While many of us are following good social distancing practices by staying home, medical researchers and practitioners continue their work out in the world. Back in January I described how […]
Update on Open Science and COVID-19
You Read a Lot of Open Books!
I’ve written here a lot about Open Access, primarily to journal articles. In fact, Hopkins has an Open Access Policy which asks our faculty to make their peer-reviewed journal articles […]
Fair Use Can Be Fun!
February 24 – 28 is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week. But why should you care? You should care because Fair Use is a US law that you utilize frequently, even daily. […]
A New Coronavirus and Open Science
News about a new coronavirus moves quickly around the world and so does the science. Have you thought about how or why that science can travel so expeditiously around the […]
Jan 1: Public Domain Day 2020
Last December we celebrated the first Public Domain Day in 20 years. Now they’re an annual event, like a birthday. On 1/1/2020, books, poems, music, and films published in 1924 […]
Hopkins and Open Access
Hi again. The year has turned and it’s time to talk about Open Access again. Last year, Johns Hopkins faculty and administrators implemented the Johns Hopkins Open Access Policy, which asks faculty to make peer-reviewed […]
Professional Development Day for JHU Grad Students & Postdocs
The JHU Graduate and Postdoctoral Professional Development Consortium is offering their second annual Professional Development Day! This is a FREE, full-day series of events featuring: 8 one-hour sessions covering a […]
Happy Public Domain Day!
Why are we so happy? Because for the first time in 20 years new books, poems, music, and films will enter the Public Domain. Because of that, January 1, […]
Have Books, Will Travel
As you all finish up exams and papers, and head home (or elsewhere) for the holidays, here are a few tips to keep your celebrations worry-free, at least as far […]
Stream Some Holiday Music
In the mood for holiday music? The library has several streaming music services that include a wide variety of holiday music. Choose an appropriate database and search for your preferred […]