Monthly Archives: April 2019

Faculty Presentations, Publications, Awards, and Accomplishments – Mar/Apr 2019

See Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies annual faculty, staff, and student awards at One Book Higher Awards 2019.

Awards

Nastasha Johnson (left), assistant professor, and Michael Witt (center), associate professor, both in the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, accepted the Academic Connection Award for the Engineering in the World of Data Learning Community faculty team from Associate Director of Residential Academic Initiatives Jonathan Manz (right). Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Nastasha Johnson (left) and Associate Professor Michael Witt (center) accepted the Academic Connection Award for the Engineering in the World of Data Learning Community faculty team from Associate Director of Residential Academic Initiatives Jonathan Manz (right). (Read more about the teaching team and the learning community at http://bit.ly/ewd-lc-award.)

Heather Howard was awarded (by Research Council) International Travel Grant of $2,000 and Research Support Grant $995.57. The funds will be used to travel to the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Annual Conference, June 25-28 2019, Lisbon, Portugal to present “Student Information Use and Decision-Making in Innovation Competitions.”

Nicole Kong was awarded (by Research Council) an International Travel Grant of $2,560. The grant will be used to travel to the 11th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) 2019 International Conference, May 28-31, 2019, in Florence, Italy, to present “Understanding the Impact of an Institutional Repository – A Big Data Mining and Visualization Project and Librarian as a Collaborator in Supporting Spatial Humanities Research Projects.”

Clarence Maybee was awarded (by Research Council) an International Travel Grant of $2,000. The grant will be used to travel to the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Librarianship conference held in Florence, Italy, May 29-31, 2019, to present “Informed Learning Design: A Tool for Integrating Information Literacy into Disciplinary Curricula.”

Bethany McGowan was awarded (from Research Council) an International Travel Grant of $2,000. The grant will be used to travel to the 2019 Medical Library Association Conference in Chicago, IL, May 5-7, 2019, to present the paper “Understanding Nursing Faculty’s Perceptions of the Role of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework in Nursing Instruction” and two poster sessions on “Using Text Mining Tools to Generate Terms for a Systematic Review: A Comparison of Voyant Tools” and “R tm and Creating a For Credit Systematic Review Course for Graduate Students in the Health Sciences.”

Larry Mykytiuk’s research in Biblical studies was recognized during his time as Scholar in Residence at Temple Sholom, Chicago, IL, March 29‒31, 2019.

Margaret Phillips was awarded (from Research Council) an International Travel Grant of $2,000 and Research Support Grant of $995.97. The funds will be used to travel to the 2019 European Academy of Management (EURAM) conference in Lisbon, Portugal, from June 25-28, 2019, to present “Mapping Industry Standards in Undergraduate Business Education.

Presentations

On April 24, Bert Chapman presented “The Controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: America’s Most Expensive Weapons System and Its Impact” and “British Government Information Resources” at INDIGO, the Indiana Government Documents Librarians Conference at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Adriana Harmeyer was on the panel “Archival Revitalization: Transforming Technical Services with Innovative Workflows” at the Midwest Archives Conference in Detroit (MI), April 6. She also delivered the invited presentation, “Bruce Rogers: Designer, Typographer, and Son of Indiana” to the Daughters of the American Revolution, General de Lafayette Chapter, April 9.

Michael Witt co-organized the Drexel-CODATA FAIR Responsible Research Data Management Workshop on March 31 and April 1 at Drexel University, https://conference.codata.org/Drexel_CODATA_2019.

Publications and Media

Maybee, Clarence, et al. “Informed Learning Design: Teaching and Learning through Engagement with Information.” Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 38, no. 3, Apr. 2019, pp. 579–93. Crossref, doi:10.1080/07294360.2018.1545748.

Reed, Jason B., and Benjamin Jahre. “Reviewing the Current State of Library Support for Open Educational Resources.” Collection Management, Mar. 2019, pp. 1–12. Crossref, doi:10.1080/01462679.2019.1588181.

Marceau, Kristine, Savannah Hottle, and Jane Kinkus Yatcilla. “Puberty in the Last 25 Years: A Retrospective Bibliometric Analysis.” Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 29, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 96–114. Crossref, doi:10.1111/jora.12396.

Nicole Kong and Yue (Shirley) Li contributed a post to the BTAA Geospatial Data Project blog at http://bit.ly/btaapurduepost.

Press Book Garners NYT Coverage, Celebrates Purdue 150 with New Books

The Purdue University Press celebrates Purdue’s Sesquicentennial with two new books, garners New York Times coverage, and will hold a special sale Founder’s Day — May 6, 2019.

by Bryan Shaffer, Sales and Marketing Manager, Purdue University Press

The Purdue University Press is enjoying a busy spring with a new biography getting noticed in the national media and two new Purdue history books that will be on the gift list for every Boilermaker across the globe.

