Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics.\u00a0 This week, as Spring Break ends, we are pleased to feature an exhibit and an online resource, both unique to Purdue University Libraries.<\/p>\n
Through March 30, visit the Archives to view the\u00a0 special exhibit<\/a> honoring Dorothy Stratton, Purdue\u2019s first full-time dean of women.<\/p>\n This Week\u2019s Featured Database<\/strong>:\u00a0 e-Archives<\/em>, from Purdue University Libraries Archives and Special Collections. <\/strong><\/p>\n Link<\/strong>:\u00a0 e-Archives<\/em> is accessed via e-Scholar<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Description\/focus<\/strong>:\u00a0 e-Archives<\/em> is the Purdue Libraries\u2019 digital collection of manuscripts, photographs, and University publications.<\/p>\n Start with this hint<\/strong>:\u00a0 The e-Archives<\/em> toolbar has a Search<\/strong> link that takes you to a page with an advanced search option and a list of the specific collections.\u00a0 Try a search for \u201cStratton\u201d in the Debris collection to see the 1943 yearbook entry about her war service.\u00a0 Click here <\/a>to see the basics of searching e-Archives<\/em>.<\/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, the lawyer who argued in Tippecanoe County Court in 1895 that women should receive the vote, 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 Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. Our intent is to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know.\u00a0 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>.\u00a0 Database of the Week is archived\u00a0 at https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/category\/MGMT\/<\/a>. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries<\/a>).<\/p>\n