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December 8th, 2009
Metallic and Molecular Interactions in Nanometer Layers, Pores and Particles: New Findings at the Yoctolitre Level
Jurgen-Hinrich Fuhrhop and Tianyu Wang
RSC © 2009
“Nanochemistry offers the unique chance to work with almost all the elements of the periodic system to try to solve problems with new materials in architecture, medicine and electronics. This book draws together the published material on nanochemistry from 2005-2008, choosing each important element of the periodic table, summarising relevant general properties and then detailing the findings.
Coverage is aimed at materials researchers and the authors intend to bring the reader up-to-date with information which could alter the use of materials in an industry setting.”
Filed under: CHEM, collectionsDecember 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
Artifacts and photographs from the George Palmer Putnam collection of Amelia Earhart papers housed in the Purdue Archives appear in the exhibit “In Search of Amelia Earhart” at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. The artifacts will return to the Purdue Archives and Special Collections in February 2010.
For more information about the exhibit, click here
Filed under: SPECDecember 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
Purdue Libraries Contributes to City University of New York 2010 Calendar and Curriculum Project
December 3, 2009– This year, Purdue Libraries, Archives and Special Collections was among more than 100 public colleges and universities in all 50 states that contributed to the 2010 City University of New York’s (CUNY) calendar, website and curriculum project by sharing historic images and milestones from their own past.
Entitled, “Investing in Futures: Public Higher Education in America,” the 2010 calendar project is the sixth such collaboration bringing together CUNY, the LaGuardia and Wagner Archives and The New York Times Knowledge Network, with support provided by founding sponsors JPMorgan Chase and TIAA-CREF.
Visit the Investing In Futures calendar/curricula website:
http://www.cuny.edu/publichighered
“We are particularly enthused about this year’s calendar which underscores our country’s historic commitment to advanced learning and the importance of a strong system of public colleges and universities to America’s social and economic well-being,” said Craig Dunn, The New York Times’ Education Partnerships Manager. “Its launch reinforces President Obama’s recent announcement of the American Graduation Initiative and funding for community colleges.”
The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives, which produced the calendar, is housed at CUNY’s LaGuardia Community College in Queens, New York, The launch of the 2010 CUNY calendar, website and curriculum was celebrated at a reception on November 11 at The New York Times Conference Center. Dr. Muriel A. Howard, the president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and a double CUNY alumna who earned her A.A. at the New York City College of Technology and her B.A. at the College of Staten Island, praised the calendar project in her remarks.
Contact
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
Shauna Borger, Digital Collections Coordinator
LaGuardia and Wagner Archives:
Steven Levine, Coordinator for Educational Programs (718) 482-6067; slevine@lagcc.cuny.edu
December 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
New Earhart movie stirs memories of connection to Purdue
Exponent-This year marks the 72nd anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance en route to becoming the first person to fly around the world.
Read the full article here
View more Amelia Earhart images here
December 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – More than 70 years ago, Amelia Earhart came to Purdue University to help chart a new course for its female students. This weekend, a major motion picture about Earhart’s life opens nationwide.
Film renews interest in Earhart’s life. . .Read the full article here
View more Amelia Earhart images here
Filed under: SPECDecember 3rd, 2009
Purdue Libraries-Archives and Special Collections
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – More than 70 years ago, Amelia Earhart came to Purdue University to help chart a new course for its female students. This weekend, a major motion picture about Earhart’s life opens nationwide.
Film renews interest in Earhart’s life. . .Read the full article here
View more Amelia Earhart images here
Filed under: SPECNovember 24th, 2009
Rheology of Particulate Dispersions and Composites
Rajinder Pal
CRC Press © 2006
Rheology of Particulate Dispersions and Composites provides comprehensive coverage of fundamental principles and equations that govern the rheology for particulate dispersions and two-phase solid composites. The rheological properties of suspensions, emulsions, bubbly liquids (foams) and other dispersions appear alongside those of solid composite materials for the first time in this unique, single source.
Filed under: CHEM, collectionsNovember 18th, 2009
Specialty Chemicals – Source Book (4th Edition)
Michael Ash and Irene Ash
Synapse Information Resources, Inc. © 2009
“This book has been extensively revised and expanded and now contains approximately 18,000 monographs on this group of chemicals with 70,000 cross-referenced chemical synonyms, and more than 60,000 trade name equivalents. This reference contains integrated information on these chemicals, their properties, functional and application market sectors, manufacturers and distributors.”
Filed under: CHEM, collectionsNovember 18th, 2009
Library hours for the Thanksgiving Break are located at:
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/libraries/hours/2009/thanksgivinghours.html
November 16th, 2009
Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These weekly database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
This Week’s Featured Database: LexisNexis Statistical, from LexisNexis, Inc.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list below the Libraries’ search box.
Description/focus: LexisNexis Statistical is a collection of statistical tables and datasets collected from federal agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank and other sources.
Start with this hint: Admittedly the LexisNexis Statistical interface is less than elegant. Selecting from the basic table/publication menu on the left will get different results for the same term since they are searching different sources. A search in Find a Table for “small businesses” nets 866 hits. If you switch to Find a Publication, be sure to check the box next to Limit to abstracts that have full text attachments; the resulting list for “small businesses” here will be 322 hits. If your term doesn’t get any results, go to the link for the Subject List next to the search field. Contrariwise, if there are too many results, narrow your results by selecting one parameter, such as Geographic.
Why you should know this database: LexisNexis Company Statistical, though not our friendliest interface, is worth the patience it may call for. Troll the list of subjects to see the extensive coverage available. The results can be limited to statistics from the Federal government, state governments and private sources, or international sources.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: Statistics are critical for decision making and with LexisNexis Statistical students don’t have to hunt for the right government agency to find the data they need.
Cost: Paid by the Libraries annually.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). 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/database/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
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Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMT