Quite a few noteworthy sci fi authors were born in August: James Tiptree, Brian Aldiss, even Gene Roddenberry! Our last installment for the year will introduce you to Greg Bear […]
Searching Newspapers: Tips and Tricks
If you’ve consulted our guide to Newspapers and felt overwhelmed by the choices and mysterious names (LexisNexis? Access World News? Press Display?) here are some tips and tricks for getting the […]
Scientific Fiction – The Bourbaki Mystery
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 […]
Paying for Printing and Photocopying
Based on requirements from the university auditors, the J-Card Office had to switch our printing and photocopying services to credit payment only. If you find yourself at the library without a […]
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
The Orioles may be hitting rock bottom, but you can relive some of baseball’s glory days by visiting the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music. This digital collection of popular […]
New Looks for Online Resources
The companies that provide online journals, books, and databases to academic libraries know that we don’t want them to change the way they look during the school year. So during […]
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 […]
Postcards from the edge (of Maryland Hall)
We are streaming the construction of the Brody Learning Commons via a webcam mounted on the roof of Maryland Hall. Click on the Live Camera tab on the BLC blog […]
More Free Films!!!
Even though the Hopkins Summer Film Series has ended, there are still opportunities around Baltimore to watch movies for free in the great outdoors! Check out the Little Italy Open Air […]