Beginning with the Mellon Foundation in the 1990s, Artstor has been a mainstay of the digital image landscape for decades. Since 2015, the Visual Resources Collection (VRC)’s local image collection […]
The Future of Artstor…on JSTOR!
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Autumn
Now that it’s officially Fall, this week’s sheet music deep dive will explore the music of Autumn! Golden Leaves of Autumn was published in Chicago, 1868. The lithographer, listed at […]
Need Data? Consider Applying to the JHU Libraries Data Grant
Is there a particular dataset you need to conduct your research that is not available at JHU? Apply for a JHU Libraries Data Grant and, contingent on eligibility and availability, […]
Meet our Freshman Fellows: Ankita Sen on Pasquino’s Criticisms Becoming More Pointed
Enjoy this post by Ankita Sen, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2020-2021 academic year! In my first blogpost for my Freshman Fellows project, I introduced Pasquino, […]
Meet our Freshman Fellows: Kobi Khong on Historic American Cookbooks Featuring Asian Cuisine
Enjoy this post by Kobi Khong, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2020-2021 academic year! Whether you’re a lover of lox or a lover of lore, a […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Labor Day
As we celebrated Labor Day this Monday, this week’s deep dive explores music from the labor movement. The Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 and lobbied for reforms including […]
Bloomberg Arts Intern Recounts Summer Internship with JHU Museums
As students here at Hopkins and around the area returned to school this week, long-separated friends no doubt greeted each other with the tried-and-true query, “What did you do over […]
Johns Hopkins Libraries Participate in Study to Make Streaming Media More Sustainable
Streaming media for classroom and research purposes has exploded over recent years. The shift to remote instruction during the coronavirus pandemic accelerated initiatives by Johns Hopkins’ libraries to expand access […]
Maps from the Past, Health Data from the Present, and Aspirations for Baltimore’s Future: the Johns Hopkins Summer Jobs Program at Data Services
Written by Lena Denis, Geospatial Data, GIS, and Maps Librarian This summer, I had the privilege of hosting two Baltimore City student employees – Janiya Brown and Tinaya English – through the Johns Hopkins Summer Jobs Program (JHSJP) in partnership […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Poetry
Music and text have been paired together since the earliest expressions of art—from ancient Egypt to the medieval morality plays of Hildegard von Bingen. When opera emerged, the composer and […]