Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

October 14th, 2021

Humanities, Social Science and Education 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 Kanopy database, brought to you by Kanopy. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/kanopy Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: This database is offers over more…

September 28th, 2021

  A simplified, multi-campus search and request system for books and other physical items in our Libraries collections is coming to Purdue and its regional campuses beginning Spring 2022. This new Fulfillment Network system will allow Libraries patrons from PWL, PNW, and PFW to locate and request physical items from libraries on all three campuses more…

September 14th, 2021

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 PrivCo. Focus A premier source for business and financial data on over 300,000 major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies. more…

August 26th, 2021

Humanities, Social Science and Education 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 Anthropology Plus database, brought to you by EBSCOHost. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/anthroplus Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: This database brings together more…

August 10th, 2021

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 Gale Directory Library, brought to you by Cengage. Focus Gale Directory Library includes information from a variety of premier directories that can be used to locate over 450,000 international more…

June 29th, 2021

Humanities, Social Science and Education 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 Art Full-Text, brought to you by EBSCO. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/aft Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: A comprehensive resource for art more…

June 8th, 2021

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 the Gale Business: Entrepreneurship, brought to you by Cengage. Focus Gale Business: Entrepreneurship is a portal for entrepreneurs containing business plans, entrepreneurial articles, small business forms and related information, more…

April 28th, 2021

For Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Purdue University Press is featuring excerpts from Lianna Marie’s book The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson’s Disease and Their Loved Ones.  A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is as disorienting as it is devastating. The Complete Guide helps those suffering from the disease, their family, and friends make sense of what more…

April 27th, 2021

Earlier this month, Libraries faculty, staff, students, and supporters shared their personal favorite books for National Library Week. If you would like to add some of our favorites to you own reading queue, we’ve compiled the whole list here, including whether or not each book is currently available in our catalog! Author’s Name (Last, First) more…

April 26th, 2021

Humanities, Social Science and Education 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 the Philosopher’s Index, brought to you by Ovid. Link: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/db/philx Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password. Focus: This database is an more…