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Learning Research Service Volunteer Engagement

The proposed Island Archives Centre at the Robertson Library will house, protect, and offer access to all of PEI's contributions to our local and national heritage. This will occur through the digitization of historical records and images of items held in libraries and museums, as well as artifacts and documents contributed by individuals.

Current Robertson Library initiatives include:

IslandLives
A flagship project digitizing the Island's local, architectural, and personal histories to create a living encyclopedia of PEI's heritage. Almost 400 PEI community histories are being digitized, resulting in 50,000 digital page images.

IslandNewspapers
Digital versions of PEI's historic newspapers from the first issues to the 1950s. Original page images will be linked to the searchable full text, providing the first complete online history of the Island and its people.

IslandVoices
An audio archive of oral histories, song, and other aural recordings that present the story of PEI.

IslandStories
A comprehensive archive of the books, reports, letters, diaries, and other print publications produced by and about PEI.

IslandImages
The most complete collection of visuals by Islanders, and about the Island, that will bring our visual heritage to life.

IslandImagined
A comprehensive collection of Island maps through historical record to the present day. This project will digitize, describe, and make accessible historical cartographic materials from a number of Island collections.