Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

October 3rd, 2024

Libraries celebrated Banned Books Week this year by hosting three events—a Banned Books Buffet on September 25, and a community workshop at the West Lafayette Public Library and campus seminar in Stewart Center on September 26.  The buffet featured selections of Purdue Libraries’ collection of banned and challenged books on display for visitors to explore more…

September 27th, 2024

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Purdue University Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is pleased to announce the digitization of paper transcripts used by Neil Armstrong for his public addresses and select speeches. The nearly 500 transcripts—totaling 7,700 pages—were generously donated by his wife, Carol Armstrong, in 2011. The speeches are available for public viewing, text-searchable, and accessible on more…

September 24th, 2024

On August 8, 2024, Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) became an approved CoreTrustSeal data repository. CoreTrustSeal approval reflects PURR’s commitment to being a high-quality, trustworthy, and reliable data repository for Purdue researchers and their collaborators. Obtaining this approval is a significant milestone as it provides additional, formal validation of PURR’s compliance with federal funding agencies’ more…

September 20th, 2024

Banned Books Week is this week! This is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It spotlights attempts to censor books in libraries and schools and brings together the entire book community—librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types—in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas. Celebrate with more…

September 4th, 2024

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies will be hosting Faculty Orientation+ on Thursday, September 26, 11:00 AM–1:30 PM on the third floor of the HSSE Library in Stewart Center. New and returning faculty members are encouraged to stop by and learn about the services and support methods Libraries has and offers. This is an more…

August 30th, 2024

Enhance your Purdue experience with a minor in Information Studies offered through Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies. It is more than just a supplementary credential; rather, it is designed to provide students with invaluable insights on how to navigate our increasingly complex information landscape.  Students throughout all academic disciplines can take advantage of more…

August 22nd, 2024

Thursday, September 5 | 2:00–3:00 PM | STEW 311 This event is free and open to the campus community. Please register today. First-time authors often describe academic publishing as a “black box.” Join us for an engaging session with Justin Race, director of Purdue University Press that will empower you on your academic publishing journey. This more…

May 1st, 2024

Assistant Professors Zoeanna Mayhook and Annette Bochenek co-planned the inaugural Midwest Entrepreneurship Case Competition (MECC) in partnership with other Midwest Academic Libraries. With generous sponsorship from SimplyAnalytics, this competition attracted students from five institutions: Indiana University–Bloomington, Michigan State University, Purdue University–West Lafayette, St Louis University, and University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Five teams, including 20 participants, advanced more…

March 25th, 2024

Wednesday, April 17 | 2:00–3:00 PM | STEW 311 Watch the video recording. First-time authors often describe academic publishing as a “black box.” Join us for an engaging session with Justin Race, director of Purdue University Press that will empower you on your academic publishing journey. This session aims to demystify the academic publishing process more…

March 25th, 2024

We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the remarkable achievements of Purdue faculty members who have dedicated their time and expertise to the publication of scholarly books during this academic year.  Publishing is an important form of scholarship and we wish to honor those who have taken on this extraordinary effort. Please take more…