Artstor, the digital image database of more than two million images, spent the summer giving itself a complete makeover. The new platform now has a completely different look with many […]
Meet the New Artstor, now with more than 2 Million Images!
Global Communist Media at your Fingertips
A new e-resource, Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda, brings a treasure trove of film to your fingertips. Digitized, captioned, and made searchable by Adam Matthew, Socialism […]
The Baltimore “Redlining” Map: Ranking Neighborhoods
For those studying Baltimore’s social, economic, and redevelopment history, one of the most frequently referenced maps in our collection is the Residential Security Map of Baltimore Md. Published in 1937 […]
The Notorious R.B.G.
Are you a fan of the inimitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Or, perhaps you have some other supreme crush. Regardless, you now have new ways to see the important work of […]
Melania Trump’s Inaugural Gown: The Ugandan Perspective
Those of us who have the inclination (and courage) to follow U.S. and global news stories in the many American and European media outlets available to us, may feel that […]
Patents — Amaze Your Friends!
Patents are historical, technical, artistic, ground-breaking, legally binding, creative, and revealing. Patents are incredibly cool, and extremely useful. What’s a patent? A patent is the right to keep other people […]
Fake News: Check Your Facts
It’s a post-truth world out there (Oxford Dictionaries’ 2016 word of the year). And your librarians will help you tell truth from fiction. Our first post in this series discussed […]
Tips and Tricks for Finding Images: How to Get the Most from ARTstor
Looking for images for teaching, study, or research? The JHU Visual Resources Collection is accessible from the ARTstor Digital Library for all JHU faculty, students, and staff. The ARTstor interface […]
Freedom for Government Information!
This week, March 12 – 18, is Sunshine Week and March 16th is Freedom of Information Day. Both events serve to remind us how we can obtain information from the […]
Day in library life: searching for clinical (or non-clinical) case studies
At first blush, it seemed like a very simple, clearly written assignment for a student — go and find a case study related to your search topic…to be used in […]