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October 9th, 2024

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies invites you to attend and present at Purdue GIS Day 2024: Exploring GeoAI on Thursday, November 7, 2024 in STEW 214. The deadline to submit poster proposals has been extended to October 13 (originally September 30). Our capacity for 5-minute lightning talks has been reached, but we invite more…

October 4th, 2024

On Thursday, September 26, eight Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty members received awards at the teaching excellence awards banquet hosted by the Office of the Provost. Libraries faculty remain dedicated to advancing the field of information literacy through their curriculum and teaching, and we are proud to celebrate those who have gone more…

October 3rd, 2024

Libraries celebrated Banned Books Week this year by hosting three events—a Banned Books Buffet on September 25, and a community workshop at the West Lafayette Public Library and campus seminar in Stewart Center on September 26.  The buffet featured selections of Purdue Libraries’ collection of banned and challenged books on display for visitors to explore more…

September 29th, 2024

Mergent Online includes company financial statements, ratios, and other quantitative data. Other information includes but is not limited to SEC filings, analyst reports, executive/board biographies and compensation details, and historical daily stock pricing back to 1925. Access The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, more…

September 27th, 2024

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Purdue University Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is pleased to announce the digitization of paper transcripts used by Neil Armstrong for his public addresses and select speeches. The nearly 500 transcripts—totaling 7,700 pages—were generously donated by his wife, Carol Armstrong, in 2011. The speeches are available for public viewing, text-searchable, and accessible on more…

September 24th, 2024

On August 8, 2024, Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) became an approved CoreTrustSeal data repository. CoreTrustSeal approval reflects PURR’s commitment to being a high-quality, trustworthy, and reliable data repository for Purdue researchers and their collaborators. Obtaining this approval is a significant milestone as it provides additional, formal validation of PURR’s compliance with federal funding agencies’ more…

September 22nd, 2024

Factiva provides access to top national and international newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, newswires, business journals, and a limited number of market research reports. Access The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study. Tutorial Click more…

September 20th, 2024

Banned Books Week is this week! This is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It spotlights attempts to censor books in libraries and schools and brings together the entire book community—librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types—in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas. Celebrate with more…

September 4th, 2024

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies will be hosting Faculty Orientation+ on Thursday, September 26, 11:00 AM–1:30 PM on the third floor of the HSSE Library in Stewart Center. New and returning faculty members are encouraged to stop by and learn about the services and support methods Libraries has and offers. This is an more…

August 30th, 2024

Enhance your Purdue experience with a minor in Information Studies offered through Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies. It is more than just a supplementary credential; rather, it is designed to provide students with invaluable insights on how to navigate our increasingly complex information landscape.  Students throughout all academic disciplines can take advantage of more…