“The Notorious Ben Hecht: Iconoclastic Writer and Militant Zionist” by Julien Gorbach has received reviews in Publisher’s Weekly, Library Journal, and most recently a favorable comparison of the Purdue UP book and a Yale University Press book on the same subject in The New York Times. Gorbach’s biography on the great 20th-century writer and activist, who was also called “the Shakespeare of Hollywood,” is a deeply researched and detailed story of Hecht’s admiration as a humanitarian and vilification as an extremist. Excerpts from two reviews follow:

“This thoughtful and thorough study of a largely forgotten writer will interest literary and film buffs and anyone curious about the debates going on in the Zionist community in the 1930s–40s.” — Library Journal

“This meticulously researched biography . . . focuses on two aspects of writer Ben Hecht (1894–1964): his remarkable versatility—he produced journalism, novels, criticism, screenplays, plays, and memoirs—and his vocal support, prior to Israel’s founding, for a Jewish homeland. . . . Suggesting that Hecht’s self-conscious persona as a “tough Jew” equally shaped his literary output and political ideology, Gorbach leaves readers with a richly provocative and original take on an influential writer.” — Publishers Weekly

May 6, 2019, marks the official sesquicentennial anniversary of Purdue University, and on that day, two new history books will be officially published. “Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University” by John Norberg is an extensive history of Indiana’s Land Grant University, which takes the readers beyond the redbrick walls of the West Lafayette campus to delve into the stories of faculty, alumni, and leaders who make up the remarkable institution’s distinguished history.

“Purdue at 150: A Visual History of Student Life” is a scrapbook-like experience curated and written by David M. Hovde, Adriana Harmeyer, Neal Harmeyer, and Sammie L. Morris. With more than 650 rare photographs, documents, and artifacts from the Purdue University Libraries Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections, alongside critical contextual information organized by decades, this beautiful book will adorn coffee tables and bookcases of Boilermakers near and far. Many of the images and artifacts included have never been published, presenting a unique history of Purdue University from the student perspective.

Purdue Alumni Drew and Brittany Brees composed the foreword and said: “Purdue at 150 is the definitive visual history of student life at our beloved alma mater, recalling stories through rare images and artifacts, as well as words. Whether you are a long-time alum or a recent graduate, we know you will enjoy the trip down memory lane.”

All books mentioned above are linked to their respective pages on the Press’ website, where you will find additional information, reviews, preview pages, and the ability to place an order. When ordering directly from the Purdue Press, feel free to use the discount code PURDUE30 to receive a 30 percent discount off all books. Remember to sign-up for our newsletter and follow us on social media (Facebook and Twitter), as we will have a special sale on May 6, Purdue University Founder’s Day.

One Book Higher Awards 2019

During the 2019 One Book Higher celebration event held March 26, faculty, staff, and students were presented with a variety of awards that honored their contributions to the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies and Purdue University during previous academic year. A list of the awards and award winners are below.

The Albert Viton Scholarship and the Dorothy Newby McCaw Scholarship are merit-based scholarships that have been made possible by two generous donors. The amount of each of these scholarships this year is $2,500. The Albert Viton Scholarship was created to recognize students who work in the Purdue University Press.

Pictured, left to right: Anna Subramaniam, chair of the Scholarship Committee; Sarah Merryman, winner of the Albert Viton Scholarship; and Tatum Theaman, winner of the Dorothy Newby McCaw Scholarship.

The PULSE Award was created by the Circulation Reserve Team to recognize student employees of the Libraries and School of Information Studies. Through fundraising and with special support from Judy and Michael Humnicky, an endowment was raised to support the annual award. Pictured, left to right: Anna Subramaniam, chair of the Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Scholarship Committee, and Purdue University Libraries Student Excellence (PULSE) Award winners Olivia Crouse, Brenae Newhard, and Nicole Szumigalski.

The Amelia Earhart Scholarships are funded by an outside donor and administered through the Division of Financial Aid. Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is represented on the Earhart Scholarship Committee in recognition of the Earhart Collection housed in the Purdue Archives and Special Collections.

Pictured (L to R): Hannah Melchiorre and Caroline Kren were named winners of the Amelia Earhart Scholarship. (Also named were Amanda Heltzel and Makayla Schannen, who could not attend the ceremony.)

Pictured are Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt and Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Nastasha Johnson, who was recognized with the 2019 John H. Moriarty Award for Excellence in Library Service.

The Moriarty Award honors a Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty member, and it was named in honor of John H. Moriarty, who led the Purdue Libraries from 1944 to 1970. Funding for the award is from the Richard L. Funkhouser Libraries Endowment.

Pictured, left to right, are: Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Michael Flierl, Associate Professor Clarence Maybee, and Instructional Designer Rachel Fundator. Flierl, Maybee, and Fundator were honored with the fifth annual Purdue Libraries Research Award for their innovative article, “Information Literacy Supporting Student Motivation and Performance: Course-Level Analyses.”

This research has been featured at two international conferences, the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2018 Annual Conference held in Bergen, Norway, as well as the 2018 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries Conference in Chania, Greece.

Betsy Gordon Psychoactive Substances Research Archivist Stephanie Schmitz was recognized with the Dean’s Individual Award for Significant Advancement of a Libraries Strategic Initiative. She is pictured here with Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt.

