Update: MSE open 2/9, Q and M levels only

The university is closed on Tuesday, February 9. The Eisenhower Library will be open on Q and M levels only with no services.  Ask a Librarian will be staffed.

Update–MSEL open but no services

The university is closed today. The Eisenhower Library is open on Q- and M-levels only with no services.  Ask a Librarian will be staffed today.

Update: MSE Library Open at 4pm today

Updated information on the Library’s schedule. The Eisenhower Library will open at 4 pm today.

Eisenhower Library Closed this Morning, May Open this Afternoon

The Eisenhower Library remains closed this morning, Sunday, February 7. A decision to open this afternoon will be based on the condition of city roads and the ability of our staff to get in to the library. Check back here and the JHU emergency notices page for updated information later today.

Ask a Librarian services will be available online from 1-5 today.

The Eisenhower Library will open tomorrow at 8 am and resume its 24/7 schedule.

MSE Library is Closed

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library is closed today, Saturday, February 6. Check back here or on the university’s emergency alerts page for updated information.

The Ask a Librarian service will be available online between 1 and 5 pm.

MSE Library to close at 8 pm today

The MSE Library will close at 8 PM today, Friday, February 5.

Be sure to check here or JHU’s emergency notices page for updated information about the Library’s weekend schedule.

New Online Reference Titles in All Subjects

We’re pleased to let you know we’ve added more than one hundred online reference books to Gale Virtual Reference Library. These aren’t your general junior high school’s encyclopedia set, either. Each title is specialized, and articles offer PDFs to print or save, MP3 audio versions to listen to or download, translation tools, and more.

Good sources for background information, factual data, and citations to key sources, try using titles as diverse as the History of the American Cinema, U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library, and Water: Science and Issues as you begin work on new or unfamiliar topics. Search below to sample all subjects, including film, business, history, literature, the environment, education, and research methods.

Or, browse all available titles.

Questions? Ask a Librarian!

Teach Yourself with Technology Videos

Safari Books Online includes hundreds of videos on technology topics, including video training series and substantial talks from important figures in technology. Would you like to learn Flash or Photoshop? How about prepare for your CISSP cryptography exam? Might your latest project benefit from a talk by project management expert Scott Berkun? Drop in and watch online.

Browse the Video Category in Safari Books Online

Videos are available on the below topics, as well as many others:

• Programming
• Multimedia
• Software engineering
• Graphics
• Security

RefWorks Downtime January 30

RefWorks has planned some maintenance time for Saturday night, January 30th. RefWorks will be unavailable for approximately two hours, starting at 10:30 pm EST. It’s early in the semester, so take some time off!

Congratulations!

Last week the White House announced that President Obama had nominated Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums, to the National Museum and Library Services Board.

You can see the press release issued by Johns Hopkins here.

This is a great honor for Dean Tabb and for the Johns Hopkins University Libraries, and we hope you join us in congratulating him on this well deserved recognition.