If you have entered the stunning new Brody Learning Commons from the B- level entrance, you couldn’t help but notice a feature that you might not expect to find in […]
The Election is Coming! The Election is Coming!
Now, it does not take the ride of Paul Revere to set the nation on its ear. The Election is not just coming. It is upon us, all around us, […]
Count von Count Presents: The Library
A library’s primary raison d’etre is to obtain and make available resources that support your research, teaching, and learning. We have spent many years building a great collection that includes […]
Baltimore Neighborhood Statistics: Not So Easily Found
Many people come to us asking for raw data or statistics specific to individual Baltimore neighborhoods (Hampden, Charles Village, Mt. Vernon, East Baltimore, etc.). While finding out more about our […]
GIS Mapping Display
GIS is mapping software that is used to create maps from a wide variety of data. Who at Hopkins is using GIS and how? The GIS and Data Services Unit […]
What Happened to American Fact Finder?!
If you use data from the U.S. Census Bureau, you have probably already noticed the radical change to the American Fact Finder tool. If you are frustrated by these changes, know […]
New Mapping Tools
Do you need a map to illustrate an area’s changing demographics? Or you want to map how many pizza parlors are in your neighborhood? The library now subscribes to two new databases […]
Open Access Week: Opening Doors with Open Data
The idea of sharing research data – both scientific and social science – has been around for quite some time (for replication studies and new science), but the Open Data […]
Restricted-use Data Room
The Sheridan Libraries are pleased to announce the availability of a room for faculty and student researchers to use when they have obtained permission to work with a restricted-access dataset. […]
Wait…So the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census Aren’t the Same?
Yes, indeed. The 2000 Census included both the short- and long-form questionnaires. In 2010, only the short-form was delivered (and that is also the plan for 2020 and beyond). All of the information […]