July 25th, 2012
Starting this fall semester, Purdue Libraries will offer a text message reference service, in addition to email and chat services. Get a brief answer to your simple question. TEXT Purduelib to 66746 to get started! Purdue Libraries’ reference service has many options available, whether the physical library is open or not. In fact, Libraries is more…
Filed under: AVTE, CHEM, EAS, ENGR, general, HLS, HSSE, LIFE, MATH, MGMT, PHAR, PHYS, services, UGRL, VETM | Comments Off on Ask a Librarian service expands to textMarch 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 more…
Filed under: D2C2, ENGR, faculty_staff, general | Comments Off on Libraries faculty receive ASEE ELD award for best publicationDecember 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 more…
Filed under: AVTE, CHEM, CIRC-SERV, EAS, ENGR, general, HLS, HSSE, LIFE, MATH, MGMT, PHAR, PHYS, UGRL, VETM | Comments Off on Libraries standardizes reserve process across campusNovember 8th, 2011
Over the summer the Hicks Undergraduate (HIKS) and Siegesmund Engineering (ENGR) Libraries each converted large reading rooms into cutting edge classrooms and group collaborative study spaces for students. In HIKS, room B848 has become the Hicks Learning Studio; a classroom for four classes as part of the Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). IMPACT’s more…
Filed under: ENGR, general, HSSE | Comments Off on Libraries redefining spaces for student instructionJuly 7th, 2011
Purdue University Libraries has awarded Ian Bell, PhD, with Purdue’s Open Access Award for his outstanding contributions to broadening the reach of the Purdue’s Herrick Laboratories’ conference series. His significant investment of time, resources, energy and forethought in the preparation of papers and descriptive, metadata information and deposit within Purdue e-Pubs, and his service to more…
Filed under: ENGR, general | Comments Off on Libraries awards Open Access recognition