On March 21, I was asked to speak to a luncheon group for the Legacy Circle of the Whiting School of Engineering. I gave them a capsule history of Johns […]
Post-Graduation Research Tools
Worried about how to do research after you graduate? While our licensing arrangements mean that we can’t keep access to all of our databases open to you, we do have […]
Stephen Crane’s War
If you’ve read anything by Stephen Crane, there’s a pretty good chance it was The Red Badge of Courage. Crane’s Civil War story is renowned for its insider perspective on […]
Let’s Get Small
JHU’s Institute for NanoBioTechnology (inbt) invites you to attend its annual nanobiotechnology symposium. The symposium will be held on Friday, May 17, in Shriver Hall on Homewood campus. What’s the theme […]
The Risky Business of Photographing the Boer War
Written by Carla Ruas, Archives Assistant During the Second Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902), photographers had to work with slow cameras and heavy tripods, which left them at risk […]
A Digital Bookshelf for Your Journals
Thanks to the folks at Welch Medical Library, everyone at JHU now has access to a cool iPad app called Browzine. Download it, choose Johns Hopkins from a list of […]
BLC Gold
It’s not just Olympians who win gold! Our own Brody Learning Commons has just received LEED Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. What does this mean? It means that […]
In the Summer, Not in the City…
Summer is fast approaching! That means summer internships, summer jobs, and summer vacations--all of which might take you out of town until the leaves start falling. Here at the library, [...]
Celebrate Pleasant Living at FlowerMart!
Baltimore! It’s the land of pleasant living! And what’s more pleasant than spending a lovely Saturday perusing flowers, eating deliciously sugary lemon sticks, and ambling around a historic neighborhood? That’s […]
Annual Reviews Comes to the Rescue!
Ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of information you get when researching for that big term paper? Wouldn’t it be nice if someone could summarize the existing scholarship for you […]