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May 11th, 2016
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University Press will launch “Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom” with several events this week (May 9) leading up to its June 15 publication date. The book, written by George Leopold, chronicles the life of Grissom, Purdue’s first astronaut and one of the three astronauts killed more…
Filed under: general | Comments Off on Purdue’s first astronaut featured in new biographyMay 9th, 2016
As part of the Libraries annual review of databases, NTIS via ProQuest has been recommended for cancellation by subject specialist librarians. Access will cease May 31, 2016. It has been replaced with NTIS via NTRL. Please contact Anna Seiffert, Electronic Resources Manager, with comments.
Filed under: general | Comments Off on Access to NTIS via ProQuest will cease on May 31, 2016April 29th, 2016
Filed under: general | Comments Off on Purdue Libraries offers extended hoursApril 26th, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 marks the 2016 Purdue Day of Giving event. We need your support and participation to help elevate the Libraries’ presence on social media and event leader boards, offering an even greater impact for your gift. As part of Purdue Day of Giving, you can direct your pledge to a specific Libraries funding more…
Filed under: general | Comments Off on Support Purdue Libraries on Purdue Day of Giving – April 27, 2016April 18th, 2016
Purdue University Libraries has developed a new information literacy mission statement to guide students, faculty and staff in fostering successful learning at Purdue. The new statement is: “Purdue University Libraries’ research-based information literacy programming empowers Purdue’s diverse communities of learners to use information critically to learn and to create new knowledge, fostering academic, personal and more…
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Filed under: general, UGRL | Comments Off on Hicks Study Break Activities to begin Tuesday, April 26, 2016April 15th, 2016
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. To celebrate Earth Week this week’s database is GREENR brought to you by CENGAGE Learning. Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical more…
Filed under: database, general, MGMT | Comments Off on Parrish Library Database of the Week – GREENRApril 8th, 2016
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is Bloomberg, brought to you by Bloomberg L.P. Link/Location: The Bloomberg Terminal is currently located in the more…
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Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is Frost & Sullivan. Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for those more…
Filed under: database, general, MGMT | Comments Off on Parrish Library Database of the Week: Frost & SullivanMarch 29th, 2016
Wilmeth Active Learning Center is on schedule to open for the 2017 fall semester to all of campus. The center, located in the heart of the West Lafayette campus, will serve as a central location for classroom and library space. The 164,000-square-foot facility will house 26 rooms designed for active learning, a pedagogical approach that more…
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