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Parrish Library’s database of the week (3/16/12): e-Archives

March 16th, 2012

Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics.  This week, as Spring Break ends, we are pleased to feature an exhibit and an online resource, both unique to Purdue University Libraries.

Through March 30, visit the Archives to view the  special exhibit honoring Dorothy Stratton, Purdue’s first full-time dean of women.

This Week’s Featured Database:  e-Archives, from Purdue University Libraries Archives and Special Collections.

Link:  e-Archives is accessed via e-Scholar.

Description/focus:  e-Archives is the Purdue Libraries’ digital collection of manuscripts, photographs, and University publications.

Start with this hint:  The e-Archives toolbar has a Search link that takes you to a page with an advanced search option and a list of the specific collections.  Try a search for “Stratton” in the Debris collection to see the 1943 yearbook entry about her war service.  Click here to see the basics of searching e-Archives.

Why you should know this database: e-Archives includes over 107,000 digital objects.  Here you can learn more about Helen Gouger, the lawyer who argued in Tippecanoe County Court in 1895 that women should receive the vote, or browse through historical photos of Purdue buildings, athletes, astronauts, and more.

How this can be integrated into the curriculum:  Class visits are welcome in the Archives and Special Collections. To schedule a visit for your class, fill out the online form.

Cost: Purdue Libraries pays an annual maintenance fee for the CONTENTdm repository platform.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know.  If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu.  Database of the Week is archived  at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).

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