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January 17th, 2014
Purdue University Libraries celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with informative displays in various Libraries location. Purdue Libraries is proud to collaborate with a variety of entities across campus to educate and create awareness on this day of remembrance.
The list of Libraries displays is also prominently featured on the MLK celebration website at: http://www.purdue.edu/diversity-inclusion/mlk/.
Siegesmund Engineering Library (Potter) – January 13-31
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes
Display created by Sandy Galloway
Hicks Undergraduate Library (Hicks) – January 13-31
“Triumph over Fear” – Nelson Mandela’s quest for social justice in South Africa (media display)
Display created by Ann O’Donnell
M.G. Mellon Library of Chemistry (Wetherill) – January 13-31
Julian Bond, American social activist and leader in the American civil rights movement
Display created by Becky Hunt
Physics Library (Physics) – January 13-31
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Display created by Becky Hunt
Humanities, Social Sciences & Education Library (Stewart Center) – January 20-31
Zora Neale Hurston, American folklorist, anthropologist and author
Display created by Patrick Whalen
Mathematical Sciences Library (Math, 3rd floor display case) – January 20-February 28
What do Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein Have in Common?
Display created by Nastasha Johnson
Black Cultural Center Library (BCC) January 15 –February 28
The Black Freedom Struggle across America
Display created by Jamillah R. Gabriel
January 17th, 2014
DMP: Submitting an NSF grant? Have questions about the Data Management Plan requirement? Wondering what PURR is all about and how it can help you? Please plan to attend a free session on Monday, January 27th, 12:30-1:30 in STEW 218D. Topics will include: overall data management plan requirements, identifying target data to publish or deposit, the Purdue University Research Repository, and more. Libraries faculty will be on hand for Q & A or for consultations. Cookies will be provided for refreshment.
Welcome to the spring semester and 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 basic information to get you started. Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases.
This Week’s Featured Database: Privco, from The Privco Company.
Find it:www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, Under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.
Description/focus: Privco is our newest source for private company information.
Try it: Some of the biggest companies in the world are privately owned (Cargill, Mars, Subway), and financial information about these billion-dollar companies is covered by our long-standing company information databases such as LexisNexis. Smaller private companies, though, are a challenge. Privco is our newest databases, specifically obtained to provide in-depth business intelligence about Private companies. See here for a short video on accessing the database and using the interface.
Why you should know this database: Privco will deliver when searched by name of company but the database can also be searched by Privco’s own industry classification system. When a covered private company becomes public, Privco continues to provide its historical information about the company’s private life.
Why students should know this database: Privco’s interface is straightforward and offers options to narrow an initial search.
Tags: executives, financials, investment research, mergers & acquisitions, news, private companies
Cost: For annual subscription information, contact Mary Dugan.
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If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, general, MGMTDecember 19th, 2013
In a recent DC Telegraph post, Digital Commons announced that there are now more than one million open access, full-text objects available across Digital Commons member repositories.
Filed under: Open_AccessDecember 17th, 2013
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Information Literacy Instructional Designer
Purdue University Libraries seeks a highly motivated, outgoing, and innovative Information LiteracyInstructional Designer (ILID) to work with classroom faculty to embed information literacy into foundational courses that are being redesigned through the (IMPACT) Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation program. IMPACT is a provost funded initiative comprised of partners from the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE), Discovery Learning Research Center (DLRC), iTaP Teaching and Learning, Purdue Extended Campus (PEC), and the Libraries that works with faculty and instructors to improve student competency and confidence through student-centered teaching and learning.
Purdue Libraries values information literacy, and takes an informed learning approach that emphasizes engaging with information to learn in a discipline-focused context. Working under the guidance of the Libraries’ Information Literacy Specialist, the ILID will lead efforts to collaborate with and guide faculty and instructors in the development of instructional designs for teaching learners to use information in embedded ways that support the attainment of instructional outcomes. IMPACT offers an opportunity for the Libraries to promote student-centered learning, and to enhance Purdue students’ information literacy. The ILID will participate on interdepartmental teams that collaborate with faculty and instructors on course development projects in areas such as instructional design, evaluation of instructional outcomes, and curriculum development. The ILID will develop instructional material designed to promote best practices for addressing information literacy in the undergraduate classroom. The ILID will also collaborate with faculty or instructors in the development of classroom research projects.
Reporting to the Information Literacy Specialist who coordinates the Libraries’ involvement in IMPACT, the ILIDwill provide regular reports on the progress and status of their work with faculty and instructors. This position will be funded for a period of three years from the date of hire.
Qualifications
Required:
· MLS or MIS from an ALA accredited institution, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
· Knowledge or strong interest in best practices and innovations in teaching and learning related to information literacy.
· Knowledge of best practices and innovations in teaching and learning as well as curriculum and instruction.
· Evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate and consult with faculty and instructional staff across disciplines.
· Evidence of ability to collaborate with a broad range of individuals including faculty, instructional staff, and professional staff.
· Demonstrate the ability to work as a contributing member or leader of a strategic team.
· Demonstrate an appreciation for diversity and inclusive excellence as well as a commitment to a high level of professionalism.
· Must be able to adapt to changing situations and demonstrate flexibility in various situations.
· Demonstrate the ability to foster a supportive work climate in interactions with team members as well as faculty and instructional staff.
Preferred:
· Experience with course redesign and transformation processes and models.
· Evidence of successful teaching at the college or university level.
· Experience with research and assessment specifically with regards to using information to learning with discipline-focused classroom.
· Experience with assessment and research, especially knowledge and experience conducting or fostering the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
· Skills in creating digital and online instructional resources.
· Knowledge of and skills in using teaching and learning technologies.
Application process:
To be considered for the position, applications must be made through Purdue University’s employment web site at: www.purdue.edu/hr/careers and reference Job Number 1301501. Please include a cover letter with your application outlining your qualifications for this position. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions can be directed to: libhr@purdue.edu. Resumes or CV’s sent to this email address cannot be considered. Please put “Informed Learning Instructional Designer” in the title of all email correspondence.
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce. A background check is required for this position.
Filed under: general, press_release
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