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September 30th, 2011
Database of the Week is a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
This Week’s Featured Database: OECDiLibrary, from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.
Description/focus: OECDiLibrary offers statistics, full text books, and reports from the OECD, whose focus is the world economy.
Start with this hint: The OECDiLibrary opening page has a menu bar to browse books, papers, or statistics, and a link to the OECD Factbook. The basic search finds your term in several fields, and then you can limit the results to books, papers or statistics. If your subject is a phrase, be sure to use quotation marks: water policies will give different results from “water policies.” See a sample search in our OECD tutorial. The default for the Advanced Search is to look for your term in all fields, so limit to Title and Abstract to get a manageable number of hits.
Why you should know this database: The statistical databases in OECD iLibrary cover national accounts, economic indicators, trade, employment, migration, education, energy, health, development and innovation in both member and non-member countries. The OECD monitors the impact of the current world financial crisis on developing countries.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Students searching for an international research topic can browse the OECD iLibrary Theme or Country menus for issues in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. The organization covers economic and social trends, from the labor force in persistently poor areas to the innovation and growth of the Internet economy.
Cost: Paid by the Libraries annually.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics Library. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMTSeptember 27th, 2011
Filed under: generalSeptember 27th, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Renowned food columnist/editor and best-selling author Ruth Reichl will speak Oct. 18 as part of the Purdue University Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series.Reichl’s talk, “Eating Our Words,” will be at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall and is free and open to the public. After her talk, Von’s Book Shop of West Lafayette will have a book sale, and she will sign copies of her books.
Reichl, who is currently editor-at-large at Random House and serving as a judge on Bravo network’s “Top Chef Masters,” is a six-time recipient of the James Beard Award. The awards are presented to chefs; food and beverage professionals; broadcast media, journalists and authors working on food; and restaurant architects and designers.
Reichl is the author of several bestselling memoirs, including “Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise” and “Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table.” She is the former editor-in-chief at Gourmet magazine and has served as food editor for the Los Angeles Times and as restaurant critic for the New York Times. She has been a key voice in the culinary field, guiding readers on how to cook and what and where to eat.
Her lecture will take a look at food writing during different times and places in the world in an attempt to discover what the changing language of food can tell us about ourselves. She says, “As our attitudes about food have been in constant flux, we can look at the past to understand why we are living in such a food-focused present.”
The Purdue Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series, made possible by major funding from the estate of Anna M. Akeley, began in 2005 to bring people with notable creative and intellectual achievements to speak at the university. In addition to Purdue Libraries, this year’s sponsors include the Office of the Provost and the College of Health and Human Sciences. Richard D. Mattes, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition Science, will introduce Reichl.
Writer: Jim Bush, 765-494-2077, jsbush@purdue.edu
Source: Kate Kester, Marketing Associate, Purdue Libraries, 765-496-9610, kkester@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: Ruth Reichl will have a media availability on Oct. 18 before the lecture. Journalists can contact Kate Kester at 765-496-9610, kkester@purdue.edu, to set up interview times
www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110926KesterReichl.html
Filed under: events, general, press_releaseSeptember 27th, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Renowned food columnist/editor and best-selling author Ruth Reichl will speak Oct. 18 as part of the Purdue University Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series.Reichl’s talk, “Eating Our Words,” will be at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall and is free and open to the public. After her talk, Von’s Book Shop of West Lafayette will have a book sale, and she will sign copies of her books.
Reichl, who is currently editor-at-large at Random House and serving as a judge on Bravo network’s “Top Chef Masters,” is a six-time recipient of the James Beard Award. The awards are presented to chefs; food and beverage professionals; broadcast media, journalists and authors working on food; and restaurant architects and designers.
Reichl is the author of several bestselling memoirs, including “Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise” and “Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table.” She is the former editor-in-chief at Gourmet magazine and has served as food editor for the Los Angeles Times and as restaurant critic for the New York Times. She has been a key voice in the culinary field, guiding readers on how to cook and what and where to eat.
Her lecture will take a look at food writing during different times and places in the world in an attempt to discover what the changing language of food can tell us about ourselves. She says, “As our attitudes about food have been in constant flux, we can look at the past to understand why we are living in such a food-focused present.”
The Purdue Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series, made possible by major funding from the estate of Anna M. Akeley, began in 2005 to bring people with notable creative and intellectual achievements to speak at the university. In addition to Purdue Libraries, this year’s sponsors include the Office of the Provost and the College of Health and Human Sciences. Richard D. Mattes, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition Science, will introduce Reichl.
Writer: Jim Bush, 765-494-2077, jsbush@purdue.edu
Source: Kate Kester, Marketing Associate, Purdue Libraries, 765-496-9610, kkester@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: Ruth Reichl will have a media availability on Oct. 18 before the lecture. Journalists can contact Kate Kester at 765-496-9610, kkester@purdue.edu, to set up interview times
www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110926KesterReichl.html
Filed under: events, general, press_releaseSeptember 23rd, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Libraries is leading the development of a new, online resource that will help people locate research data on the Internet.
