I always knew Hopkins researchers and students were industrious, hardworking, and dedicated, but I never understood how busy you were until I started looking at use data from some of […]
JSTOR Tips and Tricks
For many of you tracking down scholarly journal articles online, JSTOR is a known and trusted archive of journal back issues. For those of you who really want to get […]
5 Frequently Asked Library Questions … #3
#3. How do I get a library carrel? That’s a tough one, my friend. The library is actually not in charge of doling carrels out to students. Academic departments have […]
Subject Guides to the Rescue!
It’s really late and you’re looking for information. How do you find public companies’ financial statements? Who knows what the molecular weight of acetylene is? How can you possibly finish […]
Big News from the New York Times
Although The New York Times has taken some hits in the last few years (remember the Jayson Blair and Judith Miller controversies?), I still tend to think of the paper […]
5 Frequently Asked Library Questions … #2
#2. The library doesn’t have what I want, what do I do? We hope this doesn’t happen too often, but we know that, occasionally, we don’t have the book on […]
3 Things You Need to Know About RefWorks
RefWorks is an online personal citation database and bibliography creator. Use RefWorks to store and organize those citations you’ve been scribbling down or emailing to yourself, or generate your bibliographies […]
Scopus – Literature Searching and the H-Index
Scopus is a relatively new database that indexes the medical, life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences literature. It is easy to use and has several cool features. Besides searching […]
5 Frequently Asked Library Questions … #1
#1. What’s the deal with the Blue Ps? If you’ve ever ventured down to D Level in MSEL or searched the library catalog for pleasure reading or fiction, you may […]
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As of early this morning, we’re running WordPress 2.2.3, the latest stable release of our blogging platform. We’ve kicked the tires a bit, but please let us know if you […]