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June 16th, 2010
Michael Witt, an assistant professor of library science and interdisciplinary research librarian at Purdue University, has been named a Fulbright Scholar. The Fulbright Scholar Program is the U.S. government’s flagship academic exchange effort. It is administered by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars for the U.S. Department of State. The award will support more…
Filed under: faculty_staff, general, RSRCH, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Purdue Libraries professor headed to Egypt as Fulbright ScholarMay 11th, 2010
Effective immediately, a construction project in the Math Sciences Library will limit access to the library facility and materials. The construction includes the removal of the ceiling in the library, installation of new sprinkler systems and lighting, and a window replacement project. For safety reasons patrons will not be permitted beyond the service desk in more…
Filed under: facilities, general, MATH, PSET | Comments Off on Construction project limits access to materials, study spaces in Math Sciences LibraryMay 7th, 2010
Ask a Librarian chat service will not be available during the summer, May 9-August 22. Patrons can still submit questions via email using the chat widget on library webpages, or by visiting http://www.lib.purdue.edu/askalib/email.html and submitting the email form. For more information on Purdue Libraries’ Ask a Librarian service, visit http://www.lib.purdue.edu/askalib/.
Filed under: general, services | Comments Off on Ask a Librarian chat service not available May 9-August 22March 29th, 2010
Starting Monday, April 12, the content on the web pages for the John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library (www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl) will be combined with content on the Humanities, Social Science, and Education (HSSE) Library web pages. The new web address for both library locations will be www.lib.purdue.edu/hsse. The combined website will serve as a portal to collections more…
Filed under: facilities, general, HSSE, HSSEB, UGRL | Comments Off on HSSE and UGRL web pages merging to provide central portal for key resourcesFebruary 16th, 2010
Purdue University Libraries and a group of other leading research libraries and technical information providers throughout the world have established an international partnership, DataCite, to improve access to research data on the Internet. DataCite will build upon the system developed by the German National Library of Science and Technology of using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) more…
Filed under: ADM, collections, general, RSRCH | Comments Off on Purdue Libraries a founding member of international cooperative to advance researchFebruary 16th, 2010
Purdue University Libraries and a group of other leading research libraries and technical information providers throughout the world have established an international partnership, DataCite, to improve access to research data on the Internet. DataCite will build upon the system developed by the German National Library of Science and Technology of using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) more…
Filed under: ADM, collections, general, RSRCH | Comments Off on Purdue Libraries a founding member of international cooperative to advance researchJanuary 27th, 2010
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) has agreed to acquire the complete ScienceDirect eBooks collections through Elsevier for 2008, 2009, and 2010, in addition to Wiley-Blackwell eBook titles covering the 2008 and 2009 publishing years. As a result, libraries and patrons in CIC member institutions – including Purdue – will be able to access over more…
Filed under: collections, general, press_release | Comments Off on The Committee on Institutional Cooperation Signs Agreement to Purchase Major eBook CollectionsDecember 9th, 2009
The Libraries catalog search engine now has two options for searching — “Search Classic” or “Search Beta.” The beta version of the catalog search, made available to the public last week, offers faceted searching, or options for users to narrow their searches by format, author, or even library, among other categories. This brings the catalog more…
Filed under: collections, general, services | Comments Off on Libraries test beta catalog search interfaceDecember 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections Purdue Libraries Contributes to City University of New York 2010 Calendar and Curriculum Project December 3, 2009– This year, Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections was among more than 100 public colleges and universities in all 50 states that contributed to the 2010 City University of New York’s (CUNY) calendar, more…
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