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Designing with empathy: A student prototype created in the Knowledge Lab

During the spring 2025 semester, undergraduate student Kennedi Thomas, now a senior double-majoring in communication and anthropology, collaborated with classmates Rishika Ramakrishnan, Beck Spieth, and Isabel Baron on a semester-long project for the “Designing Technology for People” course (ANT…
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From rare books to floppy disks: “Forms and Functions” exhibition on display at Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Purdue University Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is excited to announce a new exhibition, “Forms and Functions: A Selection of Materials within Purdue University Archives and Special Collections.” The exhibition showcases the wide variety of items found in archives and explains how archi…
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Medieval information literacy: ID:EALS webinar highlights

On January 21, the ID:EALS webinar series hosted “Medieval Information Literacy: Research Into Practice,” featuring Dr. Kristin Leaman, assistant professor at Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, and Dr. Andrew (Drew) Whitworth from the University of Manchester. The webinar highli…

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New course on information strategies for using AI launched

In fall 2025, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies launched a new course, ILS 395: Information Strategies for Using AI, designed to help students engage with artificial intelligence through an information literacy and AI literacy lens. The course emphasized not only how AI tools functi…

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Discover a new go-to study spot: The Purdue Student Center Library in Indianapolis

Students looking for a comfortable and convenient place to study on the Purdue University in Indianapolis location are increasingly turning to the Purdue Student Center Library, located on the second floor of the Student Center (SCPI). The space has quickly become a favorite destination for those se…

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Celebrating top-ranked study spaces at Purdue Libraries

Purdue Libraries is proud to share that two of its spaces were recognized in The Exponent’s recent Readers’ Choice rankings of campus study spaces. The Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC) was voted the #1 study space on campus, while Hicks Library earned the #3 spot. These honors highlight the…

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Celebrating Purdue authors: A new book display in the HSSE Library, Stewart Center

Visitors to the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education (HSSE) Library in Stewart Center will now find a new book display honoring Purdue’s authors next to the Cornerstone Reading Room. The collection, drawn from titles featured during the recent “A Celebration of Books Fall 2025” event, is…

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2025 Eli Lilly Case Competition winners announced

The Eli Lilly Case Competition is a longstanding component of the Intro to Management and Information Strategies course (MGMT 110) and is organized in collaboration with Libraries assistant professors Zoe Mayhook and Annette Bochenek, Eli Lilly and Company, and the Larsen Leaders Academy Executive B…

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“Beyond the Binding: Medieval Manuscripts from Farm to Fragment” exhibition reception welcomes record number of visitors 

On Friday, December 5, 2025, Purdue University Archives and Special Collections welcomed over 100 guests to celebrate the opening of “Beyond the Binding: Medieval Manuscripts from Farm to Fragment.” The reception, held on the 3rd floor of the HSSE Library in Stewart Center, showcased the culmina…

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