July 19th, 2013
Starting Aug. 1, a group of 500 articles will become read-only with no print feature and will be clearly marked as such. This list is available on the Libraries’ website here: HBR_list_of_500 . These articles tend to be the most widely used, and the list is subject to change. Also, Purdue’s Lynda.com subscription will expire more…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rey Junco, a Purdue University associate professor of library science, has been named as a returning fellow to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the center announced Monday (July 8). According to a press release issued by the center, fellows will work primarily in Cambridge, Mass., alongside more…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rey Junco, a Purdue University associate professor of library science, has been named as a returning fellow to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the center announced Monday (July 8). According to a press release issued by the center, fellows will work primarily in Cambridge, Mass., alongside more…
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The Distributed Data Curation Center (D2C2), based in the Research Department of the Purdue University Libraries, is the 2013 recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Science and Technology Section (STS) Innovation in Science and Technology Librarianship Award for their work on the Data Curation Profiles Toolkit. The award was presented during more…
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Jamillah R. Gabriel, lead library technician at Ohlone College in Freemont, Calif, since 2007, has been appointed as the Purdue Black Cultural Center’s librarian. Gabriel has more than 13 years of experience in both academic and public libraries, and has held leadership positions in professional organizations including the Association of College and Research Libraries, the more…
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Purdue Libraries Associate Professor Rey Junco’s new study finds that wealthier students share, connect more on Facebook. Check out the details of his research in a recent story posted by The Huffington Post: http://tinyurl.com/noyjwsy
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Purdue University Libraries seeks a highly motivated, intellectually curious, and reliable Digital Repository Specialist to support the creation of unique digital collections in Purdue University Libraries. Responsibilities of the Digital Repository Specialist will be split between the development of Human-Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) Central, (a grant-funded online resource focused on the health benefits of more…
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On May 9, Richard L. Funkhouser was the recipient of a 2013 Purdue University President’s Council Pinnacle Award. The award was given in recognition of a gift to the Purdue University Libraries of a million dollars or more. The gift consisted of farmland purchased by his great-great grandfather William Whistler in 1853 and was owned more…
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Purdue University Libraries has launched a new library management system, Alma to replace both Voyager and SFX. This includes functions associated with an integrated library system (ILS) and an electronic resources management system (ERM). The benefits of Alma will include: · Streamlined workflows resulting in efficient and effective processes. · Elimination of silos between print more…
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Purdue University Libraries is very pleased to welcome Rey Junco to our Libraries staff. Rey is an associate professor and First Year Experience and Emerging Technologies Specialist Rey will be temporarily located in HSSE 347 this summer, and will move to Hicks after the renovation. He can be emailed at: rjunco@purdue.edu. Welcome to Purdue Libraries, more…
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