Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

January 16th, 2024

National Recognition of Academic Libraries That Are Making a Difference for 
All Underrepresented Groups  Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries’ programs more…

January 10th, 2024

After months of anticipation, the library in Stewart Center celebrated its grand reopening on January 8th, coinciding with the commencement of the spring semester. This momentous occasion marked the inaugural phase of the 2023 Libraries Master Plan execution, a culmination of meticulous refresh that has revitalized the library’s second and third floors. Welcoming the audience, more…

January 5th, 2024

Purdue Libraries is Opening Doors After months of meticulous redesign and makeover, marking the inaugural phase of the 2023 Libraries Master Plan execution, we are thrilled to present the newly revitalized space in the library in Stewart Center (HSSE). You are cordially invited to celebrate the grand reopening of 2nd and 3rd floors on January more…

November 6th, 2023

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is pleased to recognize Kari Clase, Ph.D., with the 2023 Leadership in Open Access Award. Dr. Clase is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and serves as the director of the Biotechnology Innovation and Regulatory Science (BIRS) Center.  The mission of the BIRS Center more…

October 20th, 2023

A new book co-written and co-edited by Margaret Phillips, associate professor and associate head of the School of Information Studies, will provide best practices for developing a standards information literacy curriculum to prepare students for the workforce.  Despite the critical role standards play within academia and the workforce, little information is available on the development more…

August 29th, 2023

Copyright issues continue to perplex librarians and educators. The difficulties and confusion in applying the U.S. Copyright Act became especially apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic when many universities turned to remote learning as their primary method of instruction. Librarians and educators struggled with applying the law for both remote learners and those students present on more…

May 9th, 2023

Purdue University Libraries, School of Information Studies, and Purdue IT’s Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) are pleased to announce that Globus, a fast and reliable service that provides large scale data transfer, is now integrated into Purdue University Research Repository (PURR). The integration of Globus is a significant step forward in supporting larger scale more…

May 3rd, 2023

Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies is proud to announce that Michael Witt, associate professor of library science, has received a 2023 Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. The University’s highest undergraduate teaching honor, the Murphy Award is accompanied by a $10,000 cash award and induction into Purdue’s Teaching Academy, which provides more…

April 20th, 2023

Congratulations to the three Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty whose promotions were recently approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees, effective August 14, 2023. Ningning Nicole Kong: Professor  Dr. Ningning Nicole Kong joined the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies as an Assistant Professor and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist more…

March 3rd, 2023

In partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), Purdue University has entered into new read and publish agreements with several publishers. What this means for Purdue University authors is simple: corresponding authors affiliated with participating BTAA member universities like Purdue may publish their research open access in a large number of journals without having more…