Please enjoy this interview with one of the Librarians of Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries: Dr. Sue Vazakas! Who are you and what do you do? Hi, I’m Sue the Librarian. This is the way I introduce myself, because it’s more memorable than a surname and it also brings a smile. I’m the liaison librarian […]
Please enjoy this interview with one of the Librarians of Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries: Stephen Stich! Who are you and what do you do? Stephen Stich, Academic Liaison Librarian to the departments of Chemistry; Earth and Planetary Science; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Civil and Systems Engineering; Environmental Health and Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; […]
Please enjoy this interview with one of the Librarians of Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries: Robin Sinn! Who are you and what do you do? I am the Coordinator of the Office of Scholarly Communication. Scholarly communication librarians are a fairly new type of librarian, tasked with assisting faculty and graduate students work in the […]
Please enjoy this interview with one of the Librarians of Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries: Jim Gillispie! Who are you and what do you do? I’m the new Social Science Librarian for Public Health Studies, Economics, and Government Information. I started in this exciting new role on Nov. 15, 2019. During my first few months […]
As we continue through the 10th week of quarantine, I, like many others, have found a comfort in the routine, and escapism, brought by Nintendo’s beloved IP, Animal Crossing in its newest iteration, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which was released in the US on March 20th, right as lockdowns expanded and tightened throughout the country. […]
[Today’s post is brought to us by guest bloggers, Edwina Picon and Clare Lochary, two of the people involved in the Sheridan Libraries student wellness initiatives. To reach them, please e-mail wellness@jhu.edu]. Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic affected operations at Johns Hopkins, the Sheridan Libraries inaugurated a Wellness Station in the Brody Learning Commons (BLC) […]
It’s a most wonderful time of the year for those of us in Library World. Each year, April 19th-25th is set aside as National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions that libraries and library workers make to our civil society. Whether providing education and information to anyone who needs it, assisting the research […]
When you’re off campus there are several ways to find a full text article. Just Googling for an article will have mixed success because you need to be able to demonstrate that you are affiliated with Hopkins to get access, and each provider and platform does this a little differently. The following methods are designed […]
While social distancing as a Hopkins student doesn’t result in a sudden abundance of free time, we here at the library take it upon ourselves to find the best of the best to help you in your studies, your future employment, and occasionally even in your entertainment. While it’s tempting to treat online courses like […]
The Sheridan Libraries Dean’s Undergraduate Research Awards, or DURA, are available for students working on research projects that draw on primary source materials in the rare book, manuscript, and archival collections of the Sheridan Libraries at JHU. These collections span 5,000 years of rare and unique objects and texts, from ancient cuneiform tablets and Egyptian […]