Are you taking a class this intersession? It’ll be intense – a lot of work in a short period of time! Save yourself some headaches and go directly to our […]
Getting Acquainted With ArcGIS 10
The Government Publications, Maps and Law Department (GPML for short) is offering a new Thursday workshop series on using ArcGIS 10. The workshops will run every Thursday starting this Thursday (Jan. […]
2010: Month by Month
It’s the end of the calendar year and time for a year-in-review post. I’m stealing an idea I found on The Book of Trogool and Christina’s LIS Rant. Below are […]
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 […]
Review Articles and Research Articles
In a previous blog post, we talked about where to start a literature review. Review articles are good places to get a basic understanding about a topic or subject area. It […]
Suffering from where-to-startitis?
We have the cure! Did you happen to notice on the JHU Libraries Home Page a box labeled Research by Subject? There is a guide for pretty much every subject taught here […]
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Perhaps not what Hemingway had in mind, but behold the new quiet reading space on M-level! As part of the ongoing remodeling efforts in the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, the space […]
Finding Online Books
The Sheridan Libraries have been investing in online books over the past few years. Many of these online books reside in collections; a few examples are listed below. ECCO (18th […]
Just because it’s online doesn’t make it free
Libraries have changed over the past 20 years thanks to the advent of the Internet. It allows us to have larger collections without running out of shelves and taking away valuable […]
Where to start a literature review?
A literature review is a synthesis of existing research on a particular topic or in a particular field. Before you start a research paper, it is beneficial to begin with a literature review. […]