Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

April 18th, 2023

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Vivvix, formerly Ad$pender, brought to you by Kantar Group. Focus Vivvix provides a top-level summary of the multi-media advertising marketplace, including advertising expenditures and occurrence information for more than more…

March 28th, 2023

The Libraries Research Council has voted to support three research seed grant proposals that will advance the Research Excellence Areas in Libraries (REALs). The selected seed grant projects will occur between now and the end of August. Gang Shao: Exploring Data Management Courses in U.S. Higher Education Institutions This project will provide a comprehensive overview of more…

March 21st, 2023

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Mergent Online brought to you by Mergent. Focus Mergent Online includes financial statements, company news, industry analysis, historical information on M&A activity, country information, product and brand names, historical more…

February 21st, 2023

This article first appeared in the February 2023 edition of Libraries’ Research Highlight newsletter. With project funding from the Purdue Innovation Hub, Libraries faculty Heather Howard, Margaret Phillips (project-PI), and Dave Zwicky, with Professor Fred Berry (PPI, School of Engineering Technology), have spent several months hard at work creating a series of information modules, packaged more…

February 15th, 2023

This article first appeared in the January 2023 edition of Libraries’ Research Highlight newsletter.  At this paradoxical moment in history, more Americans have access to high quality, factual information at their fingertips than ever before, and yet, conspiracy theories and their believers have never appeared more prevalent or more powerful in inspiring grassroots fanaticism. How more…

January 20th, 2023

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Hospitality & Tourism Complete brought to you by EBSCO Information Services, a division of EBSCO Industries, Inc. Focus Hospitality & Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating more…

November 1st, 2022

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) developed by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Focus Wharton Research Data Services, also known as WRDS, is a data management and more…

October 4th, 2022

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Frost & Sullivan brought to you by the global research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Focus Frost & Sullivan’s business intelligence portfolio provides practical industry insights and analysis more…

August 31st, 2022

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Weiss Financial Ratings brought to you by Weiss Group, LLC. Focus Provides information about stocks, mutual funds exchange traded funds, banks, credit unions, and insurance companies; consumer guides to more…

March 22nd, 2022

Parrish Library’s Featured Database will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This time we’re featuring Checkpoint Edge brought to you by Thomson Reuters. Focus RIA Checkpoint provides primary tax documents and secondary analysis for federal, state, and local taxation, estate planning, pensions and benefits, more…