On March 3rd the NERL Consortium issued a statement, “NERL Demands a Better DEAL,” articulating the values NERL will adopt in negotiating agreements with publishers. In a powerful and unified […]
Updates to Article Search
JHU Artstor Collections Now Available in JSTOR
[This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Alana Barry (International Studies/East Asian Studies, ’22)] Spring 2021 is finally here, and the Visual Resources Collection (VRC) has some news to share about an exciting new […]
Love Data Week 2021: Delivering a Better Future
February 8 – 12, 2021 What is Love Data Week? Love Data Week is an international celebration of data hosted by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). […]
Enhancing Your Course Curriculum with Artstor – Classics
[This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Alana Barry (International Studies/East Asian Studies, ’22)] Looking for a way to incorporate images into your teaching? Look no further— all […]
Fall 2020 with the VRC
[This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Alana Barry (International Studies/East Asian Studies, ’22)] As we begin the fall semester in an online-only format, the Visual Resources Collection (VRC) […]
Evergreen Obscurus #4: Another Tale of Unusual Produce
For the past many weeks, I have been exploring the history of Evergreen’s gardens in preparation for the July 7th launch of Evergreen Exteriors, a three part virtual lecture series […]
Evergreen Obscurus #3: Will the “Real” Evergreen Junior Please Come Forward
This week’s Evergreen Obscurus focuses on the Noyes Alumnae House at Notre Dame University of Maryland, located just north of JHU’s Evergreen Museum & Library. When I started as the […]
How to Use Artstor as a Study Tool
[This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Emily McDonald (Writing Seminars)] As the end of the semester approaches, students are turning to Artstor, a database that houses more than […]
Teaching with Textual Digital Surrogates, Part 2: Locations, Locations, Locations
So you want to use textual digital surrogates in your teaching. Where can you find what is most relevant to your topics and pedagogical aims? How can you identify the […]