As noted during the fall semester, the transition from Artstor to JSTOR is continuing. As of right now, we know that Artstor will be supported at least through the 2021-2022 […]
How You Can Influence the Future of Artstor on JSTOR
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Katherine Budinger on Yearbooks
Enjoy this post by Katherine Budinger, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! “When we think of the time, money, and effort engulfed by one […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Ten Nazur on the Marvelous Mediocrity of Vintage Romance Comics
Enjoy this post by Ten Nazur, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! Hey, everyone! My name is Ten Nazur, a Freshman Fellow filled with […]
In Conversation with Marion Buchman: 2020 DURA Project
JHU undergraduate Joyce Ker, the 2020 recipient of the William H. and Susanne S. Tyler Dean's Undergraduate Research Award (DURA), conducted research in the Sheridan Library’s Marion Buchman papers, which [...]
Celebrating Public Domain Day 2022
On January 1, 2022, books, poems, music, and films published in 1926 in the US entered the Public Domain. Why does that matter to you or anyone else? For one thing, it […]
New Trainings on How To Document Your Research Data
Written by Marley Kalt Creating documentation for your research data is an important step toward making your data understandable and reusable. This documentation, also called metadata, comes in many forms: […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Aviation
As an early form of social media, sheet music covers and lyrics trumpeted the latest and most exciting inventions and movements. It’s therefore no surprise that the creation and development […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Bicycles
The Levy Collection contains hundreds of songs that celebrate modes of transportation, ranging from boats, buses, and airplanes to hot air balloons. Not surprisingly, there are over 100 songs dedicated […]
What is QDA Software?
Written by Dave Fearon and Harshil Desai What is QDA Software? Researchers today are increasingly making use of computers for qualitative data analysis software (QDAS), especially with digital media files. Two major commercial QDAS products, NVivo & ATLAS.ti, are […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Veterans Day
The Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection contains hundreds of songs honoring our veterans, ranging from the American Revolutionary War to World War II. More broadly, music has always played a […]