Scholarly Publishing Celebrates 8th Annual Open Access Week

October 24th, 2016

Open Access Week is a global celebration to raise awareness of open access in scholarship and research. OA Week is an invaluable chance to connect the global momentum toward open sharing with the advancement of policy changes on the local level. Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Open Access Week is a key opportunity for all members of the community to take action to keep this momentum moving forward.

In celebration of Open Access Week, Purdue University Libraries Scholarly Publishing Division, incorporating Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services, will share throughout the week on social media ways in which we support research and engage with the scholarly community through open access. Our open access resources are made available on Purdue e-Pubs, the open access text repository and publishing platform supported by the Purdue University Libraries. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or globally via #OAWeek.

JPUR Student Experience & Advice

October 20th, 2016

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research (JPUR) is a student run publication that showcases the exceptional research accomplished by Purdue students. JPUR publishes research from all undergraduate disciplines. As a leading research institution, Purdue is proud who support students who pursue their passions.

JPUR Volume 6 has recently been published open access online and will soon be available across campus in print. It is now time to begin preparing your submission for Volume 7. The abstract deadline is November 15, 2016 and the final deadline is February 15, 2017. This is a stressful time with research, finals and other projects on your schedule. Here to help are previous JPUR students, Joshua Patel and Weston Phillips. They’re going to discuss their experience with JPUR, it’s benefits and advice for submitting your own research.

Joshua Patel

My name is Joshua Patel and I am a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I became involved with my research upon receiving the Perry Undergraduate Scholarship. I worked on optimizing ignition timing and a new type of engine called the Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition Engine (HCCI). From varying the air-fuel ratio, adjusting initial conditions to working with exhaust gas recirculation, many methods were employed to achieve the best results.

“Having my research published has been a great talking point in interviews and with recruiters.”

In addition, being published in a yearly journal shows that you went above and beyond typical student researchers. For students submitting to JPUR, I would advise them to invest extra time in their JPUR submission. Go through multiple revisions; ask your academic advisor to review and edit your piece. Overall, JPUR has given my research a public platform to not only share with the community but improve my technical writing skills.

Weston Phillips

My name is Weston Phillips. I am a senior at Purdue University majoring in Psychological Sciences while minoring in Forensic Science, Law and Society, and Statistics.  I am hoping to attend graduate school next year to earn my Master’s in Forensic Psychology.  I became involved with my research through admittance into the Statistics Living-Learning Community during my sophomore year at Purdue. I participated in undergraduate research and worked with a mentor. My partner, Peter, and I worked with Dr. Baldwin in the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences department.  This lead to our joint research and our article in JPUR Volume 6. After publishing with JPUR, I worked on various research projects with professors in the Statistics and Psychology departments.

“Having my research published has provided me with valuable experience in the journal submission process and helped me become a better writer. “

My advice to those who wish to submit is to use the JPUR experience as a resume builder and a backbone for future journal submissions.  Overall, I enjoyed the experience with JPUR. I am very happy I was able to be a part of it this year.

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Deadlines are approaching quickly for submission to volume 7: abstracts are due Nov. 15, 2016 and the final deadline is Feb. 15, 2016. For more help on submitting your abstract check out this video. For additional information visit JPUR’s website and be sure to find JPUR Volume 6 on campus this semester or read it online today.

JPUR is a student-run publication. The journal was established to publish students outstanding research papers from completing faculty-mentored research projects. It functions through a unique partnership with the Purdue University Press, departments of Purdue Libraries, Marketing and Media, the Writing Lab and the Department of English. It is sponsored by the Office of the Provost. JPUR is published annually.

Submissions wanted for “Why I Love Purdue Libraries” video contest

October 17th, 2016

Purdue Libraries announces the 2016-17 Library Scholars Grant Program

October 14th, 2016

The Purdue University Libraries will continue the Library Scholars Grant Program this year with a focus on supporting access to unique collections of information around the country and the world. Awards of up to $5,000 will be made for this purpose to untenured tenure-track members of the Purdue faculty, and to associate professors tenured effective July 1, 2014, or later. Grant-supported activities must be completed by December 31, 2017. The Library Scholars Grant Program is made possible through the generosity of the 50^th anniversary gift of the Class of 1935, and continuing gifts from this class and others, to an endowment fund in the Purdue Research Foundation.

The Library Scholars Grant Program is designed to provide grants to untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members, and recently tenured or hired associate professors, to help them gain access to library materials necessary for research required for their continued growth as faculty members. Just as people come to Purdue to use our unique collections, the research of Purdue faculty may require visiting unique collections beyond Purdue. The Library Scholars Grant Program offers an opportunity for support for such activities to untenured tenure-track members of the Purdue faculty, and to Purdue associate professors tenured effective July 1, 2014, or later, in all disciplines, from the West Lafayette, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, and Northwest campuses, and the Statewide Technology Program. (Purdue faculty at the Fort Wayne and IUPUI campuses are those within “Purdue mission” programs; i.e., those for whom the promotions process falls under Purdue.)

Each Library Scholars Grant recipient will be asked to present a seminar about the information-related activities supported by the grant. The seminars will permit the Libraries to learn from recipients’ experiences in order to better serve both Purdue scholars and those from outside Purdue who visit our collections.

The 2016-2017 Library Scholars Grant Program awards will be in amounts of up to $5,000. The funds may be used for expenses associated with travel to archives or collections beyond Purdue, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and fees charged by the library or other collection owner for access, photocopying, scanning, etc. Reimbursement will be made, for approved expenditures, up to the amount of the award.

