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July 20th, 2012
“Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty” has been selected as one of the Top Twenty Articles, by the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT). The article, co-written by Libraries faculty members, Jake Carlson, Michael Fosmire, Chris Miller and Megan Sapp Nelson, was published in portal: Libraries and the Academy in 2011 more…
Filed under: D2C2, general, RSRCH | Comments Off on Libraries faculty publication recognized on LIRT’s Top Twenty Articles listJuly 16th, 2012
The Purdue e-Pubs digital repository (www.purdue.edu/epubs) is an open access software platform which provides access to full-text publications as well as unique previously unpublished scholarly content. In June, its 2.5 millionth download took place. With over 26,194 publications uploaded to date, this puts Purdue e-Pubs among the most popular university repositories in North America. Purdue more…
Filed under: general, scholcomm | Comments Off on Purdue e-Pubs reaches milestone, 2.5 millionth downloadJune 22nd, 2012
Filed under: general, HSSEB, UGRL | Comments Off on Program works toward innovating Hicks’ libraryJune 20th, 2012
Purdue University Libraries, as a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), is implementing a federated catalog and direct consortial borrowing service known as UBorrow. This system allows users to search for, and request, available books from all CIC libraries, which includes all universities in the Big Ten as well as the University of more…
Filed under: general | Comments Off on UBorrow increases access to and availability of booksJune 19th, 2012
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) partners develop innovative technical solution to improve consortial borrowing for users The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative announced that the winner of the Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) 2012 Innovation Award is UBorrow, a project of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). This award honors individuals or institutions for changes they more…
Filed under: general | Comments Off on CIC awarded the 2012 Innovation Award for UBorrowJune 15th, 2012
Filed under: general, scholcomm | Comments Off on Purdue endorses FRPAA legislation as member of COAPI
May 30th, 2012
Filed under: general | Comments Off on InfoLit@Purdue: Learning Biology in a Messy WorldMay 30th, 2012
Filed under: CHEM, general, PSET, SPEC | Comments Off on Centennial tribute to Nobel winner Brown to include archives exhibitMay 16th, 2012
The long awaited decision in the Georgia State e-reserves case was handed down on May 11. Georgia State was sued in 2008 by three publishers, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and Sage Publications, for materials in the library e-reserves system. The trial was held a year ago. In many ways it was a win more…
Filed under: general, UCO | Comments Off on Copyright in the News: Court rules on e-reserves caseMay 11th, 2012
Filed under: general | Comments Off on Libraries’ Dean James Mullins Honored by ARL