IslandArchives is the home of digital collections related to Prince Edward Island and is maintained by the Robertson Library at the University of PEI. IslandArchives is in an active state of development, so please check back often: we expect to launch a number of new collection in early 2009. Here are some of the things we are working on.

• Island Magazine - In partnership with the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, the Robertson Library has digitized the complete Island Magazine collection.
• Red & White - The Red & White is a complete collection of the St. Dunstan's student newspaper. St. Dunstan's was one of the 2 predecessor bodies which came together to create the University of PEI. The Red & White collection was originally developed in DSpace, but was ported to Fedora as the Library's first digital collection using the new Fedora/Drupal system. The Red & White project was made possible through generous donations from the St. Dunstan's alumi and Jim Palmer and family.
• PEI Magazine - In collaboration with the University of New Brunswick, a complete collection of the historical PEI Magazine is available. This collection will be ported to the Fedora system at UPEI in early 2009.
• Island Newspapers - This initiative will see the development of a comprehensive collection of PEI's historical newspapers.
• IslandLives - IslandLives is a privately funded project designed to create a comprehensive online collection of PEI's local histories and related publications. In addition to making the material available (where permission has been obtained), IslandLives will also develop an innovative and detailed "mark-up" of the texts, allowing a comprehensive search by personal and geographic names, as well as other attributes. The system will allow the text of family entries to be updated and new original material to be digitized and added to the collection. Additional innovations will include a "community mode" which will allow members of the community to edit material, add comments, tags, etc.
• IslandScholar- islandScholar is UPEI's institutional repository, a comprehensive collection of the scholarly output of the institution. The first version, launched in December 2008, provides both citation-only and
  fulltext material. Library staff will be working with Faculty in the coming months to add additional fulltext content. IslandScholar uses Robertson Library's unique Repository-in-a-Box" approach to building such collections.
• PEISAMIA [Prince Edward Island Sound and Moving Image Archive] - This pilot project provides proof-of-concept for a sound and moving image (audio and film/video) archive on Prince Edward Island. In early 2005, we received funding from the AV Preservation Trust to create archival descriptions for several significant collections held by the PEI Sound and Moving Image Archive. Five collections were arranged and described according to Rules for Archival Description (RAD) and samples from each collection were identified and digitized. Those descriptions and digitized samples were then made available on-line. It is hoped the success of the PEI Sound and Moving Image Archive Pilot Project will lead to further acquisitions and funding, allowing the Library  to continue to preserve and maintain the Island's sound and moving image history.
• Basic Academic Skills - the BAS resource is a unique collection of videos designed to help first-year University students be more successful. These videos were created by Amy Kelly with the support of the Inukshuk project.