Have you heard of PURR but want to find out more information on the key functions of this Purdue University Libraries repository? Check out PURR’s latest video on YouTube and learn the four main ways the Purdue University Research Repository (PURR) can help you manage your data and research: http://youtu.be/Yw0IJj7FqA8  via @youtube

Purdue University has identified “Big Data” as a major thrust for interdisciplinary research and education. Several faculty positions, including one in the Libraries, are available in enabling technologies as well as in domain sciences that deal with the use and management of digital data. The new hires will join a strong faculty group engaged in [...]

Two Purdue University Libraries faculty were approved for promotion by the Board of Trustees with tenure to Associate Professors – Mary Dugan and Michael Witt.  This culminates the process that began at the beginning of the academic year with review by the Libraries Primary Promotion and Tenure Committee, followed by review by the Libraries Area [...]

Data Curation in the University: Libraries, Research, and Learning Workshop date: March 25, 2013 Venue: JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi, India http://databib.org/workshop This one-day workshop will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru University on March 25, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cyberinfrastructure and “Big Data” represent a paradigm shift in science that is transforming [...]