Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

March 14th, 2014

Welcome to Database of the Week.  This week features EconLit which is an index, but you may want instead to try EconLit FullText…  we currently have a trial to the full text database at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=eoh This Week’s Featured Database:  EconLit, from the American Economic Association.  Find it:  www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, under the column headed Collections, click on more…

March 12th, 2014

 From Purdue Today – March 12 The Center for Instructional Excellence will host a conference March 26-27 that focuses on faculty members’ methods and experiences in transforming their teaching methods to meet 21st-century students’ needs.  “The Changing Classroom Symposium” will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 26 and from 8 a.m. until more…

March 11th, 2014

A campus-wide open forum to discuss the new Active Learning Center will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 13 in Stewart Center, Room 310. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the session, which will include a project overview, discussing both the project goals and initial space plan, and an open, informal time more…

March 11th, 2014

  Join fellow Boilermakers and Purdue Astronauts! SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 1 P.M. – Spring Game Appearance, Ross-Ade Stadium Free Admission 7 P.M. – A Conversation with Our Astronauts, Elliott Hall of Music Free tickets required for admission are available at all West Lafayette campus box offices or by calling 765-494-3933 For questions, please contact more…

March 7th, 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 5th, 2014

Purdue University Libraries seeks a Digital Data Repository Specialist to join our team at the Distributed Data Curation Center (D2C2) and coordinate our cutting-edge research data repository service, PURR. The Purdue University Research Repository (http://purr.purdue.edu) provides a platform for campus researchers to develop and implement effective data management plans, collaborate on research online, publish datasets more…

March 4th, 2014

Rey Junco, associate professor of library science and first year experience and emerging technology specialist, Purdue University was recently interviewed on NPR’s Tell Me More program on the lessons learned from such online games as Minecraft: http://www.npr.org/2014/03/04/285744084/can-playing-minecraft-teach-kids-to-code About Rey Junco Rey Junco, is associate professor of library science and first year experience/emerging technology specialist at more…

March 3rd, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The major happenings at Purdue University during 2013 are highlighted in the 59th edition of the Purdue Year in Review video. Titled “Moving Forward,” the 12-minute program, produced by the Office of Marketing and Media, can be viewed on the Purdue YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/Pq8vB4O6kv0, or is available from the Purdue more…

February 27th, 2014

Purdue plans to merge six of its current libraries into one facility, the Active Learning Center, by the fall of 2017. via Active Learning Center, planned for 2017, to merge libraries into one – Purdue Exponent: Campus.

February 26th, 2014

A campus-wide open forum to discuss the new Active Learning Center will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 13 in Stewart Center, Room 310. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the session, which will include a project overview, discussing both the project goals and initial space plan, and an open, informal time more…