By Keyi YinFreshman Year has ended, along with my time in the Special Collections as part of the Freshman Fellows. I’ve undergone a lot of changes throughout this year. I […]
A Walk on the Wild Side
Freshman Library Orientation 2018
Jen Ditkoff, Student Engagement and Information Fluency Librarian, and Heidi Herr Academic Liaison, Special Collections facilitated this week’s freshman orientation at the library and it was a blast! Things started off […]
Lav Notes
Nowhere near a library lavatory? Don’ worry. For your convenience, we’ve uploaded issues of Lav Notes here. Read them anytime, any place for the latest events, workshops, student spotlights, fellowship […]
Learn Cool Things and Save Time with Library Workshops
A very wise man, S. R. Ranganathan, created 5 Laws of Library Science. My personal favorite is #4: Save the time of the reader (or researcher). We’re here to help […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience: Exploring the Life & Legacy of José Robles Pazos
Enjoy this post by Tim Lyu, one of our 2017-2018 Special Collections Freshman Fellows. In 2016 the Hopkins’ website, said in undisguised pride, “For 37 years in a row, we’ve […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience: Conversations with the Supernatural
My name is Chloe Otterson and I have had the amazing opportunity to work with Special Collections to research nineteenth century supernatural phenomena. Before I continue, allow me to introduce […]
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 […]
Library Shop Classes
Library shop classes? Of course! The Sheridan Libraries offer many tools to help you with your library research. While you can always stop at the Reference Consultation Office and Information […]
Be Fierce! Apply to Be a Freshman Fellow!
Special Collections is accepting applications for Freshman Fellows, a one-year fellowship exclusively for first-year students. The program is designed to introduce students to the joys, challenges, and thrills involved in […]
Shakespeare and Hamlet Through the Lens of Language: Final Reflection by Caroline West
Going on a college campus tour is a bit like watching a live-action commercial; by the end, it is not hard to feel as though you are being offered a […]