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November 19th, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Litigation between Google and the Authors Guild that has been ongoing since 2005 has resulted in a win for Google and university libraries, including Purdue University Libraries. On November 14, 2013, Judge Denny Chin found in favor of Google and dismissed the lawsuit brought against them by the Authors Guild. more…
Filed under: faculty_staff, general, Open_Access, press_release, scholcomm | Comments Off on Google Books Copyright Lawsuit Win is a Significant Victory for University Libraries, including PurdueNovember 15th, 2013
Welcome to Database of the Week. This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with only basic information to get you started. Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases.. This Week’s more…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Each year students from all disciplines submit abstract proposals in hopes of being accepted to be published as either an article or snapshot in the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research (JPUR). JPUR showcases the best undergraduate research at Purdue and highlights the student as the author. The first deadline for proposals more…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Libraries will extend hours at three facilities to help students prepare for final exams. During extended hours, Libraries staff will be onsite in these three libraries to assist students and refreshments will be provided. Starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, the John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library will more…
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November is Native American Heritage month and the Purdue University Libraries worked with Felica Ahasteen-Bryant, Director of the Native American Educational and Cultural Center, to create display cases in the following Purdue Libraries to recognize and honor the Native American culture. Engineering Library Display focuses on Native engineers, including Mary Golda Ross and John Herrington, more…
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(Published Oct. 25 by Ian Chant, Library Journal) Agricultural research can take seasons to come to fruition, meaning the data researchers gather is voluminous, tracking things like weather patterns and crop yields over years. A failure to establish data standards and sharing practices means that most of these raw figures never make it out of more…
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The College of Agriculture, with support from Purdue University Libraries, is seeking to recruit graduate students in the College of Agriculture for a semester-long pilot data literacy program to be offered in spring of 2014 with some limited follow-up in the fall. The course will teach graduate students the knowledge and more…
Filed under: D2C2, faculty_staff, general, press_release, RSRCH, scholcomm | Comments Off on College of Agriculture, Purdue University Libraries Seek Graduate Students for Semester-Long Data Literacy Pilot ProgramNovember 7th, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The College of Agriculture, with support from Purdue University Libraries, is seeking to recruit graduate students in the College of Agriculture for a semester-long pilot data literacy program to be offered in spring of 2014 with some limited follow-up in the fall. The course will teach graduate students the knowledge and more…
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(Published November 5, 2013 by Ian Chant, Library Journal) When Purdue University Press was brought under the wing of the university’s library in 2009, it was a marriage of necessity, brought on by the flagging financial fortunes of the press. Since being absorbed into the library in 2009, the press has moved from reporting to more…
Filed under: general, press_release | Comments Off on Despite Differences, University Libraries and Presses Partner More Often (From Nov. 5, 2013 edition, Library Journal)November 1st, 2013
Welcome to Database of the Week. This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know. These weekly snapshots will have only basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources, and hopefully tempt you to more…
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