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November 18th, 2011
Welcome to this 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: National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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: US ag statistics.
Start with this hint:. NASS provides downloadable reports and spreadsheets based on the results of hundreds of surveys, including the most important Census of Agriculture which will again be taken in 2012. The reports cover production, supplies, prices, labor, farm finances, chemical usage, and demographics. NASS topics include commodities, animals, floriculture, pest management, and research. Click here to see the basics of searching NASS.
Why you should know this database: NASS is a portal to information that has been collected by the federal government for the past two centuries.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Through NASS, students can find historical information to see US agricultural statistics change over time. Students can also contact experts at NASS to get help finding information not readily available online.
Cost: There is no cost to access NASS.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. 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
November 11th, 2011
Welcome to this 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: PressDisplay, from NewspaperDirect, Inc.
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: US and international newspapers.
Start with this hint:. PressDisplay provides access to over 1700 newspapers, in 48 languages, from 92 countries, with the sections presented in the original layout, on the day of publication. Articles can be translated, and RSS feed is available. Click here to see the basics of searching PressDisplay.
Why you should know this database: PressDisplay is popular with Purdue’s international faculty and students who want to read newspapers from home, but because of the translation capabilities, a search could supply additional research opportunities.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Students can see real life examples of bias by comparing the coverage of an event in different sources. In addition, information can be found on companies that are not publicly traded and not followed in the traditional financial press; they are covered in regional newspapers because of local interest.
Cost: Paid annually by the Libraries.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. 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, MGMTNovember 8th, 2011
In Spring 2011, the Libraries Orientation Committee worked with a group of student leaders from Student Access, Transition, and Success (SATS) to turn a set of learning objectives into viable concepts and then actual scripts for four videos that were unveiled at Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) and to the Purdue community.
The student leaders took the Orientation Committee’s goals and returned with ideas for commercial spoofs. They provided actual scripts that became the basis for the videos. The Libraries contracted with ITaP’s Video and Multimedia Production Services (VMPS) to create the videos.
“Our student staff of 500 loved them! They were laughing and cheering! I can’t tell you how many comments I heard like ‘those videos are awesome!’ I feel like they are great for both BGR and the Libraries!” said Corey Thoss, assistant director of SATS, after the videos were previewed to students involved with BGR.
Several freshmen also noted how much they enjoyed the videos when attending the BGR Resource Fair. One young man even quoted the videos with “Is that where I can find a credible resource that’s not Wikipedia?”
To view the videos, click on them individually below:
Roommate Distraction
BFF Distraction
Like a Good Library…
Database vs. Google
November 8th, 2011
Over the summer the Hicks Undergraduate (HIKS) and Siegesmund Engineering (ENGR) Libraries each converted large reading rooms into cutting edge classrooms and group collaborative study spaces for students.
In HIKS, room B848 has become the Hicks Learning Studio; a classroom for four classes as part of the Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). IMPACT’s goal over the next three years is to incorporate in up to sixty courses an enhanced student-centered approach to learning with the aim of increased student success and retention.
Tomalee Doan, head of the Libraries’ Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Business (HSSEB) Division, has served on the IMPACT steering committee, and it is through her knowledge of learning spaces that B848 has been selected as a classroom for IMPACT courses. As part of the active learning and innovative teaching and technologies that will be integral to the IMPACT courses, the room is equipped with thirteen movable round tables (seats 117) and three high tech projectors with accompanying mobile Smart Boards. Also, in the planning stages for evenings in Learning Studio is supplemental instruction offered through Student Access, Transition and Success Programs (SATS). When the classroom is not in use it is available for general use.
The Informed Learning Studio, POTR 141, is modeled after the LearnLab in the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management and Economics. It features three projectors; a Smart Board, several white boards and tables arranged in a way to encourage active learning (seats 60) and small group work.
During the2011 fall semester four classes committed to working in the new classroom, two of which are design courses that require extensive small group work, one Great Issues course and a blended learning course, where students listen to lectures before class and spend their time in class working problems and presenting solutions to their peers. The collaborating instructors have expressed appreciation for the Libraries proactive approach to incorporating new learning techniques and are looking forward to having the library resources handy, especially for the design classes, to encourage students to better incorporate authoritative information in their projects.
