The Open Access (OA) movement is most typically associated with a specific disciplinary domain and a specific format of research literature: The scientific journal article. But OA is actually much broader […]
Open Access Week: Authors’ Rights and Copyrights
You have written a manuscript describing your research. This manuscript represents hundreds of hours spent reading, writing, and doing the actual research. To get this published in a reputable journal, […]
PubMed Is the Answer!
Maybe PubMed isn’t the answer to *everything*, but this extraordinary database has the answers to most things related to medicine, biochemistry, and other biomedical sciences. The PubMed workshop will be held […]
Eureka!
Since our acquisition last fall of the Dr. Elliott and Eileen Hinkes Collection of Rare Books in the History of Science, we’ve heard from students, faculty, and alumni, all of […]
Palimpsest? What the heck is a Palimpsest???
“Reduce, reuse, recycle”… such a 21st-century concept, isn’t it? A concept that the Hopkins’ Libraries embraces thoroughly, as you can see from our sustainability statement. Well, you might be surprised to […]
Against all Odds: Swedish Poet wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The odds-makers had their usual short list for the Nobel Prize; perennial favorites such as Philip Roth, Syrian poet Adonis, Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom, Korean poet Ko Un, American novelist […]
River of Smoke: A Reading with Amitav Ghosh
Wednesday, September 28 6 pm Reception 7 pm Reading David P. Nolan Room (Rm. 132), Gilman Hall, Homewood Campus Join the Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries as we […]
Get Ready, Set, Go to Book Fest 2011!
Calling all bibliophiles! Calling all bibliomaniacs! Heck, calling anyone looking for a good time in lovely Mount Vernon Square (hey — not that type of good time, buddy)! The supreme meeting for all things […]
First in the Lineup: RefWorks
We have a great group of library workshops this fall, and first in the lineup is RefWorks. These one-hour workshops will be held: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 11:00 – noon Wednesday, […]
Flu Shots in the Library?
Why yes, actually. On Thursday, September 15, the Office of Student Health and Wellness will hold a vaccination clinic on C-level of the MSE Library from 2-6 PM. Students in […]