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November 20th, 2015
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is Associations Unlimited brought to you by Gale Cengage.
Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for those in a business program of study. Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password.
Focus: Associations Unlimited is a source of information about associations, professional societies, and organizations.
Search: From the homepage you can choose a search form based on what you know about the subject. For example, if you know the name or acronym of an organization, choose the Association or Acronym Search. Associations Unlimited will provide you a report that contains contact information, descriptions of the organization’s purposes, awards, publications, SIC code of the industry, and promotional material from the association you search for. Coverage can be limited to national, international, or regional.
Click here to see the basics of searching Associations Unlimited or try our Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: Associations Unlimited is not a mere directory of organization names and addresses. It provides details on over 150,000 associations, and includes IRS information on over 300,000 nonprofit organizations.
Why students should know this database: Students should become familiar with the professional societies that support the interests of their chosen careers. Many of these societies offer student memberships. In addition, many research projects can benefit from information offered by special interest organizations.
Cost: $2,977.00 paid by the Libraries annually.
Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu. Also let us know if you know of a colleague who would benefit from this weekly feature.
Since usage statistics are an important barometer when databases are up for renewal, tell us your favorite database, and we will gladly promote it. Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, general, MGMT
November 13th, 2015
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is OneSource brought to you by Infogroup.
Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for those in a business program of study. Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password.
Focus: OneSource has international coverage of companies, executives, and industries, as well as articles and news.
Search: From the OneSource home page you can do quick searches in the four areas covered – Companies, Executives, News, and Industries. Once you have your results you can use the OneStop Report feature to find specific financial statements and reports. The home page also allows you to Build a List of executives based on job title, industry, size of company, or geographic location.
Click here to see the basics of searching OneSource or try our Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: OneSource includes private companies. Our subscription covers 4.7 million companies and 12.5 million executives. OneSource has recently increased there worldwide company data with the implementation of 6.5 million additional company records.
Why students should know this database: OneSource continually strives to evaluate improve their database providing sought elements of company and industry information such as SWOT, list of competitors, analyst reports, and company histories. The most recent expansion will bring the total company records to 33 million.
Cost: $18,200.00 paid by the Libraries annually.
Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu. Also let us know if you know of a colleague who would benefit from this weekly feature.
Since usage statistics are an important barometer when databases are up for renewal, tell us your favorite database, and we will gladly promote it. Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu
Filed under: database, general, MGMTNovember 6th, 2015
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is Business Source Premier from EBSCO.
Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for those in a business program of study. Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password.
Focus: Business Source Premier provides magazine and journal articles in business and management. It can also be used to find SWOT reports and Five Forces Analyses.
Search: Business Source Premier allows you to search for MarketLine company and industry profiles. Company profiles can be found using the Company Profiles button, Industry reports can be found using the Advanced Search option. MarketLine reports can be searched by name, industry, or keyword.
Click here to see the basics of searching Business Source Premier or try our Guide on the Side with this link.
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, newspapers, and more.
Why students should know this database: 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 parrlib@purdue.edu.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu. Also let us know if you know of a colleague who would benefit from this weekly feature.
Since usage statistics are an important barometer when databases are up for renewal, tell us your favorite database, and we will gladly promote it. Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu
Filed under: database, general, MGMTNovember 5th, 2015
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Mark Geyer, deputy director of Johnson Space Center, on Tuesday (Nov. 10) will visit Purdue University to speak about space.
Geyer’s talk, titled “Orion and NASA Deep Space Exploration,” is part of Purdue Libraries‘ Distinguished Lecture Series. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse. A question-and-answer session will follow.
A ceremony will take place prior to the lecture to return artifacts that were loaned by Purdue Archives and Special Collections for inclusion on the Orion spacecraft during its December 2014 test flight. Purdue President Mitch Daniels will attend and receive the artifacts from Lockheed Martin.
The artifacts include a group photograph taken at the university’s 1999 Purdue astronaut reunion. Also included is a photograph of Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan, the first and last people to walk on the moon, raising the American flag and acknowledging a cheering crowd at Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium in 2007. The final items are two Purdue pennants.
They represent Purdue’s contributions to the U.S. space program – by not only its astronauts but also by the generations of engineers and scientists who have graduated from Purdue and gone on to work for NASA and in the aerospace industry.
Prior to being named deputy director in September, Geyer, a Purdue alumnus, served as manager of the Orion program since 2007. In that position, he was responsible for directing the development of Orion, implementing program policies, and planning and ensuring effective cost control of the program.
The lecture is made possible by funding to Purdue Libraries from the estate of Anna M. Akeley.
Writer: Greg McClure, 765-496-9711, gmcclure@purdue.edu
Source: Shannon Walker, Purdue University Libraries director of strategic communication, 765-496-9610, walker81@purdue.edu
Note to Journalists: There will be a media availability 1:30-2:30 Tuesday (Nov. 20) at the Purdue University Library Archives and Special Collections, on the fourth floor of Stewart Center. Mark Geyer, deputy director of Johnson Space Center; Sammie Morris, university archivist and head of Archives and Special Collections; Tracy Grimm, Barron Hilton archivist for flight and space exploration; and J.R. Edwards, manager of Human Space Flight Programs for Lockheed Martin, will attend.
