Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

March 2nd, 2026

On Wednesday, February 19, The Student Center Library at Purdue University in Indianapolis welcomed students for an open house filled with games, snacks, and helpful library tips. The event offered students a chance to take a break, grab snacks and drinks, and enjoy games like Connect Four, Jenga, and a customized Kahoot! featuring LIbraries-related questions. more…

March 2nd, 2026

On February 14, 2026, Dr. Innocensia Owuor, GIS specialist and Libraries clinical assistant professor, led a geospatial sciences outreach activity at the third annual STEP N2 STEM event hosted by Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences. The event engaged over 260 children and 190 guardians in hands-on STEM learning centered on health and more…

March 2nd, 2026

On March 5, faculty, students, and community members gathered on the third and fourth floors of the HSSE Library in Stewart Center to celebrate the opening reception for “Forms and Functions: A Selection of Materials within Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.” The event highlighted the rich variety of materials preserved in Purdue University Archives more…

February 27th, 2026

The Midwest Entrepreneurship Case Competition (MECC), now in its third year, has quickly gained recognition as a unique and valuable learning opportunity for undergraduate students across the Midwest. Setting itself apart from traditional business case competitions, MECC challenges participants to think critically, conduct independent research, and develop their strategies—skills essential for the next generation of more…

February 23rd, 2026

Purdue University Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is pleased to announce the digitization of 147 film and audio recordings related to the pioneering work of famed industrial engineers Frank and Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, made possible by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Recordings at Risk” program. Newly accessible recordings The recordings more…

February 16th, 2026

On February 12, the Knowledge Lab celebrated its third anniversary with an exciting array of activities, including button-making, origami, card-making, and more. These hands-on crafts brought students together for a fun and festive day and provided a perfect opportunity to develop creative thinking skills while exploring new technologies and techniques. The anniversary event highlighted the more…

January 28th, 2026

During the spring 2025 semester, undergraduate student Kennedi Thomas, now a senior double-majoring in communication and anthropology, collaborated with classmates Rishika Ramakrishnan, Beck Spieth, and Isabel Baron on a semester-long project for the “Designing Technology for People” course (ANTH 384/TECH 220) taught by Sarah Renkert and Shawn Farrington. The class challenged students to apply human-centered more…

January 28th, 2026

Purdue University Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is excited to announce a new exhibition, “Forms and Functions: A Selection of Materials within Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.” The exhibition showcases the wide variety of items found in archives and explains how archivists classify these materials. It also explores common questions about historical formats and more…

January 26th, 2026

On January 21, the ID:EALS webinar series hosted “Medieval Information Literacy: Research Into Practice,” featuring Dr. Kristin Leaman, assistant professor at Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, and Dr. Andrew (Drew) Whitworth from the University of Manchester. The webinar highlighted how medieval and early modern scholars navigated complex information systems, showing that information literacy more…

January 8th, 2026

In fall 2025, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies launched a new course, ILS 395: Information Strategies for Using AI, designed to help students engage with artificial intelligence through an information literacy and AI literacy lens. The course emphasized not only how AI tools function, but how to research, evaluate, test, and ethically use more…