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October 13th, 2015
Policies for Progress:
Catalyzing Collaboration between the Humanities/Social Sciences
and STEM to Address the World’s Grand Challenges Conference
Keynote Speaker Nicholas Haan
Global Grand Challenges Director, Singularity University
Click here for a schedule of events
Reception and Keynote
Speaker: Nicholas Haan
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
5:45pm – 8:30pm
Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom
Presentations, Lectures, and Breakout Sessions
Featured Speaker: Barbara Kline Pope
Thursday, October 29, 2015
8:15am – 4:30pm
Ross-Ade Pavilion, Shively – Third Floor
Continental breakfast and lunch to be served
Please note that there are no fees to register for this conference
Please register at this link by Wednesday, October 21, 2015
http://go.lib.purdue.edu/events/progress
Questions: humstem@purdue.edu
About the Conference:
The conference is part of a multiyear, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded pilot program supporting interdisciplinary research teams. This grant, entitled Catalyzing the Involvement of Humanists and Social Scientists in Grand Challenge Initiatives, brought together five research teams from Purdue University. In bringing together humanities/social sciences and STEM faculty/researchers to address major global problems, we hope to expand the capacity for diverse, interdisciplinary discovery and drive beneficial change, raise public awareness, and improve the human condition. The program is a Purdue-based response to President Obama’s challenge to companies, universities, foundations, and philanthropists to identify and pursue grand challenges by expanding the frontiers of human knowledge about the important problems that we face.
About Nicholas Haan:
Nicholas Haan has an extensive background working in grand challenge areas, including disaster relief, food security, energy and the environment, public health, education, and genetics. Over the past 25 years, his work has crossed the private and public sectors, including working with the UN, governments, universities, and assorted NGOs. A majority of that time has been spent abroad, including East and Southern Africa. Nicholas Haan currently serves as the Global Grand Challenges Director at Singularity University, an innovative Silicon Valley-based program founded by Ray Kurzweil that is described as part-university, part think-tank, and part business incubator.
About Barbara Kline Pope:
Barbara Kline Pope is the Executive Director of the Office of Communications and the National Academies Press, and served as NAP’s Marketing Director for 12 years, and has been using the Web as a dissemination, outreach, and marketing tool since its inception. Barbara is a key proponent of targeted open access to increase dissemination, and she has helped shape online publishing for more than a decade.
Additional Information: A hotel room block for the Policies for Progress Conference has been reserved at Hilton Garden Inn ($100/night). Please call to reserve your room.
Hilton Garden Inn: (765) 743-2100
This conference is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is a joint effort of Purdue University, the Global Policy Research Institute, Discovery Park, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Purdue Libraries and Purdue University Press. This conference was planned in collaboration with Purdue’s System Collaboratory.
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October 13th, 2015
Stop by Siegesmund Engineering Library (POTR 160) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 to learn more about the interior space of the Active Learning Center. Sample interior furnishings will be showcased for all students to peruse. The Active Learning Center, opening in 2017 will be a central library/classroom space for all students.
Filed under: ENGR, generalOctober 13th, 2015
The Libraries are looking for user test participants
Purdue University Libraries is conducting user tests of the databases list, subject guides, and course guides on the library website. 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:
If you are interested, please first complete the participant screening survey and we will notify you the test schedule.
Filed under: generalOctober 9th, 2015
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 Plunkett Research brought to you by Jack W. Plunkett, CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd.
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: Plunkett Research offers company, industry, and corporate information.
Search: Search by industry, company or by major industry groups such as banking, computers, or retail. Although Plunkett Research is a good resource for current information about companies and industries, what sets it apart from other market research databases is the section called Job Seeker Resources & Tools. This makes Plunkett Research one of the key resources for students on the CareerWiki. The Job Seeker section has links to information on how to apply for jobs online, job search sites and more.
Click here to see the basics of searching Plunkett Research Online, or try our Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: Plunkett Research company reports include international, middle market, and private sectors. They have the expected elements such as financials and a list of competitors, and offer quick guides for specific job hunts such as Law Firms or Sales. Industry reports have separate sections on trends, statistics, and associations.
How this will help students: Plunkett Research searching is simple, and the industry and company reports are concise and up-to-date. Job-seeking students can compile a list of contacts in the industry of choice.
Cost: $7,600.00 paid annually by Purdue University Libraries.
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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 or mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, general, MGMTOctober 1st, 2015
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 AgEcon Search, which is is co-sponsored by the Department of Applied Economics and the University Libraries at University of Minnesota and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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: AgEcon Search is an open access database covering agricultural and applied economics.
Search: You can begin a search on the AgEcon Search home page. Type your subject of interest in the search box, Purdue for example, and the results are displayed. On the left of each page are links to browse the contents by institution/journal, author, date, or subject category. Results include working papers, conference papers and posters, and journal articles. AgEcon Search covers the fields of agricultural, consumer, energy, environmental and resource economics.
Click here to see the basics of searching AgEcon Search or try our Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: By completing a simple registration process you can submit your own papers and articles to be added to AgEcon Search. This is similar to the process of adding your papers to Purdue’s institutional repository, e-Pubs. As an open access database, AgEcon Search does not require a Purdue login and password, so the research you have done can be shared with anyone who has an Internet connection.
How this will help students: With a simple search students can get results that are international in scope from academic institutions, government agencies, and professional organizations.
Cost: There is no cost for access to AgEcon Search.
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 or mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, general, MGMT
September 25th, 2015
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 OECD iLibrary, which is produced by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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: OECD iLibrary offers statistics, full text books, and reports from the OECD, whose focus is the world economy.
Search: The OECD iLibrary opening page has a menu bar to browse by theme, country, catalogue, and statistics. The basic search box finds your term in several fields, and then you can limit the results to books, papers, statistics, etc. If your subject is a phrase, be sure to use quotation marks: water policies will give different results from “water policies.” The default for the Advanced Search is to look for your term in all fields, so limit to Title and Abstract to get a manageable number of hits.
Click here to see the basics of searching OECD iLibrary or try our Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: The statistical databases in OECD iLibrary cover national accounts, economic indicators, trade, employment, migration, education, energy, health, development and innovation in both member and non-member countries.
How this will help students: Students searching for an international research topic can browse the OECD iLibrary Theme or Country menus for issues in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. The organization covers economic and social trends, from the labor force in persistently poor areas to the innovation and growth of the Internet economy.
Cost: $12,749.00 paid by the Libraries annually.
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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 or mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, general, MGMT
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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 Mintel, which is produced by The Mintel Group.
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: Mintel provides market research reports on consumer products and services.
Search: The Mintel home page has a simple search box where you can use keywords. It also has a static menu bar. Hover over Category Overview which is divided into three sections called Sector, Theme, and Demographic. Try one of the areas listed under Sector, such as Retail. The page will display the latest infographics, reports, news, and analyst insight. To see a variety of reports in a category published this year, click on Latest Reports nested in the Latest Infographics area, select your criteria and report, and click Read More under the title. The report homepage has links to tables of statistics, market size and forecast, and other information relevant to the subject.
Click here to see the basics of searching Mintel or try Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: Mintel includes market research reports for consumer goods by region as well as by specific countries.
How this will help students: Mintel has a simple interface. It provides information about particular companies, and the reports provide links to reports on similar topics. Sources of statistics are easily identified.
Cost: $10,165.00 paid by the Libraries annually.
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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 or mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, MGMT