Filed under: general, press_releaseNovember 3rd, 2015
Purdue University will host its 8th annual GIS Day College event on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13.
GIS Day is a global celebration of geospatial research and geographic information systems (GIS) technology. Purdue University Libraries is working with the GIS Day planning committee, which includes faculty and staff from a variety of divisions across campus, to organize this multidisciplinary, campus-wide event.
GIS Day is a great opportunity to bring together the GIS community on campus, exchange research ideas, update recent development, and invite external speakers to address topics the community are commonly interested at Purdue. This year’s GIS Day focus is “Launching the Geodata Portal at Purdue”. Purdue University Libraries is working with ESRI, Purdue VACCINE Team, Purdue Facilities Information Services, Purdue Research Services and Support, Indiana GIO and Indiana Geographic Information Council for the GIS Day College event.
The college day program will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in STEW 218 (ABCD). This program will include invited talks, presentations, student lightning talks, and a poster competition. These events are free and open to the public. Keynote speaker, Frank Garofalo, Interactive Manager, Esri and User Experience/Multitouch Expert will present “It’s all about the Journey… from Brainstorming to Canvas, from Map to App.” In addition, the Purdue VACCINE Team will present, “Empowering Effective Decision Making Through Visual Analytics and GIS”. Preston Smith, Director of Research Services and Support, Purdue University, will present, “Research Computing and Data for Geoscience.” Indiana Geographic Information Officer, Jim Sparks, and Executive Director of Indiana Geographic Information Council, Phil Worrall will give the presentations about statewide GIS resources available for higher education. In the GIS career module, the career lunch panel presentation brings opportunities for students to discuss about career development with potential employers and GIS professionals (RSVP is required).
Four workshops will be offered on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 including:
The complete schedule for GIS Day college program, as well as career lunch and workshop registration information is available at the following link:
https://stemedhub.org/groups/purduegisday/gisday_2015_college_program
2015 GIS Day events are sponsored by the Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts, College of Agriculture, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Science, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, the Graduate School and Purdue University Libraries.
Filed under: general, GISNovember 3rd, 2015
Purdue University Press will feature and celebrate three new library and information science titles at the Charleston Library Conference, November 3–6, in Charleston, South Carolina. The Press will have an exhibit table full of relevant books located near conference registration in the Francis Marion Hotel. Three books in particular are new for the conference and also will have book editors/contributors on-hand to sign and discuss copies at the Thursday evening reception at the South Carolina Aquarium beginning at 7:00 p.m. The three featured books are:
Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries , edited by Robert P. Holley [Sept. 2015, ISBN 978155753, paperback, 198pp, $29.95, e-book available].
The current publishing environment has experienced a drastic change in the way content is created, delivered, and acquired, particularly for libraries. With the increasing importance of digital publishing, more than half the titles published in the United States are self-published. With this growth in self-published materials, librarians, publishers, and vendors have been forced to rethink channels of production, distribution, and access as it applies to the new content. Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries will address multiple aspects of how public and academic libraries can deal with the increase in self-published titles.
“I recommend Self-Publishing and Collection Development not just for university and large public libraries. It belongs in every public library, every community college, every university, and any high school that still has a budget. This is where the revolution begins, and the lively profiles of key players and issues are a snapshot not just of library history, but of a transformative moment in the history of publishing.”
—Jamie LaRue, CEO, LaRue & Associates, author of the Library Journal column Self-Publishing and Libraries
Making Institutional Repositories Work, edited by Burton B. Callicott, David Scherer, and Andrew Wesolek [Nov. 2015, ISBN 9781557537263, paperback, 386pp, $29.95, e-book available].
Making Institutional Repositories Work, arranged in five thematic sections, is intended to take the pulse of institutional repositories—to see how they have matured and what can be expected from them, as well as introduce what may be the future role of the institutional repository. This collection of essays takes novices as well as seasoned practitioners through the practical and conceptual steps necessary to develop a functioning institutional repository, customized to the needs and culture of the home institution.
“This is a necessary book for anyone contemplating starting an IR or looking to resurrect a moribund one.” —Richard W. Clement, Dean, College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences, University of New Mexico
Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users, edited by Suzanne M. Ward, Robert S. Freeman, and Judith M. Nixon [Dec. 2015, ISBN 9781557537270, paperback, 372pp, $29.95, e-book available].
Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users provides readers with a view of the changing and emerging roles of electronic books in higher education. The three main sections contain contributions by experts in the publisher/vendor arena, as well as by librarians who report on both the challenges of offering and managing e-books and on the issues surrounding patron use of e-books. The case study section offers perspectives from seven different sizes and types of libraries whose librarians describe innovative and thought-provoking projects involving e-books.
“There is much more to be read between these covers. For its treatment of DDA alone, from various perspectives, this book is invaluable.”
—Michael Zeoli, Vice President, Content Development and Partner Relations, YBP Library Services
Purdue University Press will display a variety of books at the conference from the Charleston Insights in Library, Archival, and Information Sciences series; Purdue Information Literacy Handbooks series; The C-SPAN Archives series; and proceedings from the Charleston Conference , as well as select other titles. A full list may be found here. Special pricing is available for orders placed at the conference; however, a 20% discount is always available when ordering directly from Purdue University Press and using the discount code PURDUE20.
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