Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

April 2nd, 2025

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…

March 31st, 2025

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…

March 26th, 2025

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…

March 23rd, 2025

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…

March 20th, 2025

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…

March 19th, 2025

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 support a team of researchers from the University of Illinois who are examining the efficacy of a gamified more…

March 12th, 2025

By Samantha LeGrand, clinical assistant professor and instruction and design librarian The disruptive wake of ChatGPT and other AI tools left many instructors wondering how to address AI in their teaching, namely how to prevent students’ unethical use. However, the surge of conversations about AI in education rarely includes student voices. Partners for Algorithmic Literacy more…

March 11th, 2025

Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies and The Eleventh House coffee shop are proud to partner with Corey Ewing, Indiana visual artist, to bring an exciting poetry slam to the Lafayette area. We invite all members of the community to attend this event and support your local poets! Event details: About the artistCorey more…

March 9th, 2025

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 Data Axle Reference Solutions, brought to you by Data Axle, Inc. Focus Data Axle Reference Solutions provides basic directory data including over 100 million US businesses, 397 million more…

March 6th, 2025

The Midwest Entrepreneurship Case Competition (MECC), now in its second 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…