Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

February 5th, 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 OneSource brought to you by Infogroup. Our subscription to OneSource has recently changed to include access more…

February 4th, 2016

Title: Ambrose Digital PURL: http://purl.lib.purdue.edu/db/ambrosedigital A continually growing collection of 575 videos, all closed captioned, and spanning many subject areas (particularly arts, humanities, and sciences).  Watch all 37 BBC Shakespeare plays!

February 4th, 2016

Title: Romanticism: Life, Literature and Landscape PURL: http://purl.lib.purdue.edu/db/rom Take a moment to browse the rich collection of fine art pieces which include works by such eminent artists as J.M.W. Turner, John Constable and Benjamin Robert Haydon. This evocative collection vividly brings to life the landscape that inspired literary creativity and poetic genius.    

January 28th, 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 Web of Science brought to you by Thomson Reuters. Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of more…

January 22nd, 2016

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A former Purdue dean of women has been recognized for her many contributions to U.S. history by the National Women’s History Project as one of 16 national honorees for 2016. The NWHP theme for the honorees is, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.” more…

January 22nd, 2016

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A former Purdue dean of women has been recognized for her many contributions to U.S. history by the National Women’s History Project as one of 16 national honorees for 2016. The NWHP theme for the honorees is, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.” more…

January 22nd, 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 IBISWorld, from IBISWorld Inc. Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for more…

January 22nd, 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 IBISWorld, from IBISWorld Inc. Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for more…

January 14th, 2016

        NEW PURDUE LIBRARIES RESOURCE: JSTOR Global Plants URL: http://purl.lib.purdue.edu/db/jstorplants DESCRIPTION: Global Plants is the world’s largest database of digitized plant specimens and a locus for international scientific research and collaboration.

January 14th, 2016

      NEW PURDUE LIBRARIES RESOURCE: Independent Voices URL: http://purl.lib.purdue.edu/db/indvoices DESCRIPTION: Independent Voices chronicles the transformative decades of the 60s, 70s and 80s through the lens of an independent alternative press. Independent Voices provides easy access to the powerful voices of feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Latinos, more…