Night PitNic |
The Society of International Students (SIS), International Relations Office, and Robertson Library would like you to join us for a Game Night PitNic this Thursday night January 28th from 6-8:00pm in The Pit.
There will be board games in the pit for you to socialize and play with your fellows. Bring your favourite game or chose from the selection that will be provided. Coffee, hot chocolate and treats will be served for all!
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| Pitnic Event: Yarn and Soul |
Are you a knitter or curious about knitting? Join Library staff and the Yarn and Soul group in the Pit as they host their first winter "Pitnic" event on Thursday January 14 from 6:30-8:30. UPEI students, staff, faculty and the wider community are welcome. Bring a project you are working on or we'll have supplies on hand for those wanting to learn.
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| Book a Library tour for January 2016! |
Come take a tour in January 2016 to learn about the Library's resources AND be entered to win weekly prizes!
Tours start January 3, 2016 and are available throughout the month on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.
Tour length: 30-40 minutes
Book online now!
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| Book a Library tour for January 2016! |
Come take a tour in January 2016 to learn about the Library's resources AND be entered to win weekly prizes!
Tours start January 3, 2016 and are available throughout the month on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.
Tour length: 30-40 minutes
Book online now!
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| Food for Fines Dec. 9-19 |
Do you have library fines? Would you like to help a fellow student or family on Campus?
Bring 1 to 5 non-perishable food or grocery items (e.g. canned goods, pasta, light bulbs, toilet paper, etc.- please no damaged, expired, or opened goods) for the Campus Food Bank to the Circulation Desk at the Library from Wednesday, December 9 to Saturday, December 19 and we’ll deduct $2.00 per item (up to $10.00) from your library fines.
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| Library Open Extended Hours Fri, Sat, Sun through Dec 18 |
The Library is opening earlier on Saturdays and Sundays and staying open later on Fridays and Saturdays through December 18th.
From today through December 18th, the hours are:
Monday - Friday 8 am - 11 pm
Saturday - Sunday 9 am - 11 pm
Full Library hours are available at http://library.upei.ca/hours
Good luck with your exams!
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| Free Trial - Streaming Films |
The Library is conducting a free trial of Kanopy Streaming Films through late December, 2015.
Kanopy hosts over 13,000 films, mostly documentaries and other non-fiction format videos.
They are searchable by keyword or browseable by subject area.
Here are links to just a few sample specific areas:
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| Library Open Nov. 11, Remembrance Day, Noon-10pm |
Robertson Libary will be open 12:00 noon - 10:00 pm on Remembrance Day, Wednesday, November 11th.
Lest We Forget.
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| Grammarly now available for UPEI students, staff, and faculty |
Grammarly, an automated editing and revision tool, is now freely available to all UPEI students, staff, and faculty. Simply upload your writing and Grammarly will check for spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and style This service allows users to proactively correct their work--whether that be a research essay, a business report, or creative writing--before it's submitted.
Please see our Grammarly tutorial for more information on how to sign up and how to use Grammarly.
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| Want cake? Play the Portals game. |
What's up with the whiteboard in the Learning Commons? Is there science being done at Robertson Laboratories? Most importantly, will there be cake?
Find out by opening the last portals!
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| What is Open Data? - Slides available |
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| Open Data Session - Peter Rukavina Oct 22, 2015 7:00 pm |
Please join us for a presentation on
Speaker: Peter Rukavina, Robertson Library’s Hacker in Residence
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Robertson Library, Rm 312 (Upper Level)
The speaker will present a tour of his work in open data/open government over the last decade, including provincial and municipal examples, and focusing on how open data can be used by citizens to good end.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1634455466805340/
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| data.upei.ca - Launch Oct 21, 2015 at 12:30 pm |
Please join us for the launch of data.upei.ca - UPEI’s New Research Data Management Site
Speaker: Mark Leggott, University Librarian
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Time: 12:30 pm
Place: Robertson Library LINC (Rm 265)
The session will provide an overview of open data and the new suite of RDM tools and services for UPEI researchers and graduate students.
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| The Library Tour Grand Prize winner is Amber Ellsworth! |
Congratulations to Amber Ellsworth, who won the grand prize of a Samsung tablet for participating in a Library Tour last month!
Thanks to everyone who took a tour; we hope you had an enjoyable experience. If you missed the opportunity for a tour of the Library, we will be offering more tours in January 2016, so stay tuned for dates and times!
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| Library Open Thanksgiving Day (Monday, Oct. 12) Noon - 10 pm |
Robertson Library will be open 12:00 Noon - 10:00 pm on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 12th.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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| Indian School Road reading - today Friday Sept. 18th |
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| MacLauchlan Prizes for Effective Writing: Deadline October 6 |
From UPEI Campus News ...
In July 2011, the family of Harry and Marjorie MacLauchlan of Stanhope, PEI made another leadership gift to UPEI to create a substantial program of awards to encourage and recognize student writing achievement. The gift is to honour H. Wade MacLauchlan’s twelve years of service as UPEI president and vice-chancellor, and to recognize the importance of effective writing as a foundational skill for academic success and lifelong learning.
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| Hajj is the week of Sept 20, learn more... |
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the 5 pillars of Islam, will take place the week of Sept 20, 2015.
Learn more about it with the Credo Reference Topic Page about the Hajj and the Credo Reference Topic Page about Mecca.
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| Library Orientation Tours - September 2015 |
Learn about the Library's resources AND be entered to win a $50 gift card AND a Samsung tablet!
Weekdays, evenings, and weekends
Tour length: 30-40 minutes
Book a library tour now!
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| Current Periodicals now behind Samuel's |
All Current Periodicals have been moved to the main floor, behind Samuel's and next to the Reference Collection.
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| Central Printing Hours Tues/Wed/Thurs only 8am-3:30pm |
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.
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| Sarah Fisher presenting at Books, Publishing and Libraries Conference |
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.
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| ScienceDirect down Sat Aug 1 5pm - 10pm |
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).
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| Proquest and Ebrary unavailable overnight Aug 8 |
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.
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| Tourism PEI provides beach safety info on web |
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!
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| Tri-Agency Open Access Policy - webinar June 26, 1pm |
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
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| Library Services Reduced Wed June 17, CPO Closed |
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!!
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| Research finds Google Scholar better than Web of Science |
Journal of Academic Librarianship
Volume 41, Issue 3, May 2015, Pages 322–329
Simona Stirbu, Paul Thirion, Serge Schmitz, Gentiane Haesbroeck, Ninfa Greco
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| Happy Victoria Day | Library Closed May 19th |
Robertson Library will be closed Monday, May 19th.
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