This week begins the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix automobile race. The main event of this multi-day festival is the IZOD IndyCar Race, which is part of the IZOD IndyCar Series. Baltimore’s […]
Standards for the Summer: Deep Fried Food, Roller Coasters, and Yard-Long Drinks
The ASTM Digital Library of publications and standards is now available online through the Johns Hopkins University Libraries. As a read, they are nowhere near exciting as trip to Ocean […]
Out With SciFinder Scholar. In With SciFinder Web
SciFinder users, May is the month for migration to SciFinder Web! The Johns Hopkins University is transitioning to SciFinder (web). Access to SciFinder Scholar via the old client software has […]
Resources for Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Nuclear Crises
With the recent devastation in Japan, the following resources will keep you well informed and provide useful background information. CURRENT UPDATES Access World News contains current and archived articles on […]
Resources for Global Environmental Change and Sustainability
What environmental problem concerns you: Acid Rain, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Hazardous Waste, Ozone Depletion, Smog, Water Pollution, Overpopulation, Rain Forest Destruction? Check out the following useful resources that can […]
Landolt-Börnstein, and then some!
SpringerMaterials is a new online tool available to the Johns Hopkins Institutions which focuses on data from all areas of the physical sciences and engineering. It contains 250,000 substances and 1,200,000 […]
Columbia Gazetteer of the World is Now Online
Place-name searching just got easier with the Columbia Gazetteer of the World; now available online to the Johns Hopkins Institutions. Considered the definitive English-language gazetteer (geographical index or dictionary), the Columbia […]
A Newbie Librarian Learns the Ropes at JHU
For those of you that may not know me, my name is Rob Sippel and I’m the “newbie librarian” of the title. I’m currently pursuing a Master of Library and Information […]
Crane Comes Into View
In case you haven’t noticed, a large construction crane has appeared between the Milton S. Eisenhower Library and the Merrick Barn on the future site of Brody Learning Commons (BLC). Manufactured in […]
Out with Beilstein/Gmelin. In with REAXYS!
Do you use Beilstein/Gmelin via the Crossfire software? If so, stop what you’re doing and switch to REAXYS! Beilstein/Gmelin Crossfire has been the way to access organic, inorganic, and organometallic chemical […]