Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

August 28th, 2017

Purdue Libraries to host the prominent EDC Program for GIS Research Purdue University has recently been designated an Esri Development Center (EDC Program) by Esri, the developer of the ArcGIS mapping and spatial analytics software. According to Esri, the program provides special status and benefits “to a select few leading university departments that challenge their more…

November 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 more…

October 29th, 2015

October 29th, 2015

September 23rd, 2015

September 23rd, 2015

December 16th, 2014

GIS Day Celebration at Purdue University By Nicole Kong   The 7th GIS Day celebration hosted by Purdue University Libraries was held on November 6th and 7th. It was a wonderful event to connect the GIS community on campus and beyond. During both days of celebration, the community got to know more GIS resources both more…

October 31st, 2014

Purdue students and faculty in all disciplines can benefit from using geographic information systems, or GIS, to visualize and interpret data, and Purdue University Libraries offers vast resources to help them harness this power. GIS services at Purdue include a wide array of support, from learning the basics about GIS to outlining and creating complex more…

October 27th, 2014

October 27th, 2014

Purdue University will host its 7th GIS Day Celebration on November 6th and 7th. GIS Day is a global celebration of geospatial research and GIS. Purdue Libraries is working with the GIS Day planning committee, which includes members from different departments, to organize this campus-wide event. GIS Day is a great opportunity to bring together more…