Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). This week, as Spring Break ends, we are pleased to feature a resource unique to Purdue University Libraries.<\/p>\n
This Week\u2019s Featured Database<\/strong>:\u00a0 e-Archives<\/em>, from Purdue University Libraries Archives and Special Collections.<\/p>\n Link<\/strong>:\u00a0 e-Archives<\/em> is accessed via e-Scholar<\/em>, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases<\/em> on MEL\u2019s home page<\/a>, right below the Libraries\u2019 search box.<\/p>\n Description\/focus<\/strong>: e-Archives<\/em> is the Purdue Libraries\u2019 digital collection of manuscripts, photographs, and University publications.<\/p>\n Start with this hint<\/strong>: <\/strong>The e-Archives<\/em> toolbar has a Search<\/strong> link which will take you to a page with an advanced search option and a list of the specific collections.\u00a0 The Search<\/strong> page also offers options\u00a0 to Browse by Type <\/strong>or Title<\/strong>.\u00a0 There you can see the list of links to over 30 collections including, for example, Amelia Earhart Papers<\/em>, photos of Dr. Cornell Bell, the Krannert Alumni Magazine<\/em>, and Purdue University Newsreels<\/em>.\u00a0 In the bottom banner of the e-Archives home page, click on the link to Archives and Special Collections<\/em> to see more holdings in this unique library.<\/p>\n Why you should know this database<\/strong>: e-Archives<\/em> includes over 107,000 digital objects.\u00a0 Here you can learn more about Helen Gouger, a lawyer who argued in Tippecanoe County Court in 1895 that women should receive the vote, or see a page from the Book of Hours, or browse through historical photos of Purdue buildings, athletes, astronauts, and more.<\/p>\n How this can be integrated into the curriculum<\/strong>:\u00a0 Class visits are welcome in the Archives and Special Collections. To schedule a visit for your class, fill out the online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cost<\/strong>: Purdue Libraries pays an annual maintenance fee for the CONTENTdm repository platform.<\/p>\n ——————————<\/p>\n Database of the Week comes to you from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). 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 kranlib@purdue.edu<\/a>. Database of the Week is archived at https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/category\/MGMT\/<\/a>. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries).<\/p>\n