Library to close at 7 pm on Friday, June 4

On Friday, June 4, the library will be closing at 7 pm to accommodate a planned power outage by the university. We will reopen at 8 am on Saturday, June 6. […]


Here comes the Sun

I think it’s safe to say that besides uniting the white and blue Ps, online access to the Historical Baltimore Sun has been high on our patrons’ wishlists. We’ve just […]


24/7 access to all levels

As we approach reading period and then finals, we’ll have all levels of the library open 24/7, starting Friday, May 7.  Good luck to all with end of semester assignments […]


Keeping Current with Research

We recently received a question in the Suggestion Box, asking how students can receive alerts to tables of contents of favorite journals as they’re released. This is a great question, as search alerts save you […]


Who IS That Person?

I know, I know, Google has become the go-to place to look someone up, but can you really get everything you need? For background information on a person—author, politician, actor, etc.—take […]


JHU Press Journal Title Goes Open Access

Good news for librarians —the journal portal: Libraries and the Academy has joined the open access movement. Read about the excellent commitment from our own JHU Press here, and look forward […]


Spring Break Hours at MSEL

We interrupt our 24/7 schedule for a week to celebrate spring break and the melting snow.  MSEL hours for Spring Break are as follows: Friday, March 12: closing at 10 […]


Resources for Women’s History Month

Actually, any and every month is a good time to celebrate women’s history, but in 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month. The celebration originally began as a day, March […]


No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem!

We know you can’t always come to the library to do your research but the online resources of the library can always come to you. With your JHED ID and […]


RefWorks outage

RefWorks is upgrading its servers on January 2 starting at 4 AM EST.  RefWorks accounts may be inaccessible for up to 6 hours.  Account holders should be enjoying the remains […]