If you studied Charles Dickens in school, it wouldn’t be surprising if you got an unpleasant feeling whenever his name comes up. But it could be time for you to give […]
eLife: Another Attempt to Change the Scientific Journal
eLife is the newest example of the changes sweeping journal publishing. (It’s so new, it doesn’t have its own website yet.) We’ve already seen: the movement away from print to […]
Background on the Elsevier Boycott
If you’ve heard about the boycott of Elsevier, you may have a few questions about why this is happening. Below is an overview, followed by a boat-load of links. Don’t […]
Celebrate National African American History Month!
February is the National African American History Month during which we celebrate the contributions of African Americans to American history. Throughout this month, various events such as exhibits, talks, cultural […]
Langston Hughes: From The Weary Blues to Black Muse
Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902—110 years ago today. It’s only a coincidence that his birthday inaugurates Black History Month, but to me the timing has always seemed like […]
New Things, More Ways – Change Is Always Hard
It’s been an astonishing year in digital publishing! What’s happening behind the scenes of those appealing e-books on your new e-reader? Look at events occurring right this minute in the […]
Reads to Savor: Nurses & Doctors!
You’ve already seen our previous “Reads to Savor” posts about Actors and about Science Fiction. Another group of materials that might not spring to mind involves the heroic lives of medical […]
MSEL Opens at 11 AM on 1/21
The library will open at 11 AM on Saturday, January 21 due to weather conditions.
MSEL in January. What’s Not to Like?
On the Homewood campus, January is a special time of year. There are fewer people on campus. Intersession offers interesting classes. Everyone is more relaxed. A good number of people […]
Where is Wikipedia?!
To protest two U.S. bills about online piracy and intellectual property, Wikipedia will black out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours. The English language version of Wikipedia will not be […]