The project is called Databib and will engage a community of librarians from around the world to collaborate in creating an online bibliography of data repositories that can be used by researchers, students, funding agencies, and other librarians to find appropriate places to access and share research data. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal research agency, awarded a grant to support the project.
“Funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation recognize the importance of sharing research data and have begun requiring that all grant proposals be submitted with plans for managing and sharing data,” said Michael Witt, the project’s principal investigator and an assistant professor of library science at Purdue.
“Databib will be a tool that helps researchers who produce data determine where to submit and publish their datasets, too.”
The project also will serve as a testbed for presenting, linking and integrating information about data repositories in new ways. Records from Databib will be integrated into social book marking services and made available for libraries to import into their catalogs. They will also be exposed as Linked Data, which is an implementation of the Semantic Web that seeks to create a “web of data.”
Purdue is collaborating with Penn State University on the nine-month project, which is scheduled to be completed in May 2012. More information can be found on the project’s website, http://databib.lib.purdue.edu
Source: Michael Witt, 765-494-8703, mwitt@purdue.edu
www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110922WittDatabib.html
Filed under: general, press_release, RSRCHSeptember 23rd, 2011
Database of the Week is a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
This Week’s Featured Database: NetAdvantage, from Standard & Poor’s.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.
Description/focus: NetAdvantage gives access to company profiles, industry surveys, stock reports, and fund reports.
Start with this hint: The NetAdvantage home page has three columns. The two on the left display titles that link to various news items and reports, and the one on the right is for searching. In the Simple Search box, although you can enter the name of the company, you will get more accurate results if you opt to search by Ticker Symbol. See an example of what NetAdvantage offers in this short tutorial: NetAdvantage . A unique feature in NetAdvantage is the highly valued S&P Stock Report, not available in any other database.
Why you should know this database: NetAdvantage includes numerous search options and capabilities for finding company and industry financial information, including international industries. You can also identify companies that meet certain qualitative or quantitative criteria in the Companies tab.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: The Industry Surveys include key industry ratios and the instructional reports, “How to Analyze a Company [in this industry]” and “How the Industry Operates.”
Cost: NetAdvantage is one element of a package from S&P, paid by the Libraries. If you would like more information about this, email mdugan@purdue.edu.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMTSeptember 21st, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An archives exhibit and a book chronicling its history are part of the celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Purdue University Bands.
The “Heartbeat of the University: 125 Years of Purdue Bands” exhibit is on display in the Purdue Libraries’ Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center through Dec. 22. The book, which goes by the same title as the exhibit, was published by Purdue University Press and will be released during the Oct. 22 homecoming weekend.
Purdue Bands launched its quasquicentennial (125th anniversary) celebration with an appearance by its “All-American” Marching Band last November in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Bands will continue the commemoration throughout this year.
Former band members are invited back for the Oct. 22 football homecoming game against Illinois to perform with the current “All-American” Marching Band and create the “World’s Largest Block P” on the Ross-Ade Stadium field. Before the performance, alumni will practice with the band, enjoy a dinner at the Purdue Armory and reunite with fellow band members.
“It is a lot of fun to have these past band members back,” said Kathy Matter, Purdue Bands public relations director. “Many generations come back to join in on this performance during our homecoming celebration.”
The Purdue Libraries Division of Archives and Special Collections exhibit provides an opportunity to view rare historical documents, photographs and memorabilia. The exhibit includes collections dating back to the band’s origins as a drum unit for the student army training corps to last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance. The exhibit highlights legendary directors and icons, such as the “World’s Largest Drum” and the “Golden Girl,” along with the department’s many highly respected concert, jazz and orchestral ensembles.
The Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center is located on the fourth floor of the Humanities, Social Science, and Education (HSSE) Library inside Stewart Center. The Karnes Center is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 765-494-2839 for group tours.
For more information, visit https://calendar.purdue.edu/Calendar/EventList.aspx?view=EventDetails&eventidn=52669&information_id=106746&type=&rss=rss
The book, “Heartbeat of the University: 125 Years of Purdue Bands,” is a collective history of the bands from its start in 1886, to present day. The book also highlights the lives of the organization’s members and legendary directors, such as Paul Spotts Emrick and Al G. Wright; and some of the band’s iconic features, such as the big drum and legendary twirlers; the Golden Girl; the Girl in Black; the Silver Twins; and the Goldusters.
The story includes the tragic Halloween day train collision that claimed the lives of 17 people in 1903, as well as groundbreaking successes through the years. For more information and to order the book, visit http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/titles/format/9781557535962
In addition to the 125th anniversary of Purdue Bands, this year also marks the 90th birthday of the Big Bass Drum, one of Purdue’s many icons. In honor of this event, the “World’s Largest Drum” has been on a five-stop tour to high school rivalry football games across the state. Fans are permitted to take pictures with the drum and ask questions of the drum’s crew.
The “All-American” Marching Band is scheduled to perform in the 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ireland.
