Author Archives: Sue Vazakas
About Sue Vazakas
Science/Engineering Librarian and devoted reader.Let’s Get Small
JHU’s Institute for NanoBioTechnology (inbt) invites you to attend its annual nanobiotechnology symposium. The symposium will be held on Friday, May 17, in Shriver Hall on Homewood campus. What’s the theme of this year’s symposium? The title is Translating the Promise … Continue reading
Yes, We Hear You! And Answer You!
There are so many ways to communicate with the library that you can almost speak into the air and we’ll hear you. I mean, just look at this list! Text us - 410-692-8874 Tweet us E-mail us - ask@jhu.libanswers.com OR e-mail your … Continue reading
Game of HopSFA
Are you thrilled that Game of Thrones has returned? Are you a fan of fantasy board games and sci fi movies? Then prepare to immerse yourself in JohnCon 2013 during the weekend of April 5-7. JohnCon is the annual convention … Continue reading
Style Stuff
“Writing” style, that is. You’re writing papers, papers, papers, and you want to make sure that they are smoooooth as well as grammatically correct, right? Absolutely. So where can I find this kind of information? Welcome to the Writing Guide. … Continue reading
Rebellion and Revolution
Revolution – “…the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed.” Rebellion – ”…usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government.” The Hunger Games is the recounting of the rebellion or revolution … Continue reading
The BLC — What You Should Know
The Brody Learning Commons has been open for a couple of months now, and you love how light and open it feels. But what else do you want to know about the BLC, so that you can use it to … Continue reading
The Hobbit
As you’ve no doubt heard, The Hobbit (first published in 1937) will soon be coming to a theater near you. Not once, but three times. Each of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three famous Lord of the Rings books (1954-1955) was made into … Continue reading
Getting EBL E-books
What’s EBL, and why should I care? EBL (Electronic Book Library) is one of the JHU libraries’ e-book “packages” that we buy so that you can have access to many, many, many e-books (about a million; I’m not kidding). During … Continue reading
Guides for Research, Just For You
You need a book review. You need to find a Bible. You need to find patents, or an art catalog, or protocols, or Spanish dictionaries, or information about e-books. Where do you start?? Start with the Research Guides. The pull-down list of GUIDES … Continue reading
The Movies Are Coming, So Read the Books Now
Everyone knows that the book is always better than the movie, right? (Of course there are exceptions: I could never get through The Shining, so finally saw the movie. But then I read that author Stephen King loathed the movie, … Continue reading