Criteria used to judge the proposals will include how well the case is made that the proposed information-related activities will support the candidate’s research and that conducting these activities requires travel to unique collections beyond Purdue, the appropriateness of the budget, and the feasibility of the project within time constraints. Applicants are required to have a conversation with a librarian who must write a letter of support for a proposal. Proposals will be evaluated by a panel chaired by a tenured member of the Libraries faculty and composed of tenured faculty and one or more previous winners, with recommendations made to the Dean of Libraries. Award recipients will be contacted in January 2017.

The guidelines for proposals are outlined below.

All proposals must be submitted by email to Aimee McComb, mccomba@purdue.edu, with the Subject: Library Scholars Grant, no later than 5:00pm EST, Friday, November 11, 2016.

Guidelines for Proposals

Overview

The Library Scholars Grant Program, administered by the Purdue University Libraries, focuses on supporting access for untenured tenure-track members of the Purdue faculty, and associate professors tenured effective July 1, 2014, or later, to unique collections of information found around the country and the world. Awards of up to $5,000 will be made to for this purpose, with grant-supported activities to be completed by December 31, 2017.

The Library Scholars Grant Program is designed to provide grants to untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members, and recently tenured or hired associate professors, to help them gain access to library materials necessary for research required for their continued growth as faculty members. Just as people come to Purdue to use our unique collections, the research of Purdue faculty may require visiting unique collections. The Library Scholars Grant Program offers an opportunity for untenured tenure-track faculty and recently tenured associate professors to receive support for expenses associated with travel to archives or collections beyond Purdue, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and fees charged by the library or other collection owner for access, photocopying, scanning, etc.

Eligibility

Untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members, and recently tenured or hired associate professors effective July 1, 2014, or later, in all disciplines, from the West Lafayette, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, and Northwest campuses, and the Statewide Technology Program are eligible for Library Scholars Grant Program awards. (Purdue faculty at the Fort Wayne and IUPUI campuses are those within “Purdue mission” programs; i.e., those for whom the promotions process falls under Purdue.) Grant recipients are not eligible for an award in consecutive years.

Proposal contents and format

1) Cover page with the following information:

1. a) Name
2. b) Rank, title
3. c) Date of appointment to the Purdue faculty; if Associate, date of promotion (if hired as Associate, please amend date of appointment with this information to clarify)
4. d) Department
5. e) College
6. f) Campus address
7. g) E-mail
8. h) Phone number
9. i) Name and address of Head of Department
10. j) Name and address of Dean of College/School
11. k) Name of Purdue Libraries faculty member or other Purdue Librarian from whom the applicant is submitting a letter of support (see #4)
12. l) Total amount of funding the applicant seeks from the Library Scholars Grant Program
13. m) Additional funding (grants, departmental funds, etc.), if any, available to the applicant to support the information-related activities for which a Library Scholars Grant is being sought

2) One-page narrative stating the following:

1. a) Area of research;
2. b) Related information needs that require using collection(s) beyond Purdue;
3. c) Information-related activities to be undertaken

(Note: The award may be used for expenses associated with travel to archives or collections beyond Purdue, including the cost of transportation, lodging, meals, and fees charged by the library or other collection owner for access, photocopying, scanning, etc.);

1. d) Projected timeline; and
2. e) Expected outcome(s) of the information-related activities, i.e., how they would support the applicant’s research.

3) Budget, itemizing proposed activities and their estimated costs, and showing total.

The following websites should be used to estimate lodging, meals and incidentals.

— For U.S. General Services Administration – Domestic destinations:

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/105307

— For U.S. Dept. of State — Foreign destinations:

http://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184&menu_id=81

4) Letter of support from a Purdue Libraries faculty member, or other Purdue librarian, with whom applicant has consulted regarding the information needs and information–related activities reflected in the proposal. In the letter, the librarian should briefly state the reasons the applicant cannot meet the information needs by using Purdue collections and electronic information resources and, therefore, needs to travel to unique collections beyond Purdue.

5) Brief resume (3 pages maximum).

6) List of publications

Reporting requirements

A brief report or presentation on the information-related activities accomplished as a result of the award, and their significance to the research of the recipient, must be sent to the Dean of Libraries by February 15, 2018.  Additionally, each individual awarded a Library Scholars Grant will be asked to present a seminar about the activities supported by the grant. The seminars will permit the Libraries to learn from recipients’ experiences in order to better serve both Purdue scholars and those from outside Purdue who visit our collections.

Funding

Awards will be in given in amounts of up to $5,000, with reimbursement, for approved expenditures, up to the amount of the award.  The Libraries Business Office will coordinate reimbursement with the grant recipient’s business manager.  Expenses may be reimbursed as they occur over the course of the project, with grant-supported activities to be completed by December 31, 2017. All requests for reimbursement, accompanied by appropriate documentation, must be received in the grant recipient’s departmental business office no later than February 15, 2018.

Criteria for judging proposals

Criteria used to judge the proposals will include how well the case is made that the proposed information-related activities will support the applicant’s research and that conducting these activities requires travel to unique collections beyond Purdue, the appropriateness of the budget, and the feasibility of the project within time constraints. Proposals will be evaluated by a panel chaired by a tenured member of the Libraries faculty and composed of tenured faculty and one or more previous winners, with recommendations made to the Dean of Libraries. Award recipients will be contacted in January 2017.

Proposal deadline

All proposals must be submitted by email to Aimee McComb, mccomba@purdue.edu, with the Subject: Library Scholars Grant, no later than 5:00pm EST, Friday, November 11, 2016.

Questions should be submitted to Aimee McComb, Office of the Dean, Purdue University Libraries – ADMN, email: mccomba@purdue.edu; telephone: 765-494-2900; fax: 765-494-0156