Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

April 27th, 2023

Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Shakespeare’s Globe Archive database, brought to you by Adam Matthew. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/globearchive Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: Shakespeare’s Globe more…

April 20th, 2023

Congratulations to the three Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty whose promotions were recently approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees, effective August 14, 2023. Ningning Nicole Kong: Professor  Dr. Ningning Nicole Kong joined the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies as an Assistant Professor and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist more…

April 18th, 2023

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Vivvix, formerly Ad$pender, brought to you by Kantar Group. Focus Vivvix provides a top-level summary of the multi-media advertising marketplace, including advertising expenditures and occurrence information for more than more…

March 30th, 2023

Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Women’s Studies International database, brought to you by EBSCO. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/db306 Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: The Women’s Studies more…

March 28th, 2023

The Libraries Research Council has voted to support three research seed grant proposals that will advance the Research Excellence Areas in Libraries (REALs). The selected seed grant projects will occur between now and the end of August. Gang Shao: Exploring Data Management Courses in U.S. Higher Education Institutions This project will provide a comprehensive overview of more…

March 21st, 2023

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Mergent Online brought to you by Mergent. Focus Mergent Online includes financial statements, company news, industry analysis, historical information on M&A activity, country information, product and brand names, historical more…

March 14th, 2023

By: Ayn Reineke, in conversation with Neal Harmeyer, clinical associate professor, assistant head of Archives and Special Collections, and archivist for Digital Collections and Initiatives   There are certain stereotypes and assumptions that exist about “library people”—that we’re all introverts, that we’re all hyper-organized and obsessed with data, order, and peace and quiet. And most more…

March 3rd, 2023

In partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), Purdue University has entered into new read and publish agreements with several publishers. What this means for Purdue University authors is simple: corresponding authors affiliated with participating BTAA member universities like Purdue may publish their research open access in a large number of journals without having more…

February 28th, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, and in recognition that Black history, culture, and inclusion matter all year long, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies is highlighting its collection of resources that focus on the Black Experience in America. These resources are part of several dozen databases that support the learning, research, and more…

February 23rd, 2023

Humanities, Social Science and Education Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring African American Poetry database, brought to you by ProQuest. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/db302 Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: This database contains more…