Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

January 28th, 2018

It’s always a good time to celebrate Purdue!  In this image, we see a large group of people parading along a West Lafayette street.  Can you identify the location and the time period?  Where might they have been going? Share your guesses in the comments and check back on Friday when we reveal the full more…

January 25th, 2018

In early February, Purdue University alumna Kassandra Agee Chandler will be back on the West Lafayette campus to present “My Pieces of History: A Queen’s Journey to Archival Peace (and Release).” Agee Chandler — who was crowned Purdue University’s first (and currently only) African-American Homecoming Queen in 1978 — will deliver her lecture as part more…

January 20th, 2018

Update: As of the evening of January 22, 2018, the U.S. Federal Government has reopened. “The White House has said normal government operations will resume by Tuesday morning,” notes an National Public Radio article. The Federal Government is shut down due to a funding lapse. The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and its related more…

January 16th, 2018

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The faculty and staff of Purdue University Libraries are proud to celebrate Diversity Awareness Week 2018 at Purdue University in honor of Dr. more…

January 16th, 2018

Welcome to Database of the Month, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these monthly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This month’s database is D&B Business Browser, formerly OneSource, brought to you by Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is more…

January 15th, 2018

Winter break is over and classes are back in session, but Purdue’s campus still looks like a winter wonderland.  Students have been trekking through snow to travel between their classes, dorms, and activities, just as they always have.  The features in this photograph are no longer part of the campus landscape, but can you identify more…

January 12th, 2018

All Purdue University Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of the national Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Individuals with a Purdue ID will be able to gain access to the Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC) via swipe card access. For a comprehensive list of the hours of all the Purdue Libraries, please more…

December 12th, 2017

Several Purdue University students showed the many reasons why they love Purdue Libraries in the Purdue University Libraries’ fifth “Why I Love Purdue Libraries” video contest. This fall, we added a twist to the contest theme and asked students to produce video entries that show why they love the newly opened Purdue Libraries’ Wilmeth Active more…

December 4th, 2017

In addition to Christmas and snow, Purdue students know that December means finals.  Students are filling study spaces across campus as they prepare for exams and term papers, just as they have throughout Purdue’s history.  Can you identify this location filled with studying students, what it was called, and where it was located?  Share your more…

December 1st, 2017

A retirement reception held in honor of Dean of Purdue University Libraries and Esther Ellis Norton Professor James L. Mullins is set from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, in the Mullins Reading Room, Library of Engineering and Science, Wilmeth Active Learning Center. Formal remarks at the event will begin at 3:45 p.m. Mullins has been more…