Category Archives: Online Resources
Includes info about online resources acquired by the library
Post-Graduation Research Tools
Worried about how to do research after you graduate? While our licensing arrangements mean that we can’t keep access to all of our databases open to you, we do have an alternative! Hopkins KnowledgeNET, the Alumni Online Library. Offered in … Continue reading
Got Term Papers?
Just a reminder to all you stressed students out there – the library can help! There is a reference librarian on duty on M Level from 10 AM to 6 PM Monday through Thursday. We are trained to help with ALL kinds … Continue reading
A Digital Bookshelf for Your Journals
Thanks to the folks at Welch Medical Library, everyone at JHU now has access to a cool iPad app called Browzine. Download it, choose Johns Hopkins from a list of schools, and start reading! Browzine lets you browse digital journals; … Continue reading
In the Summer, Not in the City…
Summer is fast approaching! That means summer internships, summer jobs, and summer vacations–all of which might take you out of town until the leaves start falling. Here at the library, we’re all for tanning on the beach, but please don’t … Continue reading
Annual Reviews Comes to the Rescue!
Ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of information you get when researching for that big term paper? Wouldn’t it be nice if someone could summarize the existing scholarship for you so that you could get a quick grasp on what … Continue reading
What’s New On A Level
If you’ve been curious about the sounds of bookshelves being hung, at the sight of carts of books shifted from points A to B, and at the appearance of things in flux lately on A Level, we have an explanation … Continue reading
The Further Adventures of the Digital Humanities
We told you last year about the hot, new field in humanities research, the Digital Humanities, or DH for short. Well, in the past 12 months, it hasn’t cooled off in the least! Sessions on DH at this year’s MLA … Continue reading
Women’s History Month Reboot: Women Making History Now
Aside from being a herald of spring, March is also Women’s History Month. As March 2013 comes to a close, let’s take a minute to reflect on the important contributions women make. While there’s a lot of research and scholarship … Continue reading
Announcing a New Chinese Studies Workshop
The past year has seen dramatic growth in Chinese Studies Collections, with the additions of major digital resources such as People’s Daily (1946-), Duxiu, and more recently, ChinaMaxx Digital Library. ChinaMaxx Digital Library alone contains over 700,000 titles of Chinese … Continue reading
RefWorks Workshops – Transform Your References
Sheridan Library is offering two RefWorks workshops this spring: Monday, March 11, 4:30 – 5:30 pm Tuesday, March 12, 4:30 – 5:30 pm RefWorks offers you a place to store references to articles, books, book chapters, and other items you … Continue reading