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December 17th, 2013
Purdue University Libraries services will be offline from late this Friday, Dec. 20 at 9 p.m. to early Sunday, Dec. 22 at 9 a.m. for a power outage on our server room building in the Math building. Service are expected to resume on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 9 a.m.
Filed under: general, services
December 11th, 2013
In a recent article published in The Guardian, Nobel winner Randy Schekman states why his lab will no longer send papers to the top-tier journals.
Filed under: Open_AccessDecember 4th, 2013
Purdue University Libraries faculty member, Hal Kirkwood was inducted into the Book of Great Teachers on Dec. 2, 2013. He is pictured with Mitch Daniels, university president and Dale Whittaker, vice provost for academic affairs.
Sixty-eight Purdue professors were honored December 2 when they were inducted into the Book of Great Teachers, which honors outstanding teaching faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in the classroom. Honorees were chosen by their students and their peers as Purdue’s finest educators. Hal Kirkwood, associate professor, is the first Purdue University Libraries faculty member to receive the honor.
Held every five years, the induction ceremony took place in Purdue Memorial Union. President Mitch Daniels and Dale Whittaker, vice provost for undergraduate academic affairs, spoke at the event.
“The Book of Great Teachers is an important symbol of a greater legacy, which is the tens of the thousands of lives that have been changed by these extraordinary teachers,” Whittaker said. “We’re honored to add this new class of teachers to the legacy.”
Everyone inducted into the Book of Great Teachers is listed on a bronze-and-walnut wall display in the west foyer of the Union. The display was first unveiled in 1999. Including the most recently inducted professors, the book includes 384 names.
Filed under: faculty_staff, general, MGMT, press_release, RSRCH, scholcommNovember 25th, 2013
As part of the Libraries ongoing review of databases, the following has been recommended for cancellation by the subject specialist librarians: Warc.
Users will have access to Warc until the current subscription expires on Dec. 31st. Questions or concerns about the cancellation of Stat!Ref should be directed to Rebecca Richardson, Electronic Resources Librarian, at rarichar@purdue.edu.
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Filed under: database, general, MGMTNovember 20th, 2013
As part of the Libraries ongoing review of databases, the following has been recommended for cancellation by the subject specialist librarians: Stat!Ref.
With the removal of some titles from Stat!Ref by their publishers and available alternative access to other titles, Stat!Ref has been cancelled and will no longer be available starting Nov. 25th. Drug information resources can be found at: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/druginforesources. Access to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) will be available January 2014.
Questions or concerns about the cancellation of Stat!Ref should be directed to Rebecca Richardson, Electronic Resources Librarian, at rarichar@purdue.edu.
November 19th, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Litigation between Google and the Authors Guild that has been ongoing since 2005 has resulted in a win for Google and university libraries, including Purdue University Libraries. On November 14, 2013, Judge Denny Chin found in favor of Google and dismissed the lawsuit brought against them by the Authors Guild.
The Google Book Project began in 2004 with Google entering into agreements with Harvard, Stanford, University of Michigan, New York Public Library and Oxford to scan books in their libraries. As part of the agreement, participants in the project received a digital copy of the book. Google created a database of the scanned works but only allowed snippets of works still protected by copyright to be viewed. Full text access was only available to works in the public domain. Over the years, many other universities, including Purdue, joined the Google Book Project. To date Google has scanned over twenty million books.
The Authors Guild as the representative for many authors sued Google for copyright infringement. Google has maintained that their scanning and posting of the works was fair use under the U.S. Copyright Act.
Judge Denny Chin agreed with Google. According to the Court, the use of the work was transformative, which is one of the factors considered under fair use. Chin stated that “Google Books digitizes books and transforms expressive text into a comprehensive word index that helps readers, scholars, researchers, and others find books.” Another factor that the Court looked closely at was the market effect and whether or not it was harmed by Google’s actions. Chin determined that the Google Books Project in fact expanded the market for books by helping the public discover books that they would never have known about but for Google. Judge Chin also referred quite extensively to a recent decision in the HathiTrust v. Authors Guild lawsuit in which HathiTrust won on similar fair use principles and application of U.S. Copyright law.
HathiTrust is a partnership of major research universities and libraries that is focused on preserving collections in digital form to allow access to the works for future generations. Both legal victories are recognition that the digital world offers new and exciting opportunities to researchers and scholars and that the copyright law should be applied to new uses of works in a way that is consistent with the built in flexibility of the law and the intent of the Copyright Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
This is a significant victory for libraries as well. In the opinion, Chin noted that Google provides libraries with a digital copy of works that they already own which allow libraries to make lawful uses of the digitized copies consistent with the copyright law. The Court found that such use is fair use and that the libraries would have no liability for copyright infringement. This is good news for many libraries, like Purdue, who have digitization projects either in progress or under consideration. The Google win allows such projects to proceed and provides greater access and research capabilities to not only library collections held at Purdue but to many collections around the world.
Not surprisingly the Authors Guild was not pleased with the decision and have indicated that they will appeal it to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
The University Copyright Office was established in 2000 to advise Purdue University faculty and staff on the application of copyright law in a higher education setting and to provide information on current copyright issues. The Office also provides programs to promote compliance and awareness.
