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“Steam, Steel, and Snapshots:” New exhibition highlights the William A. Swartz Locomotive Collection and Purdue’s locomotive history

Railway enthusiasts, photography lovers, and history buffs can explore the rich history of steam locomotives through an upcoming exhibition at Purdue University Archives and Special Collections. This spring, “Steam, Steel, and Snapshots: The William A. Swartz Collection of Locomotive Photographs, …
The Open Journal Finder homepage: Find high-quality journals and investigate publishing support options from Purdue Libraries.

Announcing the Open Journal Finder: Simplify the search for open access publishing opportunities

The Open Journal Finder, a new tool from Purdue Libraries, simplifies the search for library-supported open access publishing opportunities. It allows Purdue researchers to easily identify journals with waived or reduced article processing charges (APCs) through a single search. Researchers can expl…
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Dr. Nicole Olynk Widmar receives the 2026 Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Leadership in Open Access Award

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.—Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies is pleased to recognize Dr. Nicole Olynk Widmar as the 2026 Leadership in Open Access Award recipient. Presented annually, the award recognizes members of the Purdue community who demonstrate leadership in advancing…
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Purdue Libraries welcomes students to a successful open house

Purdue Libraries welcomed a strong turnout of students to the Student Center Library Open House on October 15, introducing attendees to the resources, services and spaces available to support their academic success. Held at the Student Center Library in Indianapolis, the event offered a relaxed, eng…
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Public access to funded research: How Purdue Libraries can help

Choosing to publish research openly can lead to higher research impact. Studies have found that open access articles tend to receive more citations than articles available only through subscriptions. Open access research can attract citations from researchers across a b…
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Get Started with Checkpoint Edge

About Parrish Library’s Get Started series will give you a brief introduction to the basic features of one of Purdue Libraries’ subscription resources. In this edition, we’re featuring Checkpoint Edge. Checkpoint Edge provides primary tax documents and secondary analysis for federal, state, an…
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)

Activate The Wall Street Journal through Purdue Libraries

Purdue Libraries provides The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) subscription access to students, faculty, and staff at Purdue University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, and Purdue University Northwest. Through your Purdue subscription, you can access WSJ’s award-winning journalism on WSJ.com and through th…
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Arun Gupta’s “The Mission Generation” connects purpose, learning and public service

What does it mean to build a meaningful career in a world of rapid technological change and uncertainty? That question was at the center of a recent event featuring Arun Gupta, CEO of the NobleReach Foundation and co-author of “The Mission Generation: Reclaim Your Purpose, Rewrite Success, Rebuild…
Dongfang Liu

Moveable Dream Hire Dongfang Liu brings applied AI expertise to Purdue Libraries

At Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, with a joint appointment in the School of Applied and Creative Computing within the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Dongfang Liu is helping build a new model for applied AI, bringing together advanced AI expertise, library and information science,…

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