Have you ever, upon reading a biography of a noted composer like Beethoven, felt the overwhelming urge to transform a delicious baked good into a tribute to musical achievement? A […]
Tracking Ukraine
Good news sources are critical these days. We offer access to reliable content through our newspaper subscriptions to the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and the LA […]
Johns Hopkins Libraries Participating in Open Access Pilot
Earlier this month, Johns Hopkins University became a participating institution in the open access pilot agreement between NERL—a consortium of America’s leading research institutions, including Hopkins—and Elsevier. The university is […]
Cupid’s Favorite Pulp Fiction: Love Story Magazine
As anyone who is part of the cult of Captain Stubing knows, love is most certainly life’s sweetest reward. What better way to pay homage to such sentiment on Valentine’s […]
Love Data Week 2022: Data is for Everyone!
What is Love Data Week? Love Data Week is an international celebration of data hosted by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). The purpose of Love Data […]
Take Advantage of the Library’s Open Access Arrangements
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Libraries has several open access agreements with publishers to make it easier for our researchers and authors to publish more openly without fees. Learn more about the different kinds of arrangements below by signing up for the Scholarly Communication series offered […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Julia Mendes Queiroz on Mapping the Caribbean
Enjoy this post by Julia Mendes Queiroz, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! Hello, library blog readers! Whether you are a cartography connoisseur, interested […]
OSPO++ Europe: When Institutions Cooperate and the Open Source Experience
Please enjoy this blog post written by Sayeed Choudhury. In early November, I had the pleasure of representing Johns Hopkins University (JHU) at two prominent European open source conferences in […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Elena Echavarria on Translating an Untranslated Spanish Play
Enjoy this post by Elena Echavarria, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! Translation has always been a part of my daily life, both when […]
Black History Month
The Diversity Committee would like to acknowledge Black History Month and its creator, Carter G. Woodson. In 1926, Carter established “Negro History Week” to share the contributions of “Blacks to […]