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September 6th, 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…

August 30th, 2013

The 2012 Indiana Mobility Report has been released and is available to download through Purdue e-Pubs.  The report is a joint effort by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) traffic engineers and Purdue University Researchers. The study from shows congestion on Indiana’s interstate system has dropped between six and 18 percent since 2011. Check out the more…

August 30th, 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…

August 28th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Libraries and the university’s College of Engineering are collaborating in an effort to assess and teach information gathering skills among engineering students. “In our own research and in other findings, we discovered a need in self-directed learning, especially in information literacy,” said Senay Purzer, an assistant professor in engineering education more…

August 23rd, 2013

Welcome to the fall semester at Purdue, and 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 basic information about our most relevant online resources, more…

August 21st, 2013

August 20th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Libraries is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of its Special Collections through a special exhibit on display through Dec. 30. The exhibit, in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center on the fourth floor of Stewart Center’s Humanities, Social Science and Education Library, traces more…

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…