With classes back in session, the library literally becomes a second home for many of you as a refuge from the heat. All that note taking, coffee drinking and draft […]
John Staige Davis: Hopkins Alum and Pioneering WWI Plastic Surgeon
Plastic surgery has become something we take for granted in modern medicine as an important tool for healing those injured in warfare, but that wasn’t always the case. In the […]
10 Tips for an Impressive Presentation
By guest blogger, Michelle Bedolla, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University. Presentations are big components of conferences, classes, and work. They allow you to spread your knowledge to a […]
Walk Like a Librarian
Walking is not generally considered a sport. I beg to differ; walking has been part of my fitness routine for years. Last year I decided to challenge myself and signed […]
Enigmatic Edgar
Edgar Allan Poe’s death in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, ensured that the writer and the city would be forever linked. On October 7, 2016, come celebrate Poe’s life and […]
Recent Growth of Preprint Servers
To understand why preprint servers are different, let’s start with a quick review of the article publishing process. (For a more entertaining review and explanation of preprint servers, click on […]
Clueless about Chemistry? Me, too…
Doing research in Chemistry and have no idea where to begin? Please, come to the library’s Information Desk and ask to speak with the librarian on duty! But, here’s a secret: you can […]
How Do We Learn?
Guest blogger: Macie Hall, from the CER‘s Innovative Instructor. One of the online educational news sources that CER staff follow is Tomorrow’s Professor, edited by Rick Reis, a professor in Mechanical Engineering at […]
Virtual Shelf Browse Feature in Catalyst
There’s nothing quite like serendipitous discovery. I love going into the stacks to look for one book, and coming back with an armful of others that pique my interest. Don’t […]
Images: Art and Beyond
Looking for images for the fall semester? The JHU Visual Resources Collection is accessible from the ARTstor Digital Library for all JHU faculty, students, and staff. The ARTstor interface allows […]