Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

April 4th, 2014

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…

April 2nd, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Energy sustainability and climate change are the focus of a new book, published by Purdue University Press in collaboration with Purdue’s Global Policy Research Institute (GPRI). The book, Understanding the Global Energy Crisis, provides timely insights into one of grand challenges of our time and will be a valuable source of more…

April 2nd, 2014

Larry Mykytiuk, associate professor of Library Science and History Librarian, has, in addition, accepted the offer of a courtesy appointment as associate professor in the Department of History. This appointment was made effective March 11th by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts,  as recommended by the faculty in the Department of History. Courtesy more…

March 31st, 2014

Purdue authors at the West Lafayette campus who were published in 2013 will be recognized Tuesday (April 1) at an event presented by the Honors College and Purdue University Libraries. The 2013 Purdue Published Authors Symposium, which will include a reception and presentations by selected authors, is set for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union’s more…

March 28th, 2014

University Records Project to discover undocumented history The Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center is attempting to track down undocumented Purdue history through the University Records Project. Started in March 2013, the University Records Project, a university-wide initiative supported by the provost’s office, seeks to identify records from all academic units on more…

March 28th, 2014

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…

March 25th, 2014

Databib (http://databib.org) is a tool for helping researchers identify and locate online repositories of research data that has been online since April 2012. It was initially developed by Purdue University under the leadership of Professor Michael Witt, Libraries, Head of the Distributed Data Curation Center (D2C2), in collaboration with Penn State University and with funding more…

March 20th, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Libraries’ Division of Archives and Special Collections will celebrate Women’s History Month with an archival display, online exhibit and book launch recognizing Purdue women who helped pave the way for future women leaders.  The “Quest for Equality” exhibit is on display from March 19 to July 31 in the more…

March 17th, 2014

From March 17, 2014 edition of Purdue Today Six ways to improve your safety This is part of a series of articles discussing safety and security for the Purdue West Lafayette campus. 1. Get to know your building deputy. Most of us get to know the building deputy when we lose money in the vending more…

March 14th, 2014

The 2014 annual catalog of books and journals through Purdue University Press is now online, check out what will be happening this year with Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services! http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/pages/catalogs-leaflets