Want to check out a book? Is there a line at the Service Desk? Has the Service Desk closed for the evening? No worries. Use Hopkins Self-Checkout! Use your cell […]
In A Hurry? Use Hopkins Self-Checkout!
Sheridan Libraries running faculty survey through April 12
The Sheridan Libraries are seeking input from full-time faculty in the schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Education, and Business about the role of the libraries in supporting the needs […]
How Do We Find Geospatial Data?
From using GPS to navigate traffic to apps tailoring selections based on location, geospatial data is integral to our daily lives. Researchers also increasingly use geospatial data. For example, in […]
Consider an Open Textbook for your Next Teaching Gig
The high cost of college textbooks has been in the news as well as research journals. There’s a movement to counter those escalating costs called Open Educational Resources. In fact […]
History of the Library, Part II
A group of private citizens, headed by William Wyman and William Keyser, donated land that became the Homewood Campus in 1902, and the library moved into new quarters upon the […]
In A Hurry? Use Self-Checkout!
Want to check out a book? Is there a line at the Service Desk? Has the Service Desk closed for the evening? No worries. Use one of the library’s self-checkout […]
Faculty: It’s Not Too Late to Submit Your Course Reserves (2017-2018)
FALL 2017 — The sun may be sweltering now, but before you know it the temperature will be dropping, the autumn equinox will have come and gone, and the Fall […]
“Very Short Introductions” — Quick Overviews about Lots of Things
POP QUIZ — You need a quick overview about a topic. Where do you look? Your answer is partly right but could be better. You said “Wikipedia,” which never hurts. […]
Have You Eaten a Good Book Lately?
Now is the time to grab a spatula and let out a primal scream for Read It and Eat It, our fourth annual edible book festival, is nigh! Our promotion […]
Hamlet, Vergangenheitsbewältigung, and the Eastern Bloc
Caroline West is an international studies major from Chattanooga, TN. She considers the Special Collections to be the perfect place to engage her various passions, which include history, politics, art, Shakespeare, […]