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March 30th, 2012
Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. We usually offer basic information about a single database, but this week our feature is a tool that makes searching more efficient.
This Week’s Feature: Find it at Purdue Libraries.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, available in the article databases in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases list.
Description/focus: Find it at Purdue Libraries provides links to fulltext articles.
Start with this hint: Find it at Purdue Libraries is available in most of the article databases. For example, ABI/Inform, Business Source Premier, and Web of Science include this tool. These databases offer fulltext articles, but they also include citations that don’t link to the full text, and for these the Find it at Purdue Libraries icon is right there in the citation. Click on it and it will walk you through the steps to get the fulltext. At times this will be a direct link to the article in the publisher’s website, or it may be a link to another database, or it may be to Interlibrary Loan. Click here to see the basics of using Find it at Purdue Libraries.
Why you should know this tool: Find it at Purdue Libraries eliminates the frustration of spotting a relevant title that is not offered as fulltext in the database.
How this tool can be integrated into the curriculum: As students get closer to deadlines for projects, Find it at Purdue Libraries can be a valuable timesaver.
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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
March 29th, 2012
“Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty” has been selected as the winner of the American Society for Engineering Educations, Engineering Libraries Division (ASEE ELD) 2012 Best Publication Award.
The article, co-written by Libraries faculty member, Jake Carlson, Michael Fosmire, Chris Miller and Megan Sapp Nelson, was published in portal: Libraries and the Academy in 2011 and introduced the concept of data information literacy, providing some preliminary insight into how data information literacy might be defined.
Members of the review committee praised the article for providing “a very realistic overview of how data could be managed at many academic institutions.” Committee members also stressed the success of the article in exploring the roles of all major players in the research process, including graduate students, faculty members, and librarians.
For a list of previous ASEE ELD winners, please click here.
Filed under: D2C2, ENGR, faculty_staff, generalMarch 29th, 2012
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Filed under: general, scholcommMarch 23rd, 2012
Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These weekly 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.
This Week’s Featured Database: Business Source Premier, from EBSCO.
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: Business Source Premier provides articles and reports.
Start with this hint: Business Source Premier opens at the Basic Search, which is a good place to start exploring your topic. If you choose the Advanced Search tab, you can select options such as Full Text, and see the browsable indexes, such as author names and publication types. Also take a look at the Visual Search tab, which brings up the results of your search in an interactive display. Click here to see the basics of searching Business Source Premier.
Why you should know this database: Because of its broad range of content and ease of use, Business Source Premier is one of our most highly recommended databases. It includes journals, trade magazines, Datamonitor reports with SWOT analyses, newspapers, and more.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Whether students need to find scholarly articles, market research reports, or company information, Business Source Premier can guide them by offering suggestions to narrow down a broad search.
Cost: Business Source Premier is an Inspire database provided by Indiana, with enhanced features paid by the Libraries. For more information contact mdugan@purdue.edu.
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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, MGMTMarch 19th, 2012
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Filed under: generalMarch 16th, 2012
Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. This week, as Spring Break ends, we are pleased to feature an exhibit and an online resource, both unique to Purdue University Libraries.
Through March 30, visit the Archives to view the special exhibit honoring Dorothy Stratton, Purdue’s first full-time dean of women.
This Week’s Featured Database: e-Archives, from Purdue University Libraries Archives and Special Collections.
Link: e-Archives is accessed via e-Scholar.
Description/focus: e-Archives is the Purdue Libraries’ digital collection of manuscripts, photographs, and University publications.
Start with this hint: The e-Archives toolbar has a Search link that takes you to a page with an advanced search option and a list of the specific collections. Try a search for “Stratton” in the Debris collection to see the 1943 yearbook entry about her war service. Click here to see the basics of searching e-Archives.
Why you should know this database: e-Archives includes over 107,000 digital objects. Here you can learn more about Helen Gouger, the lawyer who argued in Tippecanoe County Court in 1895 that women should receive the vote, or browse through historical photos of Purdue buildings, athletes, astronauts, and more.
How this can be integrated into the curriculum: Class visits are welcome in the Archives and Special Collections. To schedule a visit for your class, fill out the online form.
Cost: Purdue Libraries pays an annual maintenance fee for the CONTENTdm repository platform.
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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, MGMTMarch 13th, 2012
Filed under: events, general, scholcomm