Filed under: ENGR, general, HSSENovember 8th, 2011
Filed under: generalNovember 4th, 2011
Welcome to this 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: Datamonitor360, from the Datamonitor Group.
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: Market research reports.
Start with this hint:. Datamonitor360 is the former MarketLine, with a cleaner look and a new, easy to navigate interface. You can search by keyword or start your search in a category or report type. A unique offering is the collection of Databooks such as the “Global Top 10 Automobile Company Reports”. Databooks include SWOT, five forces analysis, segmentation by product and geography, and other statistics and analyses. Click here to see the basics of searching Datamonitor360.
Why you should know this database: Datamonitor360 search options include industry, geography, company information and date.
How this will help students: Databooks download as spreadsheets that include company financials, financial ratios, financial summaries, and definitions of the terms used in the report.
Cost: Paid annually by the Libraries.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. 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, MGMTNovember 3rd, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Press and the School of Veterinary Medicine will develop a new online resource to further the study of the human-animal bond.The site – HABRI Central – will serve as a comprehensive bibliography and repository of scholarly material, an online publishing platform for peer-reviewed content, and a virtual collaborative community for those involved in human-animal bond studies.
The project is the first to be funded by the nonprofit Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation, the founding sponsors of which are the American Pet Products Association, PETCO and Pfizer Animal Health. The collaborators will receive a grant of $831,535 for the project.
When it is launched in early 2012, HABRI Central will provide researchers, practitioners and other professionals with easy access to a comprehensive database of published and previously unpublished materials from a wide range of human-animal bond studies, including audiovisual material and datasets, as well as text.
Human-animal bond research is a relatively new area of study that explores the complex relationships between animals and humans. The field covers a diverse array of disciplines, including agriculture, anthropology, nursing, psychology, sociology, law, veterinary medicine and zoology. As the influence of the human-animal bond has expanded into multiple fields, growing numbers of researchers have begun to show interest. This recent growth has led to a strong need for a centralized collection of resources for human-animal bond studies.
Professor Alan Beck, director of the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine’s Center for the Human-Animal Bond, and Charles Watkinson, director of Purdue Press, will oversee the project. Communications professional Christopher Charles will manage it. An editorial board of internationally acclaimed experts in the field will ensure that content is relevant to the community of human-animal bond scholars.
Professor Rebecca Johnson of the University of Missouri chairs the management advisory board. Bibliographic oversight will be provided by professor Gretchen Stephens, and the underlying taxonomy that will allow powerful browse and search capabilities will be created by professor Jane Yatcilla, both Purdue Libraries faculty members.
HABRI Central will be built upon the HUBzero platform for scientific collaboration developed at Purdue. The platform, originally designed to support the Network for Computational Nanotechnology’s nanoHUB.org, is used by more than 30 hubs in various fields.
“Evidence-based study of the human-animal bond is an interdisciplinary field of research conducted by a widely spread network of researchers. With its powerful and proven tools for building scholarly communities across national and disciplinary boundaries, HUBzero is the ideal partner to help us build HABRI Central,” Watkinson said.
Steve Hellem, executive director of the HABRI Foundation, said, “While a great deal of research has been done to date on the positive physical, mental and emotional human health benefits derived from our relationships with pets and other animals, it is scattered and difficult to access. By supporting a new online research center, we will enable further studies into the power of the human-animal bond, including ways to help humans make informed decisions about their own health.”
About Purdue University Press
A unit of Purdue Libraries, Purdue University Press is dedicated to publishing and disseminating scholarly and professional information. Purdue Press oversees 15 scholarly journals and publishes approximately 30 books annually in a variety of subject areas. It is a leading publisher of books in human-animal bond studies, and its program also includes significant titles in engineering, agriculture, health, business and select fields in the humanities and social sciences.
About the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine
The Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine is one of only 28 colleges of veterinary medicine in North America and the only one located in Indiana. In addition to providing educational opportunities to students seeking a doctor of veterinary medicine degree, the school also provides programs for students seeking associate and bachelor’s degrees in veterinary technology and master’s and doctoral degrees in basic medical sciences, comparative pathobiology and veterinary clinical services. The school also houses the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
About the HABRI Foundation
Based in Washington, D.C., the HABRI Foundation (http://www.habri.org) is a national, nonprofit foundation of animal-focused businesses, organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting the positive role animals play in the health and well-being of people, families and communities.
