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December 29th, 2011
Purdue Libraries has made some changes to reserve policies across the libraries to lessen confusion for those using the reserve system and ensure that reserves are available to all students as equitably as possible. These will be in effect beginning January 9, 2012. Reserves will continue to be held by request of the instructor behind the circulation desk and available for only a limited loan period. Instructors may designate the library where a reserve is held and select either the two hour (standard) or one week loan period.
Reserve: 2 Hour Loan – These items can now leave the library where they are checked out, but must be returned to the circulation desk of the lending library. No reserve items can be kept overnight and all reserves must be returned before the lending library closes for the day, even if this means the loan period is shortened.
Reserve: 1 Week Loan – Will circulate for 1 week.
Penalties – Items that have a circulation period of less than one day will be subject to fines after the item is overdue for one hour. For current list of fees, visit www.lib.purdue.edu/access/circserv/policy.
To request reserves, fill out the form found at www.lib.purdue.edu/coursereserves. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Laurie Sadler lsadler@purdue.edu or 49-46238.
Filed under: AVTE, CHEM, CIRC-SERV, EAS, ENGR, general, HLS, HSSE, LIFE, MATH, MGMT, PHAR, PHYS, UGRL, VETMDecember 17th, 2011
The Purdue University Board of Trustees ratified James Mullins as the Esther Ellis Norton Professor of Library Science on Dec. 17.
Mullins has been dean of Libraries and professor of library science at Purdue since 2004. Before that he was associate director for administration at MIT Libraries, and prior to MIT was university librarian at Villanova University. He also held administrative positions at Indiana University while serving as a part-time faculty member in the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science.
At Purdue, Mullins has helped create a vision for the Purdue Libraries to meet the challenge of the 21st century by redefining the role of Libraries and its faculty (librarians), integrating them more into the university’s instruction and discovery efforts. He was instrumental in creating the Distributed Data Curation Center at Purdue, which has secured grants to study data management.
Mullins just completed an elected term on the board of directors of the Association of Research Libraries and is currently on the board of directors of the Center for Research Libraries. He also serves on the Science and Technology Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and as a member of the board of directors of the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries. He is on the editorial board of College and Research Libraries, the official scholarly publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries. He has contributed to professional literature through his research and has given numerous national and international presentations.
He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Iowa and his doctorate from Indiana University.
Writer: Greg McClure, 765-496-9711, gmcclure@purdue.edu
Filed under: faculty_staff, general, press_releaseDecember 9th, 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.
If you have a suggestion for a database or research topic that should be covered, please let us know.
Database name: PAIS International, from CSA.
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: Public affairs, social policies, and international relations.
Start with this hint: PAIS International is on the Proquest platform which is familiar from the many other databases from that provider. PAIS International contains citations to government documents, grey literature, statistical directories, publications of international agencies, Internet material, conference reports, research reports, and articles. Unlike other databases, PAIS International has few full text documents, but the icon Find It @ Purdue Libraries that appears in the citations will lead you to the full text in another database or lead you to the Interlibrary Loan request form. Click here to see the basics of searching PAIS International.
Why you should know this database: PAIS International is a unique resource for anyone conducting research on international relations, global public policy, social policies, or world affairs. It includes information about political, economic, and cultural issues affecting communities, countries, governments, and society.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: PAIS International provides perspective on public affairs and policies, and international relations, which is basic to understanding topics such as globalization, economic growth, financial markets, labor issues, worldwide productivity, sustainable development, and others.
Cost: Paid 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, MGMTDecember 2nd, 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.
If you have a suggestion for a database or research topic that should be covered, please let us know.
Database name: Factiva, from Dow Jones.
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: News, company, and market information.
Start with this hint: The Factiva link in our dropdown lands on the Search Builder page, which is an advanced search and the right place if you are an experienced Factiva user. For the occasional user, the Simple Search is a better choice with just one search field and options for type of source and date. When you enter a term in the Simple Search, the results page includes a list of filters, such as Companies, Executives, Industries, and others. If you go back up to the menu bar and click on News Pages, you can see today’s headlines in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Barron’s. Click here to see the basics of searching Factiva. If you want to know more about the Search Builder, contact Mary Dugan.
Why you should know this database:, The Companies/Markets tab includes interactive pages for Quotes and Charting, and the Industry reports include a Discovery Pane to narrow by company, subjects, and sub-industries. Our subscription includes the Dow Jones company reports.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Factiva is a powerful tool to help students find news reports on a topic. There are options to browse or to search for a specific subject, and to search international sources.
Cost: 8 seats, paid annually by Purdue University Libraries and the Krannert School of Management..
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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