Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

Libraries faculty receive ASEE ELD award for best publication

March 29th, 2012

“Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty” has been selected as the winner of the American Society for Engineering Educations, Engineering Libraries Division (ASEE ELD) 2012 Best Publication Award.

The article, co-written by Libraries faculty member, Jake Carlson, Michael Fosmire, Chris Miller and Megan Sapp Nelson, was published in portal: Libraries and the Academy in 2011 and introduced the concept of data information literacy, providing some preliminary insight into how data information literacy might be defined.

Members of the review committee praised the article for providing “a very realistic overview of how data could be managed at many academic institutions.” Committee members also stressed the success of the article in exploring the roles of all major players in the research process, including graduate students, faculty members, and librarians.

For a list of previous ASEE ELD winners, please click here.

Libraries sponsored solar car to race in Shell Eco-marathon

March 29th, 2012

Closing the U.S. Skills Gap: Is Digital Literacy Enough?

March 27th, 2012

Library Publishing Services Project Releases Final Report

March 27th, 2012

Parrish Library’s database of the week (3/23/12): Business Source Premier

March 23rd, 2012

Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics.  These weekly database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.

If you have a suggestion for a database or research topic that should be covered, please let us know.

This Week’s Featured Database:  Business Source Premier, from EBSCO.

Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.

Description/focus:  Business Source Premier provides articles and reports.

Start with this hint: Business Source Premier opens at the Basic Search,  which is a good place to start exploring your topic.  If you choose the Advanced Search tab, you can select options such as Full Text, and see the browsable indexes, such as author names and publication types.  Also take a look at the Visual Search tab, which  brings up the results of your search in an interactive display. Click here to see the basics of searching Business Source Premier.

Why you should know this database:  Because of its broad range of content and ease of use, Business Source Premier is one of our most highly recommended databases.  It includes journals, trade magazines, Datamonitor reports with SWOT analyses, newspapers, and more.

How this database can be integrated into the curriculum:  Whether students need to find scholarly articles, market research reports, or company information, Business Source Premier can guide them by offering suggestions to narrow down a broad search.

Cost: Business Source Premier is an Inspire database provided by Indiana, with enhanced features paid by the Libraries.  For more information contact mdugan@purdue.edu.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know.  If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu.  Database of the Week is archived  at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).

If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.

Chemical Information Literacy

March 19th, 2012

From “Bad Science” to Constructive Thinking

March 19th, 2012

Parrish Library’s database of the week (3/16/12): e-Archives

March 16th, 2012

Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics.  This week, as Spring Break ends, we are pleased to feature an exhibit and an online resource, both unique to Purdue University Libraries.

Through March 30, visit the Archives to view the  special exhibit honoring Dorothy Stratton, Purdue’s first full-time dean of women.

This Week’s Featured Database:  e-Archives, from Purdue University Libraries Archives and Special Collections.

Link:  e-Archives is accessed via e-Scholar.

Description/focus:  e-Archives is the Purdue Libraries’ digital collection of manuscripts, photographs, and University publications.

Start with this hint:  The e-Archives toolbar has a Search link that takes you to a page with an advanced search option and a list of the specific collections.  Try a search for “Stratton” in the Debris collection to see the 1943 yearbook entry about her war service.  Click here to see the basics of searching e-Archives.

Why you should know this database: e-Archives includes over 107,000 digital objects.  Here you can learn more about Helen Gouger, the lawyer who argued in Tippecanoe County Court in 1895 that women should receive the vote, or browse through historical photos of Purdue buildings, athletes, astronauts, and more.

How this can be integrated into the curriculum:  Class visits are welcome in the Archives and Special Collections. To schedule a visit for your class, fill out the online form.

Cost: Purdue Libraries pays an annual maintenance fee for the CONTENTdm repository platform.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know.  If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu.  Database of the Week is archived  at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).

If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.

Libraries co-sponsors webinars on Critical Thinking Assessment Instruments

March 13th, 2012

Parrish Library’s database of the week (3/9/12): Uniworld

March 9th, 2012

Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics.  These weekly database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.

If you have a suggestion for a database or research topic that should be covered, please let us know.

Database name:  Uniworld, from Uniworld Business Publications.

Link:  www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.

Description/focus: Uniworld is an online directory of American companies operating in foreign countries and foreign companies operating in the United States.

Start with this hint: Uniworld is a simple database.  First select from the two categories, American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms Operating in the United States, and then narrow down your search by selecting from the available parameters: keyword, country, region, the state where the company is located, zip code, radius, industry code, revenue, or number of employees.  The results can be downloaded or a displayed.  A personal profile can be set up and searches can be saved.  Click here to see the basics of searching Uniworld.

Why you should know this database: Uniworld’s branch location dataset includes the non-headquarters United States locations of American multinational firms.  This provides all locations (inside and outside) the United States, making it easy for a user to find a firm that is local.  Uniworld includes both public and private companies and is updated weekly, with every firm edited at least once a year. Although Uniworld was selected to support students as they build their careers, it is also a good source of company information.

How this database can be integrated into the curriculum:  Students can identify foreign companies by product or by location.

Cost: Paid annually by the Libraries, the Center for Career Opportunities (CCO), and Graduate Career Services (GCS) in the Krannert School of Management.

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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know.  If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact kranlib@purdue.edu.  Database of the Week is archived  at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).

If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.