Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies News

Outage notice: Google Scholar

March 17th, 2016

Purdue Libraries links from Google Scholar are currently unavailable. We are actively working on resolving the issue. At this time, we have an estimated resolution date of 3/23/16. In the meantime we suggest using Libraries Search.

AccessEngineering Database Access to Cease on April 30, 2016

March 15th, 2016

As part of the Libraries annual review of databases, AccessEngineering has been recommended for cancellation by the subject specialist librarians. Access will cease April 30, 2016.

Please contact Anna Seiffert, Electronic Resources Manager, with comments.

Hicks Card Swipe Access Unavailable beginning Friday, March 18 at 5 p.m.

March 15th, 2016

Due to a scheduled outage, there will be no PUID Card Swipe Access to Hicks Undergraduate Library from 5:00 p.m. Friday March 18 through 1:00 p.m. Sunday March 20.   Normal hours resume at 1:00 pm Sunday, March 20.

The Libraries hours website has been updated to reflect this change.

Dr. George Kuh to present ‘Making Learning Relevant: Creating Meaningful Student Engagement’ – April 6, 2016

March 10th, 2016

Additional Information
Contact Information: http://www.purdue.edu/impact/contact.php
To Register: https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/conf/CourseListing.aspx?master_id=5008&master_version=1&course_area=1530&course_number=121&course_subtitle=00

Sponsoring Organization: IMPACT
Website Address: http://www.purdue.edu/impact/

Purdue Libraries Faculty Member Recognized as Collaborator on Award-winning Project

March 10th, 2016

The Veterinary Medicine Section of the Medical Library Association will receive the MLA Section Project of the Year award at the 2016 annual meeting May 15-18 for Promoting and Advocating for the Profession: Creating a Multi-Faceted Illustrated History of the Veterinary Medical Libraries Section (VMLS) and Its Impact. Gretchen Stephens, associate professor and veterinary medicine liaison, health & life sciences, Purdue University Libraries, was the section archivist and a collaborator on the project. It is described in the following publication:

Purdue University Libraries Resource Spotlight: Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection (Henry Stewart talks)

March 8th, 2016

Purdue University Libraries Resource Spotlight: AccessUN

March 8th, 2016

Purdue Research Team Investigates Disaster Recovery

March 4th, 2016

One of the research teams for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant and the 21^st Century Grand Challenges project has just released their initial findings that coincides with the 4-year anniversary of the Southern Indiana tornadoes (March 2-3). Their ongoing research focuses on these communities and how they handled the after-effects of the tornado devastation.

The title of the research project is “Resilient Communities: Strengthening Post-Disaster Recovery by Understanding Interdependent Social and Physical Networks.”

The team conducted its study as part of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant and the 21st Century Grand Challenges project, an initiative created by President Barack Obama in 2013 to harness science, technology and innovation to solve important national or global problems. The $538,000 grant was issued to Purdue University in March 2014 for a project titled “Catalyzing the Involvement of Humanists and Social Scientists in Grand Challenge Initiatives,” led by Principal Investigator Jim Mullins, dean of libraries and Esther Ellis Norton Professor.

Megan Sapp Nelson, associate professor, Purdue University Libraries is quoted in the article as part of this research team.  A link to the article can be found here: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2016/Q1/purdue-research-team-investigates-disaster-recovery.html.

For more about the Mellon Grand Challenge Exploratory Initiative led by Principal Investigator Jim Mullins, dean of libraries and Esther Ellis Norton Professor, go to: https://www.purdue.edu/research/ppri/research/grants.html.

Purdue Libraries Seeking User Test Participants for Spring 2016

March 2nd, 2016

Purdue University Libraries is conducting user tests of new designs of the library website and search interface. In the test participants will be asked to complete a set of tasks on the library website and provide feedback. Participation of this user test is voluntary. The user test is expected to take up to 1 hour of time. Participants will receive $10 if they complete the test.

Participant requirements:

• Age 18 or older with high school diploma or equivalent;
• Normal or corrected normal vision;
• Currently enrolled Purdue University student, staff or faculty;
• Experience of using the Purdue University Libraries website as normal user.

If you are interested, please first complete the participant screening survey and we will notify you the test schedule.

Parrish Library Database of the Week: Mediamark Reporter

February 26th, 2016

Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Parrish Library. Each of these weekly snapshots will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of our specialized subscription databases. This week’s database is Mediamark Reporter brought to you by GfK Mediamark Research & Intelligence, LLC.

Link: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/businessdatabases is the alphabetical list of the databases specially selected for those in a business program of study. Access the databases off-campus with your Purdue login and password.

Focus: Mediamark Reporter provides information on demographics, lifestyles, product and brand usage, and advertising media preferences reported by a sample of over 25,000 United States consumers.

Search: If it is your first time using Mediamark Reporter, you will have to create an account using your Purdue email and a password of your choosing. In this database you can find out which population groups are the best potential markets for a product or service. The best target groups have scores of 100 or higher in the Index column.

Click here to see the basics of searching Mediamark Reporter or try our Guide on the Side with this link.

Why you should know this database: Mediamark Reporter includes historic demographic data back to 2005 so comparisons can be made.

Why should students know this database: A marketing plan should include data on user preferences. This kind of information is also included in SimplyMap but Mediamark Reporter displays the data in a spreadsheet which might be more straightforward than a geographic display for some students.

Cost: $2,000.00, paid annually by the Libraries.

Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.  Also let us know if you know of a colleague who would benefit from this weekly feature.

Since usage statistics are an important barometer when databases are up for renewal, tell us your favorite database, and we will gladly promote it. Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu