Sheridan Libraries Podcasts

Alumni Virtual Library Services

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:48:42 -0400

Whether the ink is still fresh on your diploma or it's been a while since you graduated from Hopkins, you can take advantage of library services designed just for JHU alumni. Pat Lovett, Distance Education Librarian, describes the online offerings that make up Hopkins KnowledgeNET™ and the two service options available. Andrea Bartelstein also discusses how alumni can continue to use the resources of the Sheridan Libraries in Baltimore.

Music: "Before You Know It" (Tom Paul), with thanks to magnatune.com

Featured links:

Hopkins KnowledgeNET™ (The Johns Hopkins Alumni Virtual Library)

Sheridan Libraries information for alumni

How to Make Maps

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:00:09 -0400

"About 80% of the data [collected] in the world is related to some place on the earth's surface," says Jim Gillispie, head of the Government Publications/Maps/Law Library (GPML). Jim talks with Andrea Bartelstein about ArcGIS, mapping software that enables users to analyze geospatial data and create their own custom designed maps. "Maps are not about answering your questions, but [...] giving you all the details for you to ask more questions of the map. What's kind of neat is you get to choose what components you want to bring to the map."

Who's Citing Whom?

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:57:22 -0400

How can you find out who's cited a particular article or author? Want to know what kinds of research an author is doing or understand its place within a discipline? Don Juedes, Librarian for Art History, Classics, and Philosophy, discusses the Web of Science databases and why they're not just for scientists. He gives specific examples of how students and faculty in every field can use this important resource.

JHsearch

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:54:15 -0400

Introducing JHsearch, a new product that allows you to search multiple library databases at once for articles and other types of publications. Liz Mengel, Head of Collection Management, and Sue Woodson, Electronic Public Access Services Librarian, describe how JHsearch works.

Ask a Librarian

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:02:19 -0400

Find out about all of the ways that students, faculty and staff at Johns Hopkins can work with subject specialist librarians. Andrea Bartelstein, Instructional Services Coordinator, interviews Ellen Keith, Reference Services Coordinator at Eisenhower Library.