In the 1930s, a French mathematician began writing journal articles and books. His name was Nicolas Bourbaki. He didn’t exist. Bourbaki was and is actually a group of brilliant and […]
Paris Exposition of 1900
The Exposition Universelle 1900, commonly known as the Paris Exposition, was held in Paris from April 15 to November 12, 1900 to commemorate the progress and development of the past […]
The Library’s Top Circulated Books
You pass by it every time you enter the library. Amid the sea of scholarly books and research journals, that oak shelf in the lobby of the M-level is an […]
Stars of Sci Fi
Like last month’s sci fi stars, some authors celebrating birthdays this month also represent the old and the new in sci fi and fantasy. Robert Heinlein left the U.S. Navy […]
Stars of Sci Fi
Two science fiction authors born in June changed the entire genre. In 1938, John W. Campbell took over the editorship of Astounding Science Fiction. Known as the “father of modern […]
Can’t make it to Europe this summer? Try reading.
While a leisurely trip through the south of France, the Rhine River valley or Tuscany might not be in your summer plans, you can travel vicariously by reading some of […]
Reading Writers/Writers Reading in Baltimore
When you think of a city with a rich literary history, you probably think New York or Chicago, or maybe London or Paris. Oh, and Baltimore. Baltimore? Yes! It turns out that Baltimore […]
New: Ethnographic Video Online
We recently purchased Ethnographic Video Online, which is a large collection of online ethnographic films and documentaries. Currently it contains about 300 videos and will grow to 1,000 videos at […]
Stars of Sci Fi
Two great but very different science fiction authors were born in May: Harlan Ellison and Ursula Le Guin. Ellison, an endlessly creative annoying man who’s on his fifth wife, has […]
Happy (Belated) Anniversary, PubMed Central!
PubMed Central, the National Library of Medicine’s free online archive of biomedical literature, celebrated its 10 year anniversary this past February. (And I missed it!) PubMed Central started back in […]