Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

September 23rd, 2013

  The Purdue University Libraries, Discovery Learning Research Center, and Center for Instructional Excellence present   The 5th Information Literacy Research Symposium   “Toward Informed Learning in Professional Practice”   By Dr. Mary Somerville   Tuesday, October 29, 2013 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Purdue University West Lafayette Campus   During the morning presentation, eminent more…

September 17th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Libraries will host a symposium on “Data Information Literacy” on Monday (Sept. 23) and Tuesday (Sept. 24).  The event’s focus will be on the knowledge and skill sets on data management and curation that graduate students will need to acquire to be successful in their career, and on how more…

September 9th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A key document ensuring that Purdue University would flourish during its formative years became part of Purdue University archives on Saturday (Sept. 7). A Release of Mortgage – a document filed when a loan has been paid in full – from the estate of university founder John Purdue was presented during more…

August 30th, 2013

The 2012 Indiana Mobility Report has been released and is available to download through Purdue e-Pubs.  The report is a joint effort by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) traffic engineers and Purdue University Researchers. The study from shows congestion on Indiana’s interstate system has dropped between six and 18 percent since 2011. Check out the more…

August 13th, 2013

August 12, 2013 News Release CLARK COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A joint report published by Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) traffic engineers and Purdue University researchers shows: -The impact of the five-month Sherman Minton Closure, which detoured I-64 traffic in Southern Indiana. I-65 southbound segments approaching Louisville claimed multiple spots in the more…

July 30th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program will hold its annual research symposium July 31. This summer 145 students from engineering, agriculture and science disciplines are participating in SURF. During the symposium, they will present their summer research to professors, graduate students, general public and other program participants. The symposium more…

July 19th, 2013

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Human-Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) are collaborating with Purdue University Press to make essential health information freely available online. Every day researchers gain new insights into the dynamic relationship between people and animals, discovering, for example, how dog ownership improves heart health or how interaction with guinea more…

July 19th, 2013

Purdue Libraries Data Curation Profiles are prominently featured in an article in the month’s D-Lib Magazine (an important venue in the digital curation field): http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july13/wright/07wright.html

July 8th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rey Junco, a Purdue University associate professor of library science, has been named as a returning fellow to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the center announced Monday (July 8). According to a press release issued by the center, fellows will work primarily in Cambridge, Mass., alongside more…

July 8th, 2013

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Rey Junco, a Purdue University associate professor of library science, has been named as a returning fellow to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, the center announced Monday (July 8). According to a press release issued by the center, fellows will work primarily in Cambridge, Mass., alongside more…