Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

May 20th, 2025

Libraries faculty member Samantha LeGrand has been selected as a Teaching Leadership Award Fellow for the 2025–26 school year. The award fosters the pursuit of excellence in teaching and the development of teaching leaders, and honors Purdue faculty and their departments who foster excellence and growth in teaching. As a fellow, LeGrand will focus on more…

May 8th, 2025

On May 2, Rachel Fundator, clinical associate professor at Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, and Margaret Collins, undergraduate research and pedagogy assistant for the Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue, delivered the keynote presentation at the 23rd annual Illinois Information Literacy Summit in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The Summit, co-hosted by the College of more…

April 30th, 2025

From April 8 to 11, undergraduate students showcased their undergraduate research projects at the annual Spring Undergraduate Research Conference, hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR). The event featured over 900 student research projects from various disciplines, and Purdue Libraries was proud to support several projects. Libraries faculty served as mentors to guide students more…

April 22nd, 2025

Libraries hosted an awards banquet on April 21 in Stewart Center to celebrate the success and accomplishments of this year’s student scholarship recipients.  Recipients were invited to attend with an accompanying guest, their supervisor, or advisor, resulting in over 30 people in attendance. Guests enjoyed a buffet dinner while engaging with other guests, donors, and more…

April 22nd, 2025

Libraries faculty member Chao Cai has won the 2025 ETS Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Award from the American Library Association’s Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) for his app, dedupr. The app is an open-source R package and Shiny app designed to streamline citation deduplication for systematic reviews.  dedupr automates a widely-adopted, trusted deduplication more…

April 21st, 2025

On April 17, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies held its annual awards celebration, honoring the outstanding achievements and dedication of its faculty and staff. The event recognized individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service, innovation, and commitment over the past year. The recipients of this year’s awards are as follows: Dagnese Award for more…

April 16th, 2025

By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue recently awarded a seed grant to a research team to explore Ph.D. students’ perceptions of ChatGPT-generated content for their coursework. The more…

April 9th, 2025

By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue is thrilled to have recently awarded a seed grant for work being done at Emory University investigating ways to alleviate health more…

April 8th, 2025

On April 7, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies hosted its second annual “A Celebration of Books” to honor Purdue faculty who published books throughout the past academic year. This year’s event featured over 70 authors across various academic disciplines.  Five authors spoke about their books and writing processes at the event, including: Clarence more…

April 2nd, 2025

By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy The South Asian region faces significant challenges in ensuring access to accurate, high-quality health information, particularly for women from underrepresented or marginalized communities. Cultural barriers and limited literacy more…