Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

October 29th, 2025

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies is pleased to recognize Wilella Burgess, director of the Evaluation and Learning Research Center, at Purdue University, with the 2025 Leadership in Open Access Award. The award has been given annually since 2010 in recognition of exceptional commitment to broadening the reach of scholarship by more…

October 21st, 2025

In December 2025, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections will debut “Beyond the Binding: Medieval Manuscripts from Farm to Fragments,” a public exhibition showcasing original medieval manuscripts. Many of these rare items are on loan through the Manuscripts in the Curriculum program, administered by Les Enluminures, which promotes hands-on manuscript study in academic settings. How more…

October 14th, 2025

Purdue Libraries Associate Professor Michael Witt is making a lasting impact beyond the classroom by serving as the faculty advisor for Scouting Purdue, a student club dedicated to fostering leadership and community among scouts on campus. Recently featured in Scouting Magazine by Scouting America, the club’s resurgence and dynamic programming highlight the power of dedicated more…

September 19th, 2025

On September 17, 2025, Purdue University marked Constitution Day with a celebration in the West Commons of the Purdue Memorial Union. From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, students, faculty, and community members came together to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution through interactive games, vendor booths, and educational contests. Highlights included a spirited Jeopardy-style more…

September 9th, 2025

The Mathematical Sciences Library (MATH) has reopened, welcoming patrons back to a refreshed and updated environment. Visitors can enjoy newly carpeted areas, upgraded furniture, and additional group study rooms. The library’s redesign features a thoughtful rearrangement of bookshelves to increase natural light and create a brighter, more inviting space for study and research. A testing more…

August 14th, 2025

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is excited to share a new campus-wide resource: the Digital Accessibility Guide. This comprehensive guide is designed to help faculty, staff, and students create more accessible digital content—from instructional materials and research outputs to webpages and presentations. The guide provides practical tools, best practices, checklists, and training links more…

July 29th, 2025

Since 1998, the Indiana State Library (ISL) has provided INSPIRE, a suite of online databases and resources, to all libraries, schools, and residents of Indiana. Due to recent budget cuts at the federal and state levels, ISL has had to renegotiate its INSPIRE contract with the library database vendor EBSCO, resulting in several EBSCO databases more…

June 25th, 2025

Purdue Libraries Assistant Professor Zoeanna Mayhook has been invited to serve on the planning committee for the inaugural AI Academy, offered through the Purdue Innovation Hub. This week-long experience, scheduled for August 11–15, is designed to help faculty across campus build the skills and confidence to creatively and critically integrate AI tools into their teaching more…

May 29th, 2025

Libraries faculty members Margaret Phillips, Jason Reed, David Zwicky, and Wei Zakharov won the 2025 ELD Best Publication Award for their paper titled, “Systematic Reviews in the Engineering Literature: A Scoping Review.” The award was established in 1998 to honor the best new paper or non-reference monographic work in engineering information.  The paper, a collaborative more…

May 29th, 2025

The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) has signed a groundbreaking two-year Open Publishing Agreement with Springer Nature—marking the publisher’s first unlimited, uncapped open access agreement in the Americas. This agreement is the BTAA’s fifth Open Publishing Agreement and its most ambitious yet, significantly expanding publishing opportunities for researchers across participating institutions, including Purdue University.  Under this new more…