Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). This week, for Spring Break, we are pleased to feature a resource unique to Purdue University Libraries.<\/p>\n
This Week\u2019s Featured Database<\/strong>:\u00a0 e-Archives<\/em>, in honor of the exhibit Amelia Earhart: the Aviator, the Advocate, and the Icon<\/em>, on display March 1- May 28, 2010, in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, on the 4th floor of the HSSE Library.<\/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.\u00a0 Amelia Earhart: the Aviator, the Advocate, and the Icon<\/em>, is an exhibit drawn from the world\u2019s largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, photos, memorabilia, and artifacts.<\/p>\n Start with this hint<\/strong>: e-Archives<\/em> includes an Advanced Search<\/strong> in the header toolbar, and it is a good choice if you know what you are looking for.\u00a0 The toolbar also offers an option to Browse by Type<\/strong>, but for descriptions of the collections, select Browse by Title<\/strong>.\u00a0 That link takes you to a list that includes descriptions and links to over 20 collections including, for example, Amelia Earhart at Purdue<\/em>, the Krannert Alumni Magazine<\/em>, and Purdue University Newsreels<\/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, 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>.\u00a0 You can also email David Hovde<\/a>, Research and Instruction Librarian in Archives and Special Collections.<\/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\/database\/<\/a>. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@PurdueLibraries<\/a>).<\/p>\n