Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

April 30th, 2013

Purdue University has identified “Big Data” as a major thrust for interdisciplinary research and education. Several faculty positions, including one in the Libraries, are available in enabling technologies as well as in domain sciences that deal with the use and management of digital data. The new hires will join a strong faculty group engaged in more…

April 11th, 2013

Mary Dugan and Michael Witt, two members of the Purdue Faculty of Library, Archival and Information Sciences, were approved by the Board of Trustees for promotion to the rank of associate professor with tenure.  This approval culminates the process that began at the beginning of the academic year with review by the Libraries Primary Promotion more…

April 2nd, 2013

The Learning and Information Literacy Division of Purdue Libraries has launched a new web page on the Purdue Libraries website. The web page offers key tools and resources that show how Purdue Libraries advances student-centered learning and information literacy through educational practice and research. For complete details go to:  http://www.lib.purdue.edu/infolit For more information on Purdue more…

April 2nd, 2013

The Learning and Information Literacy Division of Purdue Libraries has launched a new web page on the Purdue Libraries website. The web page offers key tools and resources that show how Purdue Libraries advances student-centered learning and information literacy through educational practice and research. For complete details go to:  http://www.lib.purdue.edu/infolit For more information on Purdue more…

March 21st, 2013

The world’s largest children’s museum is over the moon about its first Extraordinary Scientist-in-Residence – former astronaut, Dr. David Wolf.  Adding to the excitement is an additional announcement of a new partnership with Purdue University in conjunction with Purdue Libraries and its Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives (part of the Virginia Kelley Karnes more…

March 18th, 2013

Purdue e-Pubs has reached another significant milestone, hitting 4-million downloads this past week since its original inception. There continues to be a consistent and steady stream of utilization of Purdue e-Pubs. Purdue e-Pubs is a service of the Purdue University Libraries, providing online publishing support for original publications as well as hosting for Purdue-affiliated articles, more…

March 8th, 2013

Purdue University Libraries is seeking student participants to survey its website help section on March 18 and 20 and for user evaluation by appointment. Participants for the March 18 and 20 dates are asked to give approximately 30 minutes anytime between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. both days in the John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library, more…

March 1st, 2013

Alumna and Former Purdue University Trustee Susan Bulkeley Butler Honored at Event with ‘Outstanding Contribution to Women’s Archives Award’ WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University’s Division of Archives and Special Collections will celebrate Purdue women who helped pave the way for future generations of female engineers with an archival exhibit. “Women at Work: Celebrating the more…

March 1st, 2013

The Roland G. Parrish Library of Management and Economics, Purdue University Libraries has been named the winner of the 12th Annual Centers of Excellence Awards in the Management Category by the Business & Finance Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA).

February 26th, 2013

The media collection has moved from the Hicks Undergraduate Library to the HSSE Library. Course reserves and scheduled media will remain at Hicks until the end of the semester. For more information please contact Linda Rose, Library Operations Manager at lrose@purdue.edu.