Contact: Christopher Charles, HABRI Central Project Manager, 765-516-0609, cccharle@purdue.edu
Sources: Alan Beck, 765 494-0854, abeck@purdue.edu
Charles Watkinson, 765 494-8251, cwatkinson@purdue.edu
November 2nd, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Libraries will receive a $2 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to endow an archivist for the Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan archives and special collections at the university. Conrad Hilton’s son, Barron Hilton, is the retired chairman, president and CEO of Hilton Hotels Corp. An avid pilot and lifelong supporter of aviation, he said that he realizes the special educational and motivational value of these important collections.”As someone who has been personally inspired by Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan, I am pleased that their personal papers and artifacts are entrusted to Purdue’s professional care,” Hilton said. “It is gratifying to know that the careers of these remarkable role models will continue to inspire citizens of the world for generations to come, thanks to Purdue Libraries.”Purdue President France A. Córdova said: “We are truly grateful to Mr. Hilton and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and honored that they are celebrating Purdue’s history of achievement in space through this generous gift. Purdue has a reputation as ‘the Cradle of Astronauts,’ and we are building flight archives worthy of that reputation. We are thankful that Mr. Hilton will help provide us with this great resource to be able to reach flight enthusiasts and researchers around the world with our collection.”Purdue Libraries’ division of Archives and Special Collections is home to the papers and artifacts of some of the most recognizable names in U.S. flight history. Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Cernan, the most recent person to do so, donated papers. Astronauts Janice Voss and Roy Bridges Jr. followed in donating personal collections.The George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers – the world’s largest compilation of papers, memorabilia and artifacts related to the late aviator – along with papers from 1930 graduate and aviation pioneer Ralph Johnson, also are housed there.
“This endowed position will give us the ability to devote someone full time to building upon our tremendous collection of Purdue flight history,” said James L. Mullins, Purdue Libraries dean. “This process of making Purdue Archives and Special Collections a destination for those wanting a true sense of U.S. flight history is going to grow, thanks to Mr. Hilton and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.”
www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110408MullinsHilton.html
Photo caption: At the recent President’s Council annual dinner announcing the gift, Eugene Cernan, Purdue alumnus and the last man to walk on the moon, joined Hilton Foundation Representative, Patrick Berry, President Córdova, and Libraries Dean, Jim Mullins, to speak of his support of the collection.
Filed under: AVTE, general, press_release, SPECNovember 1st, 2011
West Lafayette, IN – Publishing services provided by libraries are expanding and professionalizing, suggests a new report released by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, on behalf of a team of researchers from the libraries of Purdue University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Utah. The report is the result of a year-long study of library publishing services made possible by a collaborative planning grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), with additional support from Berkeley Electronic Press and Microsoft Research. It is available at http://wp.sparc.arl.org/lps/
The research included a survey distributed to deans and directors at all 223 institutions that are part of the Association of Research Libraries, the Oberlin Group, and University Libraries Group, supervised by consultant October Ivins; three detailed sustainability case studies of library publishing programs at Purdue, Georgia Tech, and Utah by consultant Raym Crow; three consultative workshops involving over 120 leaders in the library publishing community; and a literature review. Together, these sources paint a picture of the state of library publishing services in the US and Canada that is unique in breadth and depth of coverage.
Key findings of the project include:
The report includes a series of recommendations for future development of library publishing services based on the survey, workshops, case studies, and literature review. These are centered around developing best practices, collaborating to create community-based resources, and formalizing skills and training.
The report is open for comment through the end of the year. A final version will be issued in early 2012.
About the Project: The “Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success” research project was conducted between October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011 with support from a Collaborative Planning Grant in the National Leadership Program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The PI is James L. Mullins, Dean of Libraries at Purdue University, and the co-PIs are Catherine Murray-Rust, Dean of Libraries, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Joyce Ogburn, Dean of the J. Willard Marriott Library and University Librarian, University of Utah.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (http://www.imls.gov) is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the report do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Source: Charles Watkinson, Director, Purdue University Press, a unit of Purdue Libraries, 765-494-8251 or cwatkinson@purdue.edu
Mamie Bittner, IMLS, 202-653-4630 or mbittner@imls.gov
Filed under: general, press_release