For further information about copyright or to set up an appointment, please contact the office at 765.496.3864 or Donna Ferullo, Director, at ferullo@purdue.edu. The Office is located in Stewart Center, Room 264A.
Source:
Donna Ferullo, JD, MLS, Director, University Copyright Office, Purdue University Libraries, 765-496-3864, Ferullo@purdue.edu
Related Web sites:
Purdue University Libraries University Copyright Office – www.lib.purdue.edu/uco
HathiTrust – www.hathitrust.org
Filed under: faculty_staff, general, Open_Access, press_release, scholcomm
November 15th, 2013
Welcome to Database of the Week. This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with only basic information to get you started. Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases..
This Week’s Featured Database: Dissertations & Theses, from Proquest.
Find it:www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, Under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.
Description/focus: Dissertations & Theses provides access to these works from graduate schools around the world.
Try it: Dissertations & Theses is another Proquest database, with the same interface available in their other products. In addition to author, title, and subject, you can search for the degree, department, or advisor. See here for a short video on accessing the database and using the interface and filters.
Why you should know this database: The Dissertations & Theses database covers colleges & universities from around the world and makes them available for immediate download to the denizens of Purdue.
Why you should know this database: Students can easily include dissertations and theses as they research topics for a research paper or for their own graduate research.
Tags: full text, Proquest
Cost: For annual subscription information, contact Mary Dugan.
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Filed under: database, events, general, MGMT, RSRCH, scholcommNovember 13th, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Each year students from all disciplines submit abstract proposals in hopes of being accepted to be published as either an article or snapshot in the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research (JPUR). JPUR showcases the best undergraduate research at Purdue and highlights the student as the author. The first deadline for proposals to be submitted for the 2014 issue is on November 15, 2013 while the final deadline is February 15, 2014. Only abstracts, not full papers, are required for a proposal and submissions may be uploaded through www.jpur.org using a simple three-step process.
JPUR is coordinated and produced through Purdue University Press, a division of Purdue University Libraries. Submissions to JPUR are on a steady rise since the journal debuted in 2011, making acceptance for publication increasingly valuable. Last year, 70 undergraduate authors who had their research published in the 2013 edition of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research (JPUR).
“Publishing in JPUR gives students a leg up when it comes to applying for jobs and graduate schools,” said Madison Heslop, a senior in American Studies. Heslop explains that publishing with JPUR makes you a more attractive candidate for a career with research and writing. “It’s a huge advantage if you want to get a higher degree because you already know how the publishing process works.”
Patrick Pawletko, a senior in Civil Engineering also stresses the importance of learning to articulate his work to a general audience and how JPUR enabled him to develop those necessary skills. “Working directly with a writing coach allows the student author to get direct feedback on how to formulate and improve their work,” said Pawletko.
For more information or questions contact Brooke Halteman, JPUR Coordinator at jpur@purdue.edu or visit the JPUR web site at docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpur.
Sources: Brooke Halteman, JPUR Coordinator, jpur@purdue.edu
Charles Watkinson, Purdue Libraries, ctwatkin@purdue.edu, (765) 494-8251
Related web site: docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpur
Filed under: events, general, press_release, scholcomm
November 12th, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University Libraries will extend hours at three facilities to help students prepare for final exams. During extended hours, Libraries staff will be onsite in these three libraries to assist students and refreshments will be provided.
Starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, the John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library will stay open 24/7 through 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Siegesmund Engineering Library will remain open 24 hours a day beginning at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1 through 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.
The Humanities, Social Science and Education Library will be open as follows:
All other libraries, except the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics, will maintain regular hours from Saturday, Nov. 30 through Saturday, Dec. 14. The Parrish Library will be open extended hours as follows:
For more information go to lib.purdue.edu/hours.
Filed under: events, general, press_release
November 12th, 2013
November is Native American Heritage month and the Purdue University Libraries worked with Felica Ahasteen-Bryant, Director of the Native American Educational and Cultural Center, to create display cases in the following Purdue Libraries to recognize and honor the Native American culture.
Engineering Library
Display focuses on Native engineers, including Mary Golda Ross and John Herrington, and Purdue AISES chapter. A variety of Native artwork is also included. Created by Sandy Galloway.
HSSE Library
Display focuses on the Navajo including Navajo books and artwork. Created by Patrick Whalen.
Physics Library
Display focuses on the universe, specifically Native American legends related to stars and constellations. Created by Becky Hunt
Chemistry Library
Display focuses on sustainable and renewable energy. Includes posters, pictures and articles on current events taking place in Native communities. Created by Becky Hunt.
Hicks Undergraduate Library
The display at the Hicks Undergraduate Library shows a selection of titles available in the media collection that highlight several areas of Native American history, culture, and portrayals in popular film. The corresponding LibGuide has also been updated to reflect recent acquisitions. It can be found here: http://guides.lib.purdue.edu/content.php?pid=434712. Created by Ann O’Donnell.
For a list of events visit the Native American Educational and Cultural Center’s website.
Filed under: CHEM, ENGR, events, general, HSSE, PHYS, UGRL