Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

August 5th, 2013

Purdue Libraries faculty and staff are pleased to welcome Pete Pascuzzi, Assistant Professor and Molecular Biosciences Information Specialist. Pete joined the Libraries in the Health & Life Sciences Division on August 1st.  His office is in the Life Sciences Library (LILY L-31), phone number 494-3620 and email:  ppascuzz@purdue.edu.  Pete will be liaison to the Departments 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…

May 29th, 2013

Purdue University Libraries seeks a highly motivated, intellectually curious, and reliable Digital Repository Specialist to support the creation of unique digital collections in Purdue University Libraries. Responsibilities of the Digital Repository Specialist will be split between the development of Human-Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) Central, (a grant-funded online resource focused on the health benefits of more…

May 29th, 2013

  On May 9, Richard L. Funkhouser was the recipient of a 2013 Purdue University President’s Council Pinnacle Award. The award was given in   recognition  of a gift to the Purdue University Libraries of a million dollars or more. The gift consisted of farmland purchased by his great-great grandfather William Whistler in 1853 and was owned more…

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September 14th, 2011

Cyberinfrastructure-based research has infinitely increased the amount of data being collected and analyzed. Growing demands, both social and political, are driving the importance of sharing the information. But who should have access to it, how long should its shelf life be, and how will other researchers access it? Those questions can be addressed through two more…