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Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies Present Open Science Talk Series

9 October 2023 - 2:25pm
Join us on October 23, 2023 from 2:00–3:30 PM in WALC 1121 for our new talk series on Open Science. Dr. Brent Roberts, psychology professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will discuss “Replication crisis 2.0: How far have we come and how far do we need to go?” Dr. Roberts’ primary research is […]

Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements Digital Collection Now Available on JSTOR

3 October 2023 - 9:30am
The new Reveal Digital collection Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements is now freely accessible on the JSTOR platform. This is the first of a four-part collection, which focuses on unearthing and digitizing the histories of civil rights activism by the everyday citizens of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities. More […]

Purdue’s Donna Ferullo Co-Authors Book on Copyright Management in Academic Libraries

29 August 2023 - 4:26pm
Copyright issues continue to perplex librarians and educators. The difficulties and confusion in applying the U.S. Copyright Act became especially apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic when many universities turned to remote learning as their primary method of instruction. Librarians and educators struggled with applying the law for both remote learners and those students present on […]

Featured Database: Plunkett Research

29 August 2023 - 11:00am
Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Plunkett Research, brought to you by Plunkett Research, Ltd. Focus Plunkett Research offers business intelligence, industry trends, statistics, market research, and company lists. Detailed industry reports and company profiles […]

New Online Exhibition Offers Unique Insight into Purdue’s Involvement in Women’s Suffrage Movement

25 August 2023 - 10:48am
Purdue Archives and Special Collections presents a new online exhibition on women’s suffrage. “Not Given but Earned: Women’s Fight for the Vote” is an inspirational collection of materials from the Archives’ vault, showing how Purdue women, students, and faculty participated in this historic movement.   Did you know that it took more than 70 years for […]

Rock’s Backpages – HSSE Featured Database

24 August 2023 - 4:31pm
Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Rock’s Backpages. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/rocksbp Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: This database is an archive of popular music journalism for […]

New Hours for Purdue University Libraries Locations and Services

24 August 2023 - 2:10pm
Beginning this fall semester, Libraries locations and services will be available to students, faculty and staff during updated hours:  The Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC) will be open 24/7 with PUID swipe access. Located in the heart of campus, WALC serves as a central location for classroom and library space, housing the Library of Engineering […]

Library Speakers Consortium Virtual Author Talks

3 August 2023 - 11:29am
In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium (LSC), Purdue Libraries offers members of the Purdue community a free subscription to the LSC virtual author talk series. This series takes place two to three times a month and features bestselling or award-winning authors from around the world.  The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a […]

Big Ten Open Books First Collection Launched

1 August 2023 - 10:00am
In collaboration with the university presses and libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), Purdue University Press has launched the Big Ten Open Books project. Big Ten Open Books creates ebook collections that aspire to the highest standards of discoverability, accessibility, durability, and flexibility, all while being made available to read and download at […]

Beth McNeil Assumes ACRL Presidency

28 July 2023 - 11:40am
Beth McNeil, dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, has assumed the role of president of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). ACRL, a division of the American Library Association, is committed to advancing learning, transforming scholarship, and creating diverse and inclusive communities—values Dean McNeil has also embodied at Purdue. […]

World’s Fairs and Expositions – HSSE Featured Database

27 July 2023 - 3:55pm
Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring World’s Fairs and Expositions: Visions of Tomorrow, brought to you by Gale. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/wfe Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: […]

Featured Database: Morningstar Investment Research Center

13 July 2023 - 11:00am
Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Morningstar Investment Research Center, brought to you by Morningstar, Inc. Focus Morningstar Investment Research Center offers up-to-date information on 20,000 stocks and mutual funds, including Morningstar Ratings, allows screening […]

Graphic Novels Core Collection – HSSE Featured Databases

22 June 2023 - 4:57pm
Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Graphic Novels Core Collection, brought to you by EBSCOhost. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/gnc Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: This database highlights […]

Featured Database: Insider Intelligence

8 June 2023 - 11:00am
Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Insider Intelligence, brought to you by Axel Springer SE. Focus Insider Intelligence includes daily research articles, analyst reports, and a database of e-business and online marketing statistics, aggregated and […]

Featured Database: Passport

9 May 2023 - 11:00am
Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Passport, brought to you by Euromonitor International. Focus Passport provides business intelligence on countries, consumers, and industries and offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information […]

PURR Integration with Globus: A Big Opportunity for Big Data at Purdue

9 May 2023 - 6:00am
Purdue University Libraries, School of Information Studies, and Purdue IT’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) are pleased to announce that Globus, a fast and reliable service that provides large scale data transfer, is now integrated into Purdue University Research Repository (PURR). The integration of Globus is a significant step forward in supporting larger scale […]

The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts

8 May 2023 - 9:18am
By: Ayn Reineke Associate University Librarian for Special Collections at Princeton University, Dr. Will Noel, recently brought his expertise on medieval manuscripts to Purdue’s West Lafayette campus for a lively lecture and workshop hosted by Libraries and School of Information Studies. During this special event, students, the campus community, and interested members of the public […]

Libraries Associate Professor Michael Witt Receives Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

3 May 2023 - 10:28am
Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies is proud to announce that Michael Witt, associate professor of library science, has received a 2023 Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. The University’s highest undergraduate teaching honor, the Murphy Award is accompanied by a $10,000 cash award and induction into Purdue’s Teaching Academy, which provides […]

Shakespeare’s Globe Archive – HSSE Featured Database

27 April 2023 - 4:49pm
Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Shakespeare’s Globe Archive database, brought to you by Adam Matthew. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/globearchive Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: Shakespeare’s Globe […]

Three Libraries and School of Information Studies Faculty Receive Promotions

20 April 2023 - 4:09pm
Congratulations to the three Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty whose promotions were recently approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees, effective August 14, 2023. Ningning Nicole Kong: Professor  Dr. Ningning Nicole Kong joined the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies as an Assistant Professor and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist […]

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