Hot jazz, cool jazz, Latin jazz, classic and contemporary jazz, it’s all jazz. April is Jazz Appreciation Month! DVDs and videos (~70) – Watch and listen to Billie Holliday, Miles […]
Science Fiction at JHU
JHU has a science fiction club. Not only do we have a science fiction club, we have a long history of having one. Its current name is The Johns Hopkins […]
Hey, What Happened to the Computer Books?
You loved browsing the new computer books on C Level, that colorful and up-to-date collection right on the front wall. You just stopped by to look at the latest MATLAB, […]
A Librarian’s Day: Sue V.
I’m one of the Science and Engineering Librarians, so I spend most of my days down on C Level. (I love C Level; it’s awesome.) For our latest installment about the work […]
Not Even a Nice Place to Visit
Certain writers excel at imagining the post-apocalyptic, dystopian world. Life is miserable – basic human rights have been torn away from those existing in the bleak landscape. Conditions are harsh. Life […]
If You Write Anything, Read This
Congratulations on choosing a “writing-intensive” course! These are wonderful classes about fascinating topics; you’ll love it. But it’s been awhile since you’ve had to do much writing — where can […]
The Latest News
I love, love, love my iPhone 3GS. I also love news. So it won’t be a surprise when I mention that in addition to my Facebook, Twitter, and Mobile RSS […]
Waiting for the Aliens
I never doubted that we’d find other planets with physical characteristics somewhat close to our own. Gliese 581 d (named after Wilhelm Gliese) is only 20 light-years away from us […]
The Earth – All of It
M Level has a remarkable new addition: an eye-popping atlas called Earth. Earth: The World Atlas, published in Sydney, Australia by Millennium House, has 160 pages of high-quality maps and more […]
Why Can’t We Put the Books Back?
There are bright orange signs hanging all over the Science Reference section. The signs say “Don’t Put the Books Back!! (We’re counting.)” What on earth is going on down on […]