Pictured are Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt and Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Pete Pascuzzi, who was recognized with the ninth annual Purdue University Libraries Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt and Anna Subramaniam, administrator for library enterprise applications are pictured here. Subramaniam, and her fellow EZProxy Configuration File Clean-Up Team members Dean Lingley, Sue Long, Jill Stair, and April Maybee (not pictured) were recognized with the Dean’s Team Award.

Katherine Purple (left) and Bryan Shaffer (not pictured) received the Dean’s Team Award for their service as co-interim directors of the Purdue University Press before current Purdue Press Director Justin Race was named late last year. (Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt is on the left in the photo.)

Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Associate Professor Clarence Maybee was recognized with the Dean’s Individual Award for Sustained and/or Outstanding Contribution to Libraries. He is pictured here with Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professor Scott Brandt.

Rachel Fundator, instructional designer (on the left, pictured here with Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Interim Associate Dean Scott Brandt), received the Dagnese Award for Excellence in Service. This year, Melissa Waterworth (not pictured) also received the award.

The award is given annually with support from the Joseph M. Dagnese Memorial Fund. Mr. Dagnese led the Purdue Libraries from 1972 to 1989.

Poster Session Award Winners

One Book Higher Poster Session Winners 2019

(L to R, back row): Dan Rotello, Standa Pejša, Jacinda Laymon, Margaret Phillips, Heather Howard, (L to R, front row) Sandy Galloway, Dianna Deputy, Angie Ewing, Audrey Grisham, and Sandi Caldrone

This year, the winning poster sessions included:

Most Innovative Idea
“Technical Standards in Business Education” by Heather Howard and Margaret Phillips;
Most Scholarly
“Rough Cilicia Archeological Survey in PURR (and elsewhere)” by Standa Pejša;
Best Furthers the Strategic Plan
“You Can’t Do Data Science without Data” by Sandi Caldrone;
Most Interactive, Made me LOL, Most Creative, Viewer’s Choice, and AD’s Choice
“The History of LCSSAC” by Sandy Galloway, Dianna Deputy, Angela Ewing, Dan Rotello, Jacinda Laymon, and Audrey Grisham.

Check It Out! April 2019

LCSSAC Corner

Welcome to Check It Out!

Information about Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies’ Staff Happenings

If you have something that you would like to be included in “LCSSAC Corner” (including activities, accomplishments, upcoming events, etc.), please contact Sandy Galloway at sgallow@purdue.edu.

One Book Higher

(L to R, back row): Dan Rotello, Standa Pejša, Jacinda Laymon, Margaret Phillips, Heather Howard, (L to R, front row) Sandy Galloway, Dianna Deputy, Angie Ewing, Audrey Grisham, and Sandi Caldrone

The 12th Annual One Book Higher (OBH) event was held March 26 in the Purdue Memorial Union South Ballroom.

During the annual OBH celebration, faculty, staff, and student awards and scholarships are presented. The event also includes a poster session and luncheon. The poster session features works from the Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty and staff from the year.

This year, the winning poster sessions included:

Most Innovative Idea: “Technical Standards in Business Education” by Heather Howard and Margaret Phillips;
Most Scholarly: “Rough Cilicia Archeological Survey in PURR (and elsewhere)” by Standa Pejsa;
Best Furthers the Strategic Plan: “You Can’t Do Data Science without Data” by Sandi Caldrone;
Most Interactive, Made me LOL, Most Creative, Viewer’s Choice, and AD’s Choice: “The History of LCSSAC” by Sandy Galloway, Dianna Deputy, Angela Ewing, Dan Rotello, Jacinda Laymon, and Audrey Grisham.

OBH, always, was a great way to communicate the accomplishments throughout the Purdue University Libraries and School Information Studies. Music was provided by our own Michael Lewis, too!

Student Employment Job Fair

Tonya Mull and Teresa Balser

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies student supervisors group, SSG, participated in the Student Employment Job Fair April 3 at Purdue.

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies staff set up a table to inform students of the multiple opportunities for employment within our unit. Information was provided concerning the online job site, units, wages, hours, how to apply, and the criteria for employment. Several students asked questions and have already applied! This was a successful recruitment idea and will be continued in the future.

STEW HVAC Renovation Progress

Phase IV of the Stewart Center HVAC Renovation Project is now underway. This required the relocation of personnel on the second and third floors of the oldest part of Stewart Center. Departments included in this move were: Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies administration, human resources, business office, marketing communications, and advancement (all on second floor), as well as Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies information technology division from room 363. The personnel from the second floor are now located on the first floor of the old engineering library in the A.A. Potter Engineering Center. The information technology staff from the third floor were relocated to the Research Data offices in room 174, as well as the swing space (rooms G50 and G62B) of Stewart Center. All of these departments, with the addition of the Resources Services Department, are currently in the basement of Potter (which was moved at the beginning of this project from 364 and 370 in Stewart Center), will be moved back later this year to their original spaces. The final phase of this project, Phase V, will then be started and include the first through fifth floors of the HSSE Library Stacks

LCSSAC Members

Sandy Galloway, Chair
Dan Rotello, Vice Chair
Jacinda Laymon, Secretary
Angie Ewing
Dianna Deputy
Audrey Grisham

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