In previous posts I’ve told you about the journals with the most downloads in 2014, as well as the library databases with the most searches in 2014. Now it’s time […]
What’s New on C Level?
Your favorite bricks-and-mortar location for science, engineering, and medicine — that’s C Level, of course — has made some changes. Let’s discuss. I went to the shelf where I always […]
Baltimore-Centric: A Learning List
We’re stunned, or maybe not surprised. We’re sad, angry, frightened. We’re protesting, or helping to clean up, or scouring the news and social media… or maybe we’re feeling helpless, or […]
Go To Other Worlds This Weekend
JOHNCON IS HERE! Yes, this is news worth shouting. Prepare for the non-stop extravaganza that will be JohnCon 2015 (April 10-12). JohnCon is the annual convention of JHU’s Science Fiction […]
Where the Visual Meets the Verbal: Letters as Art
The Sheridan Libraries’ significant avant-garde collections hold some real gems; among them is one of the most important collections in North America of the mid-20th century French movement of Lettrisme. […]
BorrowDirect Outage: April 1, 7am
There will be a BorrowDirect full system outage tomorrow starting at 7am lasting for approximately 30 minutes. Please consider this outage as you plan your April 1 work. For those unfamiliar […]
BorrowDirect now in Catalyst and WorldCat
To get you the materials you need faster, last fall we debuted a service called BorrowDirect. This 11-school consortium offers direct access to the more than 50 million volumes from […]
Virtual Reality, Virtual Worlds
What’s going on in the world of virtual worlds? Snow Crash (1992) — Okay, follow this: Facebook recently bought Occulus VR — the Federal Trade Commission said OK — because […]
Sci Fi News – New Books and Movies
It’s so important to keep up on the science fiction news, especially when you’ve made it to Winter Break. William Gibson, the author of Pattern Recognition and The Difference Engine, […]
Calling All Bibliophiles: The Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest is Open!
The Betty and Edgar Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest recognizes the love of books and the delight in shaping a thoughtful and focused book collection. All undergraduate and graduate students […]