Don’t worry, all ye holders of weak stomachs! The anatomy of a book is not gross at all, unless you want it to be. Seriously, let me know and I […]
James Joseph Sylvester
When James Joseph Sylvester came to The Johns Hopkins University in 1876, he was the most senior of the original faculty, in terms of age and prior accomplishments. The university’s […]
High-Energy Physics Articles for Everyone!
While many physics articles are freely available at arXiv, many are not; they’re tucked away in subscription journals. If you work at a government or university lab, you probably have […]
Follow Your Music
Music makes the world go ‘round. We all carry our music with us – on our devices or in our hearts, or both. But you can do more than that. […]
French Pamphlet Project
The following was written by Jena Whitaker, a 3rd year graduate student in the French section of the German and Romance Languages department. Jena was hired to inventory JHU’s holdings […]
DORA: Declaration on Research Assessment
The Declaration on Research Assessment grew out of conversations among journal editors and publishers at the December, 2012 meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology. For some time scientists […]
Bibliography: it’s not for the faint of heart. Part One
When you hear the word “bibliography,” what comes to mind? A dreaded assignment in an English class? The very last, incredibly annoying and frustrating thing you have to do before […]
How do I share my research data?!
Any researcher who has either followed another’s work, or has helped another researcher follow his or her work, knows that it can take a lot of time and effort. I’ve […]
Digital Forensics in the Archives
Digital forensics is a specialized field that focuses on recovering and analyzing information from media and devices such as computer hard drives, floppy disks, flash drives, cell phones and so […]
Comparing Different Cultures? Try eHRAF World Cultures!
Good news, anthropologists! Now there is an easier way to do a comparative study of different cultures from around the world. Just try our recent addition to our growing database […]