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February 14th, 2013

Data Curation in the University: Libraries, Research, and Learning Workshop date: March 25, 2013 Venue: JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi, India http://databib.org/workshop This one-day workshop will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru University on March 25, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cyberinfrastructure and “Big Data” represent a paradigm shift in science that is transforming more…

January 15th, 2013

In January 2011, the National Science Foundation began requiring that all grant proposals include two-page plans that describe what data will be generated in the research and how the data will be managed and shared.  Other funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, NASA, and the National Endowment for the Humanities soon followed more…

January 8th, 2013

December 3rd, 2012

November 28th, 2012

November 12th, 2012

On Monday, November 26th, SpringerLink will be migrating to a new platform. Please note that individual accounts from the old SpringerLink will NOT be migrated. Users with accounts will need to go to link.springer.com and set up a new profile/account. Users will need to this while within the institution’s IP range as they will then more…

September 25th, 2012

August 27th, 2012

Purdue University Libraries now will offer late-night study areas in Hicks Undergraduate Library and Roland G. Parrish Library. The newly renovated Hicks Undergraduate Library will have a space open 24 hours, seven days a week. The expanded extended hours section includes UnderGrounds along with a classroom-sized area and additional space. The Roland G. Parrish Library more…

August 22nd, 2012

ScienceDirect and Scopus will be unavailable this weekend from Saturday (August 25th) at 7:30AM to Sunday (August 26) at 2:30AM for maintenance and platform improvements. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

August 1st, 2012

The late J. Kirby Risk II called himself “a small-town businessman from the banks of the Wabash.” In her newest book, Kirby’s Way: How Kirby and Caroline Risk Built their Company on Kitchen-Table Values, author Angie Klink details the compelling story of  Kirby and the creation of the Kirby Risk Corporation. The book also highlights more…