Harold A. Miller Library, Hopkins Marine Station

There is an article in the Stanford Report this morning about our work at Miller Library. Favorite line: "The Stanford Hopkins Marine Station doesn’t have a time machine – but it does have a librarian."

Digitization efforts reveal the Pacific’s past - Stanford Report A Stanford librarian brings decades of ocean observations to today’s scientists with advanced tools and a dedication to information accessibility.

Great feature about the station! Even a few shots of the library in there … ☺️

Here's a wonderful article about former Hopkins Head Librarian, Joe Wible. Joe recently set up an endowment so that I, and librarians following me in this role, will continue to be able travel to international conferences. It is a thoughtful and generous gift!

The Wible Marine Sciences Library Fund

Here's a little update about some of the work we've been doing with digitized collections at Miller Library. In this case, it's work with "Te Vega", or the Stanford Oceanographic Expeditions.

2022-03-10 Library Bytes presentation, "Collections as Data at Miller Library" by Amanda Whitmire A 6-minute update on collections as data projects happening at the Harold A. Miller Library at Hopkins Marine Station. This was presented during a Stanford L...

The Popular Science & Children’s Books sections outgrew their shelving at the front of the library, so today we moved them into the reading room. Receiving print journals was significantly reduced across Stanford Libraries in 2020, leaving us with plenty of room to work with in here. What do you think of the displays? 🤔

It felt like time to designate some of our work areas, so Amanda whipped up a couple of signs. What critters would YOU have put on the logo? 🧐

Here's a few photos of some progress in the spaces that we opened up in the library by removing shelving. We still need to add furniture, white boards, and get power to the desks, but we already have students using these spaces. 🥰

We haven't shared the news that Miller Library Head Librarian, Amanda, is taking part in a fellowship program to gain skills in data science. If you'd like to read about why she is interested in the program and follow along in her progress over the next 6 months, check out her blog. 🎉🤓

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Miller Library is going through some *big* changes!! 😍 We've removed 11 rows of shelving to create more space for our patrons. There is more work to do, and more furniture to buy, but we wanted to share this exciting progress with you. Click through the photos for more info!

A nice article summarizing a revised edition of, "Ed Ricketts: From Cannery Row to Sitka, Alaska," and mentions our own Don Kohrs!

Ed Ricketts legacy: Reflections from a tidepool “We think of (Ed Ricketts) as a character in Monterey, but he also did significant work in the Sea of Cortez and in Sitka. This expands our notion of Ricketts beyond a colorful local figure, to und…

Here's another great spotlight video, featuring some of our team at the Terman Engineering Library!

Engineering librarians Zac Painter, Joseph Maloba Makokha, and Michael Nack present the Mobile Maker Cart containing the latest tools for tinkering and prototyping. The cart, which can be checked out and taken home by students, provided active research support during the pandemic when campus makerspaces were closed.

Mobile Maker Cart, Terman Engineering Library, Stanford University The Engineering Library is constantly transforming services to address changing user needs. After receiving pilot funding, a new program and service was crea...

Here is an 8-minute video about a couple of the digital collections projects that Amanda has been leading. These projects are made possible by collaborations with excellent staff here at Miller Library, in the Digital Production Group on main campus (scanning), and partners in the Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS) unit. Teamwork makes the dreams work in Stanford Libraries!

Unlocking Research Data, Miller Library, Stanford University Historical data is very important, especially in the context of climate change. Miller Library has several collections that contain older observational data....