April 22nd, 2025
Libraries faculty member Chao Cai has won the 2025 ETS Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Award from the American Library Association’s Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) for his app, dedupr. The app is an open-source R package and Shiny app designed to streamline citation deduplication for systematic reviews. dedupr automates a widely-adopted, trusted deduplication more…
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On April 17, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies held its annual awards celebration, honoring the outstanding achievements and dedication of its faculty and staff. The event recognized individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service, innovation, and commitment over the past year. The recipients of this year’s awards are as follows: Dagnese Award for more…
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By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue recently awarded a seed grant to a research team to explore Ph.D. students’ perceptions of ChatGPT-generated content for their coursework. The more…
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By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue is thrilled to have recently awarded a seed grant for work being done at Emory University investigating ways to alleviate health more…
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On April 7, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies hosted its second annual “A Celebration of Books” to honor Purdue faculty who published books throughout the past academic year. This year’s event featured over 70 authors across various academic disciplines. Five authors spoke about their books and writing processes at the event, including: Clarence more…
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By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy The South Asian region faces significant challenges in ensuring access to accurate, high-quality health information, particularly for women from underrepresented or marginalized communities. Cultural barriers and limited literacy more…
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Celebration of Teaching seeks to recognize the achievements of Libraries, University, and external teaching award winners from the 2024–25 academic year. This year, 17 Libraries faculty members presented lightning talks on their innovative teaching methods, and 10 award winners were recognized at the event for their contributions to teaching. Those who presented and the topic more…
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By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy Information literacy professionals grapple with how to teach and prepare learners to navigate the significant challenges our current information environment poses. Renowned information literacy scholar, Dr. Nicole A. more…
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Parrish Library’s Featured Databases series will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of Purdue Libraries’ subscription resources. This edition will feature Nexis Uni, brought to you by LexisNexis. Focus Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business, and legal sources from LexisNexis—including US Supreme Court decisions dating back to more…
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Purdue Road School, hosted by Purdue University’s Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP), took place on March 18–19, 2025, bringing together professionals from government, industry, and academia to discuss the latest advancements in transportation. While traditionally focused on areas such as pavement design and traffic operations, the event also explored topics like aviation, urban planning, and more…
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