Comments for The Sheridan Libraries Blog http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress News, information and more from the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Suggestion Box by Amanda Smith http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/suggestion-box/comment-page-4/#comment-7552061 Amanda Smith Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:48 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-7552061 <em><strong>I love the BLC with all of its natural light for studying. I use the BLC during long study hours and appreciate the fact that I need to keep an eye on my stuff to prevent theft. However, one problem I have is that as I drink my coffee and read, I inevitably have to go to the bathroom. To prevent losing my space and my stuff, I generally leave books out where I am studying and take my laptop with me to the bathroom. However, there is nowhere to put it in the stalls. Would it be possible to install racks like in the Levering bathrooms next to Pura Vida? If people could easily set their laptops down in the bathroom, I think they would be less inclined to leave them out on tables! -Amanda S.</strong></em> Dear Amanda, I agree with you! The BLC bathrooms need shelves for people to place things like laptops, backpacks, and purses. Of course this being Hopkins, bathroom users also need space to place their 3D chemical models, robots, and artwork. There was a recent survey about the BLC building. Don't worry if you didn't complete the survey - I made this recommendation. We'll both have to wait and see how folks answered to the survey and what the Sheridan Libraries can do in response. Thanks for commenting! Robin N Sinn Academic Liaison I love the BLC with all of its natural light for studying. I use the BLC during long study hours and appreciate the fact that I need to keep an eye on my stuff to prevent theft. However, one problem I have is that as I drink my coffee and read, I inevitably have to go to the bathroom. To prevent losing my space and my stuff, I generally leave books out where I am studying and take my laptop with me to the bathroom. However, there is nowhere to put it in the stalls. Would it be possible to install racks like in the Levering bathrooms next to Pura Vida? If people could easily set their laptops down in the bathroom, I think they would be less inclined to leave them out on tables!
-Amanda S.
Dear Amanda,
I agree with you! The BLC bathrooms need shelves for people to place things like laptops, backpacks, and purses. Of course this being Hopkins, bathroom users also need space to place their 3D chemical models, robots, and artwork.
There was a recent survey about the BLC building. Don’t worry if you didn’t complete the survey – I made this recommendation. We’ll both have to wait and see how folks answered to the survey and what the Sheridan Libraries can do in response.
Thanks for commenting!
Robin N Sinn
Academic Liaison

]]> Comment on 2013 Student Book Collecting Contest Winners Announced by Stan http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/2013-student-book-collecting-contest-winners-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-7322341 Stan Fri, 03 May 2013 19:32:11 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=74141#comment-7322341 <em><strong>As a student, I see this contest every year, but this year the winner’s selections were bland, unimaginative, and offered nothing new.</strong></em> Thank you for your note and for taking the time to examine the exhibition. Sorry you didn’t find this year’s winners to your liking. The judges were very enthusiastic about the entries we received this year, and you are more than welcome to submit your collection next fall when the contest begins again. As a student, I see this contest every year, but this year the winner’s selections were bland, unimaginative, and offered nothing new.

Thank you for your note and for taking the time to examine the exhibition. Sorry you didn’t find this year’s winners to your liking. The judges were very enthusiastic about the entries we received this year, and you are more than welcome to submit your collection next fall when the contest begins again.

]]> Comment on Shakespeare’s Birthday by Isabelle Kargon http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/shakespeares-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-7159101 Isabelle Kargon Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:19:42 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=73461#comment-7159101 Amy, thanks for the information. The Special Collections' displays are always worth seeing! Amy, thanks for the information. The Special Collections’ displays are always worth seeing!

]]> Comment on Shakespeare’s Birthday by Amy Kimball http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/shakespeares-birthday/comment-page-1/#comment-7064441 Amy Kimball Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:56:24 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=73461#comment-7064441 Come to Special Collections to see Jessica Terekhov's display celebrating Hamlet - prompt book included! Come to Special Collections to see Jessica Terekhov’s display celebrating Hamlet – prompt book included!

