Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

February 21st, 2025

On Thursday, February 20, Douglas Rushkoff, an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy, gave a talk titled “Program or Be Programmed: The Biases of Digital Media.” Melissa Chomintra, a Libraries faculty member, hosted the event co-sponsored by Purdue University’s Tech Justice Lab. About the talk Throughout the talk, Rushkoff referenced his book “Program or more…

February 20th, 2025

On Wednesday, February 19, Purdue Libraries and the Black Cultural Center hosted a lecture by Georgtown Professor of Law and author Sheryll Cashin titled “Residential caste: How West Lafayette can transcend segregation and opportunity hoarding” in honor of Black History Month. About the lecture How does a community with a history of segregation and disenfranchisement more…

February 19th, 2025

On February 14, the Knowledge Lab hosted festive button-making, crochet, and origami activities to celebrate its second anniversary. Students also stopped by throughout the day to create and write a Valentine’s message for the lab on paper hearts, which are now on display.  On February 14, the Knowledge Lab celebrated its second anniversary with an more…

February 18th, 2025

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist for university history and clinical assistant professor at Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, competed and placed third overall in “Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions” from January 27–February 13, 2025. She earned the Jeopardy! “super-champion” title and won a grand total of $351,600 during her initial 15-game winning streak.  What is more…

February 10th, 2025

Celebrate all things data with the 2025 Love Data Series, which features online collaborative sessions with Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies (West Lafayette) and Purdue Fort Wayne Libraries. The series will consist of five sessions on select Tuesdays, 3:00–4:00 P.M., from February through April. Register now for the first session, “Love Data: Effective more…

February 7th, 2025

On January 30, Libraries Associate Professor Michael Witt, alongside Engineering Education Professor Sean Brophy, and their Engineering in the World of Data learning community enjoyed a discussion with Will Sheley, Purdue alumnus and former senior vice president of Visa and JPMorgan, as part of the Executive in Residence (EiR) program. This program is part of more…

February 6th, 2025

In today’s world, information shapes every aspect of our lives—from driving technological innovation to fueling the spread of misinformation. Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is proud to offer an undergraduate minor in Information Studies, providing a unique opportunity to learn how to navigate and critically engage with the complex information landscape. “The minor more…

January 29th, 2025

Purdue Libraries invites you to attend a talk by Douglas Rushkoff, author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age, on Thursday, February 20, 5:15–6:15 PM in WALC 1132. The talk is titled “Program or Be Programmed: The Biases of Digital Media” and will be hosted by Libraries faculty member Melissa Chomintra and more…

January 27th, 2025

In honor of Black History Month, Purdue Libraries and the Black Cultural Center invites you to attend a lecture by Sheryll Cashin titled, “Residential caste: How West Lafayette can transcend segregation and opportunity hoarding” on Wednesday, February 19, 10:30–11:30 AM in STEW 202. About the lecture How does a community with a history of segregation more…

January 23rd, 2025

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies invites you to its second annual “A Celebration of Books” on Monday, April 7, 2025, 3:00–5:00 PM in the HSSE Library in Stewart Center to honor Purdue faculty who published books throughout the past academic year.  Last year’s event featured over 30 authors across various academic disciplines in more…