The Johns Hopkins Libraries are working on a project to design a new interface for searching and accessing library and other scholarly resources. We are holding interviews to research and […]
Paper Due Tomorrow? Here’s Where to Start
You’re a Hopkins student, which means you’re smart, savvy, and over worked … especially this time of year. There are exams to study for, projects due, and papers to write. […]
Save a Tree, Opt for Double-Sided Printing
Do your bit to help mother nature. Next time you print in MSEL, use both sides of the paper. 1. When you’re ready to print, select the Print Preview button […]
Google (Scholar) Guide
Do you Google? If so, you might know that characters like quotation marks, asterisks, and other operators can customize, even refine, your search. Google Guide offers a wealth of such […]
Library Toolbar for Firefox and Internet Explorer
The JHU LibX Library Toolbar is now available for both Firefox and Internet Explorer! New to the toolbar? Download it in order to: Search the JHU Libraries Catalog, Google Scholar, […]
JSTOR statistics (and my iPod)
You may have read our prior updates on JSTOR, a journal archive database that includes fulltext PDFs of journals (minus the most recent 2-5 years). I recently investigated our 2007 […]
Web of Science is problematic
Good Monday Morning! Web of Science, which includes Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Essential Science Indicators, and Journal Citation Reports, is acting a […]
What do you do in that office?
I’m referring to the M-Level Research Consultation Office in MSEL, or the RCO. Located behind the graduate student at our Info Desk is a room with a large window, where […]
Searching Popline
In case you missed the April 4th dust-up over at the School of Public Health, here’s the scoop. For a short time the term “abortion” could not be searched in […]
Mobile Poets
T.S. Eliot may have written that “April is the cruelest month,” but did you also know it is national poetry month, too? To commemorate this most lyrical of all months, […]