Writer: Rebekah Piotrowicz, 765-496-3006, rpiotrow@purdue.edu
Sources: Kathy Matter, 496-6785, kcmatter@purdue.edu
Elizabeth Wilkinson, processing and public services archivist, libraries, emwilkin@purdue.edu
Bryan Shaffer, production and marketing manager, Purdue University Press, bshaffer@purdue.edu
Related release:
‘Rolling Strong’ tour celebrates Big Bass Drum’s 90th
www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110921MatterBands125th.html
Filed under: events, general, press_release, SPECSeptember 14th, 2011
Cyberinfrastructure-based research has infinitely increased the amount of data being collected and analyzed. Growing demands, both social and political, are driving the importance of sharing the information. But who should have access to it, how long should its shelf life be, and how will other researchers access it? Those questions can be addressed through two services offered by Purdue University: a research data hub and data curation profiles.
Research Data Hub
The newly created Purdue University Research Repository (PURR), located at http://research.hub.purdue.org, provides a platform for managing and disseminating information while also offering updated information on data management plan creation. Developed through a collaboration of Libraries, ITaP (Information Technology at Purdue) and the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), the HubZero-powered site helps researchers comply with new National Science Foundation requirements for data management plans in proposals.
A Data Management Plan tool developed by the Libraries serves as a do-it-yourself kit for creating data management plans. Other resources on the hub help researchers navigate the process of making their data available (in essence, “publishing” it) in ways that suit their research objectives.
“Libraries faculty can work through the DMP tool with investigators to help them identify and understand data management needs, regardless of whether someone needs a data management plan or just wants to expand discovery and dissemination of research outputs,” says Scott Brandt, associate dean for research and professor of library science with Purdue University Libraries.
Data Curation Profiles
Long before NSF requirements, Purdue Libraries were fine-tuning an instrument called the Data Curation Profile, which assesses needs related to the discovery and dissemination of research data. Completed profiles identify how data will be managed, archived and preserved so that it is accessible to a wide group of people and over a long period of time.
“The profiles can benefit faculty who are at a point in their research where they are looking at options for making data available,” says Brandt. “On the other hand, the DMP Tool is for researchers who are initiating new projects, especially where data management plans are required as part of the proposal.”
Libraries faculty can collaborate with researchers to work through the profile and, as appropriate, use their expertise to connect researchers with resources that can help enhance management, discovery and dissemination of data.
“By walking through the profile process, a researcher can see issues related to data workflow that will likely affect making data available later on,” says Jake Carlson, associate professor in the Libraries who developed both the Data Curation Profile and the Data Management Plan Tool.
Libraries faculty can assist researchers in creating a Data Curation Profile. For a list of librarian contacts along subject lines, visit www. lib.purdue.edu/rguides/instructionalservices/librarians.html.
Dimensions of Discovery, September 2011 (Issue 1)
Filed under: CHEM, general, RSRCH, UncategorizedSeptember 14th, 2011
As a service to the Purdue campus community, the Purdue University Libraries provide Purdue e-Pubs (www.purdue.edu/epubs), an online repository where researchers can upload and provide online access to papers, presentations, reports, and more. Purdue e-Pubs is already home to a growing body of freely accessible article manuscripts, technical reports, working papers, conference proceedings and students’ scholarship.
As Mark Newton, assistant professor of library science and digital collections librarian, explains, “With scholars and academic institutions worldwide rethinking how to ensure that their published findings achieve maximum impact, Purdue e-Pubs provides the University community with stable access to published scholarship — such as working papers, journal articles, dissertations and theses — in addition to traditional journal subscription models.”
Purdue e-Pubs is also a full-featured publishing platform used by the Purdue University Press to support the publication of original peer-reviewed, scholarly, open access journals. “Depositing scholarly work into an open repository such as e-Pubs exposes the full-text work to academic search engines such as Google Scholar, ensuring discoverability and giving scholars instant global access,” Newton says.
Already, 10 original journals are being regularly produced through Purdue e-Pubs with assistance from the Purdue University Press, including the International Journal of Problem-Based Learning (IJPBL), the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER) and, starting in fall 2011, the inaugural issues of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research (JPUR) and the Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering (JATE).
To start using Purdue e-Pubs, contact Newton at epubs@purdue.edu.
Dimensions of Discovery, September 2011 (Issue 1)
Filed under: UncategorizedSeptember 12th, 2011
Welcome to Database of the Week. Database of the Week is a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
This Week’s Featured Database: Proquest Statistical Insight from Proquest.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.
Description/focus: Proquest Statistical Insight has taken the place of LexisNexis Statistical, providing demographic, business, and marketing data.
Start with this hint: The interface for Proquest Statistical Insight is much improved over the previous offering. The sources include federal agencies, international organizations, commercial publishers, universities, associations, and research organizations. Search results can be filtered for geographical area and subject, and are downloadable as tables or PDF.
Why you should know this database: Because Proquest Statistical Insight draws from such a variety of sources, it covers subjects from humanities, social sciences, and science.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Statistics are critical for decision making and with Proquest Statistical Insight students don’t have to hunt for the right government agency to find the data they need.
Cost: For annual subscription information, contact Mary Dugan.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMT