HathiTrust, a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries, has taken an important step and opened up copyrighted material in their digital library to member institutions with copies of those […]
HathiTrust Opens Up Access
There’s More to Advertising Than Just the Super Bowl!
Now that the hype from the Super Bowl ads has died down, it’s time to take a more academic look at advertising. Marshall McLuhan once said that “advertising is the […]
National Library Workers Day – April 9, 2019
As you can guess, our librarians here at Johns Hopkins are busy providing support to our students and faculty; however, this year we were able to snag a few interviews […]
Literary Halloween Costumes: Beyond Frankenstein and Dracula
Still casting about for a Halloween costume? How about paying homage to something you read that sent shivers up your spine? A few suggestions: Shakespeare is always a great source. Banquo’s […]
Summer on the Chesapeake Bay
Not convinced that Maryland is the Land of Pleasant Living? Then you need to experience summer on the Chesapeake Bay. If you can’t find time to leave the library, we have some […]
Hopkins’ Spring Fair, A History
As Spring Fair gets under way, here’s a look back at the origins of the annual event. The first Spring Fair took place April 21-23, 1972, an entirely student-run festival. From the earliest […]
Virtual Shelf Browse Feature in Catalyst
There’s nothing quite like serendipitous discovery. I love going into the stacks to look for one book, and coming back with an armful of others that pique my interest. Don’t […]
Beyond Frankenstein and Dracula: Literary Halloween Costumes
Still casting about for a Halloween costume? How about paying homage to something you read that sent shivers up your spine? A few suggestions: Shakespeare is always a great source. Banquo’s […]
Interlibrary Loan Down: Wednesday, July 2
We’re moving Illiad, the software for Interlibrary Loan, from the Welch Medical Library to our home base. So, we need to take the system off-line for one day: Wednesday, July […]
GIS Workshops: Geography is Cooler than You Think It Is
For many of us, our last brush with geography was in middle school when we were asked to color in maps of various regions that we were studying, and we […]