Between those giant textbooks and dense journals, you’d think Hopkins students and profs wouldn’t have time for pleasure reading. Not so! Our McNaughton Collection of popular fiction and nonfiction is […]
Not Even a Nice Place to Visit
Certain writers excel at imagining the post-apocalyptic, dystopian world. Life is miserable – basic human rights have been torn away from those existing in the bleak landscape. Conditions are harsh. Life […]
New Rare Materials on the Paris Exposition of 1900
This past August, I wrote a post on Exposition Universelle 1900. Since then, our library has acquired some new rare materials that are beautifully illustrated; they are available in the […]
The Crisis!
Where would the African-American community be today without the mass-market magazines that developed in the late nineteenth century? Through articles, stories, letters, opinion pieces, pictures and advertisements, inexpensive magazines gave African-American […]
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 […]
Ready for Thanksgiving Day?
As we are getting closer to Thanksgiving, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of our libraries’ collections, including books, newspapers, and rare primary source materials pertinent […]
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. […]
Halloween Materials
Halloween is coming! Do a subject keyword search in the JHU Catalog to learn more about the upcoming holidays. Check out these spooky results! Other Related Items of Possible Interest: Witchcraft: A Very […]
Want to know what people REALLY think?
Short of mind-reading, there are ways to get an idea of what people think and feel about current events in America and around the world. How, you say? Well through […]
Film Fridays: Hopkins goes Hollywood
With the recent release of the critically-acclaimed movie “The Social Network”, Hopkins has officially gone Hollywood. But masquerading as Harvard isn’t our only claim to fame. Hopkins has starred […]