Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

April 18th, 2018

We are currently experiencing an outage that is affecting access to databases and other electronic resources. We are actively working on a solution. Thank you for your patience.

January 19th, 2018

ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable this Saturday, Jan 20. from 1–7 p.m. (eastern) due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

January 19th, 2018

ProQuest Ebook Central will be unavailable this Saturday, Jan 20. from 1–7 p.m. (eastern) due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

January 8th, 2018

There is currently a problem linking from EBSCO databases (e.g. Academic Search Premier) within Library Search to full-text articles. You may see the error, “A System Problem has Occurred.” The issue has been reported. If you need help obtaining library materials, please use Ask a Librarian.

January 5th, 2018

There is currently an issue with off-campus access to many of our electronic resources. When attempting to log in with your Purdue Career Account, you may see the following error, “That username or password was incorrect. Please try again.” We are working on a solution. In the meantime, if you need help, please try Ask a more…

September 5th, 2017

LibGuides and the Databases A-Z list are currently experiencing an outage. Springshare, the company that makes these products, is aware of the issue and expects a resolution soon.

August 25th, 2017

EBSCO databases are currently returning errors when attempting to search. We have a ticket into their support team. If you need assistance in the meantime, please Ask a Librarian.

May 25th, 2017

Stewart Center, including the Humanities, Social Science & Education (HSSE) Library (located in Stewart Center), and the Hicks Undergraduate Library will be closed Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4, with no public or Purdue University student or personnel access to either of the facilities. (This means there will be no PUID swipe-card access to Hicks Undergraduate Library on more…

May 15th, 2017

A May 11 post from the Purdue Physical Facilities Communications alerts pedestrians to the construction projects near the Bell Tower. Various sidewalks and walkways around the Bell Tower, Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Brown Laboratory of Chemistry, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry, and Stanley Coulter Hall remain closed for ongoing work in the area. Nearby construction impacts more…

May 5th, 2017

Today (Friday, May 5), the Chemistry; Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS); Life Sciences; Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences; and Physics libraries will close at 5 p.m; the Engineering Library will close at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 6. The libraries are moving to the newly consolidated Library of Engineering and Science in the Wilmeth Active more…