Below are links to issues of Lav Notes, the library's rest room newsletter. Lav Notes is an occasional publication of Research Services, Sheridan Libraries. All issues are PDF files. Get the latest version of the free Adobe Reader.

LavNotes 8.7 (Summer 2012)

BLC opening; temporary departmental closings; new library website in public beta; summer reading lists; DVD collection; library account reminder

LavNotes 8.6 (Summer 2012)

Summer service hours; Bloomsday invitation; Brody Learning Commons update; recommended reads and movies; reporting problems

LavNotes 8.5 (Spring 2012)

Check out chargers at Circ; Earth Week pledge; keep in touch through Facebook and Twitter; tips for avoiding long print lines; end-of-semester courtesy reminders

LavNotes 8.4 (Spring 2012)

Spring workshops announced; Text-a-Librarian for reference assistance; new pen recycling program launches; copy card price increases; blogging the Brody Learning Commons

LavNotes 8.3 (Winter 2011/12)

McNaughton book and DVD recommendations for winter break; Text-a-Librarian service launches; enter the Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest for $1,000 top prize; Eureka exhibit of rare books in scientific history continues through Feb. 29

LavNotes 8.2 (Fall 2011)

Eureka exhibit of rare books in scientific history opens; interlibrary loan explained; group study reservation system now online; new sustainable waste stations; get ready for the Sweren Student Book Collecting Contest

LavNotes 8.1 (Fall 2011)

Back-to-school basics; library instruction workshops announced; Eureka exhibit planned; upcoming author reading; expanded composting program; study in the sunshine

LavNotes 7.7 (Summer 2011)

Catalyst replaces old catalog; new library FAQs and reference tool; text-a-librarian service; sustainable initiatives; HUT summer hours

LavNotes 7.6 (Summer 2011)

Searching the library's catalog with Catalyst; new YouTube channel; renting summer flicks; Bloomsday celebration; upgraded scanning

LavNotes 7.5 (Spring 2011)

Library workshops; undergraduate reading group; introducing JHU's new search interface Catalyst; Earth Week celebration

LavNotes 7.4 (Winter 2011)

Spring workshops announced; winter weather advisory; open house at Peabody Library; reading by alumnus Cortright McMeel

LavNotes 7.3 (Winter 2010/11)

Win big with our annual book collecting competition; Sheridan Libraries and social media; McNaughton book and DVD recommendations for winter break

LavNotes 7.2 (Fall 2010)

Upcoming activities including RefWorks workshops, student book collecting contest, reading from The Disappearing Spoon; Cafe Q hours; AV tips; emailing database articles

LavNotes 7.1 (Fall 2010)

Back-to-school basics: off campus, checking out, and getting help; registering for upcoming workshops; printing and copying update

LavNotes 6.4 (Summer 2010)

Free help preparing for the MCAT, GRE, LSAT and more; library summer hours announced; breaking ground on the Brody Learning Commons; printing and copying update; accessing databases from off-campus

LavNotes 6.3 (Spring 2010)

Register for upcoming workshops; music streaming databases overview; online citation tools; how to rent lockers and reserve group study rooms

LavNotes 6.2 (Fall 2009)

Design a group study space for the new Brody Learning Commons; recommended Foreign Affairs and Government databases; self-checkout service added to the Circulation Desk

LavNotes 6.1 (Fall 2009)

Getting started: off campus, checking out, and getting help; Join us for coffee and new collections highlights

Lav Notes 5.6 (Spring 2009)

Search inside books in the library catalog; new features in Find It; using wireless in the library

Lav Notes 5.5 (Spring 2009)

Share your ideas about Brody Learning Commons with us; create customized database lists with JHsearch

Lav Notes 5.4 (Spring 2009)

2009 Homewood Student Video Competition; group viewing rooms; keep up with MSEL on Facebook, Twitter or through our blog

Lav Notes 5.3 (Winter 2009)

Learn about RefWorks with this issue of Lav Notes

Lav Notes 5.2 (Fall 2008)

Get poll data; freshmen members wanted for Libraries' Student Advisory Council; new at the library: laptop locks, short-term lockers, check group study availability online

Lav Notes 5.1 (Fall 2008)

Getting started at the library; changes to our entrance policy and hours; improvements on C-Level

Lav Notes 4.5 (Spring 2008)

Interview volunteers needed to help the library create a new interface for searching and accessing library and other scholarly resources; the closing of the HUT; 24-hour study space; summer checklist

Lav Notes 4.4 (Spring 2008)

Popular books and movies; reservable group study rooms; library space survey; members wanted for Libraries' Student Advisory Council;
library computers

Lav Notes 4.3 (Winter 2008)

Library plugins, widgets and betas; recycling in the library; group study rooms; new electrical outlets

Lav Notes 4.2 (Fall 2007)

Government publications, maps and law; events on Q-Level; newspaper survey; journal use

Lav Notes 4.1 (Fall 2007)

New features in LexisNexis Academic; getting started in the library; new A/V loan periods; reserves; LexisNexis Academic contest

Lav Notes 3.3 (Summer 2007)

ARTstor database contains nearly 500,000 images of art and cultural objects; how to submit Flash Ads; answer to Titanic question; new proxy service; JHU Newsletter likes us!

Lav Notes 3.2 (Winter 2007)

More online newspaper resources available through the library; members wanted for new Libraries' Student Advisory Council; new Libraries blog; newspaper item contest

Lav Notes 3.1 (Fall 2006)

Over 300 full color, full page newspapers online with PressDisplay; Interlibrary Loan and Eisenhower Express deliver materials in print and online; new services at MSEL

Lav Notes 2.5 (Summer 2006)

Extreme Googling: Google Scholar with JHU holdings; search tips and tricks

Lav Notes 2.4 (Spring 2006)

SFX changes name to FIND IT; RAUL, the library's proxy server, is going away

Lav Notes 2.3 (Winter 2006)

Search many databases at once with JHSearch; Blue label P call number contest winner; Literature Resource Center database; DVDs and videos available in the AV Center

Lav Notes 2.2 (Fall 2005)

Testing and Education Reference Center database; blue label "P" call numbers and contest

Lav Notes 2.1 (Fall 2005)

Human search engines; manage citations and create bibliographies with RefWorks; wireless expanded in the library; new public PCs

Lav Notes 1.3 (Summer 2005)

Sound masking system installed; wired and wireless access; compact shelving improvements

Lav Notes 1.2 (Spring 2005)

Hopkins KnowledgeNET™, the alumni virtual library; other alumni services; don't forget to return your books

Lav Notes 1.1 (Winter 2005)

SFX citation linker; first issue of Lav Notes