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About the Library

The Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics supports the mission of Purdue University by providing business resources and collaborative spaces for both students and faculty. In addition to an extensive collection of books and journals, Parrish Library provides access both on and off-campus to a wide array of databases and other research tools. more...

Special Parrish Library Hours Information

Parrish Library of Management and Economics is open 24/5 during normal periods of operation. Please note, during regular (non-finals) periods of operation, Krannert students can swipe their cards to access Parrish Library after hours. All other Purdue students can remain in Parrish Library to utilize resources and services, but cannot gain re-entry once they leave.

Library Highlights

Inaugural Midwest Entrepreneurship Case Competition attracts teams across the Midwest

The Midwest Entrepreneurship Case Competition (MECC), sponsored by SimplyAnalytics, attracted students from five institutions: Indiana University–Bloomington, Michigan State University, Purdue University–West Lafayette, St Louis University, and University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Five teams, including 20 participants, advanced to the final round of presentations, which was held virtually on Saturday, February 24th.

This year’s case centered around Bulk Sauce, LLC, a startup specializing in protein-fortified BBQ sauces. To tackle this case, participants were granted complimentary access and training for SimplyAnalytics, a consumer data mapping and visualization tool. By conducting market research and keyword research, teams engaged in data-driven analysis and offered innovative market solutions, demonstrating their exceptional information literacy skills when solving real-world business problems.

Zoom photo of first place winning team Great Lakes SolutionsZoom photo of second place winning team Stratton OakmontZoom photo of third place winning team S.A.S.H Consulting

The 2024 winners of the Midwest Entrepreneurship Case Competition include:
  • 1st Place ($1000): Great Lakes Solutions (Aakansha Kedia, Nathaniel Dang, Donna Prince, and Achyuth Ambady from Purdue University
  • 2nd Place ($750): Stratton Oakmont (Christopher Ghita, Noah Peterson, Nate Summy, and Keifer Besterfeldt from Purdue University, St Louis University, and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
  • 3rd Place ($500): S.A.S.H. Consulting (Samantha Bloom, Skyler Vogelsinger, Adlyn Hernandez, and Aleyna Byrum from Purdue University) 
Special thanks to Mohammed Hossain and Nicholas Woods, co-founders of Bulk Sauce, LLC, for their case collaboration, SimplyAnalytics for sponsoring, and the many business librarians, entrepreneurs, and industry judges for their time and thoughtful feedback. Thank you also to Juan Vasquez (SimplyAnalytics) and Zoeanna Mayhook (Purdue University) for offering multiple training sessions for participants and business librarians.

The success of this event was made possible through the collaborative efforts of business librarians at Purdue University Libraries, Michigan State University Libraries, and Indiana University–Bloomington Libraries, including Zoeanna Mayhook, Annette Bochenek, Terence O’Neill, and Ilana Stonebraker.

Adventures in AI

Join Dr. Annette Bochenek in the latest episode of MakeYourStory, a Purdue Libraries How-To Podcast Series, with guests Shantanu Roy and Thomas Stahura, as they discuss the creation of an AI tool called Quasi.

Interested in creating your own podcast? Reserve the podcast booth in the Purdue Libraries Knowledge Lab to give it a try!

Contact Information

Email

parrlib@purdue.edu

Phone

(765) 494-2920

Physical Address

Krannert Building - 2nd Floor
403 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058

Mailing Address

Purdue University Libraries - MGMT
504 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2058