Registration Open for Love Data Week 2025!

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Registration is now open for Love Data Week, February 10-14, 2025! For the fifth year in a row, the Johns Hopkins Libraries are hosting Love Data Week, an international celebration […]


Get to Know Reserves Specialist, Rebecca Rubenstein!

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This winter, get to know the staff responsible for keeping the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries and University Museums running. Today’s feature: Rebecca Rubenstein! Who are you and what do you?  […]


Public Domain Day 2025

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A new year has once again arrived bringing forth new beginnings, fresh opportunities, and a new set of creative works entering into the public domain! Every January 1st, we celebrate […]


Get to Know Sue the Librarian!

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This winter, get to know the staff responsible for keeping the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries and University Museums running. Today’s feature: Dr. Sue Vazakas! Who are you and what do […]


Get to Know Caitlyn Adams from Homewood Museum!

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This winter, get to know the staff responsible for keeping the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries and University Museums running. Today’s feature: Caitlyn Adams! Who are you and what do you […]


Finding Your Place in History

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The concept of the United States as a “melting pot” of cultures has been around for hundreds of years. The idea, that people of various cultural backgrounds could come together […]


Let’s Talk Taxidermy at Evergreen Museum & Library!

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Note: This blog post includes images and content related to the killing and preservation of animals for scientific and artistic purposes. “Fixed up museum. . . . I catalogued about […]


Finding a Study Space!

It’s a feeling we all know – circling the parking lot for that last space. It is an experience so universal that the trope has found its way into countless […]