News & Announcements

This year’s Purdue GIS Day, held at Purdue University under the theme “Open Science from Outer Space”, was nothing short of a triumph, bringing together academics, industry professionals, and students in a day filled with insightful presentations, an engaging workshop, and networking opportunities. The event, hosted by Dr. Gang Shao, assistant professor and data science […]

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is pleased to recognize Kari Clase, Ph.D., with the 2023 Leadership in Open Access Award. Dr. Clase is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and serves as the director of the Biotechnology Innovation and Regulatory Science (BIRS) Center.  The mission of the BIRS Center […]

Join us on November 6th from 3:00 to 4:15 PM in WALC 2088 for our next Open Science Talk series featuring Dr. Fred Oswald, professor and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice University. Dr. Oswald will discuss “Open Science to the Rescue: The Practice, Culture, and Future of Open Science in the […]

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 a newly acquired resource, Sage Business Cases, brought to you by Sage Publications. Focus Sage Business Cases, 2022 and 2023 editions, provide access to cases covering topics such as […]

A new book co-written and co-edited by Margaret Phillips, associate professor and associate head of the School of Information Studies, will provide best practices for developing a standards information literacy curriculum to prepare students for the workforce.  Despite the critical role standards play within academia and the workforce, little information is available on the development […]

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 a newly acquired resource, Sage Skills: Business, brought to you by Sage Publications. Focus Sage Skills: Business provides easy access to a range of multimedia content in the areas […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, 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. […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]