Islandora is an open-source project under way at the Robertson Library. Islandora combines Drupal and Fedora software to create a robust digital asset management system that can be used where collaboration and digital data stewardship are required, for the short and long term. Islandora provides a key service through its VRE (Virtual Research Environment), a special website used by researchers at UPEI and elsewhere to steward research data. An increasing number of institutions around the world are using Islandora for their own repository systems.
Felix Huang from Integrated Communications makes Drupal modules and themes that he contributes to the open-source Drupal community. Felix is one of the programmers behind UPEI's new website, which uses Drupal, an open source content management platform. Equipped with a powerful blend of features, Drupal supports a variety of websites ranging from personal weblogs to large community-driven websites.
The UPEI Robertson Library is proud to join with the publishers of The Island Magazine, the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, in making this digital archive of our province's premiere historical publication freely available to all. Since its inception in 1976, The Island Magazine has become an integral part of Prince Edward Island's heritage, publishing thousands of articles on our social, cultural, and natural history.
Readers can browse through the 62 issues of the magazine online, from the 1976 fall issue to the fall/winter of 2007.
Telos International is an innovative video game development company based in Charlottetown. They have been working with faculty from the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology to research and develop brain training video games.
The Educational Computer Network connects all the universities in New Brunswick (NB) and Prince Edward Island (PEI). It is dedicated to fostering co-operation and communication between academic IT support groups in NB and PEI. The co-operation includes joint projects such as combined anti-spam facilities and joint licensing of software. Sharing of information and best practices takes place through mailing lists, face-to-face meetings, and conferences. This is perhaps the most important relationship that the UPEI Computer Services department has with other organizations.
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is an innovative communication technology for broadband wireless access to the Internet. This project studies the reliability of WiMAX-based transmission.