A few weeks ago I attended Wikimania 2012, Wikimedia’s annual international conference which was held in Washington DC this year. I love Wikipedia although I’ve never edited/contributed to it; I […]
Wait a Minute, Something’s Different Here!
Monday morning a major change happened at the library. At 8:00 a.m. after years of anticipation, the doors between MSEL and the Brody Learning Commons (BLC) quietly opened. By 9:00 […]
Growing up and Grown Up: Memoir Graphic Novels
Graphic novels can be great for relaxed summer reading and for intriguing stories (see our posts “Get Graphic!” and “Summer Reading: On the Go!”). But, graphic novels are not afraid […]
Readers as Illustrators
Human beings are hard-wired to rely on visual perception; perhaps this explains why we really, really like to look at pictures. And when we read, we often want to see […]
Summertime at MSEL
You might think that MSEL empties out over the summer. Fewer people come in but we aren’t empty, by any means. Who are these intrepid researchers, risking the heat of […]
Missed the Reserves Deadline? It’s Not Too Late!
I once had a professor spend what was, in retrospect, an inordinate amount of time explaining to me his belief that the American education system is rigged to trigger depression […]
The Movies Are Coming, So Read the Books Now
Everyone knows that the book is always better than the movie, right? (Of course there are exceptions: I could never get through The Shining, so finally saw the movie. But […]
88 Books that Shaped America
I love lists. I especially love lists of books. The Library of Congress recently complied a list of the 88 books that shaped America. Note, that this isn’t a list […]
Creating a Community: The Roland Park Company’s Magazine
By Rob Gamble, Processing Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History Part of a monthly series of posts highlighting uncovered items of note, and the archival process brought […]
Olympics: Then & Now
The 2012 Summer Olympics are fast approaching! London will be abuzz with athletes and sports enthusiasts from just about everywhere – and our TVs will blaze with fast-paced Olympic coverage. […]