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January 15th, 2013
In January 2011, the National Science Foundation began requiring that all grant proposals include two-page plans that describe what data will be generated in the research and how the data will be managed and shared. Other funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, NASA, and the National Endowment for the Humanities soon followed suit with their own requirements.
The Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) was created to support researchers in meeting these requirements by creating a platform for collaborating on research and publishing and archiving datasets.
Examples of research data include software source code, output from sensors and instruments, interview transcripts, observation logs, spreadsheets, databases, scientific images and video, and more.
Purdue faculty, graduate students, and staff can create projects on the PURR website, invite others to join their projects, and receive a free allocation of storage and tools for helping them collaborate and manage their research data.
“Scholars often publish their findings in conference and journal papers, but without the supporting data, the research can’t be reproduced and verified by others”, says Courtney Matthews, Digital Data Repository Specialist at the Purdue Libraries. “PURR gives Purdue researchers a platform for managing and publishing their datasets in a way that meets funder requirements and enables the reuse of data that gives credit to the researcher.”
It also provides boilerplate text that can be pasted into grant proposals as well as tutorials and support for developing effective data management plans.
Since its launch, PURR has been included in over 500 grants proposals that have originated from Purdue.
Datasets that are published and archived in PURR are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) that uniquely identify them and make them more easily tracked and cited. David Gleich, an assistant professor of Computer Science, recently used PURR to publish a dataset for testing algorithms in social network analysis. “DOIs make it easy to track citations, usage, and other metrics”, says Gleich. “It’s always important to be able to demonstrate [research] impact.”
For eight years agronomy Professor Jeffrey Volenec and colleagues collected data from ninety-six farm plots to better understand how potassium and phosphorus levels influence the growth of alfalfa. With the study over, the question became what to do with all that data.
That concern prompted Volenec to be one of the first users of PURR. “It’s unlikely to be done anytime soon by anyone else so we thought this type of data ought to be preserved,” Volenec says. “It was bought mainly with tax dollars. The data, the numbers, belong to the people.”
Datasets are archived for a minimum of ten years, after which time they are managed as a collection of the university’s libraries. PURR was designed to implement open standards and best practices such as the ISO 16363 certification of trustworthy digital repositories, for which an audit process is currently underway.
PURR was jointly developed by the Purdue Libraries, the Office of the Vice President for Research, and Information Technology at Purdue. The service is based on HUBzero™, which was also developed at Purdue.
For more information about PURR, contact Matthews at 49-62770 or courtneyearlmatthews@purdue.edu, or visit http://purr.purdue.edu.
Filed under: D2C2, general, RSRCHJanuary 8th, 2013
Filed under: generalJanuary 3rd, 2013
As a pioneer in innovative uses of concrete, Purdue civil engineer Charles Pankow shaped the development of the modern construction industry and the landscape of 20th century America. His philanthropy also continues to advance Purdue, impacting professors and students throughout the university via the support of the Charles Pankow Foundation. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Pankow Companies and the Libraries are marking this with an online exhibition that showcases the donation of Pankow papers and oral histories to the growing civil engineering collection and a companion book, A Better Way to Build, published under the Purdue University Press imprint as a hardback print and e-book edition.
Filed under: UncategorizedDecember 14th, 2012
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These weekly snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
This Week’s Featured Database: GREENR, from Gale Cengage Learning.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.
Description/focus: GREENR offers content, including images and videos, on green technologies and issues on the environment and sustainability.
Start with this hint: The GREENR Basic Search and Advanced Search display results by document type such as Academic Journals, Videos, Podcasts, etc. and so results can be limited with further descriptors. For example, enter “climate change” as a Basic Search and the 16,000 hits can be narrowed down by a list of subjects that appear on the left, such as Greenhouse Gases, or by type of resource, such as Academic Journals, or by format, such as video. The GREENR home page offers general categories (Agriculture and Food Systems, Science and Technology, Social Factors, etc.) that are further broken down into topics. See here for a short video tutorial on the basics of searching GREENR
Why you should know this database: GREENR covers food security, environmental law and politics, economics and trade, pollution, ecology, energy, and more. It includes many of the academic resources that are in text-only databases, but GREENR also includes podcasts, websites, newspapers, videos, magazines, and case studies. You can navigate country, organization, and country portals for news, video, and primary source documents.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: GREENR has an updated look resembling the web and should appeal to anyone. It is easy to search or browse by topic, country, or format. Students will find GREENR easy to navigate, and can use it to find content on a topic or select a subject for an assignment.
Tags: agribusiness, agricultural economics, agriculture, articles, companies, countries, country profiles, demographics, economic conditions, energy, environmental research, full text, international markets, international news, news, resource economics,
Cost: 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. 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 parrlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMT
December 7th, 2012
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. This week our feature is not a database, but a quicker way of getting to the databases.
Tool name and provider: MyParrish toolbar; from the Parrish Library.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, in the left column under Parrish Links; click on MyParrish Toolbar to download.
Description/focus: This toolbar puts quick access to Parrish Library resources on your laptop or pc.
Start with this hint: The search field on MyParrish includes search engine options such as Google, Google Scholar, Ejournal Finder, and the Libraries catalog. Other links on the toolbar include the business databases; BizTools, which includes course pages; Research Tools; and RSS Feeds which offers options for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Week Online, and Inside Indiana Business. See here for a short video tutorial on finding and using the toolbar.
Why you should use this tool: MyParrish gives quick access to the databases, but also provides links to your department home page as well as the Parrish Library home page.
How this will help students: The toolbar can be downloaded to any browser. The link for Research Tools connects to the Online Writing Lab (OWL), Software Remote, and others. The default search engine for the search box is Bing but can be changed.
Cost: No cost. Updated and maintained by Hal Kirkwood, Associate Head, Parrish Library.
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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, contact parrlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMTDecember 3rd, 2012
Filed under: generalNovember 28th, 2012
Filed under: generalNovember 27th, 2012
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November 12th, 2012
On Monday, November 26th, SpringerLink will be migrating to a new platform. Please note that individual accounts from the old SpringerLink will NOT be migrated. Users with accounts will need to go to link.springer.com and set up a new profile/account. Users will need to this while within the institution’s IP range as they will then be automatically associated to the institution’s access rights. To access training materials or to sign up for training, go here: http://tinyurl.com/b2f88fz.
Filed under: general, servicesNovember 2nd, 2012
Welcome to Database of the Week, a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. These weekly snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.
Database name: Frost Market Research, from Frost & Sullivan.
Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.
Description/focus: Frost Market Research delivers business intelligence research in several broadly named industries, ranging from Aerospace to Information & Communication Technologies, Healthcare, Energy and Power Supplies, and others.
Start with this hint: Frost Market Research requires the one-time download of the Citrix Client to your pc or laptop. This is a simple process and we provide the means to do so when you click on the Frost database link in our dropdown. See here for a short video tutorial on the basics of entering and searching Frost. Another way not covered in the video to see a list of reports is to click on SITEMAP at the top of the F&S page. That will generate a list of Industries & Markets covered by Frost.
Why you should know this database: Frost Market Research reports are timely and include notes on methodology. The reports cover global trends, current industry trends, drivers and restraints, opportunity analysis, the competitive landscape, challenges and conclusions.
How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: The results of a search can be filtered by industry, date, geographic region, and others.
Tags: analyst reports, companies, full text, industries, international markets, investment research, market research
Cost: The subscription to Frost is paid annually by the Krannert School of Management.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. 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 parrlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).
If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: collections, database, HSSEB, MGMT