]]> Comment on The Icon That Almost Wasn’t There by Robin http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/the-icon-that-almost-wasnt-there/comment-page-1/#comment-6928631 Robin Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:34:47 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=72541#comment-6928631 Small world story. As a college intern, my husband helped plan the opening of Toledo OH's Harborplace, another Rouse initiative. That development was not as successful as Baltimore's. Small world story. As a college intern, my husband helped plan the opening of Toledo OH’s Harborplace, another Rouse initiative. That development was not as successful as Baltimore’s.

]]> Comment on John Pendleton Kennedy: Author, Statesman, Patriot by Amy http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/john-pendleton-kennedy-author-statesman-patriot/comment-page-1/#comment-6894681 Amy Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:43:53 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=67221#comment-6894681 Ray - The collection is still mostly intact. There were 1800 titles in the original gift and only about 115 are either missing or unable to be identified as having come from Kennedy. That's not a bad percentage given the institutional changes that occured over the history of the Peabody Library. Ray – The collection is still mostly intact. There were 1800 titles in the original gift and only about 115 are either missing or unable to be identified as having come from Kennedy. That’s not a bad percentage given the institutional changes that occured over the history of the Peabody Library.

]]> Comment on John Pendleton Kennedy: Author, Statesman, Patriot by Ray King http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/john-pendleton-kennedy-author-statesman-patriot/comment-page-1/#comment-6892791 Ray King Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:27:54 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=67221#comment-6892791 Thanks Amy and David-interesing tidbit. Do you know how many books remained in the original donation of Kennedy? Was this a collection that remained fairly intact? Ray Thanks Amy and David-interesing tidbit. Do you know how many books remained in the original donation of Kennedy? Was this a collection that remained fairly intact?
Ray

]]> Comment on Suggestion Box by Anonymous http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/suggestion-box/comment-page-4/#comment-6799111 Anonymous Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:13:18 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?page_id=4#comment-6799111 <strong><em>What's the story behind the Honda advertisement taped to the BLC steps earlier this week? Is this an innovative new way to fund the expensive BLC? Does the university have policies about commercial advertisements on campus like this? -Anonymous</em></strong> Dear Anonymous, The Sheridan Libraries and Homewood Design & Construction approved the request for the advertisement. It was not posted to receive funds for the BLC. Thanks for your question, Robin N Sinn Academic Liaison Dept. What’s the story behind the Honda advertisement taped to the BLC steps earlier this week?

Is this an innovative new way to fund the expensive BLC?

Does the university have policies about commercial advertisements on campus like this?
-Anonymous
Dear Anonymous,
The Sheridan Libraries and Homewood Design & Construction approved the request for the advertisement. It was not posted to receive funds for the BLC.
Thanks for your question,
Robin N Sinn
Academic Liaison Dept.

]]> Comment on Like Christmas, Except it’s Warmer by Rich http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/04/like-christmas-except-its-warmer/comment-page-1/#comment-6741051 Rich Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:24:23 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=70651#comment-6741051 Speaking of the Orioles opener in 1954, a local boy attended the parade and later pitched for the Orioles, including pitching a no-hitter. He was Tom Phoebus who lived in the Little Italy neighborhood of Remington. Speaking of the Orioles opener in 1954, a local boy attended the parade and later pitched for the Orioles, including pitching a no-hitter. He was Tom Phoebus who lived in the Little Italy neighborhood of Remington.

]]> Comment on A Love Letter to the Movies by Alan Zuckerman http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/2013/03/a-love-letter-to-the-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-6413581 Alan Zuckerman Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:01:32 +0000 http://blogs.library.jhu.edu/wordpress/?p=64841#comment-6413581 And let's not forget that Purple Rose of Cairo (an excellent evocation of the 1930s and its B cinema) suggests that it may be unwise to mistake what we see on the screen with what we commonly refer to as "real life" (unless you're Martin Scorsese). And let’s not forget that Purple Rose of Cairo (an excellent evocation of the 1930s and its B cinema) suggests that it may be unwise to mistake what we see on the screen with what we commonly refer to as “real life” (unless you’re Martin Scorsese).

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