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Purdue Libraries celebrate new interactive learning space, start second of three-phase renovation

Purdue University Libraries isn't just about books and resource materials anymore. A new 40-seat interactive learning space aimed at engaging students in participatory activities has been completed in ...
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Purdue appoints new dean for Libraries and School of Information Studies

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A former associate dean and professor at Purdue University will be returning to campus after being selected the new dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information ...
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Black Cultural Center’s library receives grant to expand community resources

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The library at Purdue’s Black Cultural Center has been recognized by Indiana Humanities with a grant to add more resources. The Advancing Racial Equity Collection Development ...
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Purdue Libraries expands online services during COVID-19

In response to the move to remote learning, Purdue University Libraries has been expanding its services and hours to help faculty, staff and students navigate the new online learning environment ...
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Library Introduction

Striving to enhance understanding of the contributions of African Americans, the library contains materials relevant to the historical, sociological, political, and cultural aspects of the Black ...
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Purdue to initiate dean search for Libraries

Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, has announced the start of a national search for the next dean of Purdue University Libraries. "Purdue Libraries ...
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Purdue Libraries celebrates gift of Armstrong papers

Carol Armstrong speaks during an event Friday (Nov. 21) afternoon in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center to recognize the donation of papers from her late ...
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Purdue strives to reduce bias, share stories with annual Human Library

Purdue will host its annual Human Library event on Feb. 25. The Human Library aims to reduce prejudice among people of diverse backgrounds and provide a safe platform to learn about others’ ...
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Purdue Libraries to extend hours as students prepare for finals

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University Libraries will extend hours at four facilities to help students prepare for final exams. The John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library will be open around the clock ...
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Purdue Libraries teams with LexisNexis to digitize Congressional Record

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An agreement between Purdue University Libraries and LexisNexis will make it easier to find information online from the Congressional Record. LexisNexis, a leading global ...
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Purdue Libraries engages with Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín Campus to explore the digital transformation of libraries

In November 2022, Dr. Beth McNeil, Dean of Libraries and School of Information Studies and Esther Ellis Norton Professor of Library Science, and Rebecca Richardson, Associate Dean for Collections and ...