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August 13th, 2013

August 12, 2013 News Release CLARK COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A joint report published by Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) traffic engineers and Purdue University researchers shows: -The impact of the five-month Sherman Minton Closure, which detoured I-64 traffic in Southern Indiana. I-65 southbound segments approaching Louisville claimed multiple spots in the more…

August 8th, 2013

  Libraries IT Customer Service Announcement:   Date/Duration of Event: From Friday August 9 @ 11:00pm to Saturday August 10 @ 8:00pm   Description of Event: General power outage to the main server room in MATH B60.  They are upgrading the electrical system to the server room and need all equipment powered off.   Services more…

August 7th, 2013

  This year’s Common Reading Program selection is “No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes about Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process” by Colin Beavan.  The author will talk about his attempt to become No Impact Man on Sunday, more…

August 5th, 2013

Purdue Libraries faculty and staff are pleased to welcome Pete Pascuzzi, Assistant Professor and Molecular Biosciences Information Specialist. Pete joined the Libraries in the Health & Life Sciences Division on August 1st.  His office is in the Life Sciences Library (LILY L-31), phone number 494-3620 and email:  ppascuzz@purdue.edu.  Pete will be liaison to the Departments more…

August 5th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Libraries will support Purdue Day at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 9 – welcoming Indiana residents and visitors to learn more about Purdue’s premier research library, enter a drawing to receive a signed copy of Jerry Ross’ Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer more…

July 30th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program will hold its annual research symposium July 31. This summer 145 students from engineering, agriculture and science disciplines are participating in SURF. During the symposium, they will present their summer research to professors, graduate students, general public and other program participants. The symposium more…

July 25th, 2013

Starting Aug. 1, a group of 500 articles will become read-only with no print feature and will be clearly marked as such. HBR_list_of_500

July 19th, 2013

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) are collaborating with Purdue University Press to make essential health information freely available online. Every day researchers gain new insights into the dynamic relationship between people and animals, discovering, for example, how dog ownership improves heart health or how interaction with guinea more…

July 19th, 2013

Starting Aug. 1, a group of 500 articles will become read-only with no print feature and will be clearly marked as such. This list is available on the Libraries’ website here:  HBR_list_of_500 . These articles tend to be the most widely used, and the list is subject to change. Also, Purdue’s Lynda.com subscription will expire more…

July 8th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rey Junco, a Purdue University associate professor of library science, has been named as a returning fellow to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the center announced Monday (July 8). According to a press release issued by the center, fellows will work primarily in Cambridge, Mass., alongside more…